by Jacci Patterson, MSN, RN | CEO Blog
COVID-19 has upended the world as we know it in many aspects of life: business, entertainment, travel, and education just to name a few. Obviously nowhere has the impact of the virus been felt more prominently than in healthcare. Dealing with the virus in addition to...
by Jacci Patterson, MSN, RN | CEO Blog
In my first year of nursing, I had an eight-year-old patient in my pediatric oncology unit who had just completed his last round of chemotherapy. I disconnected the IV tubing, flushed his implanted port, did the discharge paperwork, and he left for his celebration...
by Jacci Patterson, MSN, RN | CEO Blog
Medication administration errors are a common fear for every nurse. As we drive home from a shift we ask ourselves “Did I calculate that drip and program the pump correctly?” and “Did I remember to give Room 5 his beta blocker?” Likely each one of us has called the...
