Don’t let an abdominal aortic aneurysm sneak up on you (sponsored webinar with Dr. Lombardi)
NBC 10

Nursing student honored as a “Rising Star” by Rutgers Hillel (Cooper extern)
Jewish Community Voice… Read more.

1. Perform Hand Hygiene

2. GOWN

Remove gown from pack and open.

Find opening at neck of gown and pull over head.

Insert arms and ensure thumbs are through the loops (this is not optional).

Fasten in back.… Read more.

1. Perform hand hygiene.
2. Don gloves.
3. If obvious soil is present, use first wipe, applying friction to completely remove soil.
4. Use a clean wipe(s) to thoroughly wipe and wet surface.
5. Surface must remain wet for the time designated by the manufacturer on the cleaning product. 

Below are the most common disinfecting products and their contact times, which have been approved for use at Cooper.  CONTACT TIME is the amount of time the disinfectant needs to stay wet on the surface in order to be effective.… Read more.

The CDC encourages the use of alcohol hand sanitizer for routine hand hygiene in healthcare settings, however there are times when soap & water should be used:

• When hands are visibly soiled
• For known or suspect C diff or Norovirus

Lathering of soap and water MUST be a minimum of 15-20 secs and the following steps MUST be followed for proper hand washing per CDC Guidelines : 

• Wet hands with clean running water.

Per CDC, Alcohol Hand Sanitizer is the preferred means to sanitize hands in healthcare settings when hands are not visibly soiled.

How is Hand Hygiene with Alcohol Hand Sanitizer Performed?

• Put enough alcohol hand sanitizer in cupped hands to cover all surfaces of hands.

Over the past months, our parking vendor SP+ has been working to upgrade and test our new parking equipment.

Please note the changes in operation of the parking gates:

• As of May 1, 2017, the Haddon Garage gates will be kept closed at all times.

National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is April 23 – 29, 2017. It is a special time to honor and recognize the contributions of Medical Laboratory staff as part of the Patient Care Team.

Cooper’s laboratory team comprises 19 pathologists, a PhD cytogeneticist, and 163 dedicated staff members serving as technologists, technicians, administrators, supervisors, phlebotomists, pathology assistants, transcriptionists, administrative coordinators, and laboratory assistants.… Read more.

Congratulations to Cooper University Health Care’s 4th Annual Camden Scholars’ Forum Poster Contest winners for 2017!

This program recognizes outstanding achievement in the fields of research and performance improvement. All eligible posters were judged by Cooper and CMSRU faculty and scored for the abstract, poster design, title clarity and completeness, methods, results, and discussion/conclusions.… Read more.

Join us for an exclusive viewing party of The American Nurse, hosted by Walden University and Cooper University Health Care. And, earn 1 contact hour.

Viewing party of: The American Nurse
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Viewing times: 4 p.m.… Read more.