While some hospitals are just approaching their peak of treating COVID-19 patients, others are already looking toward the time facilities can...Read More »
“There is still much to learn about this virus, but these recommendations give hospitals an evidence-based reference,” said Judith Guzman-Cottrill...Read More »
Patients with cancer are a high-risk group during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a World Health Organization report published in February. ...Read More »
Those administering CPR as first aid also should consider covering their own and the cardiac arrest victim’s nose and mouth with a face mask or...Read More »
Use this policy, shared courtesy of Lynda Bailey, RN, BSN, CSHA, accreditation specialist for quality and patient safety at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, as a starting place to review your own toy cleaning practices and procedures. (Originally ran in Inside the Joint Commission...
Use this policy, shared courtesy of Lynda Bailey, RN, BSN, CSHA, accreditation specialist for quality and patient safety at the University of Utah...Read More »
Watch out for clean linen hoarding in your patient care units by busy staff who don’t have time to track down items as they turn over rooms.Read More »
While all the headlines have been (justifiably) about the 2019 novel coronavirus, healthcare providers must keep in mind that it isn’t the sole...Read More »
