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Team training of healthcare employees can reduce patient mortality by 15 percent, according to a new study from Rice University, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the University of Central Florida, the U.S. Department of Defense and the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center.
"Saving Lives: A Meta-Analysis of Team Training in Health Care" found that team training can also reduce medical errors by 19 percent. Team training is an instructional strategy aimed at improving team-based knowledge, skills, attitudes and problem-solving interactions.
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The ANA\C Board of Directors did some fantastic work this weekend with the help of Susan Bowman, ANA\C Bylaws Commitee, Marketa Houskova, Government Affairs Director, Senior Policy Analyst, Office Manager, and Robin Schaeffer, Executive Director. Be sure to attend General Assembly where an updated mission will be presented by the board and voted on by the members. An updated strategic plan will also be discussed and presented. Thank-you to all our members who gave us feedback via the ANA\C Mission Survey; your comments were invaluable.
ANA\C has been chosen as a beta site for Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Grand Challenge, a national movement designed to transform the health of the nation by improving the health of the nation’s 3.6 million registered nurses. The domains of the Grand Challenge include: Activity, Sleep, Nutrition, Quality of Life and Safety. This is not just about nurses! Learn more at ANA\C Making Waves: Empowering California Nurses, Oct. 12-15, 2016.
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“The difference between nursing and many other occupations are significant. You can’t be scared. You have to jump in with two feet. It’s not a job you do halfway. You have to totally immerse yourself in it.” — Tom Alicandri, RN
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Having the ability to see is something many of us take for granted. However, for the millions of people who are blind or have vision loss, the psychological impact of being visually impaired can be devastating. Lighthouse Guild, the leading not-for-profit vision and healthcare organization, recognizes the need to provide specialized mental health services to people with visual impairment. Lighthouse Guild, based in New York, is one of the only facilities in the country to offer a Behavioral Health Program with a staff of psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, creative art therapists and other health care professionals trained to address the particular needs of adults and children with vision loss or blindness.
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As part of ANA’s efforts to address the opioid epidemic, ANA President Pamela F. Cipriano, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN published a blog on The Huffington Post about the opioid crisis on July 1. The events of the past two weeks have also greatly impacted nursing and on July 14, President Cipriano published a blog on The Huffington Post on the need to end gun violence.
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The Joint Commission will no longer consider hospital Plans for Improvement (PFIs) for its Life Safety chapter requirements starting Aug. 1. Instead, all life safety deficiencies will need to be corrected within 60 days, although a time-limited waiver process will be available through Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regional offices. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently adopted the Joint Commission’s Life Safety chapter requirements, and has asked the Joint Commission to adopt the following changes for its SOC.
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The Healing Care Initiative invites you to a one day workshop designed to strengthen your ability to be a healing presence for your patients and clients. “Even though we are professionals, there are times when our own “stuff”’ can get in the way of our ability to be in the now as we work with others. Many of us have a good working knowledge of developmental trauma but this workshop is different. It is based on the groundbreaking work of Dr Larry Heller and you will learn the 12 Steps of Healing Care, a simple, free and easy to implement resource for strengthening your ability to be a healing presence and give trauma informed healing care.”
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Health Leaders Media
One nurse with firsthand knowledge about medical errors is a calling on RNs and other healthcare professionals to exercise their voices and vigilance to protect patients.
We've all heard harrowing stories about medical errors.
They are the third leading cause of death in the U.S., estimated to be responsible for more than 250,000 deaths per year.
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By Keith Carlson
 The healthcare workplace environment has a deep impact on staff experience, including satisfaction, productivity and institutional loyalty. Workplace culture is a crucial aspect of the workplace environment, although it is less obvious than physical aspects such as cleanliness, air quality, safety concerns, ergonomics and layout. Savvy, forward thinking healthcare leaders understand that creating a positive, supportive culture is paramount, but it can be an uphill battle.
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Medscape (free login required)
This policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) reviews the roles and responsibilities of the school nurse while outlining legal, medical and societal changes that affect those roles and responsibilities.
The school nurse role was started in 1902, primarily to improve student attendance and reduce absenteeism. The role has since expanded to include surveillance, chronic disease management, emergency preparedness, behavioral health, prevention and population health management, and more.
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U.S. News & World Report
What, you may wonder, is a wound, ostomy, continence, foot care nurse? Most people who ask what I do have had some type of experience with wound care, even if only an accidental cut, scrape or burn. Few know what an ostomy is, and since the title is so long, the continence and foot care are forgotten for the sake of time. In order to acquire my CWOCN and CFCN credentials, in addition to being a registered nurse, I needed a bachelor’s degree and to successfully complete a course of study from an accredited program that included clinical, hands-on hours.
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JAAPA
Chronic kidney disease affects 23 million Americans and is associated with many complications, one of the most complex of which is mineral and bone disorder. Pathophysiologic mechanisms begin to occur early in CKD but when the glomerular filtration rate declines to less than 50 percent of normal, biochemical and bone matrix abnormalities, which vary and are multifactorial, begin to be clinically apparent. Mainstays of treatment remain management of hyperphosphatemia and prevention or treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism.
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Medical Xpress
The latest government guidelines healthcare providers follow to determine if patients should be screened for diabetes missed 55 percent of high-risk individuals with prediabetes or diabetes, a new Northwestern Medicine study found.
The 2015 screening guidelines from the United States Preventive Service Task Force recommend patients be screened for diabetes if they are between 40 and 70 years old and are overweight or obese. But the study found many patients outside those age and weight ranges develop diabetes, especially racial and ethnic minorities.
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By Jessica Taylor
 Wednesday, July 6, marked a big day for the U.S. when a bill that should change mental healthcare cleared the House of Representatives with a vote of 422-2. Introduced by Rep. Tim Murphy after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act would "make available needed psychiatric, psychological and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis, and for other purposes."
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HealthDay News
Appendicitis should be considered for older adults presenting with abdominal pain or nonspecific symptoms, according to a letter to the editor published in the June issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Researchers describe two cases of perforated appendicitis with delayed diagnosis in older adults.
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Reuters
After two confirmed U.S. cases of a superbug that thwarts a last-resort antibiotic, infectious disease experts say they expect more cases in coming months because the bacterial gene behind it is likely far more widespread than previously believed. The mcr-1 superbug has been identified over the past six months in farm animals and people in about 20 countries, including China, Germany and Italy.
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Advance Healthcare POV
Unbelievable! As far as the healthcare industry has come, as far as the nursing profession has come, and as far as we as human beings have come-and still, here I was, in shock and disbelief as I drove by Cheshire Regional Rehabilitation Center's latest billboard, which is located near Exit 25 on I-84 East in Waterbury, CT. It poses the question, "Who's Caring for Your Mom?"
This organization's marketing approach is questionable, archaic, and offensive, not only to male nurses, but to the nursing profession as a whole.
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Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality
Letting patients choose between different medications that offer the same outcomes may increase the effectiveness of the preferred drug and reduce possible side effects, according to a new study published in the journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
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Medscape (free login required)
Researchers have found a significant association between inadequate hydration and both elevated body mass index and obesity, even after controlling for confounders, according to findings published in the July/August issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. The findings suggest that adequate hydration may play a role in weight and prompt further discussion regarding adequate hydration during weight management counseling.
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