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Medical Environment Update, January 2012

Medical Environment Update, January 1, 2012

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Oncology clinics traditionally house some of the most vulnerable patients when it comes to contracting dangerous infections, further compounding the already debilitating effects of cancer treatments such as chemotherapy. Because of this, it's doubly important that oncology clinics have a plan in place to protect their patient ­population.

Read about it in the January issue of Medical Environment Update, which also includes:

• Healthcare worker immunizations updated
• Notes fromthe field: You haven't switched to safety devices, YET!
• Nurse and patient safety linked
• OSHA offers advice on workplace flu
• Self-inspection notes: Requirements for both eyewash units and shower units
• Businesses required to post NLRB notice
• Shuffling paper and bacteria
• QUESTIONS & ANSWERS on exit routes, TB skin tests for volunteers, and wearing gloves for injections
• Updates to your OSHA Program Manual infection control for outpatient oncology settings and healthcare worker vaccination recommendations
• A quiz of 10 true-or-false questions testing your understanding of OSHA standards and government regulatory guidelines that apply to healthcare facilities.

   

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