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16/07/2021

"If you are afraid of walking into a public area where you might be seen getting your vaccine..."

Deeply upsetting to think this strategy might help, but apparently it did. http://ow.ly/SSRw50FxRYx

Ozarks Healthcare tries a different tactic to reach the unvaccinated

14/07/2021

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13/07/2021

Becker's Hospital Review is maintaining an up-to-date list of hospitals with SARS-CoV-2 vaccination mandates: http://ow.ly/ghuK50FvgBm

The number of hospitals and health systems requiring COVID-19 vaccination for employees continues to grow amid efforts to end the pandemic.

21/06/2021

"When your vaccination rates are low, this is what’s coming." http://ow.ly/Iecw50Ff626

As much of the rest of Colorado looks toward a normal summer, Mesa County is in the throes of its worst COVID-19 spike since the fall, which has left its

21/06/2021

The pandemic has highlighted the difference between genuine medical expertise and soundbytes from "Celebrity Doctors." Many Americans might owe their lives to the advice of this 80-year-old Influencer, so get that selfie for the grandkids. http://ow.ly/jHtC50Ff41q

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and the doctor knocked on doors in the majority-Black ward Saturday, seeking a few more takers for vaccine shots.

11/06/2021

When someone solemnly cites not an study, but an article on PubMed as "proof" of a preposterous claim... http://ow.ly/57Uv50F8o7p

As more and more people “do their own research,” some end up consulting a website called PubMed. An argument I have encountered is that if a scientific paper is listed on PubMed, it must mean this is an all-around good and trustworthy paper. Alas, if only it were so simple... PubMed can be thoug...

02/06/2021

Interesting report by Oregon Public Radio's Meera Powell on efforts to reduce scarcity of nurses in OR and make rural nursing a fulfilling long-term career option. http://ow.ly/otJ550F1oc2

The coronavirus pandemic has stoked passions for some aspiring nurses, but it will be a group effort to improve Oregon’s nursing pipeline and strengthen the workforce.

19/05/2021

has a fascinating article on the scientists who have been questioning the accepted wisdom on infection via aerosols vs. droplets. http://ow.ly/UNCi50EQyGu

All pandemic long, scientists brawled over how the virus spreads. Droplets! No, aerosols! At the heart of the fight was a teensy error with huge consequences.

18/05/2021

Are the white men who run the medical profession as semantically challenged as TX legislators? "Racism is a Bad Thing; ergo "racism" is a Bad, Impolite Word" has an insiduous appeal. STAT explains why the JAMA podcast is merely a symptom. http://ow.ly/8SAa50EPEkt

Critics say editors have asked authors to scrub the term racism from their articles even as they publish others that include racist notions.

11/05/2021

Join Fast Facts for the School Nurse author Janice Loschiavo RN, NJ-CSN for a free webinar on school safety strategies and tips to enhance your practice.

WHEN: Tomorrow! May 12, 2021 3PM EDT.

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10/05/2021

Or is just looking for a good reason to hold onto that adorable penguin mask ;)?

http://ow.ly/ZHDb50EIYzA

Anthony Fauci said it is “conceivable” that people might decide to wear masks seasonally to diminish the possibility of either spreading or catching respiratory-borne viruses.

04/05/2021

STAT News discusses the sticky controversy over what should have been a valuable study of NPs' ability to perform a variety of procedures.
http://ow.ly/fwRG50EEBOK

Of the study patients who received screening colonoscopies from nurse practitioners, nearly 75% were Black.

27/04/2021

A bit of history to put things in perspective--with a shout-out to 18th C traveler/writer Mary Wortley Montague, whose advocacy of smallpox innoculations ultimately helped turn the tables on this once-deadly disease. http://ow.ly/OQHI50Ez1Hr

Between 1920 and 2020, the average human life span doubled. How did we do it? Science mattered — but so did activism.

22/04/2021

After the verdict on the murder, HCPs are consulting this 2017 study again. http://ow.ly/u62X50EvkG5

Police violence is a leading cause of death for young men in the United States. Over the life course, about 1 in every 1,000 black men can expect to be killed by police. Risk of being killed by police peaks between the ages of 20 y and 35 y for men and women and for all racial and ethnic groups. Bla...

20/04/2021

"It would be very odd for a patient to go from Vfib to PEA, unless there were medical interventions such as CPR, medications, and/or defibrillation... Floyd had none of these, not even CPR, before the paramedics arrived." http://ow.ly/b23V50EtrNJ

As the trial for George Floyd's death wraps up, questions about certain testimonies linger

16/04/2021

The war against health misinformation and
disinformation is unending. http://ow.ly/s3UI50EqDrg

A vast network of professional vaccine skeptics on social media has been waiting for a development like the Johnson & Johnson pause. Now experts say they will milk it for all it's worth and more.

15/04/2021

Just published!

Two veteran nurses explain the aims and practices of palliative care--what it is, what it involves, and how it differs from hospice care.

14/04/2021

Just published!

Health care decisions are among the most important and personal anyone can face. As a nurse, you are often eyewitness to these choices.

14/04/2021

Just published!

Rhode Island emergency nurse Timothy Aurelio, RN has created PPE for nurses' PPE: The N95 Mask Preserver. It protects your mask and clips to your scrubs.

13/04/2021

Just published!

Online schooling requires a lot of discipline. Most nurses are up to that, but these 8 study tips will help make you a Highly Effective Nursing Student!

12/04/2021

http://ow.ly/rkOR50EmEU0

More than 3,500 Americans in the healthcare system have died fighting Covid-19. We count them and investigate why

12/04/2021

Just published!

Masks and physical distancing are proving to have major fringe benefits, keeping people from getting all kinds of illnesses — not just covid-19.

10/04/2021

New Faculty Nursing :

A new RN - AMN Oncology- 10232MN2 job is available in Santa Monica, California . Check it out on Faculty Nurse.

09/04/2021

A "game changer," indeed. MedPage Today has an excellent report on the successful Mount Sinai trachea transplant.
http://ow.ly/kF9s50El8bD

Patient and surgical team make history, give hope to others with incurable tracheal damage

09/04/2021

Black Nurses Rock in action in Minneapolis! http://ow.ly/5TAU50EkSu8

State and local health departments have partnered with nonprofits and other organizations, including Black Nurses Rock, to vaccinate pockets of people who are at once at higher risk of being exposed to and getting severely ill from COVID-19, and who face an array of hurdles in getting the vaccine.

09/04/2021

Covid cases are on the rise among US teens and young adults. http://ow.ly/Ecwh50EkSiz

CDC’s home for COVID-19 data. Visualizations, graphs, and data in one easy-to-use website.

09/04/2021

Just published!

More than 3,600 U.S. health care workers perished in the first year of the pandemic, according to “Lost on the Frontline,” a 12-month KHN investigation.