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Even before hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the Gulf Coast, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations in Oakbrook Terrace, IL, worried that small communities were not doing enough to prepare for a disaster.
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If a major disaster struck your community, how many of your employees would show up for work?
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Five years after the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act became law, hospitals have made a dramatic shift to safety devices, bringing about a decline of one-third to one-half in the rate of needlesticks among health care workers.
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Employee health professionals are beginning to retire, leaving opportunities for other nurses to move into the field and raising the value of the more seasoned, experienced practitioners.
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After years of frustration with tuberculin skin tests, hospitals have a chance to revolutionize their TB screening with a new blood test.
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This is an excerpt from the Guidelines for Using Quantiferon-TB Gold issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Ergonomics is a science of workplace design. But in practice, it also presents a mathematical puzzle and a behavioral challenge.
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Health care workers are breathing easier thanks to a widespread shift toward powder-free latex gloves.
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Health care workers taking a break and smoking in the cafeteria, the hallways, or even beside the loading dock don't exactly convey the image of a healthy environment ...
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A safe patient handling program can start with selection of appropriate equipment, a plan for implementation, and a core group of trained employees.
