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Trainee healthcare support workers
Nursing Management, 2017The new nursing associate role will sit alongside those of other healthcare support workers, including registered nurses, in the delivery of hands-on patient care. A second wave of around 2,000 nursing associates is being trained by providers across England, and Health Education England has filmed videos of trainees explaining their aspirations and ...
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Occupational Allergy in Healthcare Workers
Recent Patents on Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery, 2010Occupational healthcare may expose to various allergens and irritants. Thus, the allergic manifestations in nursing staff are frequent and their prevalence is increasing all over the world. In fact, many new substances continuously appear in the medical practices. These allergic manifestations include a wide spectrum of clinical symptoms such as ocular,
Neila, Chaari +7 more
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Ebola and healthcare worker stigma
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2018Aims: Exposure to infection is a risk for all healthcare workers. This risk acquires another dimension in an outbreak of highly contagious, lethal disease, such as the Ebola epidemic in West Africa in 2014. Healthcare workers are usually well and correctly informed about the risks from such diseases, but family, neighbours, friends, or colleagues may ...
Misse, Wester, Johan, Giesecke
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Introduction to Ergonomics for Healthcare Workers
Rehabilitation Nursing, 2010Healthcare workers who handle and move patients as part of their jobs suffer a disproportionately high number of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The majority of reported work-related MSDs are back pain cases that result in significant numbers of lost work days.
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Tuberculosis in healthcare workers, Scotland
Scottish Medical Journal, 2017In an attempt to explore healthcare worker acquisition of tuberculosis infection, we conducted population-based surveillance of all cases recorded as healthcare workers reported to Enhanced Surveillance of Mycobacterial Infection from 2000 to 2015. Over the study period, the mean incidence rate of tuberculosis among all healthcare workers was 15.4 per ...
Kevin G, Pollock +4 more
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Occupational Scabies in Healthcare Workers
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 1995Item does not contain ...
Voss, A., Wallrauch-Schwartz, C.
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Developing healthcare support workers
Nursing Standard, 2014This article the fifth in a series of seven, describes the measures taken by one health board in Scotland to enhance nursing and midwifery leadership. In NHS Lanarkshire, the Leading Better Care Programme was implemented locally by engaging all members of the nursing and midwifery teams, including healthcare support workers (HCSWs).
Jacqueline, Brown, Julia, McMurray
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Latex Allergy and the Healthcare Worker
Gastroenterology Nursing, 2000The purpose of this article is to describe the clinical manifestations and treatment of latex allergy. A discussion of the identification of latex-sensitized staff and available diagnostic tests is presented. Emphasis is placed on the healthcare worker's role in preventing future latex allergy cases from developing.
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HIV Infection and The Healthcare Worker
Medical Clinics of North America, 1992The perception of degree of risk can vary markedly from actual risk. About 5% of the cases of AIDS and HIV infection in the United States have occurred in healthcare workers, a percentage that has remained stable over time. Nearly all of these infections are related to lifestyle factors, not occupational risk.
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Tuberculosis: protecting healthcare workers
Nursing Standard, 2003The global incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is rising. Many more healthcare workers are coming into contact with the disease now that it has reached its highest infection rate for 17 years (Sadler 2001). Modern screening methods allow detection of infection, and a strict antibiotic regimen can prevent and cure disease.
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