Hospital Infection Control & Prevention – February 1, 2015
February 1, 2015
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Trail of Tears: Fired Drug Diverting HCWs Free to Find Another Hospital
A nurse stealing morphine by replacing it with saline in a medication vial may not have realized she was colonized with Serratia marcescens.
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CDC: Thousands of patients put at risk by outbreaks caused by drug diverters in healthcare
Drug diversion by health care workers is gaining recognition as a ubiquitous and poorly controlled patient safety risk.
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Drug Diverters May Show No Signs of Addiction
Somewhat surprisingly, drug diverters in healthcare settings are not easy to spot by outward mannerisms.
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Feds lower the boom on compounding pharmacy
A 131-count criminal indictment was unsealed Dec. 17, 2014 in Boston in connection with the 2012 nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak, the U.S. Justice Department announced.
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CMS hits hospitals for high rates of infections
Hundreds of U.S. hospitals this year will revisit their infection control and safety programs in hopes of producing results that will get them out of the penalty box.
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CDC hiring IPs for Ebola jobs in West Africa
For those both compassionate and incredibly brave at heart, there are some job openings in West Africa. Though beaten back into its cage in some areas, Ebola continues to find victims in others. Infection preventionists are being asked to help.