Reducing the number of hospital-acquired infections is now a priority for hospitals since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services stopped reimbursing hospitals for any infections patients acquire after admission. Thus the need for expert infusion therapy nurses is greater than ever.
On Jan. 25, infusion nurses and other healthcare professionals will observe National IV Nurse Day. In 1980, the U.S. House of Representatives designated this day each year to honor and recognize the accomplishments of the nation's infusion nurse specialists, as well as the Infusion Nurses Society (INS).
"Due to their skill, expertise and competence, infusion nurses make a positive impact on the delivery of patient care," said INS chief executive officer Mary Alexander, MA, RN, CRNI, CAE, FAAN. "IV Nurse Day gives us the opportunity to recognize the significant contributions that infusion nurses make in their patients' lives."
IV Nurse Day promotes the advancement of the specialty and simultaneously recognizes more than three decades of continuing education, advocacy, and professional development offered by the infusion nursing community.
The theme this year is "IV Nurses - Partners in Improving Healthcare."
Vaccination Appointment for International Travelers (VAIT) Yellow Fever Vaccination is given only between 10 am and 4 pm everyday. Mail a copy of your passport to info@hopehospital.com before your appointment date. Yellow fever : · Mandatory vaccination against yellow fever is carried out to prevent the importation of yellow fever virus into vulnerable countries. These are countries where yellow fever does not occur but where the mosquito vector and non-human primate hosts are present. Importation of the virus by an infected traveller could potentially lead to the establishment of infection in mosquitoes and primates, with a consequent risk of infection for the local population. In such cases, vaccination is an entry requirement for all travellers arriving from countries, including airport transit, where there is a risk of yellow fever transmission. If yellow fever vaccination is contraindicated for medical reasons, a medica...
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