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Is Complacency Setting in on Sharps Injury Prevention?
Although incremental gains continue, needlestick and sharps injury prevention efforts overall have plateaued and there is a risk of complacency in healthcare settings due to the perceived diminished threat of the major bloodborne pathogens, according to an expert on the issue.
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NIOSH Looks to Expand Use of Elastomeric Respirators
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is seeking input to develop procedures for decontamination of reusable elastomeric respirators, which could be an important and sustainable resource in times of high PPE demand.
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Exposures to Opioid Patients Endanger Healthcare Workers
Citing the lack of national guidelines for nurses and other healthcare workers, National Nurses United is developing personal protective equipment recommendations to prevent opioid exposures.
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Bundled Approach to Handoff Communication Delivers Significant Safety Dividends
Users note that the I-PASS handoff bundle offers structure for communications as well as guidance on implementation, feedback, and sustainability.
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Education, Training Needed to Combat Human Trafficking
Experts note there is plenty of crossover between the opioid epidemic and what healthcare providers see in terms of trafficking, further complicating rescue.
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Hospitals Use Aggressive Tactics to Combat Clostridium Difficile Infections
Although there is some evidence that the incidence of such infections finally may be leveling off nationally, one analysis shows that treatment-resistant forms of the infection have risen sharply.
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What U.S. Healthcare Workers Learned From the Ebola Crisis
With a global pandemic still posing a serious threat to American lives, frontline providers must prepare and drill constantly to protect themselves and the public health.
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Outpatient Surgery on Steroids
Feeding on chum-churned water, vendors are adding to the mix the availability of lower cost for the necessary equipment to perform a growing list of procedures outside the mothership. While the mainstream vendors are slow to lower costs, the secondary markets are jumping in with both feet to capture a piece of the expanding pie.
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Tips for Preventing Staff Stress, Burnout
Leaders can take various steps to prevent employees’ healthy stress from turning into counterproductive, or even destructive, stress and burnout.
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Preventing Nurse Burnout Starts with Understanding Causes
There are multiple factors that can contribute to nurse stress and burnout, including job frustration and overwork, poor work-life balance, substance use issues, emotional/family problems, and workplace bullying.