Travel nurses are skilled healthcare workers who are sent on assignments to different hospitals to fulfill short-term staffing shortages. The travelling aspect of this job makes it a perfect choice for nurses wanting to advance their careers, increase their salary, or simply change up their lifest...
In this survey study of 7,208 Dutch healthcare workers, we investigate whether healthcare workers dealing with COVID-19 patients experience lower general health, more physical and mental exhaustion and more sleep problems than other healthcare workers. Additionally, we study whether there are differe...
The following are the updates on the contagious disease. - - - - GENEVA -- The COVID-19 pandemic has hit over 22,000 healthcare workers across 52 countries and regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday. According to its daily situation report, 22,073 COVID-19 cases amon...
Health workers who are HIV positive are banned from performing most surgery or dental treatment in case they cut themselves with their instruments and infect patients with their blood. They can only perform day-to-day tasks, including giving injections; which are considered low risk. But the Depa...
Deborah Jack, chief executive of the National Aids Trust, said, “These recommended rule changes for healthcare workers with HIV are long overdue. Sadly, the UK has lagged behind other countries in addressing this issue.” 1 Why are health workers with HIV banned from performing certain medical...
Low flu vaccination rates among healthcare workers could be risking the lives of frail elderly patients and increasing winter pressures in UK hospitals, according to research published in the latest issue of Journal of Clinical Nursing. Less than eight per cent of nurses and healthcare assistants ...
Healthcare workers are on the front lines of the global effort to care for patients with COVID-19, while putting themselves at risk for infection. Thousands have already died, from dozens of countries, professions, and specialties. Here we honor them all. ...
A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday that over 160 healthcare workers had died on duty in Gaza and called for a lifting of restrictions on medical aid, saying some doctors were performing operations, including amputations, without anesthetic. "Over 160 of the healthcare workers...
health HealthworkerswhoareHIVpositivearebannedfromperformingmostsurgeryordentaltreatmentincasetheycutthemselveswiththeirinstrumentsandinfectpatientswiththeirblood.Theycanonlyperformday-to-daytasks,includinggivinginjections,whichareconsideredlowrisk.ButtheDepartmentofHealthwantstoliftthebanbecauseitsaysthechanceofahealth...
Travel nurses are skilled healthcare workers who are sent on assignments to different hospitals to fulfill short-term staffing shortages. The travelling aspect of this job makes it a perfect choice for nurses wanting to advance their careers, increase their salary, or simply change up their lifest...