Aug 17, 2026
Many nurses have heard that keeping a water bottle at the nurses
station violates The Joint
Commission standards. But is that true?
In this episode of Better RN, hosts Alyssa Saklak, BSN,
RN, CMSRN, and Laurin Henderson, MSN,
RN, CMSRN, talk with Northwestern Medicine Accreditation, Clinical
Compliance and Policy
managers Rene Catalano, MS, RN, and Besa Tole to separate fact from
fiction. They explain
where the “no drinks at the nurses station” myth likely began, who
sets workplace safety
standards and how regulatory surveys help nurses provide safer
care.