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At the Endoscopy Clinic of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, it was not uncommon for a nurse anesthetist to remove the needle from a syringe and reuse the syringe even on another patient, public health investigators report.
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Two Epidemiologic Intelligence Service officers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention visited the Endoscopy Clinic of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas to investigate cases of hepatitis C and noted lapses in injection safety. Practices differed among the nurse anesthetists. This is an excerpt of their report:
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When health care workers take a break from caring for patients with heart disease, diabetes, or other diseases influenced by diet, what food choices do they have? A vending machine with potato chips and chocolate bars? A cafeteria with fried chicken and French fries?
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At the Cleveland Clinic, smoke-free means more than clearing the air in the hospital. The hospital doesn't want employees smoking anywhere even in their own homes. Smokers need not bother applying for a job, unless they intend to quit.
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Who would ever believe that one could enter a hospital and confuse it for a spa?
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It used to be that patients would just listen and do what they were told. Not anymore.
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Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, in a speech in New York on Sept. 7, 1903, said, "Far and away, the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing."
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Research vice presidents for academic health centers agree HIPAA has serious and often detrimental effects on biomedical research.
