Hospital Employee Health – August 1, 2018
August 1, 2018
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Healthcare Workers at Risk of Asthma, Respiratory Woes
Healthcare workers are one of the leading occupational risk groups for asthma and other respiratory problems due to multiple potential allergic “triggers” and sources of exposure in the medical environment, the CDC reports.
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Soul-searching: Spiritual Counseling for Healthcare Workers
Religious and spiritual leaders in hospitals can give healthcare workers a safe space to ask unanswerable questions and process frayed emotions.
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Survey: New Nurses Face Violence, Verbal Abuse
A shocking one-quarter of new nurses report being physically assaulted and 70% report experiencing verbal abuse.
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Vaccinated Healthcare Worker Acquires Measles Amid Outbreak
A healthcare worker with a history of measles vaccination still acquired the disease when treating unsuspected cases in the early stages of a large measles outbreak in the Minneapolis area last year.
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Two Healthcare Workers Die of Ebola in Congo
As of June 20, the Ebola outbreak in Congo has been largely contained, but at the cost of the lives of two healthcare workers.
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CDC Rethinking Exposures in Healthcare Worker Guidelines
The CDC is seeking a balanced approach to new infection control guidelines for healthcare workers, trying to avoid overkill without sacrificing the necessary protections for a broad range of pathogens.
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A Quiet Place: Sleepless Healthcare Workers
A recent study found that simply establishing a fatigue mitigation policy may not solve the problem if the work culture does not support breaks and napping.