Patient Safety

Cannabis use for medicinal effects is a highly debated topic, though research has shown positive effects of cannabis use for some health conditions. Do you think it has positive effects for sleep...

The CDC’s latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey was given to more than 17,000 adolescents at high schools across the United States in the fall of 2021. Do you know which way the percentage of female adolescents...

A patient scheduled for a positron emission tomography (PET) scan who wanted medication to relieve her anxiety was prescribed Versed, but the nurse mistakenly injected the patient with a fatal dose of...

A private practice did not provide a patient with a complete copy of the patient’s medical records. Instead, the practice relied on a state regulation that permitted giving a summary of the medical records....

In your experience, how effective have mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation devices been? Let us know by taking our poll.

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