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Of 460 patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) coming to five EDs in Colorado and California between 2000 and 2002, 22% did not receive reperfusion therapy even though they were eligible, according to a new study.
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Education alone will not boost your influenza vaccination rates, but a dogged campaign that includes declination statements can produce higher rates.
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OR nurses want to clear the air in the operating room. The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) in Denver issued a position statement in April urging hospitals and other health care providers to reduce exposure to surgical smoke and bioaerosols released in laser and electrosurgical procedures.
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That "clean" smell in your hospitals may make your employees sick.
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"Lift equipment isn't necessary unless the patient is obese. It takes too long to use the equipment. The patients won't like it."
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The seemingly benign use of a checklist to ensure infection control measures are followed during a clinical procedure erupted in controversy recently when a federal agency questioned whether one such program fell into the category of human research.
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Make sure you know the measles immune status of your employees and have ready access to the information.
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This past winter, influenza vaccine expert Gregory Poland, MD, director of the Mayo Vaccine Research Group at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, got the flu. Yes, he had the flu vaccine. But this year, the vaccine was not a good match with the prevailing strains.
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The Joint Commission continues to emphasize the patient safety issue of medication administration, warning that children are at particular risk of harmful medication errors.
