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Editor’s note

What new challenges are your programs facing in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and how are you tackling them? For example, how are you ensuring your residents are receiving an appropriate amount of supervision? How have you changed how you deliver education? How are your residents coping with the added stress? What are you doing to guarantee a smooth onboarding for your incoming residents in July? Let me know and your responses could make their way into an upcoming article.

Editor's Picks

Protect yourself when dealing with violent patients

Anger is an emotion—nothing more and nothing less. It’s a very powerful emotion that can stem from feelings of frustration, hurt, annoyance, or disappointment. It is a normal human emotion that can range from slight irritation to strong rage.
 

COVID-19 resources

As COVID-19 spreads throughout the U.S., healthcare organizations face unique challenges to support their workers and keep patients safe. In response, we’ve launched an Acute Care Coronavirus response page that provides resources and solutions for hospitals and health systems as they navigate COVID-19.

You can also visit our forum dedicated to COVID-19 discussions to ask your questions and share best practices with your colleagues.
 

Residency coordinator self-care

A residency coordinator’s overall wellness can be thought of as a wheel made up of different components, such as physical, mental, social, and psychological health. In an ideal world, each component will be fully realized, making the circumference of the wheel smooth. The problem is that the reality does not always work this way.
 

RPA Member Exclusive: Hand hygiene: Just do it

In 2018, The Joint Commission (TJC) announced it would issue a Requirement for Improvement if it saw a single hand hygiene failure during a survey. In 2020, TJC and other accrediting organizations announced they were suspending surveys because of COVID-19—the spread of which can be stopped or considerably slowed by hand hygiene.
 


 

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