* Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit 2012© Joint Commission Resources, Joint Commission Resources & Joint Commission International, Ilese J. Chatman
Despite increased attention to the pressure ulcer problem and evidence that indicates many pressure ulcers can be avoided with proper care, pressure ulcers are very common in various health care settings around the world. In response to this global healthcare issue, the Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit provides practical and effective tips, strategies, forms, and illustrations for preventing and mitigating pressure ulcers.
* Clinical Care Improvement Strategies: Preventing Clostridium difficile Infections 2012© Joint Commission Resources, Joint Commission Resources & Joint Commission International, Ilese J. Chatman
Clinical Care Improvement Strategies: Preventing Clostridium difficile Infections gives clinicians and leaders around the world the tools they need to prevent C. difficile infections before they happen or mitigate them when infections do occur. Its concise, need-to-know format, gives the reader only the most salient and practical information in an easy-to-understand format.
Learn how to:
- Comply with The Joint Commission and Joint Commission International requirements related to infection prevention and control
- Reduce your organization’s incidence rates of C. difficile
- Improve hand hygiene practices
- Increase patient and family education and awareness
- Enhance the environment of care by improving maintenance programs and equipment cleaning processes
- Engage aggressively in an antimicrobial stewardship program
* Clinical Care Improvement Strategies: Preventing Catheter-Associated urinary Tract Infections 2011© Joint Commission Resources, Maria R. Aviles, M.A.
Clinical Care Improvement Strategies: Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections is your authoritative guide to ensure the safety of patients who have urinary catheters.
Features include:
- A description of The Joint Commission’s new National Patient Safety Goal to prevent CAUTIs
- A thorough explanation of best practices to insert urinary catheters, including following appropriate indications, using aseptic technique, and removing these as soon as medically possible
- Detailed descriptions of best practices to care for urinary catheters, including properly securing and positioning the collection system, maintaining a closed system, and checking the collection system
- A discussion of how health care organizations should perform surveillance for CAUTIs, including equations for outcome and process measures
- Tips, tools, and case examples to help improve staff compliance with CAUTI preventive strategies (many of the tools are customizable)
* Addressing Patients’ Health Literacy Needs 2009 © Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Joint Commission Resources, Robert A. Porché, Jr.
Every day, patients experience confusion, frustration, miscommunication, or a preventable adverse event at a doctor's appointment or during a visit to the hospital. Statistics show that a significant number of adverse events can be attributed to low health literacy levels in patients. This new product, Addressing Patients' Health Literacy Needs, addresses health literacy as it impacts patient safety and healthcare outcomes. This book thoroughly examines the health literacy crisis in the United States and provides techniques and suggestions for assessing and improving the health literacy of patients in healthcare organizations and bridging the communication gap between physicians and patients.
Features include:
- Definition and overview of health literacy
- Information on how to identify signs of health literacy problems and specific strategies to overcome the challenges
- Case studies and from actual health care organizations on overcoming health literacy challenges and meeting patients’ health care literacy needs
- Techniques for developing and assessing patient-friendly health communications materials
- Features a downloadable component. The "Additional Tools" folder offers a collection of informational resources designed to enhance and expand upon the book's content. Among other features, the folder includes all seven case studies presented in Chapter 4 of this publication
- Suggested additional resources
New Editions
- Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures with Nursing Diagnoses - 8th Ed. (2013)
Supplemental Updates
- Review of Natural Products, The - May, 2012
- AAFP Conditions A to Z - April, 2012
- ACP PIER & AHFS DI® Essentials™ - PIER: April, 2012 & AHFS DI® Essentials™: May, 2012
- ACP PIER, Journal Club & AHFS DI® Essentials™ - PIER: April, 2012, Journal Club: April, 2012 & AHFS DI® Essentials™: May, 2012
- ACP PIER: The Physicians' Information and Education Resource - April, 2012
- AHFS DI® Essentials™ (2012) - May, 2012
- AHFS Drug Information® (2012) - May, 2012
- Clinical Checklist® - April, 2012
- Clinical Checklist®, Lab Advisor™ & DrugPoints® System - April, 2012
- Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses - 12th Ed. (2011) - April, 2012
- Detailed Drug Information for the Consumer™ - April, 2012
- DrugPoints® System - April, 2012
- Lab Advisor™ - February, 2012
- Medical Letter® On Drugs and Therapeutics, The (2012-1995) - April 30, 2012 (Issue 1389)
