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‘Servant Leadership’ Retains Healthcare Staff

The authors of a recent report on the future of nursing concluded with this cogent point: “Simply put, efforts to train more nurses are futile if those nurses leave the workplace.”

Surgeon General Calls for Support of HCWs

Battered by a two-year pandemic during which they often had to work under unsafe conditions without adequate personal protective equipment, healthcare workers are on the brink of a “burnout and mental health crisis” that will only worsen if sweeping actions are not taken, warned U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA.

Dozens of Healthcare Workers Infected in Bone Graft TB Outbreak

A national Mycobacterium tuberculosis outbreak caused TB seroconversion in 73 healthcare workers exposed to patients who underwent spinal bone grafts with a contaminated allograph product. No workers developed active infection, and all were successfully treated for this strain of TB, which was not drug resistant.

OSHA Urged to Protect HCWs from Airborne COVID-19

The healthcare community is pushing back against OSHA adopting a more flexible final COVID-19 rule that could change with public health guidelines. The agency is finalizing its Emergency Temporary Standard to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19.

Federal Healthcare Violence Law in Congress: If Not Now, When?

The longstanding problem of patients and visitors attacking and verbally abusing healthcare workers has been worsened by the chaos and cultural divisiveness of the COVID-19 pandemic. If federal lawmakers cannot find a way to better protect healthcare workers now, will they ever?

Long COVID Patients Report Symptoms 15 Months Later

Brain fog, dizziness, and more side effects can linger for many months after initial SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Young People Show Support for Social Determinants of Health Screening

Members of Generation Z appear willing to engage with clinicians about food security, housing, education, and more.

Prosecution for Excessive Painkillers Tough Case to Make

A recent case may have generated a fresh conversation about medical aid in dying and physician-assisted suicide.

EPs Motivated to Learn What Happened to Patients

Emergency physicians must follow up with patients on any test results pending that were ordered in the ED, especially if said test reveals something troubling, like a lung nodule via X-ray.

Legalities if Law Enforcement Responds to ED Violence

The presence of law enforcement can agitate some patients, or cause others to withhold information over fears the information will be disclosed to police. It creates a situation where state or federal privacy laws can be violated. Emergency clinicians should consult hospital security, risk management, legal counsel, or leadership for guidance on policies and applicable laws.