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Some examples of best practices for safe nursing care are:
Acting within the scope of practice of one's license as an RN or LPN or certification within those licensed professions.
Using evidence-based practice to ensure that practice does not lead to further insult or injury and is therapeutic rather than ineffective or detrimental.
Proper hygeine, particularly handwashing and use of clean procedure and sterile procedures where applicable. Proper disposal of contaminated supplies is also vital.
Accurate and timely interpretation and competent execution of doctors orders with regard to procedures and interventions.
Proper dispensation of the right drug, the right dose, to the right patient, by the right route (by mouth, IV, suppository etc.), at the right time, in the right situation (do they still need it? has anything changed?), and with the right documentation afterward (preventing redundant doses or misinformed interventions).
Never leaving a patient in physical or emotional jeopardy. For example, a patient on pain meds may need to be treated as a fall risk and assisted to and from the slippery shower room, be given a walker, or not get out of bed at all. A suicidal patient should be watched closely, etc.