Opportunities to Bridge Gaps Between Respiratory Protection Guidance and Practice in US Health Care

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• Personal Author:
  Alexander CM ; Braun BI ; Fauerbach LL ; Gruden M ; Hafiz H ; Isakari MT ; Kuhar DT ; Montero MC ; Novak DA ; Pompeii LA ; Radonovich LJ ; Swift MD ; Tschurtz BA
• Description:
  Healthcare organizations are required to provide workers with respiratory protection (RP) to mitigate hazardous airborne inhalation exposures. This study sought to better identify gaps that exist between RP guidance and clinical practice to understand issues that would benefit from additional research or clarification. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Health Care Facilities Health Care Workers Personal Protective Equipment PPE Respiratory Protection
• ISSN:
  0899-823X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Florida ; Georgia ; Illinois ; Minnesota ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Pennsylvania ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  476-481
• Volume:
  40
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054926
• Citation:
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2019 Apr; 40(4):476-481
• Contact Point Address:
  Barbara I. Braun, Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation, The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois
• Email:
  BBraun@jointcommission.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2bc21dbb93726667aaee8b87c12dfbd225a91de08fb134984b76ce2287b290e30dd3d1c9a5ba5df25943120e56b54fe55a3a4ec6a0304325e86a007e837aacbd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217336/cdc_217336_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 180.45 KB ]