Patient Handoff Forms and Pill Cards Can Save Lives

This article by Georgia Nurses Association Director of Nursing Practice Wanda Jones MSN, FNP-BC, will generate some conversation and action. Thank You Nurse Jones!
Patient handoff forms and pill cards can save lives.

Special Thanks to The Free Library by Farlex http://www.thefreelibrary.com for keeping this article alive.

Want a pill card? Feeling Creative? This link to “How to create a Pill Card” on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Website Tells me all I need to know about making my own “Pill Card”.

http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/pillcard/pillcard.htm

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One Response to “Patient Handoff Forms and Pill Cards Can Save Lives”

Steve Says:
April 16, 2011 at 3:37 am | Reply
The Pill Card sounds like a great idea, especially in diverse populations or while travelling. Pictures help though they are not universal. Health care providers and emergency responders that don’t know your language can help by getting the information translated.