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Impaired healthcare professional

Critical Care Medicine, 2007
The objective of the article is to present the available data from the literature on substance use disorders in healthcare professionals. Prevalence, risk factors, treatment options, and reentry into clinical practice are discussed.Impairment of a healthcare professional is the inability or impending inability to practice according to accepted ...
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Ethical Awareness and Healthcare Professionals

Journal of Pastoral Care, 1998
Reports the results of a survey that sought to measure the “ethical awareness” of healthcare professionals at a number of area hospitals and nursing homes. Notes that the survey was helpful in isolating areas for needed inservices on ethical issues.
P A, Holmes, M J, Meehan
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Healthcare professionals’ knowledge of calories

Nursing Standard, 2013
To determine healthcare professionals' knowledge of the calorie content of foods and the relationship to weight maintenance.A cross-sectional questionnaire was used to survey 179 clinical staff, non-clinical staff and life coaches working in health care.The response rate is 81%.
E, Cottrell, R, Chambers
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Alcohol use by healthcare professionals

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2004
This study investigated alcohol use, misuse and abuse in a sample of dentists, nurses, pharmacists and physicians. Previous studies have lacked cross healthcare group comparisons and have rarely included dentists.As part of a larger mail survey, 479 healthcare professionals (68.7% response) completed self-report items on patterns of alcohol use ...
George A, Kenna, Mark D, Wood
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Serial Murder by Healthcare Professionals

Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2006
ABSTRACT: The prosecution of Charles Cullen, a nurse who killed at least 40 patients over a 16‐year period, highlights the need to better understand the phenomenon of serial murder by healthcare professionals. The authors conducted a LexisNexis® search which yielded 90 criminal prosecutions of healthcare providers that met inclusion criteria for ...
Beatrice Crofts, Yorker, Kenneth W, Kizer, Paula, Lampe, A R W, Forrest, Jacquetta M, Lannan, Donna A, Russell   +5 more
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OBESITY IN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

Revista sanitaria de investigación, 2023
Introducción: La obesidad es una patología nutricional caracterizada por la acumulación de tejido adiposo, lo cual puede provocar complicaciones en el estado de salud del individuo, causada por la confluencia de varios factores. La mayoría de los profesionales de salud por sus horarios extensos no puede cumplir con sus horas de descanso y para obtener ...
López, José Luis Herrera, De Los Ángeles Cobo Sevilla, Verónica, Acurio, Evelin Fernanda Velasco, Martínez-García, Diana, Jiménez, Eulalia Isabel Analuisa   +4 more
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Burnout syndrome among healthcare professionals

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2018
The well-being of healthcare providers and the influence of healthcare provider mental health and wellness on patient safety have garnered national interest and attention, though the concept of burnout among healthcare professionals is not new.[1][1],[2][2] Healthcare, as an industry ...
Patrick J, Bridgeman, Mary Barna, Bridgeman, Joseph, Barone   +2 more
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Mobile dictation for healthcare professionals

Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, 2013
We demonstrate a mobile dictation application utilizing automatic speech recognition for healthcare professionals. Development was done in close collaboration between human-technology interaction and nursing science researchers and professionals working in the area.
Tuuli Keskinen, Aleksi Melto, Jaakko Hakulinen, Markku Turunen, Santeri Saarinen, Tamás Pallos, Pekka Kallioniemi, Riitta Danielsson-Ojala, Sanna Salanterä   +8 more
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Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Healthcare Professionals

Nursing Administration Quarterly, 2008
Interdisciplinary collaboration has the capacity to affect both healthcare providers and patients. Research has shown that the lack of communication and collaboration may be responsible for as much as 70% of the adverse events currently reported.
Lori, Fewster-Thuente, Barbara, Velsor-Friedrich   +1 more
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Influenza vaccination in healthcare professionals

BMJ, 2012
Should be mandatory There is clear evidence that healthcare workers play an important role in transmitting infections to their patients.1 The World Health Organization and national immunisation guidelines in 60% of developed and emerging economies strongly recommend annual vaccination against seasonal influenza for all healthcare workers in acute and ...
Harish, Nair, Alison, Holmes, Igor, Rudan, Josip, Car   +3 more
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