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CDC Rethinking Exposures in Healthcare Worker Guidelines
The CDC is seeking a balanced approach to new infection control guidelines for healthcare workers, trying to avoid overkill without sacrificing the necessary protections for a broad range of pathogens.
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Two Healthcare Workers Die of Ebola in Congo
As of June 20, the Ebola outbreak in Congo has been largely contained, but at the cost of the lives of two healthcare workers.
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Vaccinated Healthcare Worker Acquires Measles Amid Outbreak
A healthcare worker with a history of measles vaccination still acquired the disease when treating unsuspected cases in the early stages of a large measles outbreak in the Minneapolis area last year.
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Survey: New Nurses Face Violence, Verbal Abuse
A shocking one-quarter of new nurses report being physically assaulted and 70% report experiencing verbal abuse.
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Soul-searching: Spiritual Counseling for Healthcare Workers
Religious and spiritual leaders in hospitals can give healthcare workers a safe space to ask unanswerable questions and process frayed emotions.
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Healthcare Workers at Risk of Asthma, Respiratory Woes
Healthcare workers are one of the leading occupational risk groups for asthma and other respiratory problems due to multiple potential allergic “triggers” and sources of exposure in the medical environment, the CDC reports.
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How Much Do You Know About These Trends?
Here are some questions you may not have considered.
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Tips for Creating Better Emergency Preparedness Policies
Emergency preparedness plans should be multidimensional, in writing, and include detailed policies and procedures.
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Set Clear Rules, Supplement Employee Reviews With Improvement Plans
ASC leaders can stay on the right side of federal and state employment laws if they create clear objectives and policies, document performance reviews, institute performance improvement plans, take appropriate disciplinary actions, and apply policies consistently and according to state and federal rules.
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Improving Procedures for Employee Reviews, Disciplinary Actions, and Discharges
Even minor employee disciplinary actions can be viewed as breaking employee laws and policies.