10 Strategies for Improving Employee Retention in Healthcare
Employee retention is a costly challenge in the healthcare industry, but there are effective strategies employers can apply to reduce turnover.
Leveraging Technology to Improve Nurse Safety
Connecticut recently put forth legislation to improve the safety of its healthcare workers following the death of a visiting nurse in October 2023.
How Proper Workwear Improves Safety for Healthcare Workers
This article provides helpful information on fabric choices and fit considerations unique to the healthcare industry for anyone unsure how to select the right scrubs or workwear for these settings.
Patient Safety Predictions for 2025, Part 1
PSQH reached out to experts throughout healthcare to get their predictions for what will happen in patient safety and healthcare quality in 2025. We received so many predictions this time around that we’re breaking it up into two parts. Here’s Part 1 of what they had to say.
Healthcare Leaders Must Focus on Safety to Stabilize their Workforce
The connection between workplace violence and patient care is often overlooked, but the truth is that workplace safety directly impacts patient care.
How CMOs Can Combat Workplace Violence
Healthcare organizations carry a heavy workplace violence burden, with about three-quarters of U.S. workplace assaults occurring in healthcare settings, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Workplace violence is prevalent in emergency departments—78% of emergency physicians have reported being targets of workplace violence in the prior 12 months.
Anticipating OSHA’s Healthcare Rulemakings
OSHA has been developing three industry-specific rulemakings that could significantly impact healthcare industry compliance. By the end of the year, the industry could see one new final regulation and two proposed rules.
Reducing Workplace Violence for Nurses
According to the Emergency Nurses Association, seven out of 10 emergency room nurses report being kicked or hit on the job, and one in four nurses in general report having experienced workplace violence involving a patient—and that such violence is underreported.
NIOSH: Healthcare Workers Receiving Reusable Respirators Rate Safety Climate ‘High’
According to a survey by NIOSH, healthcare workers who received reusable respirators, such as elastomeric half-mask respirators, during the COVID-19 pandemic gave high marks on the safety climate at their workplaces. The institute highlighted its respiratory research and promotion efforts in its September eNews.
Texas’ New Healthcare Workplace Violence Law: What It Requires
As violence against healthcare workers occurs with greater frequency than in any other industry, the state of Texas is requiring healthcare facilities to adopt workplace violence prevention plans by September 1, 2024.