{"id":3949,"date":"2020-03-11T11:31:36","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T15:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/?p=3949"},"modified":"2020-03-13T14:01:13","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T18:01:13","slug":"your-business-healthcare-facility-should-start-proactive-public-screening-for-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/blog\/your-business-healthcare-facility-should-start-proactive-public-screening-for-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Business\/Healthcare Facility Should Start Proactive Public Screening for COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 id=\"convention-centres-shopping-malls-and-office-buildings-are-all-public-spaces-that-need-to-take-decisive-action-to-prevent-the-spread-of-novel-coronavirus\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Convention Centres, Shopping Malls, and Office Buildings are all public spaces that need to take decisive action to prevent the spread of Novel Coronavirus.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3950\" src=\"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/people-2595833_1280-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"how-safe-is-safe-enough\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How Safe is &#8220;Safe Enough&#8221;?<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How many people walk in and out of your business every single day? 50? 100? 1,000? This number varies from location to location. But all it takes is one person who has been exposed to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) to potentially infect your workers and\/or customers at an exponential rate. It&#8217;s unclear right now how long the virus remains active on hard surfaces like walls, floors, and hand rails. However, medical experts have confirmed that the virus does pass from person to person, as you might expect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">While senior citizens and people with compromised immune systems are frequently noted as the most susceptible to becoming infected and harmed by the virus, even younger people can be affected. While we continue to stress the importance of taking preventative action for retirement homes and nursing homes, we want to extend our suggestion to healthcare facilities and workplaces of all kinds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In fact, we would particularly suggest an increased amount of nurses with virus-screening skills to work in neonatal intensive care units and children&#8217;s hospitals. While a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/health\/2020\/03\/10\/coronavirus-is-mysteriously-sparing-kids-killing-elderly-understanding-why-may-help-defeat-virus\/\">Washington Post article from March 10th<\/a><\/span> has indicated that the Coronavirus is &#8220;sparing&#8221; children, Canada&#8217;s healthcare system cannot completely predict how the virus might evolve over time. If we wait to see what might happen, infants and children will be put at risk.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-embed cs-embed-responsive\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LmBvHTjmnF\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/news\/new-relief-registered-nurse-job-in-interior-british-columbia\/\">Terrific Registered Nurse Locum Assignment in Interior British Columbia<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Terrific Registered Nurse Locum Assignment in Interior British Columbia&#8221; &#8212; RPI Consulting Group Inc.\" src=\"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/news\/new-relief-registered-nurse-job-in-interior-british-columbia\/embed\/#?secret=LmBvHTjmnF\" data-secret=\"LmBvHTjmnF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4 id=\"successful-preventative-measures-against-viruses\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Successful Preventative Measures Against Viruses<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When the chief of marketing of a large convention centre contacted us seeking a way to control the spread of COVID-19 during a large event, we answered quickly. Hundreds of conference participants would be entering and exiting the convention centre at all times of the day, presenting our client a serious risk. Some participants would have travelled a long distance, from out of country in some cases, to attend the event. In their travels, there was a risk that they would have come into contact with a carrier of COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In response to this risk, we communicated with our nurses in the convention centre&#8217;s surrounding area, to place them at several entrances to the conference for participant screening. Nurses utilized heat scanning technology and other tools to check for COVID-19 symptoms. While we initially thought nurses would be hesitant to work in this type of environment, with the potential of exposure to the virus, our nurses leapt into action. They were eager to do their part and help attendants of the conference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When conferences around the world have been cancelled altogether, this conference continued safely, as planned, and all attendees felt especially secure while they enjoyed the event.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"were-frequently-reminded-of-our-nurses-strongly-held-beliefs-to-serve-in-a-selfless-manner-so-its-only-right-for-you-to-know-about-the-healthcare-staff-we-can-provide-to-you-no\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We&#8217;re frequently reminded of our nurses&#8217; strongly held beliefs, to serve in a selfless manner, so it&#8217;s only right for you to know about the healthcare staff we can provide to you. No matter where you are located in Canada, your patients and customers deserve to feel safe.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h3 id=\"hire-a-nurse-through-rpi-consulting-group-inc-by-sending-your-request-to-inforpigroup-ca\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hire a nurse through RPI Consulting Group Inc. by sending your request to info@rpigroup.ca<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 id=\"you-can-call-me-at-416-850-9809-extension-317\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You can call me at 416-850-9809 (extension 317)<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 id=\"call-toll-free-at-1-866-505-3383-extension-317\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Call toll-free at 1-866-505-3383 (extension 317)<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 id=\"written-by-leon-alexander-leonrpigroup-ca\">Written by Leon Alexander ( leon@rpigroup.ca )<\/h4>\n<h4 id=\"account-manager\">Account Manager<\/h4>\n<h4 id=\"rpi-consulting-group-inc\">RPI Consulting Group Inc.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Convention Centres, Shopping Malls, and Office Buildings are all public spaces that need to take decisive action to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3950,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3949"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3949"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3962,"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3949\/revisions\/3962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}