Hospital Employee Health – October 1, 2015
October 1, 2015
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Nursing Leaders: Mandate Recommended Shots
This could be a turning point in the controversy over healthcare immunizations.
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Take-home points in the ANA’s vaccination mandate
The American Nurses Association issued a new position statement on healthcare vaccinations on July 21, 2015.
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One case of measles leads to more than 1,000 exposures to HCWs and patients
There are maddening, laborious measles exposure incidents in hospitals, and then there is the epic disaster that unfolded in May 2014 at Inova Health System in Fairfax, VA.
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Efficacy questioned, but consider pertussis revaccination of HCWs during outbreak
If there is an increased risk of pertussis in a healthcare setting evidenced by documented or suspected healthcare-associated transmission of pertussis, employee health professionals can consider revaccination of healthcare personnel with Tdap vaccine, the CDC recommends.
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Following last year’s misfire, EH programs may get more pushback, questions about flu shots
Employee health professionals with voluntary seasonal influenza vaccination can expect a tougher sell this year to skeptical healthcare workers, many of whom will recall last year’s mismatched batch that whiffed on a widely circulating H3N2 strain that had antigenically drifted.
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AOHP issues new respiratory position statement stressing competence, training
The Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare recently adopted a new position statement emphasizing that respiratory protection is a “critical area of competence” for OHPs in healthcare.
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Active shooter drills increasing, should hospital security be armed?
A wave of violence continues to threaten healthcare employees and patients, increasing preparations but opening new questions about arming staff and security.