On August 13th, the New York State Hospital Review and Planning Council adopted a regulation recommended by the New York State Health Department making approved annual influenza vaccinations mandatory, unless medically contraindicated, for health care workers in hospitals, outpatient clinics and home care services. Legislation applying the same standards to nursing home workers has also…
One of the news updates I read this morning had this headline: “NJ: 29 hepatitis cases tied to one doctor’s office”. I have seen similar headlines in the past, but this one happened in a physician based oncology clinic where chemotherapy is administered each day. As an infusion nurse and one who administers infusions and…
I give infusions of a biologic agent, often referred to as an TNF inhibitor to patients with immune mediated inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatis arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and plaque psoriasis. This biologic agent works by inhibiting the actions of a particular cytokine produced by the immune system called Tumor…
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