This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here March 2, 2021 .NURSING FLASH Increasing Nurses' Presence in Policy and Politics (5 CEUs) ANA\California Less than 20% of nurses utilize their voice to change policies and advocate for what our profession needs. And currently, not a single nurse holds an elected office in California. Our conferences bring state and national leaders together to discuss how to increase nurses’ voice. Register now .ARTICLES, ADVICE & ADVOCACY Pandemic highlights vulnerability of California's Latinx community CHCF Since 2014, Latinx people have constituted the largest ethnic group in the nation’s largest state. They now represent 39% of the California population, and in recent years Latinx residents have made significant advances in economic well-being as measured by such metrics as reduced poverty rates and growth in business ownership. The number of Latinx people elected to school boards, local offices, and the state legislature also has increased significantly. READ MORE Editorial: Single-payer bill is a big waste of California Legislature's time The Mercury News The San Jose Democrat’s bill is an exercise in politics that has zero chance of being implemented until it comes with a prudent financial plan that benefits consumers, healthcare providers and the business community. 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Click here to register. 7 Important Facts to Know about Your Nursing License to Stay in Good Standing ANA In the early years of your career as an RN, you are faced with many complex and challenging situations — so many in fact that you may not have time to consider how to ensure that you maintain your license in good standing. This webinar will help you learn how to protect your RN license and keep your career on solid footing. READ MORE  PRODUCT SHOWCASE Getting your BSN Online! 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. LEARN MORE What will a third vaccine mean for equitable access to immunizations in California? CHCF The FDA has approved Johnson & Johnson’s application for emergency authorization to distribute a new vaccine that blocked COVID-19 infections for 73% of people in U.S. clinical trials and prevented either hospitalization or death for 86%. This will be the first single-dose COVID-19 vaccine available to Americans, as well as the first one that does not require storage at ultra-low temperatures. READ MORE #ThisIsOurShot — For a COVID-free world ANA\California Scientific innovation has led to the discovery of vaccines that are highly effective at preventing illness from COVID-19. However, targeted disinformation paired with decades of structural inequality and mistrust in traditional institutions have contributed to the rise of vaccine hesitancy, particularly among communities of color. This threatens our future. Help us by elevating the voices of healthcare heroes to build trust in vaccinations. 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This is also the first year of a biennium, when state legislatures tend to introduce more bills. READ MORE RN Day at the Capitol Virtual Conference ANA\California RN Day at the Capitol Virtual Conference is a must-attend event for nurses interested in nursing advocacy and learning more about how legislation impacts our profession. Registration required — visit the event page for more info. Conference agenda, and speaker info to follow. Click here to register Medical staff volunteers needed The Laurel Foundation APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE NOW! July 31-Aug 5 | Serving transgender/gender diverse ages 6-17 | Idyllwild, CA We are currently seeking volunteer Medical Staff (LVN, RN, NP, PA or MD licensed in CA) for our upcoming 2021 summer camps both Camp Laurel (serving youth affected by HIV/AIDS) and Camp Mulberry (serving transgender/gender diverse youth)! For our 2021 camps, we have additional regulations and policies put into place based on state and local guidelines and policies set by the American Camp Association. Every precaution will be taken to ensure the safety and health of everyone at camp this year. We know the kids need camp this summer and are working on how best to provide a safe program for all. Camp will be very different this year but it will be CAMP! We hope you can join us for this very special summer! Aug. 7-14* | Serving youth affected by HIV/AIDS ages 6-17 | Angelus Oaks, CA Camp Laurel will be held in the beautiful mountains of Angelus Oaks, California! Campers will be able to enjoy classic camp activities such as high ropes, hiking, canoeing, arts & crafts, and much more! We hope you can join us for this week of fun. Send email if interested: LHardiman@Laurel-Foundation.org 7 Important Facts to Know about Your Nursing License to Stay in Good Standing ANA This 90-minute on-demand webinar is FREE for both ANA members and non-members. Register now to receive 24/7 access to this on-demand webinar. A link to the recording will be emailed to all registrants on or about April 1, 2021. Pre-registration is required for individuals and groups. Click here to register. READ MORE  FEATURED ARTICLE   Eliminate Resuscitation Timing Errors for Improved Outcomes Promoted by PulseCheck Code Blue resuscitation events have errors that happen 25% to 40% of the time. Eliminating these errors through better guideline adherence could save thousands of lives per year (American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Journal). Equally as crucial as well-established care guidelines are capturing the care provided to cardiac arrest patients. Ensuring that the event is well documented and that the documentation is immediately available for post-arrest patient care is essential. A tablet-based documentation solution provides an exceptionally intuitive, easy to use, and clinically designed interface to improve timing errors during code blue events. Click “learn more” below for more information. LEARN MORE   ANA COVID-19 Video Education series | Racial Disparities and COVID-19 ANA Racial Disparities and COVID-19 Free for all nurses. No registration required. View immediately. Racial Health Disparities are not new to the U.S. healthcare system. But now more than ever, you can have a direct and lifesaving impact on the recognition, care and treatment, and recovery from COVID-19 in vulnerable populations. Access below. READ MORE .NEWS FROM AROUND THE INDUSTRY Telehealth, RPM programs can benefit greatly from a nurse's perspective mHealth Intelligence When the Blessing Health System recently launched a remote patient monitoring program to provide care for newly-discharged COVID-19 patients, officials were quick to point out that the platform would allow patients to recover more quickly and comfortably at home. Often unsaid but just as important is that these platforms also make things better and easier for the care providers at the other end of the technology — specifically, the nurses. READ MORE PRODUCT SHOWCASE Reach Your Prospects Every Week Thousands of industry professionals subscribe to association news briefs, which allows your company to push messaging directly to their inboxes and take advantage of the association's brand affinity. Connect with Highly Defined Buyers and Maximize Your Brand Exposure   LEARN MORE   ...You'll love it here! 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.   LEARN MORE   A roadmap for critical care societies to address burnout among healthcare professionals News-Medical A new paper published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society provides a roadmap that critical care clinicians' professional societies can use to address burnout. While strongly needed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the roadmap has taken on even greater urgency due to reports of increasing pandemic-related burnout. READ MORE Prioritizing oldest for COVID-19 vaccines saves more lives, years of life University of California - Berkeley via Medical Xpress Challenging the idea that older people with shorter life expectancies should rank lower in coronavirus immunization efforts, new UC Berkeley research shows that giving vaccine priority to those most at risk of dying from COVID-19 will save the maximum number of lives, and their potential or future years of life. READ MORE COVID cases, deaths plummet in nursing homes after vaccine rollout Medical Xpress In a hopeful turnaround during a long pandemic, U.S. nursing homes that were once the epicenter of coronavirus infections are now seeing both cases and deaths fall steeply as the country's vaccination rollout starts to take hold. READ MORE Survey: Black people more likely to adhere to public health guidelines due to disparities News-Medical America's stark racial disparities in healthcare have been exposed by COVID-19, but a new study from Michigan State University suggests that Black individuals are more likely than conservative white people to adhere to public health standards due to those disparities. The study, published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, used data from MSU's State of the State Survey that was captured during the initial COVID-19 outbreak from a representative group of 800 adults in Michigan. READ MORE Prescription monitoring programs underused in opioid epidemic Healio Prescription monitoring program data, “a vital tool to help combat the potential harms associated with prescription opioid misuse,” are underutilized by healthcare professionals, researchers wrote in Pain Medicine. The researchers also found that “many barriers exist” to prescription monitoring program data use. READ MORE Just published: Compilation of research on PFAS in the environment Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry via EurekAlert! Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are a class of man-made chemical compounds and a current, emerging concern to environmental health. PFAS substances have unique characteristics — resistance to heat, water, oil and stains — that make them useful in a variety of industrial applications and popular in consumer goods. Many PFAS are stable and long-lasting in the environment, acquiring the name "forever chemicals." Industrial use of some of these compounds has been halted; however, many derivatives are still in commerce and more are under development. PFAS are now found in many compartments of the environment. In order to manage PFAs in the environment, significant research has been directed at understanding their sources, fate and transport in the environment, and their potential effects on humans and wildlife. Recently, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published a special issue dedicated to PFAS with 32 articles, providing a valuable summarization of risk assessment approaches for PFAS, which are needed for environmental managers and regulatory bodies to set appropriate drinking water standards and health advisory guidelines. READ MORE Why sex differences in cardiovascular disease matter Medical News Today Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among females in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the incidence of CVD in females is usually lower than in males, research also suggests that females tend to have a higher mortality rate and worse prognosis following an acute cardiovascular event. READ MORE Awareness of imminent diabetes diagnosis fails to change patients' behavior Healio Adults who were aware of their prediabetes status were more likely than those who were unaware to report a perceived risk for diabetes, data show. However, the risk awareness was not associated with a meaningful difference in dietary or physical activity behaviors, according to researchers. READ MORE Diversity among study participants credited with identifying gene linked to asthma Henry Ford Health System via EurekAlert! Researchers at Henry Ford Health System, as part of a national asthma collaborative, have identified a gene variant associated with childhood asthma that underscores the importance of including diverse patient populations in research studies. The study is published in the print version of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. READ MORE More published data on 'game-changer' drug for obesity Medscape Once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide, as an adjunct to intensive behavioral therapy and an initial low calorie diet, induced weight loss that was 10.3% greater compared with placebo over 68 weeks in people with obesity or overweight, according to results published in JAMA. READ MORE   ANA\C Nursing Flash Connect with ANA\C Jason Zimmerman, Director of Publishing, Multiview, 469-420-2686 | Download media kit Victoria Scott, Content Editor, Multiview, 289-695-5367 | Contribute News American Nurses Association California 1107 9th Street, Suite 350  |  Sacramento, CA 95814  916-346-4590  |  Contact Us  Click here to unsubscribe.  Learn how to add us to your safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. ADVERTISE SUBSCRIBE PAST ISSUES   7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063