CDC posts healthcare setting outbreak reports for Hepatitis Awareness Month
As part of Hepatitis Awareness Month and the first National Hepatitis Testing Day in the U.S. on May 19, the CDC released two reports on protecting patients and workers from healthcare–associated viral hepatitis in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), May 18.
C. diff on the rise
There is clear evidence that Clostridium difficile (C.difficile), a difficult-to-control and treat bacterial infection, is increasing, especially in non-hospital settings, according to Mayo clinic researchers.
Most common type of emergency room workplace violence
Healthcare workplace violence can be of the physical or verbal type.
Here are the top three most common physical and verbal forms of workplace violence that emergency department RNs were exposed to in a seven day period, according to a 2010 survey by Emergency Nurses Association.
Ask the expert: When to test after Hepatitis B vaccination
Q: After employees have the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination, when should they be tested for immunity and which test should be ordered?
A: Perform the HBsAb test one to two months after the last dose of the HBV vaccine, according to the U.S. Public Health Service guidelines.
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Healthcare workplace violence compared to other occupations
Healthcare workers were victims of workplace violence at more than twice the rate of the general workforce but less often than people in other dangerous jobs.
