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May 1, 2024. Hospital News is Canada’s health care news source since 1987. Hospital News covers developments and issues that affect all health care professionals, administrators, patients, visitors and students. Hospital News is published monthly and is made available in distribution racks placed in high traffic areas in hospitals and related ...
The alcohol swab before the needle: A point of debate
Mar 5, 2020 · Alcohol swabbing before an injection is a long-standing, widely used infection control practice. It’s thought that prepping the skin using alcohol swabs removes bacteria that could be pushed into the puncture and might cause an infection. To clean the skin before a vaccination or other injection, suggested standard practice according to the ...
24 new innovations to improve the lives of older adults
Jul 13, 2021 · The Spark-ON program is designed to address the current healthcare needs of older adults. The Spark-CU program was launched to help Ontario students – Canada’s future innovators – scale their innovative aging and brain health solutions into businesses. Through Spark-ON and Spark-CU, CABHI will invest close to $1 million in support of ...
Defusing an angry or upset patient - Hospital News
Aug 14, 2018 · By Lindsay Yoo and Certina Ho Healthcare providers, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other allied healthcare professionals, encounter many different scenarios during a typical shift; this often involves the challenge of navigating unexpected situations, for instance, defusing an angry or frustrated patient. Handling a difficult situation that involves an angry or upset patient is ...
Feeding assistance: Strategies for success - Hospital News
Feb 28, 2018 · The feet should be flat on the floor or on wheel chair supports, and the head should be held straight with the chin down slightly. There should be approximately 12 inches/30 cm from the mouth to the food. Poor positioning leads to a higher risk for choking or aspirating food or liquid into the lungs. There are many effective strategies that can ...
Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Importance and …
Sep 5, 2024 · The main treatment for an AAA is to manage risk factors and monitor the aneurysm risk with regular ultrasounds of the aorta. Surgery is recommended only once the risk of the AAA bursting exceeds the risk of surgery. Early detection and monitoring provides the opportunity to fix the AAA before it bursts, says de Mestral.
The 5W’s of medication incident reporting - Hospital News
Dec 4, 2020 · According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada) “Definition of Terms” , a medication incident is “a mistake with medication, or a problem that could cause a mistake with medication”. Medication incidents can, and on occasion, do occur. Unfortunately, such incidents or events can sometimes have serious consequences for a patient’s well-being (and long ...
Getting nurses working: Sunnybrook makes strides with …
Dec 28, 2023 · Amy is just one example of an internationally educated health care worker helping to meet human health resource demands in Ontario. Sunnybrook’s Internationally Educated Nurse (IEN) Pathway helps to support cultural integration, language proficiency and skills development for these team members, with a dedicated group of …
Drug overdose more likely in patients who leave hospital against ...
September 24, 2024. People who initiate a premature or “before medically advised” (BMA) hospital discharge have a 10-fold increase in the risk of drug overdose in the following month, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Patients leave hospital prematurely for a range of reasons, including improperly ...
Let’s make 2024 the year of cybersecurity in Canadian healthcare
Dec 4, 2023 · Major cybersecurity incidents continue to occur in healthcare across Canada. Just a few months ago five hospitals in southwestern Ontario were victims of a cyber-attack affecting email and patient records, leading to delays and cancellations for patients. In December 2022, SickKids Hospital was targeted by a partner of the LockBit ransomware ...