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Key Pieces of a Hospital Water Management Plan
Infection preventionists should familiarize themselves with their facility water systems and work with colleagues in engineering to ensure an outbreak of Legionella is not percolating in pipes.
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Legionella: Be Proactive to Avoid ‘Pain’ of Inspections
Infection preventionists who have put water management programs on the back burner could be in a world of pain if they encounter a case of Legionnaires’ disease — let alone an outbreak. -
Does Your Boss Know All That You Do?
As part of defining your role and knowing when to “stay in your lane,” make sure you are getting credit for all that you do. Doing so will bolster your case if you must say “no” to additional duties. -
Stay in Your Lane Framework
Infection preventionists at BJC HealthCare in St. Louis created a framework to help IPs better determine whether a given issue falls within their role and responsibilities or should be referred to another department. -
Stay in Your Lane: A Framework to Define Your Practice
Infection prevention is a diverse and demanding job, and IPs with a Swiss-knife skill set may understandably be asked by colleagues to take on all manner of problems and projects. Sometimes, the answer must be “no.”
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Opioid Shortage Could Increase Diversion Risk
The national shortage of opioid medications is contributing to drug diversion incidents by healthcare workers, as scarcity leads to hoarding of vials, and new and unfamiliar products make tampering less detectable. -
Cannabidiol Oral Solution (Epidiolex)
Epidiolex is indicated for the treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome or Dravet syndrome in patients ≥ 2 years of age.
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A Negative Nares Screen for MRSA Helps Exclude MRSA Pneumonia
The authors of a meta-analysis determined that nares screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has a high specificity and negative predictive value for MRSA pneumonia.
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Vitamin D and Glycemic Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Findings from a meta-analysis show vitamin D supplementation was associated with improved glycemic control in vitamin D-deficient or non-obese patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Tailored Anticoagulation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Intermittent anticoagulation guided by continuous assessment of arrhythmia status in patients with low-to-moderate risk did not result in any strokes or thromboembolic events over a relatively short follow-up period.