The 10 most popular stories from Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality in July are listed below.
1. Nursing’s ‘dirty little secret’? Workplace violence, says 73-year-old nurse
2. Medstar hospital’s poor safety ratings get limelight as it treats Rep. Steve Scalise
3. CRNA average hourly wage & salary for all 50 states — Montana tops the list at $243k
4. Manager didn’t enforce sick day policy: Chipotle’s explanation for norovirus outbreak
5. 2 New Hampshire VA hospital officials ousted hours after Boston Globe publishes investigative report on safety issues
6. 16 large hospitals with the lowest C-section rates
7. Do cellphones in the OR jeopardize patient safety? 5 thoughts
8. Even perfect hand hygiene can’t halt MRSA spread to NICU babies
9. Deadly rodent virus kills 3 in Washington
10. Olympus to pay Virginia Mason $6.6M for role in superbug outbreak: 7 things to know
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