Hospital Employee Health – February 1, 2008
February 1, 2008
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Hospitals making it harder for HCWs to 'just say no' to influenza vaccine
Just saying "no" to the flu shot isn't so simple anymore. Thanks to new state mandates and employer requirements, health care workers who don't want the vaccine are increasingly asked to acknowledge the risks for patients, themselves, and their family members. -
Outbreak reveals stakes of HCW flu vaccine
The duty to protect patients from the flu has a very personal meaning at Central Maine Healthcare in Lewiston. -
Back-injured nurse tells her painful story
Being a nurse is all that Rebecca Rhoads, RN, BSN, CLNC, ever wanted to be. She loved working at the bedside. And that is where she'd be today — if she hadn't suffered a debilitating back injury. -
Hospital eases work for 'seasoned nurses'
As nurses age, keeping them safe as they lift and transfer patients becomes a greater challenge. Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, MI, has responded to that by creating a Seasoned Nurse Initiative. -
Does working at night cause breast cancer?
Warning: Working the night shift may cause cancer. -
Keeping sticks low is an endless challenge
No more needlesticks. That is the ambitious goal set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as one of its "healthcare safety challenges." But for many hospitals, dramatic reductions in sharps injuries have given way to a stabilizing level or even increases in needlesticks. -
CDC looking into deaths after treatment for TB
Alarmed by continuing deaths and severe adverse reactions after treatment for latent tuberculosis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking funding approval for a national surveillance system to track the events.