Personnel, Hospital
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Using research to determine support for a policy on family presence during resuscitation.

30 Aug 2009 National guidelines and professional organizations have recommended allowing family presence during resuscitation and bedside invasive procedures. Studies found that only 5% of critical care units have written policies. Periodic requests by family ... Read more...

Use of a T cell interferon-gamma release assay to evaluate tuberculosis risk in newly qualified physicians in Singapore healthcare institutions.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Surveillance for latent tuberculosis in high-risk groups such as healthcare workers is limited by the nonspecificity of the tuberculin skin test (TST) in BCG-vaccinated individuals. The Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen-specific ... Read more...

Adherence to self-quarantine recommendations during an outbreak of norovirus infection.

30 Aug 2009 A large norovirus outbreak affecting hospital patients and staff occurred during the winter of 2007. We administered a survey to affected staff to evaluate adherence to social distancing recommendations. Of the 102 survey respondents, 74 (73%) ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Personnel, Hospital'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Infection control guidelines for the intensive care unit] 30 Sep 2009
• [Exit] 22 Sep 2009
• What do we do about increasing demand for Emergency Department care? 9 Sep 2009
• The global and the local: changes at Groote Schuur Hospital. 3 Sep 2009
• Using research to determine support for a policy on family presence during resuscitation. 30 Aug 2009
• [Cooperation among the health profession, the agreement among hospital personnel and physicians] 30 Aug 2009
• Asymptomatic carriage of Clostridium difficile among HCWs: Do we disregard the doctor? 30 Aug 2009
• Use of a T cell interferon-gamma release assay to evaluate tuberculosis risk in newly qualified physicians in Singapore healthcare institutions. 30 Aug 2009
• Adherence to self-quarantine recommendations during an outbreak of norovirus infection. 30 Aug 2009
• Measuring collections effort improves cash performance. 30 Aug 2009
• Retirement. A career's worth of wisdom on tap. 18 Aug 2009
• Swine flu. Immunisation choices risk creating local variations. PCTs decide on vaccine priority. 18 Aug 2009
• [Medical product safety and patient safety--challenges at the "human-medical product" interface] 10 Aug 2009
• Patients' attitudes toward electronic health information exchange: qualitative study. 4 Aug 2009
• Rolling out Productive Ward foundation modules across a hospital trust. 30 Jul 2009
• Celebration culture. 30 Jul 2009
• Staff acceptance of video monitoring for coordination: a video system to support perioperative situation awareness. 30 Jul 2009
• [Influenza pandemic: Would healthcare workers come to work? An analysis of the ability and willingness to report to duty] 30 Jul 2009
• [Two cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in two tourists in Senegal in 2004] 30 Jul 2009
• The art and science of influencing hand hygiene. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Personnel, Hospital'

Definition: The individuals employed by the hospital.

Descriptor UI: D010564

Alternative terms: Personnel, Hospital; Hospital Personnel;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; education; psychology;

Tree Number: M01.526.485.740; N02.360.740;

Online Note: use PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL to search HOSPITAL PERSONNEL 1968-77

History Note: 78; was HOSPITAL PERSONNEL 1968-77

Technical Notes: /organ = PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL but consider also other terms under ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL & ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL, etc.; "orderlies" & "ward attendants" unspecified go here except for PSYCHIATRIC AIDES (see note there)