| Subject: | Joint Commission Issues Revisions to NR.1.10, EP 6 Effective Immediately |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Thu, 11 Jan 2007 - 12:00 am |
| The Joint Commission has issued a revision to Standard NR.1.10, EP 6 for Critical Access Hospitals and Hospitals. According to the Joint Commission, revisions published in November 2006 inadvertently omitted requirements for the nurse executive’s participation and collaboration with the organization’s governing body.
Element of Performance 6 has been revised to state that an identified nurse leader, at the executive level, shall assume an active leadership role with the governing body.... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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