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by Larissa Biggers, on May 31, 2019

In 2018, the healthcare job market continued it historical growth, with 42.3% of hospitals predicting an increase in their labor force for 2019. Yet the hospital turnover rate stands at …

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Topics:safe patient handlinghealthcare costspatient safetyGI nursingendoscopy nursingnurse injuryhospital costsSPHM

by Larissa Biggers, on May 24, 2019

Last week’s blog post covered presenteeism and how it affected endoscopy staff. This week we will explore absenteeism and its effects on healthcare organizations and employees. Although definitions vary slightly, …

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Topics:safe patient handlinghealthcare costspatient safetyGI nursingendoscopy nursingnurse injuryhospital costsSPHM

by Larissa Biggers, on May 17, 2019

This blog series explores five indirect costs stemming from endoscopy staff injury and their real-life implications on GI units. Installment #1 covers presenteeism, which occurs when an employee is physically …

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Topics:endoscopysafe patient handlinghealthcare costspatient safetyGI nursingendoscopy nursingabdominal pressure colonoscopyGI injurynurse injuryhospital costsColoWrapSPHM

by Larissa Biggers, on May 10, 2019

Colonoscopes are a valuable commodity. Just weeks after $450,000 of scopes were stolen from a Philadelphia hospital, thieves struck again. This time they took two scopes valued at $24,000 each …

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Topics:colonoscopyendoscopylooping in colonoscopydifficult colonoscopyendoscopecolonoscope

by Chad Griepentrog, on May 03, 2019

Nurses are often exposed to a number of potential environmental hazards when performing their jobs. On a daily basis, we encounter patients who need our assistance to keep from falling …

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Topics:nurseendoscopynursingpatient safetynurse injuryfluoroscopyradiationradiation protection

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