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On April 1, the American Nurses Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American Nurses Association, announced the launch of the Coronavirus Response Fund for Nurses. Johnson & Johnson and the TYLENOL brand made a $1.5M commitment to the launch of this fund. Through this initiative, members of the public can demonstrate their appreciation and support for nurses who are on the frontline caring for patients during this pandemic, despite significant risk to their well-being and safety.
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- 82,000+ nurses and healthcare professionals have signed up at California Health Corps - a site helping willing healthcare workers to respond to public health emergencies in your region.
- 50,000 beds are in the process of being procured in response to expected surges, with 5,000 in negotiations currently. Sport arenas, mobile hospitals, and community beds are being converted and strategically placed throughout California.
- 500 ventilators have been sent back to the federal government to distribute to other states in need (e.g. New York).
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- The increase in costs to convert beds, buy equipment and increase staffing time in order to care for critically ill COVID-19 patients is adding up at a time when revenues are down.
- A recent telephone survey of 323 hospitals across 46 states conducted by the Office of Inspector General found that increased costs and loss of revenue were quickly depleting hospitals' cash reserves and could be disruptive to ongoing hospital operations.
- Converting a regular ward bed into an ICU bed can cost up to $45,000 for equipment alone.
- State leaders and doctors are cautiously optimistic that the Bay Area's early moves to lock down residents two weeks ago have prevented surges of coronavirus patients from overwhelming the region's health care capacity thus far.
- Stephen Parodi, an infectious disease doctor and associate executive director with The Permanente Medical Group in Northern California, said that Kaiser Permanente is "seeing a leveling off of Covid-19 cases in our hospitals" across Northern California. Kaiser has also seen calls related to colds and coughs drop by more than half since social distancing took effect, a key indicator that precedes hospitalization.
- While the nationwide curve is projected to peak on April 15, California is on a trajectory to hit peak demand on April 26, when it would need about 10,500 hospital beds and 1,250 ventilators.
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Expand your knowledge with these Critical Care Resources for COVID-19, including non-ICU RN learning modules and references:
From the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses:
- Risks and Benefits of Multi-Patient Use of Ventilators
- Free Course: Cross-Training to Treat Patients with COVID-19
- Pulmonary Management Pocket Reference Card
- Commonly Used IV Cardiac Medications for Adults Pocket Reference Card
- Cardiovascular Assessment Pocket Reference Card
Visit AACN’s resources.
From Health Impact’s program the California Simulation Alliance:
- COVID-19 Pneumonia
- Acute Respiratory Failure
- Acute Asthmatic Attack (IPE)
- Scenario Validation Checklist
View Health Impact’s 100+ downloaded resources.
From the Society of Critical-Care Medicine:
- Critical Care for the Non-ICU Clinician (Online Course)
- Mechanical Ventilation Strategies
- Tele-Critical Care
Visit SCCM’s resources. *Note: Resources are free but require additional sign-up.
Check out our ANA\California Covid-19 Resource page and stay informed.
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Follow California Governor Gavin Newsom for the latest facts and updates on COVID-19 and Californian’s efforts to flatten the curve.
Recent reports have detailed patients and community members harassing nurses and healthcare professionals for fear of spreading COVID-19. Support your fellow nurses by sharing these stories with your legislators and #EndNurseAbuse once and for all.
Send an email to your officials with one click!
For nearly 50 years, the American Nurses Association Political Action Committee (ANA-PAC) has been working on nurses' behalf to elect and re-elect nurse champions to public office. It's critically important, now more than ever, to make sure nurses have a seat at the table.
If you’re able to do so, please contribute to the ANA-PAC!
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Newser
The U.s. government April 2 eased restrictions on blood donations from gay men and other key groups because of a drop in the nation's blood supply triggered by the coronavirus outbreak. The Food and Drug Administration's new policy aims to allow tens of thousands more Americans to give blood, including gay and bisexual men and people with recent tattoos and piercings. "We want and we need healthy people—all healthy people—to give blood," said Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams, who announced the changes in a media briefing with the FDA.
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CNBC
Across the country, the coronavirus pandemic is straining hospital systems, which are dealing with an influx of patients. State and health officials are responding by adding beds, canceling elective surgeries and reassigning staff. But more help is needed — especially more nurses. As demand spikes, staffing agencies are offering unprecedented incentives for nurses willing to enter hot zones. NuWest staffing agency is paying those hired up to $10,000 a week in crisis pay. It’s also offering relocation bonuses and tax-free housing and food.
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Pharmaceutical Technology
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the U.S. have reported encouraging results from initial tests of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, PittCoVacc, delivered using a fingertip-sized patch in mice.
In the animals, the candidate was able to generate antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2 at levels that might be enough to neutralize the virus, noted the researchers.
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By Dorothy L. Tengler
 COVID-19 is an illness that can affect a person's lungs and airways with fatal consequences for those with underlying cardiovascular disease, evidenced by the large proportion of COVID-19 patients who have CVD. Although researchers have known that viral illnesses such as COVID-19 cause respiratory infections that lead to lung damage and sometimes death, their knowledge about the effects on the cardiovascular system is still evolving. A recent review, however, shows that COVID-19 can cause cardiac injury even in patients without underlying heart conditions.
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FierceBiotech
In Type 1 diabetes, the immune system’s T cells mistakenly attack insulin-producing beta cells. Physicians can identify many patients who are at risk for developing the disease using blood tests to identify abnormal autoantibodies, but there’s nothing they can do to actually prevent the disease.
Now, scientists at the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison are proposing a new approach to preventing Type 1 diabetes: by deleting a gene in beta cells that controls the response to stress. When they removed the gene, called IRE1-alpha, in the beta cells of mice, the cells changed into mature insulin producers. More importantly, T cells stopped attacking them. They reported their findings in the journal Cell Metabolism.
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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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Healio
Breastfeeding appeared to be associated with reduced risk for overall ovarian cancer and for the high-grade serous subtype, according to results of a pooled analysis published in JAMA Oncology.
The results suggest breastfeeding is a potentially modifiable factor that could lower risk for ovarian cancer separate from pregnancy alone, researchers noted.
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University of Zurich via ScienceDaily
All living organisms, including pathogens, need iron to survive. When a human cell is infected by pathogens like M. tuberculosis, it reduces the iron concentration to a minimum and thereby tries to starve the invader. The tuberculosis bacteria, in turn, start to release small molecules called mycobactins. The iron captured by mycobactin is then transported into the bacteria by a protein named IrtAB.
A team of researchers led by Markus Seeger, professor at the Institute of Medical Microbiology of the University of Zurich, has now analyzed in detail the protein responsible for transporting iron from the infected host cell into the bacteria. "The transport protein, which is located in the bacterial membrane, is essential for the survival of the pathogens. If IrtAB is absent or not functioning, M. tuberculosis can no longer reproduce inside the human cell," says Seeger.
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By Chelsea Adams
 Social media often serves as a signal of medical distress that could be utilized to help hospitals determine when a patient might seek emergency care. Previous research has analyzed clinical information to forecast readmissions but looking at digital signatures on social media could predict individuals’ behaviors, thoughts and motivations prior to a healthcare visit. A study published in the March 12 edition of Nature Scientific Reports found that patients made Facebook posts that discussed family and health more than usual. They also included language that was more anxious, worrisome and depressed.
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University of Liverpool via ScienceDaily
A new study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, highlights the feasible use of mobile health devices to help with the screening and detection of a common heart condition. mHealth devices, such as fitness trackers, smart watches and mobile phones, may enable earlier atrial fibrillation detection and improved AF management through the use of photoplethysmography technology.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison via Medical Xpress
In the future, treating a concussion could be as simple as cooling the brain.
That's according to research conducted by University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers, whose findings support the treatment approach at the cellular level.
"There are currently no effective medical treatments for concussions and other types of traumatic brain injuries," says Christian Franck, the UW-Madison associate professor of mechanical engineering who led the study. "We're very excited about our findings because they could potentially pave the way for treatments we can offer patients."
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Estonian Research Council via Medical Xpress
"The information contained in our DNA is a mosaic of genetic instructions inherited from our ancestors, and in many societies one's ancestors often come from the opposite corners of the world," says Dr. Davide Marnetto, first author of a new study in Nature Communications. The contribution of one's ancestry, or ancestries, to the total risk of developing a specific disease or presenting a given trait is a long standing question of medical genomics. Nevertheless, most of the genotype/phenotype association data come from relatively uniform populations, in order to have a simplified and clearer picture. But what can be done when dealing with individuals who derive their ancestry from two or more distantly related populations? "The latest developments of personalized medicine needed an extra step to be applied to individuals with more diverse origins, and here we tried to combine knowledge from homogeneous populations into a model that could work for recently admixed individuals," says Dr. Marnetto.
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