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Even though the flu vaccine shortage has yet to have an impact in terms of an anticipated surge of patients, quality managers and other hospital professionals already are feeling its effects. Tough decisions are being made every day, and they're not always restricted to patient and staff safety issues.
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The first head-to-head comparison study of an ACE inhibitor and an angiotensin receptor blocker, to assess renoprotective effects in type 2 diabetes, has shown that the drugs are comparable in their benefit.
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For as long as humans have been taking care of other humans who are sick or hurt, the rendering of solace and physical comfort has been the core from which all other types of aid have grown. But a nurse and ethicist in California says that ignoring the value of giving of solace and comfort amounts to turning away from the prime reason for the practice of medicine.
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Clinicians should become confident in management of constipation for numerous reasons, not the least of which is the sheer magnitude of its prevalence in the ambulatory setting.
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What sets one quality improvement program apart from all the others? To hear the staff at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, CA, tell it, it's the unique relationship between the physicians and nurses.
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With the unprecedented shortage of influenza vaccine this flu season, hospitals are scrambling to prepare for what may be a record number of flu patients presenting to their already overcrowded emergency departments and for staff shortages due to record absenteeism.
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There are five steps managers can take to make sure they are demonstrating caring behavior toward employees.
