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Joint Commission Blanket Warmer Standards
Warming blankets are critical tools to help patients maintain body temperature and avoid life-threatening hypothermia. Medical professionals should monitor the temperature of the blanket and be careful...
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Operating Room Humidity Levels
High quality ventilation is an essential part of a patient's well-being. Health care facilities, especially operating rooms, require proper ventilation to lessen the risk of infection simply by...
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Nursing Duties on a Telemetry Unit
Since the early 1970s, many hospitals have added telemetry units, where patients at risk for complications can be electronically monitored at all times, according to an article in Nurse Week. Known by...
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How to Perform a Medical Aseptic Hand Washing
Health care providers practice aseptic hand washing techniques as an effective means of preventing the spread of diseases like respiratory infections, wound infections and gastroenteritis. Medical...
View ArticleHow to Locate Level 1 Trauma Centers
In the United States, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) certifies trauma centers at hospitals based on specific criteria and site review by a verification review committee. Trauma centers receive...
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Operating Room Electrical Safety
Operating room electrical safety procedures must be strictly followed because risk of electrical fires and shocks can occur. Faulty equipment remains one of the main risks factors in surgical fires, as...
View ArticlePpe Droplet Precautions
Nurses and doctors often wear personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure their safety when working with infectious patients. Droplet PPE refers to equipment worn to protect against large-particle...
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Top 10 Cancer Hospitals
The U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals 2010-11 report compiled a list of the top 50 cancer hospitals and ranked them by score. However, the U.S. News & World Report list only contains...
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How to Write a Medical Chart
A medical chart provides communication among the health care professionals about a patient's health and care experience. The purpose of this chart is to serve as a medical and legal record, according...
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Hospital Cleaning Checklist
Hospitals can be risky places for catching germs. Hospital cleaning protocols are important to establish because the high numbers of patients, visitors and employees allow bacteria and viruses no end...
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Ideas for Bedside Reports for Nurses in a Hospital Setting
Shift report is a task that is unique to nurses. It is an essential part of providing continuity of care from one shift to the next, transferring critical information from one caregiver to another....
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How to Maintain and Collect Linens After Use in the Hospital
Hospitals require large amounts of linens for patient use. Proper collection, maintenance and laundering helps the hospital maintain the correct amount of clean linens. Linen purchases are less...
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How to Perform a Successful Venipuncture
Venipuncture is the process of puncturing a vein with a needle for the purpose of drawing blood or establishing an intravenous line for medication. Most venipuncture is done on the inner elbow area in...
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How to Find a Person in a Hospital
Having a loved one, friend or family member in a hospital can be a stressful and difficult time for everyone involved. WebMD states that it is important for the patient to have a friend or relative who...
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How to Design a Hospital Laundry
An inhouse laundry service in a hospital can help the facility both maintain hospital linens and save money. A separate linen department helps ensure that there is an adequate supply of linen for use...
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Complications in Venipuncture Collection
Venipuncture refers to drawing blood from a vein by means of a puncture. Performed by a trained professional known as a phlebotomist, this procedure requires skills in identifying a vein, inserting a...
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What Can a Neurologist Test?
The human body's nervous system is so complex it seems impossible to pinpoint a problem if one should arise. This is why neurologists are trained to carry out a series of tests in order to figure out...
View ArticleWhat Are the Dangers of Contrast MRI Dye?
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests rely on powerful magnetic fields to create detailed pictures of organs and tissues, which doctors examine to determine whether a patient has a disease or injury....
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What Is the Typical Drug Screen Used by Hospitals for Employment?
Hospitals use several drug-screening methods for job applicants, but the most common tool used is urinalysis. It is the preferred method by major hospitals due to its accuracy in detecting the presence...
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How to Use an IV Pump
An intravenous pump is commonly used when an order is written for continuous fluids or medications by a patient's medical provider. The IV pump allows the medication or other prescribed fluid to be...
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