Hospital Employee Health – June 1, 2022

June 1, 2022

• The Long Road Back for Healthcare Workers

  Although it is more than two years into the pandemic, long COVID is poorly understood, and treatment often focuses on improving specific symptoms like fatigue and shortness of breath. Even definitions of the condition vary.

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• White House Targets Long COVID

  The Biden administration has launched a major initiative to bolster research on long COVID and improve the health of patients diagnosed with the mysterious collection of ailments.

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• Nurse Conviction for Medical Error Roils Patient Safety, Nursing Groups

  Patients became less safe on March 25, when former registered nurse RaDonda Vaught was convicted of negligent homicide and sentenced to prison for giving a patient a fatal dose of the wrong medication, medical and nursing groups emphasized.

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• Drug Diversion: A Risk to Patients, Health Workers, and the Institution

  Drug diversion is an ongoing problem for healthcare organizations. In identifying diverters, leaders are protecting patients and mitigating their institution’s substantial liability risk.

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• Mayo Clinic Reduces Propofol Waste to Zero

  A propofol disposal initiative at Mayo Clinic reduced the number of full propofol bottles in an ICU waste bin to zero, successfully addressing drug diversion at the facility. Initially, 44.1% of propofol bottles in waste bins were full before the intervention. The effort was replicated in other units where propofol use is common — and diversion is tempting.

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