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Employee Health 1102 - Hospital Employee Health - Feb 01, 2007
Target Audience:
This activity is intended for employee health nurse managers.Sponsor:
This activity is sponsored by AHC Media.Accreditation:
AHC Media is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.Credit Designation:
This activity has been approved for 1.25 nursing contact hours using a 60-minute contact hour.Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # 14749, for 1.25 Contact Hours.
Nurses licensed in California should retain this credit letter for four years.
Faculty
EditorsMichelle Marille
Gary Evans
AHC Media
Managing Editor
Jill Robbins
AHC Media
Editorial Group Head
Coles McKagen
AHC Media
Consulting Editor
MaryAnn Gruden, MSN, CRNP, NP-C, COHN-S/CM
President Emeritus
Association Community Liaison
Association of Occupational Health
Professionals in Healthcare
Coordinator
Employee Health Services
West Penn Allegheny Health System
Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Pittsburgh
Subjects:
- Massive stockpiling causes spot shortages of N95 respirators
- Complacency could be deadly in pandemic
- OSHA: Use airborne precautions with H5N1
- Which HCWs will be first to get vaccine?
- When being hit is 'just part of the job'
- Raise alert for falls in winter weather
- Study: Gaps persist in HBV immunizations
- Flu campaign goes beyond the mandate
Objectives:
- identify particular clinical, administrative, or regulatory issues related to the care of hospital employees
- describe how those issues affect health care workers, hospitals, or the health care industry in general
- cite practical solutions to problems associated with the issue, based on overall expert guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or other authorities, or based on independent recommendations from clinicians at individual institutions
Financial Disclosure:
Editor Michele Marill, Managing Editor Jill Robbins, Editorial Group Head Coles McKagen, Consulting Editor MaryAnn Gruden, MSN, CRNP, NP-C, COHN-S/CM and Editor Gary Evans report no consultant, stockholder, speaker's bureau, research, or other financial relationships with companies having ties to this field of study.Copyright 2007 AHC Media. All rights reserved.