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Compressed Work Shifts Put Nurses at Risk
Nurses appear to be at higher risk of injury as they suffer a kind of cumulative fatigue and diminishment in balance and reactions working “compressed” shifts, researchers report.
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Can Alarm Fatigue be Conquered?
The problem of alarm fatigue has gained attention in recent years, with evidence showing that it can threaten patient safety.
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Look for weak links to prevent drug diversion
A drug diversion specialist who frequently consults with healthcare facilities on drug diversion cites common areas of weakness in diversion prevention programs.
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Hospitals ranked sixth in industry for serious injuries
In the first year of a new reporting requirement, medical and surgical hospitals in select states reported 221 serious injuries to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Look for weak links to prevent drug diversion
There are many common areas of weakness in hospital drug diversion prevention programs.
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CDC timeline of drug diversion outbreaks
The CDC assisted state and local health departments in the investigation of the following infection outbreaks stemming from drug diversion activities that involved healthcare providers who tampered with injectable drugs.
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Thousands of patients seek testing after HCW charged with drug diversion
In an all-too-familiar scenario, a hospital worker charged with diverting drugs in Colorado had a history of moving from hospital to hospital, prompting several other facilities to advise thousands of patients to get tested for bloodborne pathogens.
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HCWs on frontlines of risk in national opioid epidemic
In terms of availability, access, and cruel temptation, healthcare workers are on the front lines of addiction risk in a national opioid epidemic that has reached epic proportions.
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Tampa hospital reduces falls 16% in facility’s common areas with simple changes
After implementing several mostly simple safety initiatives, St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, FL, saw a 16% reduction in falls from the previous year.
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IOM says diagnosis errors underappreciated
The delivery of healthcare has proceeded for decades with a blind spot: Diagnostic errors — inaccurate or delayed diagnoses — persist throughout all settings of care and continue to harm an unacceptable number of patients.