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This week, the Joint Commission launched the SAFER Dashboard for its accredited health care organizations.
According to an update from the CDC this week, the risk of becoming infected with SARS-CoV-2 through contact with contaminated surfaces or objects, also known as fomite transmission, is considered to be low.
Meaningful reform of nursing homes rests on the presence of adequately prepared and compensated RNs, according to a recent article in Nursing Outlook.
The latest episode of the Joint Commission podcast, Take 5 with The Joint Commission, focuses on safe and reliable options for COVID-19 vaccinations.
To achieve community-wide immunity from COVID-19, 80% of the general population must get vaccinated, but some adult African Americans have no plans to do so.
Researchers from Henry Ford Health System in Detroit examined the system’s universal masking policy implemented at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and found it strongly associated with a reduced risk of health care workers acquiring COVID-19.
The April issue of the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) focused on a variety of topics related to personal protective equipment (PPE).
As cases of COVID-19 surged in the spring of 2020, nursing leaders at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, recognized the need to prepare for shortages of staff, space and supplies, according to an article in the March issue of Nursing Management.
Patients enter hospitals with multiple comorbidities and acute-on-chronic conditions. Late detection of deterioration in these patients can increase length of stay in the intensive care unit and result in poor outcomes.
Reliance on pulse oximetry to determine a patient’s oxygen status came under question with the release of a study in the New England Journal of Medicine suggesting the practice results in poor outcomes for people of color.