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Don’t Shoot the Messenger: HCWs Will Report Incidents in a Just Culture
A common theme across a variety of occupational and employee health issues is that healthcare workers may not report a given incident — leaving surveillance data underpowered and needed interventions less likely to be adopted.
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Employee Health Perspective of a Pregnant Nurse
Employee health professionals can provide education and compassionate support for pregnant nurses so they can continue working safely as they approach their due date.
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The Joint Commission Comments on CDC Healthcare Worker Guidelines
The CDC’s draft guidelines for protecting healthcare workers from occupational infections “may inadvertently reinforce siloing of safety issues, which is increasingly recognized as contradictory to promoting a safety culture,” The Joint Commission warned in comments on the document.
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Efforts to Prevent Healthcare Violence Gain Momentum
There are signs that the historical complacency and “part-of-the-job” acceptance of healthcare violence is ending.
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Proposed Federal Bill to Stop Healthcare Violence
With shifting political winds favoring its passage, a resolution has been reintroduced in Congress that would require OSHA to issue a standard to protect healthcare workers against violence.
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Physician Stress, Frustrations Can Lead to Depression and Burnout
About half of general surgeons report experiencing burnout. Their levels of stress and frustration have reached the point where their mental health is at risk.
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More Data on Moral Distress: It Harms Nurses, Physicians, Hospitals — and Patients
A group of researchers set out to learn the most effective ways to decrease moral distress in healthcare. In the process, they discovered the toll it was taking was greater than expected.
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Eye Protection the Weak Link in PPE
Emerging evidence shows that healthcare workers may contract occupational respiratory infections through eye exposures, a risk that is underappreciated and for which eye protection is rarely worn, a healthcare epidemiologist emphasizes.
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Keep Your Eyes Peeled: Severe Forms of Conjunctivitis Spread Rapidly
Conjunctivitis is a common, relatively mild condition. But adenoviral conjunctivitis and its most severe presentation, epidemic keratoconjunctivitis, should be cause for concern for healthcare employees, experts say.
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Assessing Risk for Worker Infections
In new draft guidelines for employee health, the CDC recommends periodic risk assessments to identify and reduce infectious hazards to healthcare workers.