Hospital Employee Health – May 1, 2008
May 1, 2008
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Survey: Half of nurses have a high rate of chemical exposure
Nurses face myriad chemical hazards that may raise their risk of cancer, asthma and reproductive problems. -
Nurse environment still seen as at-risk
Five years ago, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) warned that patient safety relies on a safe nursing work environment, including adequate staffing, limiting shifts to no more than 12 hours, and a better organizational climate. -
NIOSH action plan: Create better respirators for HCWs
If an influenza pandemic strikes, public health officials may not know enough about influenza transmission and respiratory protection to adequately protect health care workers. -
Monitor hand hygiene to reach 90% compliance
As concern grows over antibiotic-resistant organisms, health care workers never have been under greater scrutiny for their compliance with hand hygiene. -
Five ways to measure hand hygiene compliance
The Institute of Healthcare Improvement's (IHI) How-to Guide: Improving Hand Hygiene, was developed in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. -
OSHA: Keep updating your sharps safety devices
Don't get too comfortable with your current safety sharps. Failing to keep up with new technology could make you vulnerable to a citation by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. -
Hospital designs for safe patient handling
When Peace Health opens its new hospital in Eugene, OR, it will have the latest and greatest technology, private rooms, and attractive décor. -
OSHA warns 60 hospitals on high injury rates
Sixty hospitals were among the 14,000 employers nationwide who received cautionary letters from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration for high rates of employee injury.