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.NURSING FLASH
Happy New Year ANA\C Family!
ANA\C
As we ring in the New Year, we wanted to remind you of our new and upcoming Events! Don’t forget to mark your calendars!
• Nurses in Media Day — Feb. 22, 2022
• Listening Tour in San Jose — Feb. 26, 2022
• General Assembly — April 24, 2022
• RN Day at the State Capital — April 25,2022
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The Future Is Now: Nurses Advancing Health Equity Conference
ANA\C
April 24, 2022 | Sheraton Grand Sacramento |1230 J St. Sacramento, CA 95814
About the Event
54.
Fifty-four.
That's the number of recommendations the Future of Nursing Report 2020-2030 published. But how will nurses take on these recommendations to advance health equity in California? This year, our annual conference focuses on actions nurses can take to improve health equity in their institution, their communities, and within their profession.
Event Schedule and Presenter Announcement to follow.
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For exhibitors click here to register.
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Short-staffed and COVID-battered, U.S. hospitals are hiring more foreign nurses
capradio.org
Foreign-born workers make up about a sixth of the U.S. nursing workforce, and the need is increasing, nursing associations and staffing agencies report, as nurses increasingly leave the profession. Nursing schools have seen an increase in enrollment since the pandemic, but that staffing pipeline has done little to offset today's demand.
In fact, the American Nurses Association in September urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to declare the shortage of nurses a national crisis.
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.ARTICLES, ADVICE & ADVOCACY
California weighs order canceling elective surgeries as COVID surges
CalMatters
Throughout California, as COVID-19 infections deplete their staff of nurses, anesthesiologists and other essential workers, hospitals are canceling or postponing so-called "elective" surgeries to repair injured knees and aching back, remove kidney or bladder stones, and repair cataracts or hernias, among other procedures.As a third of hospitals report critical staffing shortages, California’s health department is considering issuing an order postponing many elective surgeries. Many procedures, including a lung transplant, have already been canceled.
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The 12-month Online RN-BSN program provides students, who are current RNs, the opportunity for educational and professional advancement. This program is designed to meet the needs of working registered nurses in providing them new perspectives by learning from other nurses. Students will be able to apply real-world solutions in their current positions immediately.
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Pfizer COVID-19 shot won't be ready for youngest kids for months: 'Might be a 3-dose vaccine'
USA Today
Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine won't be available anytime soon for kids younger than 5.
In early tests, the lower dose given to 2- to 5-year-olds didn't produce as much immune protection as did shots given to other age groups, a Pfizer scientist said at a federal advisory committee meeting recently, expanding on information provided late last year.
The company hopes a third dose of vaccine eight weeks after the first two shots will provide the desired effectiveness, Dr. Alejandra Gurtman, vice president of vaccine clinical research and development for Pfizer said at a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
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Apply to Sacramento’s #1 hospital! Joining the UC Davis Health team connects you to a world-class university medical center that fosters collaboration and provides ongoing learning for all health care professionals. UC Davis Health offers excellent compensation and benefits, including competitive insurance plans, holidays, paid vacation/sick leave, retirement benefits and more.
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The growing narratives of men in nursing
America Nurse
Male nurses, at any given point in their interaction with patients, family, colleagues, and strangers, have most likely answered many mundane and sometimes sublime questions about “How did you get into nursing?”, "What it is like being a male nurse?”, and “Are you going to study medicine?” among others. It is likely that most of us would give a humdrum reply to these prosaic questions. In the literature, however, the lived experiences of male nurses and their perspective on nursing care are rarely explored.
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NPR podcast — Nurses and the never-ending shifts (9 minute listen)
NPR
Burnout among nurses is a huge issue for the hospitals right now. But the conditions for that burnout were in place well before the pandemic. Today on the show: how the push for more flexibility may have backfired for nurses — and patients. Plus: a nurse researcher tells us what states could do to prevent more nurses from burning out.
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At NorthBay Healthcare, we are devoted to creating an environment that nurtures and nourishes a commitment to compassionate care, and just as importantly, allows you to flourish. So join us, and be part of an incredible community of dedicated professionals who share the same passion to provide exceptional patient care.
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Cannabis nurse webinar: Cannabis Benefits, Risks and Best Practices
CS HealthStop
The Cannabis Benefits, Risks and Best Practices webinar is designed to provide introductory training for nurses and other medical professionals interested in the human endocannabinoid system and medical cannabis. However, everyone is welcome to come and learn more about medical cannabis! Nurses will receive CEUs upon completion of a course evaluation. Full, live Q&A session will follow the course instruction.
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Markets or monopolies? Considerations for addressing healthcare consolidation in California
CHCF
Over the past three decades, markets for health insurers and providers have gone through waves of consolidation. As of 2018, 95% of metropolitan areas in the United States had highly concentrated hospital markets. Markets for health insurers are also highly concentrated. Between 2006 and 2014, the combined market share of the top four insurers climbed from 74% to 83%. The coronavirus pandemic appears to be fueling another round of consolidation — especially acquisition of providers by private equity firms.
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Beyond the pandemic: Be your own nurse
American Nurse
Relieve stress with a self-care plan. Nursing practice in the United States is predominantly patient- and family-centered, no matter the care setting, and we’re accustomed to having the resources we need, even when faced with rapid practice changes. COVID-19 has changed that. Hundreds of thousands of people have gotten sick, including our colleagues, our own families, and ourselves. Because the virus doesn’t have a clear trajectory, we shifted quickly from a patient-centric to a public health focus (the most good for the most people), but resources have been compromised, including supply lines and logistics, jobs, schools, the economy, and leadership at all levels.
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.NEWS FROM AROUND THE INDUSTRY
COVID-positive nurses say they're being pressured to work while sick, and they're petrified of infecting patients
Insider
What was once an ill-advised practice is now becoming a common request across U.S. hospitals: healthcare workers are being asked to treat patients while sick with COVID-19.
In a TikTok video now viewed more than 7.2 million times, April Lynn, an ICU nurse, claimed her hospital cleared her to return to work five days after testing positive for COVID-19, despite still having a cough and severe fatigue.
Four other nurses told Insider that, in the last week or so, they've been instructed to come into work with symptomatic COVID-19, or risk losing pay or receiving a formal warning. The nurses said hospital administrators are pointing to new federal emergency guidance that allows healthcare workers to shorten isolation periods as a way to mitigate widespread staffing shortages.
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Short-staffed and COVID-battered, U.S. hospitals are hiring more foreign nurses
NPR
Scores of hospitals across the U.S. are looking abroad to ease a shortage of nurses worsened by the coronavirus pandemic. The national demand is so great that it has created a backlog of healthcare professionals awaiting clearance to work in the U.S. More than 5,000 international nurses are awaiting final visa approval, the American Association of International Healthcare Recruitment reported in September.
"We are seeing an absolute boom in requests for international nurses," says Lesley Hamilton-Powers, a board member of AAIHR and a vice president for Avant Healthcare Professionals in Florida.
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WHO: Record weekly jump in COVID-19 cases but fewer deaths
Medical Xpress
The World Health Organization said recently that a record 9.5 million COVID-19 cases were tallied over the last week as the omicron variant of the coronavirus swept the planet, a 71% increase from the previous seven-day period that the U.N. health agency likened to a "tsunami." However, the number of weekly recorded deaths declined.
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Early data for multivariant COVID-19 vaccine booster shows promise
University of Manchester via Medical Xpress
The first results of an early trial of a multivariant COVID-19 vaccine booster, launched in Manchester in September 2021, has shown it is driving a comprehensive immune response.
U.S.-based biotechnology company Gritstone bio, Inc., in collaboration with The University of Manchester and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust revealed that the initial phase one clinical data shows the vaccine has strong levels of neutralizing antibodies, similar to approved mRNA vaccines, but at up to a 10-fold lower dose in the first 10 individuals.
Results also show the vaccine, which is being trialed with the anticipated involvement of 20 people aged 60 and over, who were in good health and previously received two doses of AstraZeneca's first-generation COVID-19 vaccine, was generally safe and well-tolerated.
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U.S. had 5 rabies deaths last year, highest total in a decade
Medscape
Five Americans died of rabies last year — the largest number in a decade — and health officials said recently that some of the people didn't realize they had been infected or refused life-saving shots.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on three of the deaths, all stemming from contact with bats. CDC officials said the deaths were tragic and could have been prevented.
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First-line therapy, diabetes screening updates among changes in ADA 2022 Standards of Care
Healio
Recommendations for first-line therapy and comorbidities, diabetes screening in adults and gestational diabetes testing are among the changes in the American Diabetes Association’s 2022 Standards of Care.
The ADA published its 2022 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes online and as part of a supplement in the January issue of Diabetes Care. The Standards of Care provides the latest evidence-based recommendations for the treatment of type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes; strategies for preventing or delaying type 2 diabetes; and therapeutic approaches to reduce complications, mitigate cardiovascular and renal risk and improve health outcomes.
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Global dementia cases set to triple by 2050 unless countries address risk factors
The Lancet via EurekAlert!
The number of adults living with dementia worldwide is expected to nearly triple, from an estimated 57 million in 2019 to 153 million in 2050, due primarily to population growth and population ageing. The Global Burden of Disease study is the first to provide forecasting estimates for 204 countries worldwide, and is published in The Lancet Public Health.
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At-home geriatric assessment: Cost-effective alternative to hospital
Medscape
Older adults who avoided hospital admission with at-home geriatric assessment and home-based care incurred significantly lower costs compared with those hospitalized, in a new study.
The comprehensive geriatric assessment is an established strategy for guiding care of older adults in a hospital setting, but its use in other settings has not been well studied, Surya Singh, PhD, of the University of Oxford, and colleagues wrote in their paper published in Age and Ageing. Hospital at home is active treatment by healthcare professionals in the patient's home for a condition that otherwise would require acute hospital inpatient care, for a limited time period.
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Racialized women frequently excluded from developing medical guidance
St. Michael's Hospital via EurekAlert!
A study of all clinical practice guidelines published in national general medical journals in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States over a period of eight years — including the pandemic period — has found that the panels developing recommendations are mostly made up of white men and frequently exclude racialized women.
The study, led by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital of Unity Health Toronto, reviewed 237 clinical practice guidelines published between June 2014 and June 2021, including those related to COVID-19. A total of 3,696 unique guideline panel members were involved in the development of these guidelines. Only seven percent of panel members were racialized women, while white men made up 46% of members.
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Exercise interventions could improve symptoms and quality of life for people with asthma
News-Medical
Interventions aimed at promoting physical activity in people with asthma could improve their symptoms and quality of life — according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Researchers looked at whether interventions such as aerobic and strength or resistance training, had helped participants with asthma.
Although they found that these interventions worked, patients with asthma may have had difficulty undertaking them because of their difficulty traveling to fitness groups or because the interventions were not suitable for people with additional health conditions.
But the team say that digital interventions — such as video appointments, smartwatches and mobile apps — could remove some of these barriers and enable patients to carry out home-based programs in future.
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