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As clinicians begin to integrate use of the first cervical cancer vaccine (Gardasil, Merck & Co.; Whitehouse Station, NJ), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to review the application for a second vaccine.
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A hospital CEO received three occurrence reports from a charge nurse on labor and delivery about several problems involving the same physician. Nurses reported feeling intimidated, hurried, and made to feel incompetent due to being berated, sometimes in front of the patient.
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Currently, 382 hospitals have submitted data to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture's comparative database. This new database serves as a central repository for data so hospitals can compare their safety culture survey results, and includes data from all participating hospitals, with 108,621 individual respondents.
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What can possibly be more frustrating than walking into a hospital and being treated poorly?
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At Anaheim Memorial Medical Center, a 224-bed acute care hospital in Orange County, CA, surveyors from The Joint Commission were so impressed with the handoff communication process for perioperative services, they asked for a sample of the hospital's tool.
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Rude remarks, intimidated staff, unresolved conflicts between leaders, and abusive behavior your organization will need to have effective processes in place to address all of these scenarios.
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Greenfield RH. Tai gee! Immune augmentation and tai chi. Altern Med Alert 2007;10(5):59-60.
