The Washington Center for Nursing (WCN) is working toward greater diversity in nursing faculty through a unique workshop called, So You Want to be a Professor... Read More >>
Two key components of a fall prevention program include a root cause to learn why the fall occurred and learning opportunities to reduce and mitigate fall risks in your facility by stratifying fall outcome data... Read More >>
Emergency departments (EDs) have historically shouldered a significant burden in providing crisis care to patients experiencing suicidality. In Washington, this amounts to approximately 4,000 individuals seeking suicide-related care from our EDs each month... Read More >>
Sam Quinones, the keynote speaker for the 2019 WSHA Safety & Quality Summit, has published a new novel, The Least of Us: True Tales from America in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth... Read More >>
It’s my pleasure to share that the WSHA Health Equity Collaborative commenced last week with a virtual kick-off event attended by a diverse group of hospitals and clinics.... Read More >>
Most health care workers are attracted to their work because, at the most basic level, they want to help people. Developing connections and bonds with patients is very important and can be a medium for helping patients get optimal health care.... Read More >>
The Northwest Organization of Nurse Leaders (NWONL) is preparing to recognize accomplished nurse leaders in Oregon and Washington.... Read More >>
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has alerted the health care community of a “probable association” between myocarditis and some COVID-19 vaccines.... Read More >>
MedStar Health Institute for Quality and Safety and Baylor College of Medicine are inviting 20 United States health care organizations to field test a newly developed AHRQ diagnostic safety measurement resource.... Read More >>
The Northwest Safety and Quality Partnership will offer the Fundamentals of Diagnostic Error in Imaging as a viable hospital intervention for the diagnostic excellence strategy. Join WSHA for this program from 12-1 p.m., June 22, 2021... Read More >>
