Category: Injection Safety
Out From Under the Bus
Guest Author: Paula Davies Scimeca, RN, MS, CARN Many health professionals believe that reporting a colleague’s alcohol or other drug problem is “throwing them under the bus.” However, most professionals in recovery from a substance use disorder agree that they were already under the bus that was going to run over and kill them. Most Read More >
Posted on by 4 CommentsConvinced They are Doing the Right Things…
Guest Author: Pamela Dembski Hart BS MT ASCP CHSP Founder and Principal, Healthcare Accreditation Resources LLC Plymouth, MA In my last blog post, I discussed the differences between reality and perception when it comes to what safe injection/infection control practices are — and are not. So, how do we get every healthcare worker on the Read More >
Posted on by 1 CommentYou Won’t Believe The Things I See. And Hear.
Guest Author: Pam Dembski-Hart, BS, MT, ASCP, CHSP Founder and Principal, Healthcare Accreditation Resources LLC Plymouth, MA They greet me at the facility door with a handshake and a cheerful comment, “We’re pretty sure we’re OK!” And that’s when I cringe and prepare myself. Because many of them – even with the best of intentions Read More >
Posted on by 5 CommentsConsumer Reports looks at how well hospitals prevent common infections
A new analysis finds big differences in hospital performance against C. diff and MRSA infections. Guest Author: Teresa Carr Senior Editor, Best Buy Drugs Consumer Reports An estimated one in 25 patients develops at least one infection while in the hospital, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But that number is Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentPoint Is Protection: Safety First for Oncology Health Care Professionals and Our Patients
Guest Author: Michele E. Gaguski MSN RN AOCN CHPN APN-C As an oncology nurse, I see the quick pace in which cancer treatment modalities continue to advance. I attribute this rapid advancement to several factors: new medications have gained approval chemotherapy regimens involving multiple medications and administration methods have become mainstream clinical trials continue to Read More >
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