Hospital Employee Health – February 1, 2006
February 1, 2006
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Blood test vs. skin test: Are hospitals ready for the TB 'gold standard'?
After years of frustration with tuberculin skin tests, hospitals have a chance to revolutionize their TB screening with a new blood test. -
Quantiferon-TB Gold: Positive, negative?
This is an excerpt from the Guidelines for Using Quantiferon-TB Gold issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. -
Breathless at work: HCWs face asthma hazards
Health care workers are breathing easier thanks to a widespread shift toward powder-free latex gloves. -
Health system is 'proud to be smoke-free'
Health care workers taking a break and smoking in the cafeteria, the hallways, or even beside the loading dock don't exactly convey the image of a healthy environment ... -
'A pitch' for safety, a homerun for employees
Ergonomics is a science of workplace design. But in practice, it also presents a mathematical puzzle and a behavioral challenge. -
Conference promotes safer handling practices
A safe patient handling program can start with selection of appropriate equipment, a plan for implementation, and a core group of trained employees. -
Conventional thinking: Track sharp safety use
Despite your best efforts to promote sharps safety, some of your health care workers still use conventional needles and sharp devices that lack an integral safety feature. -
Literature Review
In its first two seasons of use, the intranasal influenza vaccine FluMist did not lead to "unexpected serious risks," ...