Off the Charts

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In health care, we are trained not to rely on assumptions. We build systems that anticipate risk, standardize response, and ...

The May issue of AJN is now live.

Here are some highlights. Some articles are open access or temporarily free; others will require log-in for access.

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For nurses, environmental infection prevention is often framed around visible conditions such as high-touch surface...

A nurse I was orienting asked a question that stopped me.

“Why do we have to wait for a current type and screen before ordering red blood cells, but not platelets?”

It was the kind of question that sh...

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Nurses play a primary role in patient safety through direct care and through the environments in which care is delivered. While clinical responsibilities are well d...