Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
As the 1969 song from the music group Chicago asks, do you really know what time it ...
Read More Mold on Eyewash Stations
Mold, a persistent and potentially hazardous growth, has been frequently observed in the diffusers of eye wash ...
Read More Infection Control Rounding
Yogi Berra was right, you can observe a lot by watching! The purpose of conducting rounds is ...
Read More Solution Dilution – Are your Detergent Soaks Watered Down?
An essential part of reprocessing medical instruments and devices is the use of chemical detergents during soaks and ...
Read More How Are You Maintaining Your Competencies?
Ensuring staff are trained and competent to perform their duties is critical for safe patient care and regulatory ...
Read More Maintaining Spill Kits
Protecting staff and patients from the hazards of accidental chemical exposure is essential to safe patient care. This ...
Read More Ensuring Equipment Safety
Ensuring your medical equipment is functioning properly prior to patient use is critical. Often this step is not ...
Read More Unknown Chemicals = Unknown Hazards
A critical element in the safe handling, storage and use of chemicals is first identifying those that are ...
Read More Tornado and Hazardous Weather Preparedness
This spring we have seen some very dangerous weather come through most areas of the country. Tornados, severe ...
Read More Keep Those Instructions for Use Current!
Instructions for Use (IFU) are critical references used to maintain medical equipment including calibration, preventive maintenance, cleaning/disinfection, and ...
Read More The Importance of Routine Environmental Risk Evaluation
Environmental risks can pose significant vulnerabilities to your patients, visitors and staff members. Specifically, in patient care locations ...
Read More Improving Pain Medication Practices
Pain medication, when properly ordered, administered and monitored for effectiveness, can provide patients with relief of their suffering ...
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