Needlestick Injuries in Nursing and Laboratory Personnel
Author : Bonita Maria James
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Page : 358 pages
File Size : 49,66 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Hospitals
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Author : Bonita Maria James
Publisher :
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 49,66 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Hospitals
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Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 32,62 MB
Release : 1996-03-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309175704
Hospitals and nursing homes are responding to changes in the health care system by modifying staffing levels and the mix of nursing personnel. But do these changes endanger the quality of patient care? Do nursing staff suffer increased rates of injury, illness, or stress because of changing workplace demands? These questions are addressed in Nursing Staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes, a thorough and authoritative look at today's health care system that also takes a long-term view of staffing needs for nursing as the nation moves into the next century. The committee draws fundamental conclusions about the evolving role of nurses in hospitals and nursing homes and presents recommendations about staffing decisions, nursing training, measurement of quality, reimbursement, and other areas. The volume also discusses work-related injuries, violence toward and abuse of nursing staffs, and stress among nursing personnelâ€"and examines whether these problems are related to staffing levels. Included is a readable overview of the underlying trends in health care that have given rise to urgent questions about nurse staffing: population changes, budget pressures, and the introduction of new technologies. Nursing Staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes provides a straightforward examination of complex and sensitive issues surround the role and value of nursing on our health care system.
Author : Dana B. Bates
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Page : 53 pages
File Size : 40,79 MB
Release : 1993
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Needlestick injury, the cause of 80% to 90% of the occupational transmissions of disease, is the most critical occupational hazard facing the health care worker today. Six million workers use 6 billion needles annually, and all are at risk of being stuck with contaminated needles. The health care workers who use or are around hollow needles, and therefore incur needlestick injuries, are nurses, laboratory technicians, and housekeeping personnel. Nurses, mainly those working in emergency rooms, operating rooms, intensive care units, on intravenous teams, and in dialysis units, account for almost 80% of those infected occupationally. Though general agreement exists regarding safer needle devices, needlestick prevention devices are the best long-term answer to preventing needlesticks. A more cautious approach to reducing the number of needlestick injuries is advised by some researchers, epidemiologists, and occupational health experts.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunities, and Energy
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Page : 580 pages
File Size : 17,23 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Health & Fitness
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
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Page : 248 pages
File Size : 18,25 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Bloodborne infections
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Author : Catherine Louise Connon
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Page : 122 pages
File Size : 23,67 MB
Release : 1990
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Page : 32 pages
File Size : 10,86 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Medical personnel
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Author : Dennis J. Ernst
Publisher : Healthstar Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 30,43 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Medical
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Author : Sandra I. Sulsky
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Page : pages
File Size : 40,78 MB
Release : 2006
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Author : Joan M. Daniels
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Page : 114 pages
File Size : 15,24 MB
Release : 1988
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