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Growing Together in Health Care: June 2015
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Monday, June 29, 2015. OSHA Expands Hazards List, Nursing Homes to Face Tougher Scrutiny. A new key hazard list from OSHA will lead to nursing homes facing tougher scrutiny. The expanded hazards include musculosketal disorders related to resident handling, workplace violence, bloodborne pathogens, tuberculosis and slips, trips and falls. To avoid unnecessary manual handling, OSHA said nursing homes must:. Ensure they have enough charged batteries to power the assistive devices throughout an entire shift.
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Growing Together in Health Care: April 2015
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Thursday, April 30, 2015. CDC Report: Healthcare Workers Account for 60 Percent of OSHA-Recordable Injuries. According to a new report from the CDC, nurses and nurse assistants accounted for nearly 60 percent of all identified OSHA-recordable injuries from 2012 to 2014. Overweight, obese and acutely ill residents. Efforts to mobilize residents almost immediately after medical interventions. Of the 10,680 injuries reported to OSHA between 2012 and 2014:. 4,674 involved resident handling and movement.
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Growing Together in Health Care: September 2014
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Enterovirus D68 Update: CDC Recommends Additional Precautions. As Enterovirus D68, or EV-D68, continues to spread across the United States, the CDC has released an official health advisory that provides guidelines for preventing the spread of the respiratory illness in healthcare settings. Although early cases of EV-D68 were confined to children and young adults, nine cases of the illness have now been confirmed. Following respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette guidelines.
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Growing Together in Health Care: March 2015
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015. ProHeal Liquid Supplements Heal Residents from Within. DermaRite’s new ProHeal line of liquid supplements was designed to take wound care to the next level. Each of the four ProHeal formulations was developed to assist with specific health concerns. ProHeal™ Critical Care. Combines the laxative and stool-softening effects of fiber and FOS with all-natural sorbitol, which aids in gentle elimination without diarrhea. As part of a healthy diet, FiberHeal helps maintain regularit...
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Growing Together in Health Care: August 2015
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015. HHS Announces Million Hearts Hypertension Control Challenge. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a program to honor clinicians and healthcare teams that help patients control high blood pressure and prevent heart attacks and strokes. According to a press release. To enter the challenge, applicants must provide information about their practice, share verifiable high blood pressure control data and describe how health information technology (such as ele...
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Growing Together in Health Care: October 2014
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Friday, October 31, 2014. Why Do We Do That On Halloween? Have you ever wondered how Halloween traditions such as trick-or-treating, carving pumpkins and dressing in costume got started? We have the answers! Why do kids trick-or-treat on Halloween? Why do we carve pumpkins? Why do we wear Halloween costumes? Hundreds of years ago, people believed that ghosts could come back to the earthly world on Halloween. To avoid being recognized by these ghosts when they left their homes at night, they would wea...
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Growing Together in Health Care: November 2014
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014. Gobble Up This Thanksgiving Trivia. Looking for a fun way to pass Thanksgiving afternoon? Print out this post, distribute it to your residents and test their knowledge of Thanksgiving! If they get stumped, the answers are at the bottom.). What was the first department store to host a Thanksgiving parade? Who is the Greek goddess of corn? What part of the turkey is saved and snapped as a superstitious good luck custom? Yes or no: Do all turkeys gobble? The wishbone . 4. A pou...
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Growing Together in Health Care: July 2015
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Friday, July 31, 2015. Study: Anticholinergics Increase Fall Risk In Older Men. A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Found that older men who take specific commonly used medications have a higher risk of being injured in a fall. Interestingly, the researchers noted that the use of these drugs did not increase risks for women. To learn more, click here. Thursday, July 30, 2015. Keep Residents Cool This Summer. The heat is fully cranked up here in Chicagoland! Many state...
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Growing Together in Health Care: SDS File Update: August 2015
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015. SDS File Update: August 2015. On July 7, we notified you that we are working diligently to provide you with updated SDS files from our manufacturer partners in accordance with OSHA’s Revised Communication Standard. Since that time, we have added SDS documents from the following manufacturers:. International Direct (Embrace and Compliance). Unilever (Suave and Dove). To view and download the updated SDS files, please take the following steps:. Go to promedsupply.com. Click on the...
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Growing Together in Health Care: Study: Spicy Foods Might Help You Live Longer
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Monday, August 10, 2015. Study: Spicy Foods Might Help You Live Longer. There's good news for people who delight in singeing their taste buds. New research shows that fiery foods such as chili peppers might actually help people live longer. So what causes this unexpected health benefit? The researchers think that it's capsaicin, a bioactive ingredient in chili peppers that has been tied to health perks such as increased fat burning. To learn more, click here. American Health Care Association (AHCA).
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