... Introduction Most healthcare organizations consider safety as a core value. However, the healthcare industry has significant injury rates compared to other occupations. In 2012, injury rates for a skilled nursing employer prompted OSHA to implement an aggressive review to improve ergonomic...

... worker and patient safety. Though still relatively few, beginning in 2012 targeted inspections and Regional and National Emphasis programs aim additional inspections at nursing and residential care facilities. Continuing losses in human and economic capital due to injuries make the case for building...

... of additional inspections at nursing, residential and ambulatory care facilities with hospitals not far behind. infectious disease hospital health & medicine nonfatal occupational injury labor 2013 ambulatory health march 6 inspection nursing statistics day away fatality injury...

... competency exposure performance-based competence emergency department accountability supervisor workplace hazard nurse nursing us government position description ed nurse department of health and human services injury requirement safety hazard recognition health & medicine...