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Huffington Post
Since Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, 10 people have died and many others have been injured and trapped in their flooded houses. But beyond the immediate dangers posed by the flooding, experts are worried about the broader threats to public health. Health secretary Tom Price declared a public health emergency in Texas.
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CDC released Get Ahead of Sepsis, a national effort to encourage healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers to prevent infections, be alert to the signs of sepsis, and act fast if sepsis is suspected. Sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an infection. It is life-threatening, and without timely treatment, sepsis can rapidly lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death.
- Download and distribute new Get Ahead of Sepsis educational materials, which include fact sheets and brochures for patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals.
- Save the date for and join CDC’s #SepsisChat Twitter chat on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at noon ET. Click here for more information.
- Connect with CDC on social media by: Following @cdcgov, @cdc_ncezid, and Facebook. Using #GetAheadofSepsis in all social media messages.
CDC encourages you to share these resources and opportunities broadly with your colleagues and partners. To learn more about sepsis at www.cdc.gov/sepsis.
Hosted by ANA\C & California Nursing Students' Association
Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017 | 1:00–3:00 PM |
Sacramento State University
Folsom Hall |
7667 Folsom Boulevard |
Room 1050 |
Sacramento, CA 95826
Annie Tat MS, BSN, RN ANAC member is the Nurse Advocate behind this fantastic event.
One nurse, one nursing student, one person can make a difference.
If you want to see how you can empower yourself and others to make change within our legislative process, come join us!
Speakers include: Marketa Houskova, RN, BA, MAIA who is the state director of American Nurses Association California and Roxanne Gould, ANAC lobbyist who has more than 25 years working in the legislative process.
Invited guests include: Senator (Dr.) Richard Pan, Mayor Darrell Steinberg, and Assemblymember Kevin MCarty (TBD if they will attend).
Topics include: Legislative process overview, how to contact/ talk to your legislators, dos/don'ts of the legislative process, writing letters, how to give a 30 second elevator speech, how to have effective meetings
Click here to register.
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Effective September 2017, the Board will no longer issue plastic pocket RN cards upon initial licensure and renewal. Also, the six-page renewal notice has been reduced to one page. The single page renewal notice encourages licensees to renew online. The new renewal notice does not include a renewal coupon that licensees will need to mail directly to the BRN. For more information, click here.
Deadline for submission is Oct. 6, 2017 by midnight PST.
This is for the Fifth National Nursing Ethics Conference to be held in Los Angeles, CA Wednesday, March 7 - Friday, March 9, 2018.
For complete information on abstract submission and to download submission forms, click here.
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Christopher Acebedo (San Francisco) Amanda Alfaro (San Ramon) Beverly Armstrong (Los Angeles) Leia Barron (Manteca) Aimee Bates (Anderson) Reyanne Boardman (Sunnyvale) Nicole Brunner Cogswell (San Rafael) Anna Buckley (San Bruno) Divinia Canseco (Santee) Jane Carey (Santa Barbara) Elaine Cheung (Alhambra) Jiyoun Chun (Saratoga) Michael Cohen (San Francisco) Jennifer Conner (Hayward) Marisa Coronel (Murrieta) Michele Curtis-Lavin (Encino) Yukiko Dyer (Torrance) Tami Emslie (Galt) Craig Enis (Alameda) Majestic Fields (Downey) Jacqueline Friedrich (Redlands) Myrene Fuertes (Daly City) Megan Gilbert (Campbell) Diane Gonzales (Pomona) Rhonda Gutierrez (Aliso Viejo) Karlene Haddon (Alameda) Mojgan Haririfar (Santa Clara) Jessica Holbert (Livermore) Chai-Chih Huang (Playa Del Rey) Danial Huls (Hanford) Lizabeth My Huynh (Irvine) Nikki Ige (Jurupa Valley) Lawrence Ikekhide (San Leandro) Beverly Kee (Canyon Country) Melissa Luces (San Francisco) Myla Maranan (Rossmoor) Meshylle Anne Martin (North Hills) Kristin McNulty (San Jose) Anna Munoz-Pardon (Winnetka) Neary Ngoy (Long Beach) Kayloni Norris (Bakersfield) Olubukola Omotayo (San Ramon) Devon O'Neal (Palm Springs) Marie Antoniette Padilla (Bakersfield) Amanda Padilla (San Jose) Tracy Plummer (Fresno) Grace Randick (San Francisco) Abigail Reyes (Hawthorne) Alicia Rodriguez (San Diego) Jennifer Rojas (Newbury Park) Alice Ryder (Rancho Mirage) Erica Sanchez (Long Beach) Alyssa Saquilayan (San Francisco) Martha Saucedo (Montebello) Kimberly Schwartz (Napa) Sheryl Seifer (Santa Monica) Lakshitha Sivanandan (San Jose) Lydia Smith (San Jose) Shaute Smith (Lakewood) Chelsea Stinemetz (Sonoma) Porfirio Suay (Glendora) Elizabeth Tamayo (Dinuba) Sarah Thomsen (Yorba Linda) Nicole Toral (Lakewood) Joan Tulaylay-Alvaro (Union City) Elizabeth Vitanza (Corral De Tierra) Skye Williams (Perris) Sheryl Yates (Chino)
The Texas Nurses Foundation is taking contributions to help the nurses affected by Hurricane Harvey. All money collected will be distributed directly to nurses living in any one of the Texas counties declared disaster areas.
Donate here
Any funds remaining in the fund by March 31, 2018 will be donated to the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund established by the city of Houston.
No matter the challenges we face every day, we encourage all nurses to find and achieve fulfillment in their professional and personal lives. Join us this month in exploring best practices and new approaches to work-life balance and recovery. On our dedicated website, you’ll find helpful tips, articles, webinars, and resources from ANA, affiliated nursing organizations, and related providers.
- The Navigate Nursing Webinar for September is Work-Life Harmony in Nursing: Integrating Work With Life. It is free for ANA members. Plan to attend on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT (log on at 12:30 p.m.).
- Join the Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Grand Challenge and share your success stories of unique ways to balance your work and life.
- Our dedicated webpage also has a wealth of materials and resources from our partners this month: Emergency Nurses Association, National Association of School Nurses, American Holistic Nurses Association, American Psychiatric Nurses Association, International Nurses Society on Addictions, Institute for Research, Education & Training in Addictions, National Council of State Boards of Nursing and Lisa Martin International.
Dear Colleagues,
The Call for Award Nominations is underway and I encourage you to take this opportunity to acknowledge exceptional nursing colleagues for their outstanding contributions and achievements. By submitting a nomination, you are honoring the individual, advancing our profession, and educating other health care professionals and the general public about nursing’s significant contributions to the delivery of health care.
Everything you need to submit an award nomination can be on ANA’s website.
I look forward to receiving your award nominations!
Thank you.
Elizabeth Fildes, EdD, RN, CNE, CARN-AP, APHN-BC, FIANN
Chair, ANA Committee on Honorary Awards
| | EDUCATIONAL EVENTS & RESEARCH |
Oct. 5, Nov. 2, and Dec. 7 | Online Blended Course, 21.58 CEN Contact Hours
Challenged by the volumes of data you are required to use in making clinical or leadership decisions? Do you want to better grasp how to manage data and leverage it to improve performance and patient outcomes? This brain-based learning course is designed to engage you in the world of Big Data – join online interactions with your knowledge coach and peers to debate strategic concepts while sharpening your critical thinking skills. Experience the Big Data educational game to gain insights about opportunities to apply big data to nursing decisions. Take the Big Data self-assessment to pinpoint your strengths and then share your capabilities during a virtual session with your peers and knowledge coach.
More Information and Registration
The NCI-Funded Enriching Communication Skills for Health Professionals in Oncofertility (ECHO) is a web-based training program that includes psychosocial, biological, clinical, and skill building modules to help allied health professionals communicate timely and relevant information regarding reproductive health issues (e.g., fertility, sexuality, body image) to their adolescent and young adult (AYA) oncology patients.
For more info, please contact echo@moffitt.org or call Meghan Bowman, program coordinator, at 813-745-6941. FREE with CE contact hours.
| | NEWS FROM AROUND THE INDUSTRY |
Nurse.com
Judith Chedville, an advance practice nurse with Austin Regional Clinic, was scheduled to arrive in Dallas Monday night to meet unit 949 BSB Charlie Company, which has members throughout the state who are trained to handle mass casualties, according to the article.
Chedville is one of 12,000 members of the Texas Army and Air National Guard who were mobilized Aug. 28. Active duty units also are on standby to deal with the flooding and continuing rain in the affected area, according to Military.com.
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Medical News Today
After investigating 14 years of study data on more than 1 million people, researchers found that women diagnosed with high cholesterol had lower odds of developing breast cancer, compared with women without high cholesterol. Speculating on the finding, they suggest that it shows that taking statins may protect against breast cancer and call for further research to confirm it.
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HealthDay News
Many people at risk for atrial fibrillation probably do have the irregular heart rhythm but have not been diagnosed, a new study reports. Nearly 1 out of 3 patients in the study had undetected atrial fibrillation that was caught only through the use of long-term cardiac monitor implants, researchers say. Based on these results, it's likely there's probably a lot more undetected atrial fibrillation among seniors, said lead researcher James Reiffel, MD. He's a cardiologist and professor at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City.
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HealthLeaders Media
Nurse leaders are responsible for a vast array of metrics related to processes, clinical outcomes, and everything in between.
"Our CNOs are held accountable for readmissions, mortality rates, [and] hospital-acquired conditions, and for the financial bottom line in their particular hospital," says Maggie Hansen, RN, BSN, MHSc, senior vice president and chief nurse executive at the South Florida–based Memorial Healthcare System.
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American Heart Association via Medical Xpress
Young adults, particularly men, lag behind middle-aged and older adults in awareness and treatment of high blood pressure, putting this population at an increased risk for heart attack and stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension.
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Reuters
For women, greater access to primary care providers may be linked to a lower risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), a U.S. study suggests. "A lack of health care access can translate to more people with undiagnosed and untreated STIs," said lead study author Danielle Haley of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "Regular screening can help ensure that people who have an STI are aware of the infection and get proper treatment," Haley said by email. "Screening also helps identify and treat sex partners who may also have STIs."
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AAP News
One of the most important ways to prevent a catastrophic drug-dosing error comes down to a simple safety precaution: Weigh all emergency department (ED) patients in kilograms only.
That’s the recommendation in an updated AAP-endorsed statement from the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA). The Academy also endorsed the ENA’s 2012 statement calling for use of kilograms in the ED.
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Reuters
Children treated for respiratory illnesses in the emergency department often have a chronic cough that lingers for weeks after they go home from the hospital, an Australian study suggests. Researchers examined data on 839 children treated for acute respiratory illnesses and found roughly three in four kids had a cough one week later. And after 28 days, 1 in 4 children had a chronic cough.
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HealthDay News
Oxygen therapy is a routine treatment for people suspected of having a heart attack, but a new study suggests there may be no benefit for these patients. That was true even for patients who were older, smoked or had diabetes or heart disease, according to the Swedish researchers.
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Cardiology Today
Patients with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis and elevated risk for CVD who were treated with ibuprofen had increased systolic BP in addition to the risk for hypertension vs. those treated with celecoxib, according to the PRECISION-ABPM study. The findings were presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress and published in the European Heart Journal.
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