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Subject: MN Nurses Strike for Patient Safety | 6 Steps to Prevent Wrong-Site Surgery | 15 Self-Reported Factors for Poor Hand Hygiene | Safe Site Poster From MN Hosp Assn
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News & Analysis
July 19, 2011

1. Minnesota Nurses Strike for Patient Safety, Staff Ratios. Click Here

2. 6 Steps to Prevent Wrong-Site Surgery. Click Here

3. 15 Self-Reported Factors for Poor Adherence With Hand Hygiene. Click Here

4. Patient Safety Tool: 'Safe Site' Poster From Minnesota Hospital Association. Click Here

5. ASC
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6. 5 Strategies for Preventing Avoidable Hospital-Acquired Conditions. Click Here
Written by William "Claibe" Yarbrough, MD, of Dallas VA Medical Center.

7. Delivering Respiratory Care Without Spreading "Bugs". Click Here
Written by Peggy SaBell of Kaiser Permanente, Colorado.

8. Patient Safety Tool: Environmental Cleaning Evaluation Worksheet From CDC. Click Here

9. Why Turnover Time May Not Be Best Bet for Improving OR Efficiency. Click Here

10. AAAHC Named Sponsor of 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference. Click Here


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