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CDC: Focus on Protecting Staff and Supplies as Coronavirus Concerns Grow
If possible, patients under investigation should be given a surgical mask and moved to a negative pressure room. Healthcare workers should use appropriate PPE, including eye protection that should be goggles and not safety glasses.
 

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CMS Urges Providers to Prep for 2019-nCoV
In QSO 20-09-ALL, CMS noted that healthcare organizations have been told to consider emerging infectious diseases as part of the all-hazards approach to emergency preparedness all healthcare providers have been required to follow since 2016. The memo also notes that the CDC continues to issue information on the 2019-nCoV that began in China at the end of last year and has infected thousands, including more than 600 people who have died.
What CNOs Should Know About Millennial and Gen Z Nurses
Forty-two percent of respondents say communication and the ability to make clinical decisions are important factors impacting the working environment, while 43% indicate professional growth opportunities through career advancement are crucial.
PSQH Innovation Award Winner: Cleveland Clinic Develops Algorithm to Power Early Warning System
The hospital and health system set up an early warning system (EWS) as a way to alert nurses to subtle changes in patient condition. But alerts alone aren’t enough, so they also developed an integrated workflow that supports patient assessment, contextual evaluation of clinical data, provider notification, interdisciplinary collaboration, and timely intervention.
 

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Thursday, 2/13 - The Climate Crisis and Clinical Practice Symposium

Thursday, 2/20 - 2020 Virginia Patient Safety Summit

Tuesday, 2/25 - 2020 CMS Quality Conference

Thursday, 3/5 - 2020 World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit

Monday, 3/9 - HIMSS20 Global Health Conference & Exhibition
 

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