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USA Today
Diana J. Mason writes, "When the United Nations declared 2020 the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, their intent was to spotlight our role as the 'backbone' of health systems around the world. How ironic — and fitting — that it took a global pandemic and not some bureaucratic declaration to drive home that point and bring nurses into focus.
You see our raw, mask-reddened faces staring out from newspapers, magazines, and nightly news programs. You see us, shoulders hunched, tired, and spent in hospital hallways. You see us, comforting and competent, at the bedsides of our dying patients, while also loudly and angrily protesting the loss of our colleagues.
You see more of us now, but we have been here all along. Where was the media?"
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- Earlier this week, CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield testified that about 27,000 or 28,000 people are doing contact tracing work across the country. He later acknowledged that he estimates the necessary workforce to be about 100,000 tracers. Former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden thinks the country will need even more, up to 300,000.
- Rather than developing a coordinated national tracing plan, which some countries, such as Germany, have done, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has sought instead to support local efforts. In lieu of federal leadership on tracing, underfunded and overwhelmed local health departments have scrambled to get the necessary systems in place.
- To ramp up testing more rapidly, the coronavirus task force, which Fauci is a member of, is now considering “pooling tests,” he said. That’s when health officials conduct up to 40 tests all at once and if it comes back negative, it indicates that everyone in the group is not infected.
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- Researchers at Cambridge (Mass.) Health Alliance, a Harvard-affiliated community health system, and the Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston analyzed symptoms most predictive of a COVID-19 diagnosis among healthcare workers.
- Researchers ultimately concluded that the study supports self-monitoring for symptom progression, including body temperature monitoring.
- The retrospective study examined 592 healthcare workers tested for COVID-19 March 9 through April 15. Based on the study, 83 (14 percent) of the healthcare workers initially tested positive, while 59 of 61 healthcare workers who were asymptomatic or reported only sore throat/nasal congestion had negative tests.
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- San Diego County hit a hospitalization trigger, meaning there was more than 19% increase of COVID cases over a three day period. That trend continued over the weekend.
- Nurses at Sharp Memorial in San Diego are also voicing similar concerns over the increase number of hospitalizations. “We have two ICU’s in my hospital. They have been full to the point where we had to open a separate ICU floor. Fortunately, our hospital has the capacity,” said Andrea Muir, RN.
- On Saturday, Scripps Health said it’s system had its highest single-day number of hospitalized COVID patients to date on Friday at 126 total among our five hospital campuses in San Diego County. Scripps Mercy Chula Vista, Mercy SD on Friday hit single-day highs with 38 COVID inpatients a piece.
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- Dr. Paul Sax says it's a good idea to channel your focus on the highest risk situations — instances where you think an individual actually poses danger to others and where you think your intervention will help.
- "Shaming never works — it didn't work in past epidemics and it won't work in this one," says Harvard Medical School physician Dr. Abraar Karan. "The key here is to be kind and communicate your concerns clearly without stigmatizing others or making them feel like they are at fault. Personally, I would say: 'Hey there — here's some hand sanitizer. Please use it.' "
- Furthermore, because these encounters will be in public, it's important to not get too technical, he says. Strangers don't want to hear you expound on epidemiological studies, and public places aren't the correct settings for these sorts of "didactic exchanges."
Time to re-up your knowledge and skills with ANA's Webinar Series, FREE for members and non-members. Here are the first seven webinars:
- Be Confident Protecting Yourself and Providing the Best Care to Your Patients during this COVID-19 Pandemic (focus on PPE)
- Ventilator Management: Essential Skills for Non-ICU Nurses
- How to Respond to Ethical Challenges and Moral Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- How to Survive the Pandemic with an Unbroken Spirit – Actions to take Right Now to Stay Strong and Focused
- How You Can Have a Direct Impact on Reducing The Devastating Racial Disparities of COVID-19
- COVID-19 in Non-Acute Care Settings: Hard-Earned Lessons from Two APRNs on the Frontlines
- Caring for Covid-19 Patients: Disease Progression and Nursing Interventions You Need to Know
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The reality nurses face today, working on the front lines of a global pandemic, makes storytelling even more important to the profession and the future of nursing. When history is written about this challenging time, nurses’ narratives will be at the forefront. Visit the new ANA COVID-19 Resource Center to share your story. You’ll find everything you need to get started, plus stories from other nurses to inspire you.
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Dr. Eileen Fry-Bowers, Associate Professor at the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, has been named the Associate Provost for Research Administration for the University of San Diego effective September 1. Provost Gail Baker made the announcement this week.
Read what Dr. Fry-Bowers said about this new role here.
by Benner Institute for Teaching and Learning & HealthImpact
Examine knowledge, theory, science and technology. 1 CEU
SPEAKERS:
Sarah Shannon, PhD, RN, FAAN
Marsha Fowler, PhD, MDiv, MS, RN, FAAN, FRSA
Patricia Benner, PhD, RN, FAAN
COST: $40.00
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM (PDT)
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Have you been inspired to advance your career in healthcare? Consider undergraduate and graduate degrees in NURSING, HEALTH ADMINISTRATION and PUBLIC HEALTH at WCU! Our online programs and certificates provide the flexibility to study remotely, on your schedule. Schedule an Info Session to learn more.
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Registration is FREE for both ANA members and non-members.
- How You Can Have a Direct Impact on Reducing The Devastating Racial Disparities of COVID-19
- COVID-19 in Non-Acute Care Settings: Hard-Earned Lessons from Two APRNs on the Frontlines
The webinars in the ANA COVID-19 series cover different aspects of this crisis and provide up-to-date information that can be applied immediately in your care of COVID-19 patients.
Click here to register for all six webinars in the COVID-19 Series or pick the ones most relevant to you.
On July 25, 2020, join with your Nurse Practitioner Colleagues for a full day of virtual intensive programming, offering education to review and update current concepts in clinical and practice management for advanced practice nurses and advanced practice nursing students.
AzNA and AZNPC are pleased to offer up to 5.25 hours of Content/CNE contact hours on July 25, with up to 12.0 additional CNE hours available on-demand after the event.
Multiple sessions offer Pharmacology Contact Hours.
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With a long-standing reputation for preparing health care professionals, University of the Pacific is launching the School of Health Sciences to meet the needs of local and regional communities. The school offers programs at the bachelor, master, and doctoral degree level across three campuses in San Francisco, Sacramento, and Stockton CA.
Join our Virtual Open House on June 17th to learn more.
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The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing via Healio
The COVID-19 pandemic that is sweeping across the globe has impacted all healthcare professionals in multiple ways. This article surveyed a cross-section of the nursing profession from across the United States from the ANCC Practice Transition Accreditation Program® and ANCC Commission on Accreditation in Practice Transition Program. The article summarizes how they responded to the pandemic, addressed challenges, and learned valuable lessons.
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Colorado State University via Medical Xpress
In the fight against COVID-19, researchers at Colorado State University have developed a new, non-invasive strategy to identify areas at greatest risk for spreading the disease.
Led by Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Edwin Chong, the team is drawing on data from existing cellular wireless networks to pinpoint potential hotspots for increased viral transmission.
Their technique, detailed in a paper published this month in the IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology, could help regions manage risks to avoid scenarios like the recent outbreak in New York City, where the virus inflicted devastation on one of the most densely populated areas in the country.
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Healio
More than 40 percent of parents in the United States are snacking more during the COVID-19 pandemic, data from the International Food Information Council Foundation’s 2020 Food and Health Survey show.
“Physicians are trusted sources of information, so checking in on patients’ needs and sharing science-based information is really important,” Ali Webster, PhD, RD, the council’s director of research and nutrition communications, told Healio Primary Care. “Physicians are in a unique position to cut through some misinformation or confusion that patients may have with regards to the connection between mind, body and positive health outcomes.”
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By Dorothy L. Tengler
 The Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy (RECOVERY) trial, with an estimated enrollment of 12,000 patients, is currently testing suggested treatments for the disease. Although the results of this trial are not available until July, interim trial results indicate that dexamethasone, which is used to reduce inflammation in other diseases, reduced death rates by about a third among the most severely ill COVID-19 patients admitted to hospitals.
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HealthDay News
As the giant Saharan dust plume continues its 5,000-mile journey across the Atlantic Ocean, experts warn that people in its path can expect to have flare-ups of allergies and asthma.
The dust plume, drifting from North Africa across the Atlantic to North America, occurs a few times every year, experts say. But this month, the cloud of dust is especially huge, and it's already hit the Caribbean.
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Medical News Today
A study of 575 people in Cameroon has shown that the presence of gut parasites is strongly associated with gut microbiome structure, which suggests that modulating the microbiome may reduce the risk of parasitic infections.
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Whether you’re seeking advanced clinical roles or a new position as an educator or researcher, the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis prepares you to embrace new opportunities. Our dedicated faculty partner with you and invest in your success. Learn more at nursing.ucdavis.edu/AdvanceYourCareer.
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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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By Brian Wallace
 The development of the H1N1 vaccine, which built upon existing influenza knowledge, took five to six months, and the fastest vaccine to be created from scratch, for mumps, took upwards of four years. This infographic outlines the process of developing and testing vaccines, including the 19 trial vaccines being tested for COVID-19.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via ScienceDaily
Researchers have developed a method to spur the production of new antibiotic or antiparasitic compounds hiding in the genomes of actinobacteria, which are the source of the drugs actinomycin and streptomycin and are known to harbor other untapped chemical riches.
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Yale University via Medical Xpress
Yale researchers have discovered a "jamming signal" that blocks a powerful immune system stimulant called interleukin-18 (IL-18) from reaching tumors, including in cancers that are resistant to conventional immunotherapy treatments, they report June 24 in the journal Nature.
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Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University via ScienceDaily
In the face of a multipronged front to drive blood pressure up, including a high-salt diet, females are better able to keep their pressure down by increasing levels of a T cell that selectively dials back inflammation, scientists say.
Females have an innate ability to upregulate these anti-inflammatory cells, called Tregs, in response to a challenge, says Dr. Jennifer C. Sullivan, pharmacologist and physiologist, noting that the cell's levels are known to increase to help maintain a healthy pregnancy, for example, so the immune system does not attack the fetus, which has DNA from both parents.
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