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NewsHealthcare worker injuries jump by up to 10%
Healthcare worker nonfatal injuries and illness is on the rise with an up to 10 percent increase in missed work days for certain jobs, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Department of Read more...
Aggressive security allegedly causes patient death, risks hospital funding
The allegedly overaggressive hospital security tactics at North Carolina's Cape Fear Valley Medical Center could place its Medicare status at risk. A patient died after security guards placed a Read more...
Hospital color codes, bans violent patients
Hospitals already use color coding, ranging from disaster situations for high-acuity patients to everyday use for patients with food allergies. In the United Kingdom, however, one hospital is taking Read more...
Mental health issues: Invisible in plain sight
When a woman dies in a psych emergency department after waiting 24 hours to get a bed, people understandably focus on her death. And when nurses get punched, kicked and beaten by psychiatrically Read more...
Nurses mount tougher fight against workplace assaults
In recent times, nurses have begun to draw more attention to the often-dangerous conditions in which they work -- though the going has been slow. There's no question that nurses face big risks: Read more...
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