Hospital Employee Health – October 1, 2018
October 1, 2018
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Employee Health Programs Stepping Up on Drug Diversion
Nurses face a confluence of risk factors for addiction, including long hours, risk of injury, and access to powerful medications.
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Key Components of a Drug Diversion Program
Although drug diversion may be considered a rare event, investigations reveal that the practice could be going undetected in facilities that do not have a proactive prevention program.
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A Roadblock to Return to Work
While highly publicized drug diversion incidents are frequently in the news, less is said about the healthcare worker’s road to recovery.
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EMTs Exposed to Opioids via Mucous Membranes
There have been recurrent reports of first responders and EMTs treating opioid overdose cases and then falling ill due to an occupational exposure of an undefined nature.
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Misconceptions Surround Mindfulness, but the Present Is a Gift
Though mindfulness is increasingly discussed as a tonic against stress and burnout in healthcare settings, there still is some confusion about the nature of the practice and how to set up a program.
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Physician Burnout in the Emergency Department
Researchers continue to quantify increasing physician burnout, tying well-being and work unit safety grades to major medical errors.