Working the front lines of the early COVID-19 pandemic led to sleepless nights, anxiety, and depression for more than half of nurses surveyed for...Read More »
Review your workplace violence prevention program to ensure staff are protected from violent patients. That includes the use of engineering...Read More »
After two years of watching and waiting, I have been infected with the COVID-19 virus. I realize that this is nothing special. Millions of others...Read More »
OSHA’s two COVID-19-related emergency temporary standards (ETS) requiring specific worker protections as well as vaccinations are both on hold for...Read More »
No healthcare professional needs to be reminded of the risks and elevated threats of violence during tense moments with patients and their...Read More »
The Joint Commission has released a new Quick Safety advisory to address intimate partner violence (IPV), which has increased during the COVID-19...Read More »
In the 1964 classic movie Mothra versus Godzilla (released in the U.S. as Godzilla vs. the Thing), a giant egg is washed ashore in Japan after a...Read More »
The Joint Commission (TJC) ended the year with a flurry of reminders about new and revised standards for 2022, many of which had either been...Read More »