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October 17, 2008
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Alert Issued on Dealing with Workplace Hostility

Alert Issued on Dealing with Workplace HostilityBy Debra Wood, RN, contributor

Disruptive or hostile behavior among health care professionals threatens patient satisfaction and safety because when people feel too intimidated to speak up, errors can happen, warns a new Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert.
 

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Is the Retail Clinic Sector Slowing Down?

By Debra Wood, RN, contributor

Is the Retail Clinic Sector Slowing Down?After two years of explosive growth in retail health clinics, a few things appear to be changing. The rate of new openings has slowed, some clinics have closed and additional players are entering the scene.

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Spotlight on Nursing 
Oncology Nursing Advances along with Cancer Treatments

By Susan Kreimer, MS, contributor

Oncology Nursing Advances along with Cancer TreatmentsWorking as an oncology nurse isn't easy on the emotions, but the lessons learned on the job can last a lifetime. Learn more about the roles of oncology nurses and how this field of nursing has evolved since chemotherapy and radiation treatments entered the health care scene.

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Nursing Programs Aim to Diversify Student Enrollment

By Debra Wood, RN, contributor

Nursing Programs Aim to Diversify Student EnrollmentAs America becomes a more multicultural society, nursing schools are attempting to increase the ranks of minority nurses in order to build a nursing workforce that more closely resembles the people in its care.

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Devices & Technology
New Home Antiseptic Kit Designed to Combat Surgical Infections

By Jennifer Larson, contributor

Nobody wants a patient to develop a surgical site infection, especially if it could have been easily prevented with the use of an antiseptic solution prior to surgery. That was the underlying motivation behind Ecolab, Inc.'s recent release of the Preoperative Antiseptic Bathing Kit.

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Special Feature
New Tools Improving Breast Cancer Detection

New Tools Improving Breast Cancer DetectionBy Susan Kreimer, MS, contributor

Any nurse knows that mammograms aren't foolproof. False-negative and false-positive results confuse patients and providers, and screening mammography has a reliability rate of only about 85 percent. But the progress appears promising. Research into diagnostic tools offer hope for finding breast cancer earlier, when it may be in a more curable stage.

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Looking Ahead to the Next Issue:
California Enforces Criminal Background Checks on Nurses 
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