Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in January, healthcare workers in U.S. hospitals have been working almost nonstop, often in high-stress environments without the proper support they need to do their jobs. As usual, healthcare workers are asked to take on some of the hardest work during this...
One of the top physician burnout researchers in the country is expecting a new national survey will show a significant uptick in clinician burnout due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Burnout is one of the most vexing challenges facing physicians and other healthcare workers nationwide. ...
Ensure workers are trained fit-tested for using respirators and are not sharing protective gowns as they care for potentially infectious patients, or you may face fines from OSHA.
In addition to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the United States and the world continues to be challenged by disasters, such as droughts, earthquakes, fires, floods, severe weather events, and terrorism. When they occur, nurses are called on to respond during and following a disaster.
With skies literally turning red from wildfire smoke on the West Coast, we have unlocked a couple of our Patient Safety Monitor Journal articles on wildfires,...
Two decades after the dawn of the patient safety movement in healthcare with the publication of “To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System,” medical errors remain a vexing challenge at healthcare settings. Encouraging staff to participate in safety event reporting is a primary...
Your hospital, urgent care center, nursing home, laboratory or other healthcare facility has just survived a hurricane. Or a wildfire. Or a tornado. Or any other disaster. Now you need help with recovery.
