Q: What must be documented in the medical record when a critical test result is reported from the laboratory to an inpatient nurse rather than directly to the physician?

No one in healthcare ever wants to hear about a ­serious clinical adverse event occurring, especially in his or her own hospital, but every clinician and caretaker knows that sometimes, despite best efforts, mistakes are made.

The Joint Commission recently told The Boston Globe that it would work with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make alarm fatigue a priority.

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