Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Articles
Johns Hopkins program reduces nurse burnout by boosting 'ethical confidence'
Hospital leaders already know nurses are leaving the bedside — and countless more are turning away from the profession — for myriad reasons. But do they really understand why?4 issues the American Nurses Association wants to address
The American Nurses Association voted for four legislation and policy updates at its two-day governance meeting in Washington, D.C.CoxHealth CNO, VP of clinical services to retire after 42-year career
Lynne Yaggy, MSN, RN, chief nursing office at Cox Medical Center Branson (Mo.) and vice president of clinical services for Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth, is retiring after 42 years in the healthcare industry.5 COVID updates you may have missed
COVID hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline, but the virus' future has three options: control, elimination or eradication, according to Anthony Fauci, MD, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. At a June 13 conference, he said the least likely is eradication of the virus.Trans individuals' ER visits more likely to result in admittance: Report
Transgender individuals' emergency department visits are 52.4 percent more likely to result in hospital admittance, and they are often more ill when they show up to ERs than their cisgender counterparts, according to researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.FDA panel backs XBB-update for fall COVID vaccines
All 21 members of an FDA committee voted to urge development of an XBB-targeted COVID-19 vaccine during a June 15 panel.Patient shoots self in Florida hospital
A patient suffered a nonfatal self-inflicted firearm injury in HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce on June 14, according to local authorities.Nearly 26,000 fewer abortions in US since reversal of Roe: Report
There were 25,640 fewer abortions performed by clinicians in the U.S. between July 2022 and March 2023, since Roe v. Wade was overturned following the outcome of Dobbs v. Jackson last June, according to a new report from Denver-based non-profit, the Society of Family Planning.Life Recovery Systems to test rapid cooling in acute ischemic strokes
Life Recovery Systems, which sells ThermoSuits that cool down the body, will transition its pilot study to a prospective trial of rapid cooling in acute ischemic strokes.How NYC Health + Hospitals reduced needless IV antihypertensive use
A quality initiative at NYC Health + Hospitals reduced unnecessary medication use in patients with severely high blood pressure, The Joint Commission said June 15.McDonald's offers nursing award in 4 states
McDonald's is offering nurse excellence awards to nominated nurses in four states, The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported June 15.4 signals from Southern Hemisphere about coming US flu season
Flu season is underway in the Southern Hemisphere, and public health experts are looking at early data that may signal what could be ahead for the U.S. this fall. One notable change so far, data shows there's an uptick in influenza B, one expert told Becker's.400 nurses travel to Capitol Hill to urge Congress to address 'unsafe' working conditions
护士一直在呼吁美国立法者take action to address the national nurse staffing crisis for months to no avail. Almost 400 nurses traveled to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 15 to make sure Congress hears their message — loud and clear.What chief quality officers want clinicians to know about patient safety
Clinicians should know the patient safety risks that fall within their disciplines inside and out, make it their mission to prevent them and understand the science behind safety. All of this is a core part of clinicians' job, and patient safety is their collective responsibility, chief quality officers say. At the same time, because they are the ones on the front lines, safety leaders can also learn from clinical staff.Probe into California hospital unearths patient safety concerns
Investigators from the California Department of Public Health unearthed several patient safety concerns at Inglewood, Calif.-based Centinela Hospital Medical Center, the Los Angeles Times reported June 15.Hackensack Meridian Health creates institute for nursing leadership, student loan relief program
A donation from the founder and CEO of Jersey Mike's sandwich franchise supported the launch of a new institute for nursing leadership and practice excellence at Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health.Medical officer removed after death of child in Customs and Border Protection custody
David Tarantino, MD, the chief medical officer for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, has been removed from his position by Homeland Security after a federal probe into what missteps may have led to the May 17 death of 8-year-old migrant girl, Anadith Tanay Reyes Alvarez, the Washington Post reported June 15.Want meaningful diversity in your hospital? Promote nurses of color
The spotlight on social determinants of health during the height of COVID-19, public outcry over the death of George Floyd, and the Black Lives Matter movement have highlighted the need to focus on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in U.S. hospitals — for employees and patients.Men die of drug overdoses 2 to 3 times more than women: Mount Sinai study
Almost 107,000 people in the United States died in 2021 from a drug overdose, and the vast majority of those deaths were men, according to a Mount Sinai study published June 15 in Neuropsychopharmacology.Indiana nurse charged with stealing patients' medication
An Indiana nurse is accused of injecting herself with pain medications prescribed to patients at Community Hospital Anderson, the Star Press reported June 14.
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