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By Keith Carlson
 When political, cultural and societal landscapes are in upheaval, nurses often play the role of intermediary and counselor to patients feeling the stress of that upheaval. Patients with a tendency toward anxiety or depression can experience deep stress when the forces at play in the world are in a state of flux. In these tumultuous times, how can nurses remain a steady and calming presence for patients seeking solace and reassurance amidst the storm?
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Linda Abramovitz, MarySue V. Heilemann, Jan M. Nick, Cheryl Westlake, Eric J. Williams (Past Board member of ANA\C) and Sylvain Trepanier.
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Empowering Nurses to Protect Themselves and Their Patients:
Device Reprocessing and Sterilization
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 | 8:00 a.m. (Pacific Time)
The CDC and American Nurses Association invite you to register now for a free webinar (with continuing education credit) hosted by members of the Nursing Infection Control Education (NICE) Network, including the American Nurses Association/California, the New Jersey State Nurses Association, the National Association of Orthopedic Nurses, and the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses.
Leading experts will discuss evidence-based practices for processing flexible endoscopes and the importance of device reprocessing and sterilization for the front-line nurse.
Featured Speakers:
- Seun Ross, DNP, MSN, CRNP-F, NP-C, NEA-BC; American Nurses Association
- Christine Filippone, PhD (c), DNP, MSN, RN, ANP, CIC; New Jersey State Nurses Association
- Marketa Houskova, MAIA, BA, RN; American Nurses Association/California
- Brian Harradine, MSN, RN, CNOR, CAPA; American Nurses Association/California
- Aaron McColpin, DNP, RN, FNP, RRT-NPS, CPFT; American Nurses Association/California
- Marc Finch, CRCST; National Association of Orthopedic Nurses
- Crystal Heishman MSN, RN, ONC, CIC, FAPIC; National Association of Orthopedic Nurses
- Sharon A. Van Wicklin, MSN, RN, CNOR, CRNFA(E), CPSN-R, PLNC; Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses
Click here to register and view the agenda.
Learn more about the Nursing Infection Control Education Network by visiting the ANA\C website.
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CNBC
“It's not just that some men don't want to be nurses. According to some experts, their wives don't want them to be nurses either. Nursing as a field remains about 90 percent female, and the American Nursing Association sees only "modest progress" when it comes to diversity. An analysis in the New York Times suggests that might be because old-fashioned gender roles can matter as much to women as to men ...
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Beth Grant (Napa) Sylvia Atieno (Roseville) Carol Carotenuti (San Diego) Sandra Kane (San Ramon) Jinky Meciano (Los Angeles) Marianna Nuci (Fontana) Brenda Hardin-Wike (Los Angeles) Mario Gonzalez (Corona) Azita Ghaderifard (Irvine) Marlene Feldscher (Sacramento) Cassendra Munro (Santa Monica) Jaymie-Alyson Peralta (Moreno Valley) Kathleen Teague (Castro Valley) Zoe Armas (Torrance) Crystal Leftridge (Carson) Candy Malaspina (Walnut Creek) Jessica Maganda (Canoga Park) Charmaine Parubrub (Bakersfield) Rossana Kou (Monterey Park) Lana Kanacki McLouth (Loma Linda) Kevin McCurdy (Porterville) Jane Delay (Monterey) Eleanor Nguyen (Concord) Tiffany Kunstel (Roseville) Jonathan Baluran (North Hollywood) Mary Andich (Willits) Synthia Alanis (Highland) Rebecca Marquez (Merced) Marsha Sato (Los Angeles) Armesse Cheney (Buena Park) Doris Asombrado (Carlsbad) Eleanna Kennedy (Santa Rosa) Lara Camille Cruz (Los Angeles) Jacquelynn Banaban (Santa Monica) Roshani Bhattarai (Pacifica) Sarena Sgambati (Rocklin) Jordan Matthews (Menlo Park) Julia Tokareva (Sacramento) Kimberly Harmon (Yuba City) Glenn Osborn (Chino Hills) Jessica Dalton (San Diego) Jodi Gillians (Glendale) Michelle Bustamante (Sacramento) Trina Salveron (Los Angeles) Danielle Farley (Bakersfield) Julia Peterson (Penn Valley) Patty Ryan (Petaluma) Clark Lomboy (Mather) Georgina Cabrera (Los Angeles) Derrick Hernandez (Sacramento) Cheryl Campos (Monterey) Mayra Real (Santa Barbara) Vanessa Tang (Torrance) Gertrude Chancellor (Mission Viejo) Rosa Sierra (Santa Barbara) Mariah Cadena (Bakersfield) Cherie Snyder (Ontario) Lynn Kennon (Arcata) Kimberly Davis (Santa Rosa) Rob Muniz (Laguna Niguel) Gail Hunter (Long Beach) Maura Cregan (Los Angeles) Tracey Reed (Carson) Kathy Berra (Menlo Park) Jesse Alvarez (Los Angeles) Carrie Bommarito (Sunnyvale) Gisselle Lara (San Gabriel) Joanne Gustilo (Benicia) Aimee Amundson (Moorpark) Sally Strong (San Mateo) Debbie Morikawa (Cloverdale) Kathleen Timbers Coggin (Mount Shasta) Tiffany Reyes (South San Francisco) Claire Kidiiga (San Francisco) Elizabeth Taylor (Pasadena) Calina Walz (Claremont) Mario Abejero (Burbank) Lorinda Blake (Santa Cruz) Salem Paschal (San Jose) Kathleen Ryan (Downey) Diane Herbst (San Rafael) Janet Baratta (Victorville) Petra Johnson (Oakland) Elsie Kandeh (Elk Grove)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The CMS Partnership for Patients team would like to personally congratulate the Hospital Improvement Innovation Networks (HIINs), our Federal and Private Partners as well as the active engagement of patients on achieving the bold target of engaging a minimum of 4,000 acute care hospitals in this important quality improvement work.
With your continuous dedication and support, on May 1, 2017, the HIINs achieved the ambitious goal of recruiting 4,011 of the nation’s acute care hospitals into the PfP! This represents the largest number of hospitals committed to achieving the bold aims since the inception of the Partnership for Patients work in 2011. Of note we have seen an increase in the number of rural hospitals included in this work as well as the inclusion of both Tribal and Indian Health Services hospitals.
As we continue our journey through 2019, the Hospital Improvement Innovation Networks and their 4,011 + constituent hospitals will continue to work toward the achievement of a 20 percent decrease in overall patient harm and a 12 percent reduction in 30-day hospital readmissions. The establishment of these new goals dramatically raises the bar for improvements in patient safety in the acute care hospital setting with a higher number of acute inpatient hospitals than ever before.
In partnership with each HIIN, CMS strives to continue strong momentum in sustaining the national engagement and momentum achieved through active collaboration with a wide variety of partners, including importantly, patients and their families. We believe that the work of the Hospital Improvement Innovation Networks, working as part of the Quality Improvement Organization’s work to improve patient safety and the quality of care in the Medicare program, will continue the great strides made in improving care provided to beneficiaries.
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The Florence Nightingale Digitization Project began in 2014 as a collaborative effort between the Florence Nightingale Museum in London, England, the Boston University Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, the Royal College of Nursing and the Welcome Library. More collaborative partners are in the process of joining the Project. Together, these institutions have compiled their holdings into a collaborative database consisting currently of almost 1900 letters handwritten or narrated by Florence Nightingale that for the first time are now available to researchers through a single source.
Access the letters penned to ANA,
as well as, the 2017 Nighitingale Tribute on the ANA website.
| | EDUCATIONAL EVENTS & RESEARCH |
Summer is here with long days and family activities. Sleep may be the last thing on your mind, but it is essential for overall health and well-being. We are now into month seven of the 2017 Year of the Healthy Nurse, which is part of the ANA Enterprise wide, "Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation Grand Challenge™." Our partner this month is the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN).
Visit the AAOHN's Online Learning Page to take "Wake Up to Worker Sleep Issues," AAOHN's learning module that provides the OHN with an overview of normal adult sleep; explains circadian rhythms and sleep regulation; examines how sleep affects work.
We hope you'll join us in making your health and wellness a priority during the month of July, and all year long.
July 19, 2017 | 1-2 p.m. EDT | 1.0 CE
Registration Deadline: July 18, 2017
Registration Fee: $45.00 (free for ANA Members)
Imagine that you just finished your shift and face a long drive home, or you suddenly find yourself forgetting important procedures at work.
In this new Navigate Nursing webinar, examine the relationship between healthy sleep and job performance. Learn the physiological and cognitive effects of insufficient sleep, and how it impacts safe practices. Since nurses are on the front lines of care, it's time to learn about the risks associated with too-little sleep coupled with too-long work hours. Get the latest on increasing alertness on the job and on the drive home, along with ways to minimize fatigue for safer patient and self-care.
After attending this webinar, you will be able to: - Summarize the physiological effects of insufficient sleep and fatigue
- Appraise the risks associated with working long hours
- Employ strategies to reduce the risks associated with working long hours and obtaining insufficient sleep
- And much more!
Click here to register.
| | NEWS FROM AROUND THE INDUSTRY |
Hospitals & Health Networks
We live in a multicultural and multigenerational world that enriches many nurse teams but also adds complexity for nurse leaders. How do you respect and leverage differences yet create a cohesive team rallied around core goals and values? Is there a “right” leadership style? Does it take more than one approach? Will you alienate others in the process?
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University of Kent via Medical Xpress
The application of gentle cooling and warming currents inside the ear canal can provide relief for migraine sufferers, new research at the University of Kent has helped show. Volunteers in the study who had a history of migraines experienced a significant reduction in the number of migraines they normally experienced in a month after using a technique known as caloric vestibular stimulation (CVS). CVS activates the balance organs which are believed to alter activity in the area of the brain, known as the brainstem, associated with the onset of migraine headaches.
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HealthDay News
Seniors with COPD may increase their odds for heart-related death if they use opioid painkillers, a new study finds. COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder) patients are often prescribed opioids, including morphine and fentanyl. These narcotics can help treat chronic muscle and bone pain, insomnia, persistent cough and shortness of breath despite inhaler use, the researchers explained.
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Reuters
Cancer deaths in America's rural areas are not falling as much as they are in urban areas even though the total deaths from the disease are dropping across the country, a U.S health agency report showed, emphasizing the gap in access to healthcare. Cancer accounted for 180 deaths per 100,000 persons in rural areas annually compared with 158 deaths in urban areas, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released July 6.
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Pharmacy News
Most patients who have a history of penicillin allergy are not really allergic and should be reevaluated before they are prescribed a replacement drug regimen, argue Australian infectious disease experts. The vast majority of these patients will turn out not to be allergic and can be safely treated with penicillin, they say, adding that true penicillin allergy is rare, affecting only 1 percent of the general population.
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mHealthIntelligence
Nurses will soon be able to practice telehealth in multiple states under one license.
With recent votes by legislators in Texas, Maine and Delaware, 25 states have agreed to join the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). The compact, overseen by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, is activated when 26 states sign on or by the end of 2018.
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HealthDay News
One in 5 people who gets commercial health insurance from Blue Cross and Blue Shield filled at least one prescription for an opioid painkiller in 2015, a new study finds. The research also found that the number of members diagnosed with an opioid use disorder rose almost five-fold from 2010 to 2016. That increase is far higher than the 65 percent increase in the use of medication-assisted treatments, according to the study by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
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Healio
Little is understood about the use of person-centered care (PCC) for individuals with delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD), especially in the acute care setting. As part of a larger clinical trial, the purpose of the current exploratory study was to describe examples and qualitatively derived themes of nurse-facilitated PCC for hospitalized older adults with dementia and delirium.
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Medical News Today
It is the double-edged sword of the modern era: the mobile technology available to healthcare providers today can help them to swiftly slash through many of their daily tasks, from documentation to direct patient care. For that reason, smartphones now go hand in hand with stethoscopes. But those same devices can also be a source of incessant demands, beeping and buzzing with every update.
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