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Nurses have always enjoyed public respect and are routinely rated the No. 1 most honest and ethical profession in the United States. But this moment in the media spotlight highlights how little most people truly understand about nursing. Like medicine, nursing is a scientific discipline, and it’s time people see nurses as more than just angels or heroes. Nurses are not kind and heroic simply because they are good people, but because nursing science tells us that building relationships with patients and treating the whole-person response to disease is therapeutic for their health.
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Advocacy Hour: Create the Change You Want to See!
Join us today @ 3:30pm! Discuss pressing issues in nursing and learn how ANA\California creates advocacy campaigns on these topics.
Join us!
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It is absolutely wonderful to see the excitement and support we have received behind this campaign. Nurses' trusted voices are needed now more than ever to remind our communities why we wear masks and how to stop the spread of COVID-19. Please take this time to encourage your colleagues, team members, and leadership to take part in this campaign.
You are welcome to use the images below and place them on your social media platforms. If you need the complete graphic toolkit, send an email request to anac@anacalifornia.org.
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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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It's time to break the glass ceiling... You know the statistic — nurses are cited as sources in the media only 2% of the time.
While we've seen this number increase during the pandemic, identifying experts, providing media training and sharing media opportunities is critical to the advancement of the nursing profession and our relationship with the public.
Today we're happy to announce, as an investor and partner with UCSF School of Nursing faculty, a new series to increase the visibility of nurses.
This series will include a wholesome approach to media training as a means to educate and advocate on behalf of our patients, health care institutions, and on behalf of nursing programs.
Planning is underway and further updates will be announced as details become available.
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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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- What does 'physician oversight' really mean for nurse-midwives (SB 1237) and nurse practitioners (AB 890)? And how does it affect care, especially during COVID-19.
- Why does ANA\California and the California Nurses Association (union) have differing views on AB 5 - the independent contractor bill?
Link for podcast:
See Digital Magazine link, We are on Pages 14-17.
Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, CA is proud to be one of 35+ nursing and health care associations to partner with the American Nurses Association\California to encourage Californians to wear masks and slow the spread of #COVID19. By wearing a mask, maintaining physical distance and practicing good hand hygiene, we are calling on you to help keep our loved ones and communities safe. Take the Pledge to Protect, and do your part. "There is only one way we will get through this – together." #MaskUp
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- ANA\California Executive Director, Dr. Marketa Houskova DNP, MAIA, BA, RN, discusses some of the most important bills facing the future of nursing practice in this exciting podcast.
- What does ‘physician oversight’ really mean for nurse-midwives (SB 1237) and nurse practitioners (AB 890)? And how does it affect care, especially during COVID-19.
- Why does ANA\California and the California Nurses Association (union) have differing views on AB 5 - the independent contractor bill?
Learn answers to these questions and more hot topics. Listen here!
Congrats to the 5 Best Hospitals Honor Roll in California.
The Nurses' Float Scholarship Fund was created by Bare Root, Inc., a not-for-profit 501 (c) 3 organization, from funds remaining from the Nurse's Float which appeared in the 2013 Rose Parade. ACNL, in partnership with Bare Root, Inc., presents the Nurses' Float Scholarship annually. This is an academic scholarship awarded to a registered nurse pursuing either an ADN to BSN or BSN to MSN degree.
Membership in ACNL or California residency is NOT required to apply for the Nurse's Float Scholarship.
Application Deadline: August 31, 2020.
Saturday, August 8th, 2020
10AM – 12Noon
(Wood) Nurse practitioners: scope of practice: practice without standardized procedures. (Amended-7/23/2020) has been amended /updated at: 7/24/2020 5:02:00 AM)
The creation of APRN Board language was deleted (as we predicted due to cost), the new NP Advisory Committee would be established under the BRN, and BRN would establish NP standards. The 4,600 transition to practice is still there and a minimum of 3 years of practice (not counting the 4,600hrs).
Please fill out this brief questionnaire so we may add you onto our subject matter expert database.
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM (PDT)
COST: $40.00
The Practice Apprenticeship
Learn clinical reasoning, caring practices, and skilled know-how. 1 CEU
SPEAKERS:
Sarah Shannon, PhD, RN, FAAN
Marsha Fowler, PhD, MDiv, MS, RN, FAAN, FRSA
Patricia Benner, PhD, RN, FAAN
Register here.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
As a member of the medical profession, you may realize that COVID-19 cases and deaths are disproportionately affecting Black counties, according to a recent study.
And as a member of the human race, you are no doubt aware that Black people are feeling a huge impact as the police killing of George Floyd and often-lethal violence against other Black men and women has brought racial injustice to the forefront. But just knowing that race plays a role in health outcomes and that racism is alive and well in 2020 is not enough. For white nurses, this is a time to do what you can to combat racism at your workplace, even if you have to stray far from your comfort zone or dredge up unwanted feelings to do so.
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center via Medical Xpress
The development of a safe and effective vaccine will likely be required to end the COVID-19 pandemic. A group of scientists, led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center immunologist Dan H. Barouch, MD, Ph.D., now report that a leading candidate COVID-19 vaccine developed at BIDMC in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson raised neutralizing antibodies and robustly protected non-human primates against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This study builds on the team's previous results and is published in the journal Nature.
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HealthDay News
After the COVID-19 pandemic had millions of New Yorkers in lockdown, the rate of routine child vaccinations plummeted — as it did in cities across the United States.
That had pediatricians worried that a second wave of illness outbreaks — measles, whooping cough, mumps — might follow as large groups of kids were left vulnerable.
But a new report from the nation's largest city finds that parents have largely gotten the message, and vaccination rates are now rebounding.
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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 Scott E. Rupp
 If there's going to be additional federal funding that provides protections to consumers and the U.S. economy, the list of hopeful recipients is getting a little long. Healthcare providers across the country are making their voices heard through their lobbying groups, essentially begging the Senate to include as much as $100 billion more in COVID-19 relief packages. The American Hospital Association, American Nurses Association and American Medical Association are specifically pressing legislators for the cash.
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Healio
Healthcare professionals use four strategies to counteract health misinformation on social media platforms, according to a study presented at Association for Healthcare Social Media Meeting. “Recently, the WHO introduced the term ‘digital first responders’...internet or social media users that can share correct information about COVID-19 as a means to counter misinformation about it,” said John Robert Bautista, RN, MPH, PhD, Bullard Research Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin, adding that there has not yet been a study on how healthcare professionals actually should counter health misinformation.
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Healio
There may be 60.6 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes in 2060, up from 22.3 million in 2014, according to a consensus report issued by several medical societies.
Despite the rise in the prevalence of diabetes, there has been a lack of significant improvements in glycemic, BP, cholesterol level and smoking abstinence targets among patients with diabetes. In the report, experts highlighted the importance of diabetes self-management education and support, or DSMES, defined as a “comprehensive blend of clinical, educational, psychosocial and behavioral aspects of care,” in improving patient outcomes.
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Walter and Eliza Hall Institute via EurekAlert!
Melbourne researchers have revealed the multiple, intertwined cell death systems that prevent the spread of the "intracellular" bacterium Salmonella, an important cause of typhoid fever which kills more than 100,000 people annually.
The team revealed that the spread of Salmonella is curtailed by the death of infected cells, but, surprisingly, cells can die in several distinct ways. Although Salmonella continuously seeks to outsmart infected cells by blocking their suicide, cells have evolved impressive "back-up" strategies to ensure that the infected cell can still die and thus protect the body from Salmonella infection and consequent typhoid fever.
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By Amanda Ghosh
 COVID-19 forced most healthcare institutions to offer more telehealth services. Now that patients have a taste for home-based care, they will expect more of such services in the future. In essence, COVID-19 has pushed the idea of a healthcare system built on consumerism to the forefront of the discussion in medical circles. Here are four ways COVID-19 is having an impact on healthcare and a glimpse of what the future may hold for patients and practitioners.
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Lancet via Medical Xpress
Modifying 12 risk factors over the lifecourse could delay or prevent 40 percent of dementia cases, according to an update to The Lancet commission on dementia prevention, intervention, and care, which is being presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference.
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News-Medical
New research has found that paying greater attention to internal bodily sensations can increase our appreciation of our own bodies.
The study, led by Jennifer Todd of Anglia Ruskin University and published in the journal Body Image, focused on gastric interoception, which are the feelings of hunger or fullness that originate in the gut.
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University of Basel via ScienceDaily
People who laugh frequently in their everyday lives may be better equipped to deal with stressful events — although this does not seem to apply to the intensity of laughter. These are the findings reported by a research team from the University of Basel in the journal PLOS ONE.
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