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Health Leaders Media
Resuscitation attempts in critical care units are not unusual and, unfortunately, not always successful. Often, RNs are involved in these life-saving efforts.
"I was curious to know if there was any published literature on the emotional or psychological consequences on nurses specifically related to resuscitation attempts," says Dawn E. McMeekin, RN, DNP, CNE, advanced clinical education specialist at Baycare Health System in Dunedin, FL.
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 On Monday, March 20, 2017, ANA\C legislative team met with Asm. Burke and Ms. Contreras (Asm. Burke’s Leg. Assistant) at the State Capitol where the 2nd term Assemblywoman from AD 62 (LA County, El Segundo to Venice) also serves as the Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore. Asm. Burke was interested in our activities and inquired about our ANA\C Public Policy Agenda. We discussed access to care, full scope of practice, safe work environment and the role nurses can play in combatting human trafficking. We offered our policy expertise as a resource and thanked her for her ongoing support of nursing, especially of Certified Nurse Midwives and their quest for full practice authority. We discussed this legislative session’s effort to advance nursing practice in AB 1612 (Burke).
For more info on AB 1612, click here, and also check out AB 1520 (Burke) Lifting Children and Families out of Poverty Act 2017 by clicking here.
Dr. Joseph Morris, Executive Officer of the BRN and RN Day 2017 Speaker, receives UCLA’s Distinguished Alumni Award!
We are happy to share this wonderful news and wish Dr. Morris continued success at the BRN. For more information, please click here.
Carlene Adamo (Mission Viejo) Rui Amaral (San Jose) Cori Avery (Anaheim) Teresa Barnes (Carlsbad) Breianna Becker (Anaheim) Ashley Borjas (Sacramento) Keegan Bradley (San Francisco) Brenda Butler (Culver City) Evelin Cisneros (Sacramento) Alissa Converse (Valencia) Christy De La Montanya (Santa Rosa) Jennifer Delugach (Folsom) Margaret Detterman (Redwood City) Tsering Dolkar (El Cerrito) Ewa Dubois (Mountain View) Susan Ducore (Sacramento) Jody Ferris (Long Beach) Mervin Francisco (Anaheim) Christina Freese (San Leandro) Chelsea Jean Galura (Glendora) Amy Gendron (Canyon Cntry) Tamra Gorman (Taft) Nathan Greene (Dublin) Erlie Gromia (Stockton) Kathryn Hamblin (Chula Vista) Rhea Ikeda (San Mateo) Alana Johnson (Seal Beach) Kanon Lee (Albany) Sharon Letham-Paigne (Rancho Palos Verdes) Diana Licona (Bonsall) Yan Liu (Eastvale) Brenda Lu (San Francisco) Margy Lundstrom (Fairfield) Mary Mazyck (Carlsbad) Lorna McCarthy (Santa Rosa) Tessie Moore (Carmel) Deleta Moore (Antioch) Mildred Nery (Victorville) Diana Nguyen (Santa Ana) Heather Nielsen (San Diego) Cornell Pascual (Chatsworth) Joy Pining (Corona) Lora Planas-Forster (Antioch) Kenisha Reid-Scott (Riverside) Kristine Rivera (Sunnyvale) Ralph Edward Romero (Glendale) Lindsay Sanchez (Clearlake) Tammy Schaffner (Menlo Park) Lori Scoville (Placerville) Tuesday Ann Siao (Stevenson Ranch) Abigail Sihotang (Loma Linda) Tiffany Silber (Lincoln) Carla Spencer (Salinas) Janet Strickland (Los Angeles) Sheila Tolentino (San Jose) Beverly Beverly Toussaint (Palm Springs) Derainna Wai (Alhambra) Amanda Warmerdam (Antelope) Michelle Welty (Clovis) Karen Winford (Scotts Valley) Shawni Ysais (Folsom) Enea Zolezzi (Santa Rosa)
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The American Nurses Association is writing to notify you of an Occupational Safety and Health Administration Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register regarding the Prevention of Workplace Violence in Healthcare and Social Assistance Settings (found here). ANA will submit its own response to this RFI. ANA encourages you, your facility or practice to submit your responses in order for nurses’ voices to be heard on this critical issue and to reflect the experiences and views of your members. The due date for responses to this RFI is close of business April 6, 2017. Please submit your responses directly to OSHA through the link provided above. The RFI is broken down into a number of questions, many of which are intended for individual facilities or practices. If you do not feel that a particular question is applicable, please respond with “Not Applicable” ANA also suggests including a cover summary letter with your responses.
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| | NEWS FROM AROUND THE INDUSTRY |
MedCity News
It is estimated that 50 percent of patients don't experience optimal clinical outcomes because they don't correctly follow their clinician's instructions. Not only does lack of adherence affect individual patients and their families, but it can drive up healthcare costs for families, employers and the country. Fortunately, an emergence of new technology coupled with clinical expertise and best practices in patient education and engagement is delivering promising results in this area.
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Medscape (free login required)
A novel primary-care practice model in which nurses take the lead in helping type 2 diabetes patients start on insulin treatment can improve glycemic control, new research suggests.
Findings from the Stepping Up pragmatic cluster randomized controlled clinical trial were published online March 8 in the BMJ by John Furler, PhD, of the department of general practice, University of Melbourne, Australia, and colleagues.
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By Lynn Hetzler
 A new study shows that outpatient clinicians prescribe macrolide antibiotics to treat community acquired pneumonia in most pediatric patients — even though established guidelines recommend amoxicillin in the majority of cases. In this retrospective cohort study, published in the journal Pediatrics, researchers reviewed the electronic health records of 31 pediatric primary care offices with the intent of identifying factors influencing clinicians' prescribing patterns.
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Infectious Disease News
The United States recorded a record-low number of tuberculosis cases in 2016, but progress toward eliminating the disease in the U.S. by the end of the century has lagged, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention experts said.
According to provisional data released by the CDC ahead of World TB Day, there were 9,287 new TB cases in the U.S. last year, the lowest number since reporting began in 1953 and a 2.7 percent decline from 2015. There was a 3.4 percent drop in the incidence rate to 2.9 cases per 100,000 people, but these declines were categorized as sluggish in a new MMWR.
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Medscape (free login required)
African-American patients with persistent hypertension participating in a lifestyle intervention provided at the primary care level and focusing on the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) guideline show significantly improved rates of blood pressure control compared with those receiving only usual care, according to new research.
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By Scott E. Rupp
 Do you work in healthcare, or want to? You're on the path to seeing the money, Glassdoor reports. Here are the specifics: Physicians make the most of any profession in the U.S. The median base salary was $187,876, with 7,770 job openings for 2017. But there are others in healthcare who are close behind: pharmacy managers earn $149,064 median base salary; pharmacists average $125,847; physician assistants average $112,529 and nurse practitioners $104,144.
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Daily Nurse
You receive your daily assignment and see that it includes a patient discharge. Do you think “Wow, I am so fortunate to be the person today who provides this family with a smooth transition from the NICU to home” or “Ugh, I have a discharge today”?
In our large, Level IV NICU that serves a population that is both high risk and low socioeconomic status resulting in several barriers to discharge, many nurses would answer with a resounding “Ugh.”
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HealthDay News
The number of infants born with HIV in the United States has dropped dramatically over the past two decades, a new study shows.
According to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 69 cases of HIV-infected infants in 2013, compared with 216 cases in 2002.
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By Dr. Abimbola Farinde
 The high costs of prescription drugs in the United States has been a prevalent topic of conversation within the last few years, and this largely aligns with the United States being recognized for paying the highest prices for drugs in the world. The U.S. reportedly spends almost $1,000 per person annually on drugs, which is about twice that of countries such as Germany and France. But these cost increases may be slowing down this year.
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Medscape (free login required)
A recent Medscape article examined rituals used by hospice staff and others who care for patients at the end of life. "Rituals are symbolic activities that can provide comfort, meaning, and support and relieve anxiety associated with uncertainties, such as those faced at the end of life," author Betty R. Ferrell, PhD, RN, wrote in the article. Such rituals can be a significant part of the healing process for patients and staff alike.
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