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Patient Safety in the ICU

WebA specific concern for patient safety in the ICU is related to blood loss and infections associated with blood sampling. These issues are a major concern in the ICU because …

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5 Ways to Improve Staff Safety in Healthcare

WebThe following are five ways to improve staff safety in healthcare. 1. Promote a culture of safety. Company culture heavily influences the general attitude of a working …

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7 Medical Inventions that Changed Hospitals Forever

WebVery few fields have seen the rapid innovation that the medical field is known for, and only a select few have had the same level of impact on the human population. To celebrate …

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Preventing needlestick injuries in the ICU

WebThe United States National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), defines needle stick injuries as injuries caused by needles such as hypodermic needles, blood …

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INFECTIONS IN THE ICU

WebThe “scourge of hospital-acquired infections” is how a recent article in The Wall Street Journal phrased it. In this piece entitled “Designing a Hospital to Better Fight Infection,” …

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Needle Stick Injuries: Management and Prevention

WebApril 20, 2016. Needle stick injuries are most frequently caused while disposing or disassembling needles, which may contain blood and body fluids of another person. …

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CDC Guidelines for catheter related infection prevention in ICU

WebThis is why familiarity of current CDC guidelines regarding standards for infection control in environments such as the ICU and OR is essential in providing high quality care for …

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The Risks of treatment with Lipids and Other Aggressive …

WebWe aim to provide safer and more effective patient-caregiver interface in intravascular fluid administration. Our target is reducing the risk of infection and treatment error, improving …

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Exposure to hazardous drugs

WebExposure may occur through accidental inhalation, ingestion, absorption and dermal contact of a fraction of these drugs, and can lead to a variety of health problems (from …

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The Complications of Obesity and Anesthesia

WebThe Known Risks of Administering Anesthesia to Obese Patients. Being overweight, and especially obese, puts an individual at a higher risk when undergoing surgery – with one …

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The Challenges of Intubation in the OR and the ICU

WebOne of the most common intubation challenges for CRNAs is intubating a patient that is obese. Excess body mass, and especially additional soft tissue in the upper airway, …

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The Role of Nurses Inside and Outside the Hospital

WebHere are 5 examples of how nurses improve their communities: Providing the same quality of care to rich and poor patients. Treating male and female patients equally. Educating …

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Medication errors & drug incompatibility

WebDrug incompatibilities are frequent, accounting for 20% of all medication errors and up to 89% of administration errors. They emerge as color change, clouding, gas formation, …

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Needlestick injury

WebEach year 385,000 needlestick injuries and other sharps-related injuries are sustained by hospital-based healthcare personnel. This equates to an average of around 1,000 sharps …

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Facing down intraluminal contamination risks with innovative …

WebLynn Hadaway, the IV therapy expert discusses how the benefits of a closed stopcock design that allows for continual flushing of residual medications such as the …

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Intravenous Therapy

WebIntravenous Fluid Regulation Carries Potential Complications . Complications associated with intravenous fluid regulation and inappropriate fluid therapy protocol can easily put …

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Marvelous medical stopcock

WebMarvelous™ from Elcam - an advanced medical stopcock. The first minimal residual volume luer-activated medical stopcock designed to save you time and increase safety with two …

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