AORN journal
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Beginning in the 1980s, use of latex gloves to protect health care workers against exposure to blood and body fluids increased. Since then, the number of reported cases of latex sensitivity also has increased. Reactions to latex range from contact dermatitis to anaphylactic shock. Low-powder, powder-free, and non-latex gloves provide alternatives to protect health care workers from occupational latex exposure.
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PEOPLE WHO WORK in health care are among the brightest and most dedicated workers in the United States, but they are human, and humans make mistakes. HEALTH CARE FACILITIES are moving away from a culture of perfection and exploring how human factors predispose people to make certain types of errors. THIS ARTICLE discusses the types of errors being made and the organizations that are working to redesign the health care system to make it easier to do the job more safely and more difficult to make a mistake.
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ONE MEASURE OF NURSING EXCELLENCE is achieving specialty certification, which denotes a more advanced level of knowledge and practice. THE CERTIFICATION BOARD Perioperative Nursing (CBPN) provides specialty certification for perioperative nurses. The organization's mission is to be the leader in competency credentialing and education that promotes safe, quality patient care in the perioperative arena. THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS study findings regarding the perceived value of a barriers to obtaining certification.
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Practice Guideline Guideline
Recommended practices for product selection in perioperative practice settings.