RESOURCES - Criteria 2
Safety of the Work Environment
[Unless otherwise noted, resources listed are
those identified by TNA]
Weblinks
Nurse-Friendly Hospital Criteria,Texas Nurses Association http://www.texasnurses.org/wkplaceadv/nf/nurse-friendly.htm
U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hospital/hazards/workplaceviolence/viol.html
Facility Management.com http://www.facilitymanagement.com/links.html
THA Patient Safety Conference: New Rules, New Methods; Information: mressmann@tha.org
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Health Care Workers http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/healthcare/
Compendium of NIOSH Health Care Worker Research 2001, DHHS (NIIOSH) Publication Number4 2003-108 http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/publistd.html#2003d
Workbook for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Sharps Injury Prevention Program http://www.cdc.gov/sharpssafety/
Text/Graphs
TNA Support Summary and Recommendation (pdf file)
Guidelines concerning Ergonomics (pdf file) [resource suggested by [Lolly Lockhart,RN,PhD, Resource Consultant]
Sample policy and procedure regarding Patient Handling and Movement. (pdf file) [resource suggested by [Lolly Lockhart,RN,PhD, Resource Consultant]
Needlestick Prevention and Safety Ideas
(MS Word file) or (pdf file)
[resource suggested by
Jessica Patton of the Nurse Friendly Texas AHEC Team]
Sample Procedure, Post-Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens (MS Word file) or (pdf file) [resource suggested by Jessica Patton of the Nurse Friendly Texas AHEC Team]
Articles/Books