Future Topics:

Topics to be discussed that will be of interest to both hospital staff, as well as to patients who want to be armed with the knowledge that can help themselves stay safe before, during and after a procedure:

• INCIDENT REPORTS
• COUNTING OF INSTRUMENTS AND SPONGES ETC
• RN RATIOS
• UAPs
• MEDICATION ERRORS
• MANDATORY OVERTIME
• DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR
• SURGICAL GLOVES
• ID BANDS
• ALLERGY BANDS
• SPEED
• CREDENTIALS OF STAFF
• SURGICAL CONSENTS
• HARRASSMENT
• LACK OF TEAMWORK
• LACK OF LEADERSHIP
• LACK OF COMMUNICATION
• LACK OF SPECIFIC GUIDELINES
• LACK OF CLEAR GUIDELINES
• OVER ABUNDANCE OF GUIDELINES
• LACK OF "WHISTLEBLOWER LAWS"
• STATE REGULATIONS IN NURSING
• FEDERAL REGULATIONS IN NURSING
• DELEGATION OF RN DUTIES
• NURSING LEGAL ISSUES