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Pressure Injury: Never Event
Pressure injuries can be prevented, or the amount of injury can be decreased by using a standardized assessment process, a valid skin assessment tool, and diligent documentation. Learn more about pressure injuries, its assessment, stages and treatment. Read more
Drug Diversion: An Increasing Issue
Abuse and misuse of prescription opioid medications is a major public health problem in the United States. Learn about the definition, statistics and categories of medications which are most often misused. Read more
Complex Arrhythmias: Lethal or Not
How comfortable are you interpreting EKG strips? Would you be able to recognize lethal arrhythmias? Read more
Standardizing Competency Validation
Competency validation is about ensuring positive patient outcomes by providing safe and efficient care. However, it is the responsibility of each healthcare organization to determine what is a competency, how it should be assessed, and how often. Read more
Art Therapy
Caring for patients includes providing holistic strategies that go beyond pharmacological treatment. Current research, including multiple case studies, have reported that art therapy benefits patients with both emotional and physical illnesses. Learn more about the benefits of art therapy. Read more

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