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Credentialing problems can leave your facility holding the liability bag
Surgeon credentialing is a “big blind spot” for healthcare providers, according to a recently published commentary in The Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Health care stress: It’s rampant, but employee health interventions supported by scant evidence
Stress reduction is a key employee health challenge, and intuitively one would think that any of the common approaches would help de-stress healthcare workers. It turns out to be surprisingly difficult to quantify the effects of the various interventions.
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Norovirus may spread by airborne route — are current precautions enough to protect HCWs?
Noroviruses — a leading cause of highly disruptive gastroenteritis outbreaks that often include infected healthcare workers — may transmit through the air, meaning currently recommended contact precautions may not be completely effective at stopping spread from patients to staff, researchers report in a fascinating new study.
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Nurses association pushes for federal, state nurse-to-patient ratio laws
When healthcare employers fail to recognize the association between RN staffing and patient outcomes, laws and regulations become necessary, the American Nursing Association argues.
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California staffing law reduces occ injuries, nurses in other states fighting for similar laws
A 2004 California law mandating specific nurse-to-patient staffing standards in acute care hospitals has significantly lowered job-related injuries and illnesses for both registered nurses and licensed practical nurses, researchers report.
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Could a focus on patient safety drive adoption of lifting and handling programs in health care?
There are many barriers to getting safe patient handling equipment at the bedside when needed, but you may not have considered that the altruistic nature of nurses could occasionally be one of them.
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OSHA targets high-injury hospitals
Hospitals, be forewarned: the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is preparing an enforcement push targeting the high rate of injuries in healthcare.
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ECG Review: Is There Complete AV Block or Any Block at All?
We summarize the five parameters to assess in the interpretation of any cardiac rhythm by the saying, “Watch your Ps and Qs — and the 3Rs.”
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Clinical Briefs
In this issue: Carbon monoxide toxicity in the elderly; Does hypovitaminosis D increase risk of atrial fibrillation in hypertensive patients?; and reflections on the consequences of morning BP surge.
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Liraglutide Injection (Saxenda®)
The glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) receptor agonist, liraglutide is now approved for weight management in adults.