H1N1 Virus
Minnesota Nurses Association Demands Change in Minnesota Department of Health Recommendations for Respiratory Protection for Health Care Workers
Published in Health Risk Factor Week, November 17th, 2009
Minnesota's Department of Health may be putting nurses' health at risk amidst a pandemic influenza outbreak. The Minnesota Department of Health's position on respiratory protection for healthcare workers exposed to confirmed or suspected cases of H1N1 defies national guidelines issued by the Center for Disease Controls. MDH, along with a few other state health agencies, has taken the position that a surgical mask is sufficient respiratory protection unless the patient is undergoing an aerosol producing treatment.
Several times since October, MNA staff relayed the organization's deep concerns to MDH officials regarding the state policy, but have met resistance and...
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