This continuing education course examines the relationship between federal decision-making and the science-driven practice of nursing. Participants will explore how regulatory agencies, such as the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Every time you are admitted to a hospital, you place your life in the hands of health care professionals. You trust them to provide the best treatment for you during your stay. You ...

The new guide for educators will help them teach prospective dentists, doctors, nurses, and other health professionals more effectively about patient safety best practices, WHO officials say. The ...

Every time you are admitted to a hospital, you place your life in the hands of health care professionals. You trust them to provide the best treatment for you during your stay. You have no other ...

The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine requires its medical students to take a patient safety certification exam. Vanderbilt nurse RaDonda Vaught was chatting with a mentee the day after Christmas ...

Jeff Surges is a board member and former CEO of RLDatix, a leading global provider of connected healthcare operations software and services. Unsafe care is a global public health issue. According to ...

Two summers ago, as bright-eyed third-year medical students, we rushed into clinics and operating rooms, eager to apply our textbook knowledge at last to the daily practice of working with patients.

In its seminal report, To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) estimated that each year medical errors cause more deaths in hospitalized patients in the United ...