1 Immunization of healthcare personnel can increase safety and decrease costs Personnel who contract vaccine-preventable illnesses not only expose vulnerable patients to diseases but also may miss work to care for themselves or sick relatives. Controlling outbreaks costs money and can drain hospitals of important resources. In 1993, two pertussis outbreaks at Children’s Hospital Medical Center ...

Exposure of health care workers to antineoplastic drugs and subsequent adverse health effects is still an open issue. Very little has been studied on the extent of occupational exposure and handling conditions of antineoplastic drugs in Iran. We aimed to determine cyclophosphamide and ifosfamide concentrations in the urine samples of oncology healthcare workers. In addition, we assessed workpla...

Introduction: Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel are subject to moral hazards during work, leading them to find moral distress (MD). Our literature review showed a gap in knowledge related to MD in EMS personnel. Therefore, this study investigated MD and its influential factors in pre-hospital emergency technicians. Methods: This descriptive-analytic study was conducted in Iran in 2017...

OBJECTIVE analyze healthcare and managerial indicators after nursing personnel upsizing. METHOD a retrospective, descriptive study was conducted using data from computer systems of a university hospital in southern Brazil. Healthcare and managerial indicators related to the first half of 2013 and 2014 were statistically analyzed. RESULTS increases of 40.0% in the number of nurses and 16.0% ...

CONTEXT Influenza is a major cause of patient morbidity. Mandatory influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel (HCP) is increasingly common yet has uncertain clinical impact. This study systematically examines published evidence of the benefits and harm of influenza vaccine mandates. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Li...

BACKGROUND Methods of measuring influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel (HCP) vary substantially, as do the groups of HCP that are included in any given set of measurements. Thus, comparison of vaccination rates across healthcare facilities is difficult. PURPOSE The goal of the study was to determine the feasibility of implementing a standardized measure for reporting HCP influenza vacc...

From the Departments of Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (T.R.T.), and Hospital Corporation of America (E.J.S.), Nashville, Tennessee; Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri (H.B.); Department of Medical Ethics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (A.L.C.); Department of Medicine, Boston Univer...

Nitrous oxide, a commonly used agent in the dental and anesthesia practice, carries serious risks to healthcare providers. Complications from its exposure can range from hematological abnormalities and neurological deficits to increased risk of spontaneous abortions in women. A concentrated effort by all anesthesia personnel is necessary to prevent the adverse effects associated with the use of...

Healthcare personnel (HCP) attire is an aspect of the medical profession steeped in culture and tradition. The role of attire in cross-transmission remains poorly established, and until more definitive information exists priority should be placed on evidence-based measures to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). This article aims to provide general guidance to the medical community ...

BACKGROUND The return on investment for information technology (IT) has been the subject of much debate throughout the history of management information systems research. Often referred to as the productivity paradox, increased IT investments have not been consistently associated with increased productivity. Understanding individual IT factors that directly contribute to business value should p...