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Just saying "no" to the flu shot isn't so simple anymore. Thanks to new state mandates and employer requirements, health care workers who don't want the vaccine are increasingly asked to acknowledge the risks for patients, themselves, and their family members.
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Being a nurse is all that Rebecca Rhoads, RN, BSN, CLNC, ever wanted to be. She loved working at the bedside. And that is where she'd be today — if she hadn't suffered a debilitating back injury.
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As nurses age, keeping them safe as they lift and transfer patients becomes a greater challenge. Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, MI, has responded to that by creating a Seasoned Nurse Initiative.
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Warning: Working the night shift may cause cancer.
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The duty to protect patients from the flu has a very personal meaning at Central Maine Healthcare in Lewiston.
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No more needlesticks. That is the ambitious goal set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as one of its "healthcare safety challenges." But for many hospitals, dramatic reductions in sharps injuries have given way to a stabilizing level or even increases in needlesticks.
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Alarmed by continuing deaths and severe adverse reactions after treatment for latent tuberculosis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking funding approval for a national surveillance system to track the events.
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Q: What's the difference between an employee health nurse and an occupational health nurse?
A: "Occupational health" is a specialty with certification that requires knowledge of workers' compensation, injury prevention, and wellness.
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If you want to promote a healthy lifestyle for your employees, maybe you should start by throwing away the scale.
