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More than 9 in 10 nurses agree that repeat needlesticks negatively impact a patient’s hospital experience, yet more than half of Americans experience multiple stick attempts during IV placement and 71% experience during blood draws. Learn more about needlestick challenges in this new survey conducted by The Harris Poll: https://lnkd.in/dWzXYcAH. It’s time to advocate for change and explore innovative solutions. #PatientExperience #NeedlestickChallenges #OneStickStayVision #HealthcareInnovation

It's evident that having the right staffing in operating rooms is crucial for maintaining high-quality patient care. Fastaff Travel Nursing can help bridge those gaps with our team of highly experienced Rapid Response® nurses, available to step in at a moment's notice. Our experts not only fill the void, but they also bring years of specialized knowledge, ensuring the seamless continuity of surgical services. By partnering with Fastaff, together, we can optimize the efficiency of your operating rooms, ultimately minimizing expenses and maximizing productivity. This collaboration guarantees a level of excellence that exceeds expectations and sets new benchmarks in patient outcomes. Let's partner together to ensure your surgical services continue to provide unmatched quality while reducing operational costs that align with the ever-changing dynamics of healthcare. #HospitalEfficiency #SurgicalServices #FastaffTravelNurses

BD’s survey hits home. So many patients could benefit from fewer needlesticks, and we strongly share their ‘One-Stick Hospital Stay’ vision. Patients and nurses are asking for change, but awareness is still missing. At Idris Oncology, we apply this vision by ensuring our #WireTrap can be inserted through existing IVs. We want to offer samples with more cancer biomarkers without additional needlesticks or drawing blood. How can we spread the word about innovations that truly put patient experience first? #OneStickHospitalStay #patientexperience #cancer #innovation

October was #BlindnessAwarenessMonth, a time to recognize the struggle of the millions of people who suffer from vision loss. To us, it's also an opportunity to appreciate the physicians, nurses, care givers, and innovators who give so much of themselves to try to make a difference. What does blindness awareness mean to you? ________________________________ #ophthalmology #lifesciences #clinicaltrials

Does this patient survey shock you? I sure hope so. The majority of our patients require multiple attempts to place an IV or have their blood drawn. What other invasive procedure fails so frequently on the first attempt? Why is this torture allowed to continue? My thoughts on why: 1) Patients don't know that we as health care professionals can and should be doing better. They don't know that the person attempting their lab draw/placing their IV hasn't been fully trained and shown to be competent in doing so. And why don't patients know better...? 2) Because most staff don't know that we can and should be doing better. They don't know that best practice means using vein visualization or ultrasound and that "no blind sticks" is a standard practice. So why don't our staff know better...? 3) Because most leaders don't know that their facilities are behind the times. It is 2024, and ultrasound and vein visualization have been a standard for years. So why aren't these technologies implemented in all facilities? If your leaders don't know, your staff certainly won't know and will therefore not be supported to use these technologies to improve first-stick success. Please share this information with your leaders, but better yet - share it with your patients and patient families, or your own loved ones, because at the end of the day, WE are all patients and family members of patients. We need to speak up to put an end to this torture. #oneanddone #stopthetorture

Striving everyday to help improve patient outcomes, as well as patient and nursing satisfaction regarding vascular access procedures. More than 9 in 10 nurses in a recent survey agree that repeated needlesticks negatively impact the patient experience. They are calling for alternatives to improve care and workflow. Check out more survey results below. The time for change is now! #PatientExperience #NeedlestickChallenges #OneStickStayVision A new survey reveals 11% of recent hospital patients needed 10+ needlesticks for a single blood sample…ouch! Nurses and patients are calling for alternatives and education to improve care. Read more survey results and join the conversation! #PatientExperience #NeedlestickChallenges #OneStickStayVision

If you have not been following our efforts, the last four months our new firm, CareLuminate, has been researching patient care by interviewing over 1,000 nurses. The results have been startling. There are some hospitals we have researched that I would NEVER let my family members go to. The problem is that we have only researched about 50 hospitals. We are just getting going. And then last week a family member of mine needed to go to the hospital (he is doing well now) and the question came up, which hospital should he go to? The city he lives in has two hospitals. Realizing we can't wait until we have investigated every US hospital, we need a tool that can give us insights right away, so we built a new search that approximates the nurse recommendation score based on other known quality measures (www.careluminate.com). An approximation is not perfect, but take a look at the hospitals near you and the patient/feedback about those hospitals. If you are in the Kansas City, Portland, Stockton, Saginaw or Raleigh-Durham areas, we do have data on your local hospitals and how they compare. You can see our results as we collect them. Be educated about which hospital you go to. Don't take a gamble with your care.

In this issue, we share some of the great things that are going on in our clinical space, how we are investing in the future of nursing and showcase some of the great people taking care of our patients and communities. #HealthCareWeek #nursing

TAKE A LOOK: This article explains and defines in detail what certified foot care specialists (CFCS) and certified foot care nurses (CFCN) can provide and how we are certified. It was written by two fellow CFCS. Preventive, routine foot care is often overlooked but is vital to ambulation, overall health, and general quality of life. If you know someone who might benefit from these services, please connect them with me. Message here, call, or text for more details at 205-617-1026. https://lnkd.in/etK6xcye

The state Senate passed a bill allowing licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in hospice settings to make death pronouncements. This bill, introduced by Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-27), expands the current law in Pennsylvania. RNs, medical doctors, physician assistants, and coroners were previously the only authorized professionals for such pronouncements. Learn more about this development here:https://lnkd.in/gZxb6nBM #Healthcare #Legislation #PennsylvaniaSenate