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What the Unit Has Normalized: Workarounds, Exposure and the Data That Proves It
What the Unit Has Normalized: Workarounds, Exposure and the Data That Proves It is a 1-contact-hour course from HIVE Nurse, built by nurses for nurses. Every unit carries hazards it has stopped seeing. Ten short lessons on workarounds, exposure and the data that makes the case for change.
At a glance
- Type
- Course
- Contact hours
- 1.0 contact hour
- Price
- $9, or included with HIVE Unlimited
- Format
- Online, self-paced
- Lessons
- 10 short lessons, then a post-test and evaluation
- Built by
- Elizabeth Miller Walters
- Provider
- Florida Board of Nursing CE Provider #50-57054
What you will be able to do
- Identify a workaround as a system signal and name what it is compensating for, state the reporting obligation and time-sensitivity for an occupational exposure, and distinguish a real pattern from noise on a run chart.
- Describe one normalized hazard on your own unit, the data you would gather about it, and who you would bring it to.
Lessons
- Workarounds = Warning Signs
- Gloves ≠ Invincible
- Sharps Happen
- Show Me the Run Chart
- The Literature and Your Own Data
- Somebody Has to Say Quality
- You Are the Peer They Need
- The Loss of Deep Knowledge
- Pattern or Noise? Reading a Run Chart
- Count It for Two Weeks
How to take it
Open it in the HIVE Nurse app on your phone or computer. A free account keeps your progress and your certificate in your Career Tracker; your first contact hour each month is free.