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Infection Control Weekly Monitor keeps you up-to-date on what's happening in the world of infection control. Every issue provides useful tips on topics from hand hygiene to improving flu vaccination rates.

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Infection Control Weekly Monitor

Issue 6, February 8, 2012

• ICU CLABSI data available to consumers

  For the first time, the public now has access to how well a hospital’s ICU deals with central...

• IAC updates flu shot honor roll

  The Immunization Action Coalition has added 28 organizations to its Honor Roll for Patient Safety.

• Editor’s choice: You are disinfecting that scope with what?

  Some healthcare facilities have strange ideas about what constitutes appropriate decontamination.

• Ask the expert: Source patient testing after needlestick injury

  Q: When must we obtain testing consent from the source individual after an employee needlestick...

• Weekly poll: Safety on Super Bowl Monday

  Human resources experts estimate that U.S. workplaces lose $820 million in productivity and absorb...

Issue 5, February 1, 2012

• Norovirus is top reason for U.S. hospital infection outbreaks

  Norovirus is number one on the list of infection outbreaks in U.S. hospitals and was responsible...

• Colorado considers mandatory flu shots

  The Colorado State Board of Health will vote next month on whether to mandate flu shots for...

• Emergency department visits linked to nursing home infections

  A Canadian study indicates that elderly long-term care residents are three times more likely to...

• Weekly poll: Yes or no on mulitdose vials

  Do you agree with the AORN recommended practice to discontinue the use of multidose medication...

Issue 4, January 25, 2012

• AORN nixes multidose vials among other medication recommendations

  The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) hopes two new recommendations will prompt...

• Study: Workplace exposures put nurses at risk for lost pregnancies

  A study appearing in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology raises concerns about common...

• Editor’s choice: Infection prevention plan for outpatient oncology settings

  A new “plug and play” infection control plan that allows oncology clinics to get up to...

• Ask the expert: Top 10 questions for 2011

  Want to know about compliance on bloodborne pathogens training, TB skin testing, emergency eyewash...

• Weekly poll: Workplace safety and performance evaluations

  How important is workplace safety in the written performance evaluations for employees in your...

Issue 3, January 18, 2012

• ANA survey shows nurses concerned about infectious diseases at work

  A survey by the American Nurses Association shows that overall workplace safety has improved...

• Study: Google accurately tracks flu trends

  A study in Clinical Infectious Diseases has good things to say about Google Flu Trends.

• Viewing the film "Puncture"

  If you missed viewing the needlestick injury film Puncture, which was highlighted in the December...

• Ask the expert: Gloves for injections

  Q: In researching OSHA guidelines, I found that wearing gloves during an injection is not required...

• Weekly poll: Workplace safety now and then

  Overall, is your healthcare facility a safer place to work than it was 10 years ago?

Issue 2, January 11, 2012

• Questionable injection habits among NY anesthesiologists

  A survey of anesthesiologist in New York shows an "alarming" trend in unsafe injection...

• International study examines infection prevention practices in dental settings

  A study assessing infection prevention practices of dentists in eight countries shows a wide...

• Ask the expert: OSHA safety sharps compliance on pre-filled syringes

  Q: May we use the non-safety needles that come with pre-filled vaccine syringes provided by the...

• Weekly poll: The Feds and healthcare worker mandatory flu shots

  If approved, do think the CDC’s Recommendations on Strategies to Achieve the Healthy People...

Issue 1, January 4, 2012

• Joint Commission posts Easy-to-Read 2012 NPSGs

  Recently, the Joint Commission (TJC) released easy-to-read versions of the 2012 National Patient...

• CDC posts healthcare prevention strategies for H3N2 flu

  The CDC posted infection prevention strategies for healthcare settings for an influenza variant on...

• Ask the expert: Who does OSHA fine for not using safety needles, the worker or employer?

  Q: If an employee refuses to use available safety devices, such as safety needles and sharps, who...

• Weekly poll: Prediction on bloodborne pathogens exposures

  How well will your facility do in preventing occupational bloodborne pathogens exposures in 2012?