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Emotional ergonomics, sometimes referred to as emoerg, is a fast-growing element of ergonomics in general. Unfortunately, most of what is written on emotional ergonomics places a greater emphasis on understanding the emotional make up of the employee than it does on the emotion impact of the workplace.
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Here are some of the alleged violations of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard that occurred at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY, which resulted in several citations and $9,000 in fines, according to Occupational Safety & Health Administration inspection No. 305769994.
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Have you ever wished that you could instantly adjust your staffing based on the current census in the ED? An off-with-benefits program at St. Vincent Hospitals ED in Green Bay, WI, saves approximately $50,000 per year by doing exactly that, reports Paula Hafeman, RN, MSN, director of the emergency center.
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Flu season is right around the corner. Are you prepared? If an influenza pandemic hits, the entire U.S. population could be at risk.
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This is the first of a two-part series on psychiatric patients in the ED. This month, we cover ways to improve care, ensure safety, and maintain throughput. Next month, we give strategies for reducing risks of chemical and physical restraints.
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In light of increasing numbers of psychiatric patients at St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Henderson, NV, the following steps were taken to ensure safety of ED patients and staff.
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A nurse pulls out a 10,000 units per cc concentration of heparin for a cardiac patient double the correct dosage. Did this patient get twice the dose of heparin, resulting in bleeding complications? No, because the dosage was double-checked by a second ED nurse, so the error never occurred, reports Sharon A. Graunke, RN, MS, CEN, TNS, ED clinical nurse specialist at Elmhurst (IL) Memorial Hospital.
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Are potential violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act high on your worry list? Heres another high-risk area that you should add to your list: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) citations for violations of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (BPS). This standard requires you to take steps to protect health care workers from needle stick injuries.
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