Category: Quality Improvement

My Clinical Wish List: A Portable MAR for Respiratory Therapy

By Gayle Porter
December 8, 2023

I recently visited a big box store to buy groceries while I host our family from out of town. The best part of this trip was that I was

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Discharge Apology

By Gayle Porter
November 10, 2023

We had the unlucky privilege of going to the Emergency Department last week and were surprised by some of the developments in local emergency care: First, there was a

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Should Staffing Improve?

By Gayle Porter
October 27, 2023

It was a big moment. For the first time in my nursing career, I was wearing slacks, a sweater, and professional shoes instead of scrubs and sneakers. I missed

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Can Error Reports Help Our Patients?

By Gayle Porter
September 29, 2023

Robust error reporting has done wonders for the health industry. We no longer need to guess when a problem could occur. Most clinical staff carry a mental list of

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Why Nurses Should Lead

By Gayle Porter
September 13, 2023

I see a lot of recommendations to enhance workplace empowerment and build nurse leaders to improve healthcare. And that’s good. But not for the reasons you might think. Let

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“Help, I Need a Bureaucrat!” A Healthcare Comedy.

By Gayle Porter
August 29, 2023

“Oh my, are you bleeding?” The nurse stood with her hands on her hips, assessing the situation. “Well, yes. I think so,” the patient replied. “I tried pressing the

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