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The 12-hour shift, mainstay of the nursing schedule, may be unhealthy for nurses and their patients.
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The following recommendations are summarized from the "Prevention Strategies for Seasonal Influenza in Healthcare Settings" by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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In a lingering legacy of the H1N1 pandemic, stronger protections are now advised for seasonal influenza than was the case prior to the emergence of the novel H1N1 strain. That distinctive status was recently highlighted in new influenza guidance in California.
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta asked its employees to take steps to better health. A billion steps, to be exact. And they responded.
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When Washington County Health System (now known as Meritus Health) in Hagerstown, MD, first sought to measure the health status of its employees, the results were startling.
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There's a hazard in hospitals that hits every hot button for employee health. It causes occupational illness and even fatalities, raises the costs of medical claims, and increases absenteeism. Because it's in the air we breathe, it could affect significant numbers of employees and could even harm vulnerable patients.
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It's not always easy to attract nurses to a small, rural hospital. But they're more likely to stay at a hospital that has a safe work environment.