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More than 90 percent of nurses say hospitals are "far better prepared" to handle a potential pandemic than they were this time last year, according to a survey released today.
Last year's H1N1 outbreak seems to have played a part in improved planning for possible pandemics, with 82 percent of nurses surveyed saying H1N1 was "a humbling lessons for which we learned a lot."
The survey of 525 nurses was jointly conducted by Roswell, Ga.-based Kimberly-Clark Health Care and Dallas-based Baylor Health Care System in cooperation with the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
"The survey results are encouraging," Dr. Wava Truscott, director of Medical Sciences & Eduction for Kimberly-Clark Health Care, said in a statement. "Clearly our hospitals have made great strides in emergency preparedness."
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Last year's H1N1 outbreak seems to have played a part in improved planning for possible pandemics, with 82 percent of nurses surveyed saying H1N1 was "a humbling lessons for which we learned a lot."
The survey of 525 nurses was jointly conducted by Roswell, Ga.-based Kimberly-Clark Health Care and Dallas-based Baylor Health Care System in cooperation with the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
"The survey results are encouraging," Dr. Wava Truscott, director of Medical Sciences & Eduction for Kimberly-Clark Health Care, said in a statement. "Clearly our hospitals have made great strides in emergency preparedness."
Read more: Hospitals better prepared for flu season | Dallas Business Journal
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2010/12/20/hospitals-better-prepared-for-flu-season.html