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Study: In actual clinical practice, N95 respirators no more protective to HCWs than surgical masks
In a study certain to stir controversy, researchers in Canada report that N95 respirators were no better than surgical masks in preventing respiratory infections in healthcare workers in clinical settings.
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Vanderbilt makes it easy to complete fit-testing
At Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, complying with respiratory protection is convenient, education-based — and mandatory.
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Required elements in respirator training
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration requires the following elements in training of employees in respiratory protection:
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Are you prepared for the next airborne disease?
Ebola. H1N1. MERS. SARS. The stakes are high when health care workers care for patients with an emerging infectious disease, and gaps in respiratory protection can have deadly consequences. Yet studies show those gaps persist.
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AOHP national survey finds ‘disturbing’ increase in sharps injuries, blood exposures to HCWs
Needlesticks and blood exposures appear to be increasing, threatening healthcare workers with bloodborne infections and the attendant mental anguish of awaiting test results for themselves or source patients, researchers report.
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OSHA inspector: ‘What is the decision logic for use of lift, transfer, or repositioning devices?’
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new instructions to inspectors includes a section on musculoskeletal disorders.
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OSHA: Patient handling injuries, other top worker hazards targeted
All inspections of hospitals and nursing homes will include a focus on musculoskeletal disorders and injuries related to safe patient handling and four other top hazards in healthcare: workplace violence, bloodborne pathogens, tuberculosis, and slips, trips and falls, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently announced.
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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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Letter explains observation services, financial obligations
Several years ago, faced with increased complaints about out-of-pocket expenses from patients who received observation services rather than being admitted, the case management department at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital began giving patients in observation a letter explaining the difference in inpatient and observation status.
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Hospital revamped admission process to comply with two-midnight rule
When CMS issued the two-midnight rule in 2013, the case management department at Northwestern Lake Forest (IL) Hospital began an initiative to change the admission process to comply with the new regulations.