Monthly Archives: August 2014

• 

  What Happens to Patients When the Lights Go Out

  I found the term “nocturnal rumination” in a recent study on insomnia in palliative care patients in the ICU. Basically, it’s obsessive thinking when the lights go out. The study

  Read more >
• 

  Transforming an ICU Bed Into a Hospice Bed

  A patient in the ICU is pulled off of life-support.  The family is with him to support him while he is awaiting his last breath. What does this ICU patient

  Read more >
• 

  HCAHPS Scores: Mind the Gap Between the Survey and the Answers

  In thinking about the history of regulatory accountability, HCAHPS has no precedent.  As a measurement tool, it has many gaps, including a gap between intention and outcomes and a gap

  Read more >
• 

  Addressing Hospital Noise: How to Create a Sound Quality Committee

  Creating a Sound Quality Committee is one of the best strategies to address hospital noise. It’s also a good way to put accountability for the sound environment on those who

  Read more >