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The violent attack on nurses at St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood, MN, was caught on surveillance video that soon was released to the public. The images are disturbing, particularly because the staff members are so defenseless against their attacker.
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A majority of U.S. hospitals has achieved the Healthy People 2020 goal of vaccinating at least 90% of their employees against influenza, but they have struggled to track the vaccinations of doctors, advanced practice nurses and physician assistants.
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Health care workers are more stressed than workers in any other industry, a recent survey found.
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Hospitals have long been at the forefront of hiring salaried and hourly staff from other continents. This trend becomes more apparent during periods of nursing and physician labor shortages.
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Occupational back injuries are an ongoing hazard in health care, particularly among nurses who have to move patients and perform other tasks that could cause injury.
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Hospital employee health directors often find it difficult to quantify a return on investment (ROI) for hospital leadership because much of their departments value cannot be measured.
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The aftermath of a needlestick is fraught with anxiety, but thanks to advances in HIV testing and treatment, health care workers can get swift and clear post-exposure guidance. A new drug regimen lowers the risk of contracting HIV, with fewer side effects.
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In health care every dollar spent must be justified in some way. Hospital occupational health departments and clinics might find this to be especially true since they are considered non-revenue producing departments.
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Mercy Medical Center in Canton, OH, established daily multidisciplinary rounds at the same time the case management department was being redesigned.
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When patients are being discharged from University of Utah Health Care, they receive a one-page handout that supplements the written discharge instructions and gives patients, in an easy-to-read format, all the information they need when they get home.
