It sounds simple, but the concept of nursing peer review has its own set of unique challenges. ... “Number of things we want to consider here,” said Montgomery. “For example, ...

Nancy Jo Vinson, RN, BA, CASC, of NJM Consulting recently joined the consulting team of Healthcare Consultants International, a subsidiary of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Nursing has been slow to adopt peer review as a quality of care imperative. To avoid being left behind, it's time nurse leaders added peer review to their strategic plans.

On October 30, 2008, Froedtert Medical Center and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) hosted a day-long workshop on peer review. Julie Gruver, BSN, RN, Froedtert Magnet Program Manager ...

For example, an RN who is giving conscious sedation should undergo peer review for that competency, Ms. Vinson says. “Peer review should be done for anyone involved in specific privileges outside of a ...

A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a Kansas hospital’s industry-supported bid to prevent union involvement in its state-mandated peer-review process for nurses. The D.C. Circuit Court of ...

Meridian Community College’s Practical Nursing Program is once again setting the bar high — earning continuing national ...

The proposed change to the sexual assault nurse examiners' contract — which is up for renewal by the Louisville Metro Council — would require a physician review of 3% of exams each year ...

A scholarly publisher that claims to follow 'world best academic publishing protocol' has agreed to publish an academic paper 'immediately without peer review' in exchange for a $704 fee.