La Dra. Visscher explica las conclusiones de su estudio publicado recientemente, el cual muestra que el uso frecuente de lociones/cremas puede mitigar los efectos perjudiciales de la higiene de manos repetitiva. ...
La investigación ha demostrado que casi la mitad de los residentes de hogares de ancianos se angustian durante el baño. Esta angustia es un problema grave: una mirada cercana a los informes de incidentes ...
This course is intended for Nursing Home Administrators and is approved by NAB. Authored by Joanne Rader, RN, MN, PMHNP, award-winning author and founding member of the Pioneer Network. Research has shown ...
Sexual harassment is not an easy term to define. What one individual views as appropriate behavior in the workplace may be completely unacceptable to another. Context is critical to determine if a particular ...
This program will provide a basic review of the background of PPE; assessing the need for PPE and isolation carts; types of PPE; donning and doffing PPE; determining the level of precaution; educating ...
This course provides nurses with a description of the legal elements of nursing negligence and provides strategies for avoiding accusations of negligence. Nurses are at risk for accusations of negligence ...
Over the last several decades there has been an increasing amount of attention on health care-associated infections (HCAI) and the role hand hygiene plays. HCAIs refer to infections acquired in the setting ...
This mandatory update outlines the types of fire hazards commonly encountered in the healthcare environment and the information necessary to prevent fire, and the steps to take in case of fire. By knowing ...
Falls among older patients and other at-risk patients are very common. In patients over 65, there are as many as 1.5 falls per bed annually. Some acute care units such as oncology and geriatrics experience ...
Mass casualty emergencies can happen at any time and just about anywhere in the country. They can take many forms, from natural disasters such as hurricanes on the Gulf Coast and the terrible flooding ...