Study: most healthcare workers ignore policy, work while ill

Source: Hospital Safety Insider

A study published this week found that nearly 90% of long-term care facility staff members who had an acute respiratory illness during five months of surveillance continued to work while they were ill. This was in spite of the facility’s policies prohibiting working while sick.

Feds to investigate hospital alleged to have kept vegetative patient alive to game transplant survival rates

Source: Hospital Safety Insider

"I'm not sure that this is ethical, moral or right," said the transplant director, but it's "for the global good of the future transplant recipients."

Crying my eyes out: The never-ending story of emergency eyewash equipment!

Source: Mac's Safety Space

October seems to be shaping up into a “greatest hits” kind of month as we once again dig back into the closet of perennial findings—this week finds us in the realm of managing occupational exposure to chemicals.

Violence prevention behind the scenes

It’s no secret that violence prevention is increasingly becoming a major part of the job description of today’s hospital safety and engineering professional.

TJC, other AOs told to step up on finding EoC, LSC violations

Expect CMS to continue its crackdown on The Joint Commission (TJC), HFAP, and other accrediting organizations (AO) for fire safety and physical environment oversight. In its latest report to Congress on AO performance, CMS said accreditors continue to miss too many condition-level deficiencies during surveys, particularly in those areas.

IC within physical environment is key theme at annual TJC session

Step up oversight of water management at your facility and make sure you include leadership involvement. Partner with your facility’s infection preventionist (IP) to plan and execute all parts of construction and renovation projects. Beware of mold infections in both people and buildings. And get over offending people—controlling the next pandemic is a priority.

The PPE compliance conundrum

In a recent laboratory poll about personal protective equipment (PPE), 85% of respondents said their biggest issues had nothing to do with selecting PPE, purchasing it, or training staff. Instead, the biggest issue they deal with on a day-to-day basis is compliance—getting people to protect themselves when there is a potential for exposure to bloodborne pathogens or chemicals.

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Drug Diversion by Healthcare Personnel

Presented on: Monday, October 21, 2019 | 1:00–2:30 p.m. Eastern

Presented by: Kimberly New, BSN, JD

This webinar presented by expert speaker Kimberly New, BSN, JD, will explore current trends in drug diversion by healthcare personnel and will address how facilities can develop a straightforward approach to diversion prevention, detection, and response.

Attendees will have the opportunity at the end of the program for a live Q&A with the speaker.

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

• State current trends in diversion
• Identify best practices to address auditing
• Implement processes to improve diversion prevention, detection, and response in their facilities

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