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Patient Safety & Quality

Resources

Documents

• Position Statement - Safety Issues Related to Tubing and Catheter Misconnections 10/10/07 (pdf)
  The ANA supports the inclusion of policies and processes that address tubing and catheter connections as part of the health care delivery system and the prevention of tubing and catheter misconnections as a National Patient Safety Goal (The Joint Commission, 2006a). The ANA also advocates collaborative investigation with nurses, manufacturers and product engineers to eliminate tubing and catheter misconnections by creating a universal design specific to the function of the tube.
• Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: Proposed Research Agenda
  AHCPR, NINR, and the Division of Nursing of HRSA invite comments and suggestions of priority research topics related to the impact of nurse staffing on the quality of care in hospitals.
• ANA's Response to the AHCPR's Proposed Nursing Research Agenda
  We are pleased that AHCPR is working with both NINR and the Division of Nursing. Overall, the list of proposed priority research topics appears to be concise, yet comprehensive, well formulated and clearly linked to the Institute of Medicine's report, Nursing Staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes -- Is it Adequate?
• New ANA Study Provides More Proof of Link Between RN Staffing and Quality Patient Care (5/02/00)
  

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• Safe Staffing Saves Lives Web site
• Coalition for Patient's Rights

Related Events

• January 21-23, 2009
  2009 NDNQI^® Conference
  Dallas, TX