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RTN1607_A_Highlights
State & Psychiatric Hospital Compliance Collaborative’s Reading Tips Newsletter (RTN) July 2016, Volume 11, Issue 7 ** PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR JULY 2016 ** Article of the Month Approved: New Antimicrobial Stewardship Standard[®] Perspectives, July 2016, Vol 36, #7, Pg 1 – Do you know what an Antimicrobial Stewardship Multidisciplinary Team is? Does your hospital…
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RTN1607_B1_New Antimicrobial Stewardship Standard
Recommended Readings, Tips & Pearls *PR: Approved: New Antimicrobial Stewardship Standard (PDF)[REF: AOM, IC,RN, Rx, ’17] Perspectives, July 2016, Vol 36, #7, Pg 1 JCp1607_B1 In December of 2014, TJC Perspectives reported on the rise of Clostridium difficile (C. diff.) in our country. Resistance to antibiotics is thought to be a contributing factor in this.…
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RTN1607_B2_Restraint and Seclusion Standards Deletions
• PR: PROJECT REFRESH: Restraint and Seclusion Standards Deletions (PDF)[REF: RN, SC, ’17] Perspectives July 2016, Vol 36, #7, Pg 5 JCp1607_B2 The first 131 of 225 EPs to be deleted as announced in May under TJC’s Project Refresh has now occurred (as of 7/1/16). The remaining 94 EPs that addressed restraint and seclusion are…