Quality & Patient Safety

Many hospitals still allow staff to smoke on site

Patient Safety Monitor Alert, March 17, 2004

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The majority of readers who responded to our recent online survey report that their hospitals do not prohibit them from smoking on campus.

 

What we asked:

Does your hospital allow staff and employees to smoke?

 

What you said: 

 

>> 80%: Yes - Only in designated areas.  

 

>> 18%: No - Our campus is smoke-free. Staff must go off-site to smoke.

 

>> 2%: No - Not at any time during their shift.

 

>> 0%: No - We're so strict, we won't even hire employees who smoke.

 

Total Responses:  76

 

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Our question: Does your hospital promote a fragrance-free environment by prohibiting staff from wearing strong colognes or perfumes?

 

Click here and scroll down to the lower right hand corner of the page to log your answer in now! We'll report the results in an upcoming issue of "Patient Safety Monitor."



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