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Carondelet Health Network and the Pima Council on Aging have partnered to provide follow-up care coordination for at-risk patients who are being discharged from the hospital.
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Why do most workers call in sick?
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CDC issues guidelines for all hospitals
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Ebola does not spread by the airborne route, but recently issued infection control recommendations recommend that health care workers don at the least N95 respirators if performing a procedure that may generate aerosols with the patients blood or body fluids.
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Surveillance also tracks other injuries
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The two recently discharged Ebola patients treated at Emory Hospital in Atlanta were the source of much misinformation and fear upon admission, with many people questioning the wisdom of bringing the deadly virus into the country. In response, Susan Mitchell Grant, RN and chief nurse at Emory wrote a thoughtful op-ed piece for the Washington Post.
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Most occupational health nurses learn about respiratory protection on the job.
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Number of respirators needed during a pandemic would be astronomical
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Publication of the newly updated Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on its way. The proposed new guidance, which replaces information published in 2010, will provide the latest evidence-based treatment recommendations.
