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When the nurse went to work with a persistent cough, she undoubtedly thought she just had a lingering cold, or perhaps a seasonal allergy. But she actually suffered from pertussis, and inadvertently spread a serious illness to at least 11 infants in the newborn nursery of a Texas hospital.
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The Swiss tourist with pneumonia who came to the emergency department in a Tucson, AZ, hospital didn't seem like an unusual case. And yet her story would unfold into a cautionary tale for hospitals about why they should be on guard for cases of measles - and why they need accessible records on the immune status of employees.
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Working nights and rotating shifts can wreak havoc with your sleep schedule. Shift work has been linked to a wide range of hazards, from cardiovascular disease and cancer to fatigue that leads to errors. But researchers have an upbeat message about shift work: You can reduce those ill effects.
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Increasing workloads and pressure and an emphasis on productivity is negatively affecting the safety climate at hospitals, nurses reported in a 2008 online survey of nurses by the Silver Spring, MD-based American Nurses Association (ANA).
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A recent legal case involving a clinical trial participant who committed suicide raises a variety of questions for IRBs.
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Sometimes IRB members will need to view a particular human subject research issue with more of an eye on what is the most ethical decision to make, as opposed to what is the best way to comply with rules and regulations.
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Researchers using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a cognitive psychology study note a suspicious mass in the brain of a supposedly healthy volunteer.
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When the answer to the question of "Could there be incidental findings from this study?" is "Yes," experts agree that the protocol should include an incidental findings management plan.
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