April
2003
Volume 27 •
No. 4
Questions answered on informed-consent policy
Revision to professoriate changes result in new "adjunct faculty" designation
New policy clarifies decision-making on admission of ED patients
Patient safety program cited as national model
Architect of Trauma Program navigated his career through twists and turns
Momentum builds with construction projects
Patient
safety program cited as national model
Stanford Hospital & Clinics' patient safety program was recently cited
as a national model by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
In a written statement submitted to the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Work Environment for Nurses and Patient Safety, the association - which represents 65,000 critical-care nurses nationally - cited Stanford's patient safety program as one of two nurse-led pilot projects around the country that "seek to develop a culture of safety across a health-care system."
Led by patient safety program manager Debra Gerardi, "the Stanford project will help health professionals acquire the skills in effective communication and conflict-management needed to prevent communication breakdowns and reach collaborative solutions," said the AACN statement.
