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.NURSING FLASH
ICYMI: Anger in the Time of Delta (Webinar — 1 CEU)
ACNL
There is no question that the COVID-19 pandemic has taxed the U.S. healthcare system — and nurses in particular — more than we could have dreamed. From stymied supply chains to media coverage that refuses to allow us to escape COVID even at home, nurses have borne incredible burdens of exhaustion, fear, stress, anxiety, depression — and now we’re angry about it. What can we do with that?
ANA\California co-sponsored this webinar with ACNL and HealthImpact.
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.ARTICLES, ADVICE & ADVOCACY
California hospital staffing proposal stalls amid industry opposition
ANA\C
A bill that would have required hospitals to regularly report their nurse staffing levels and COVID-19 rates won't get a vote this year. What happened: Sen. Josh Newman (D-Brea) shelved the bill, CA SB637 (21R), on the final day of the legislative session.
The bill, sponsored by the California Nurses Association, would have required hospitals to report detailed staffing information — staffing shortages, bed counts, patient census, and layoffs and furloughs — to the state. The reports were to be made weekly during a statewide public health crisis and monthly at other times.
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50 questions about racism in nursing
ANA\C
The American Nurses Association\California (ANA California) has created an important tool to assess the extent to which racism permeates nursing in California’s health care system. But it goes further than that. The tool, which is a self-assessment for both nursing staff and nursing managers, will analyze each person’s responses and offer individualized action plans designed to help the respondents take steps towards confronting and combatting racism in the organizations in which they work.
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Organizational Well-Being in Health Care: A National Symposium
MHTTC Network
Organizations must play a role in evaluating and addressing the conditions influencing their employees’ well-being. To address this need, in August 2021, the MHTTC Network hosted Organizational Well-Being in Health Care: A National Symposium, a free two-day event; during which national leaders shared the latest innovations and research in this area.
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The 12-month Online RN-BSN program provides students, who are current RNs, the opportunity for educational and professional advancement. This program is designed to meet the needs of working registered nurses in providing them new perspectives by learning from other nurses. Students will be able to apply real-world solutions in their current positions immediately.
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SARS-CoV-2 infection after vaccination in health care workers in California
NEJM
Data from phase 3 clinical trials of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines through November 2020 showed 94.1% efficacy for the prevention of symptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection at 14 days after the second dose of the mRNA-1273 vaccine (Moderna) and 95% efficacy at seven days after the second dose of the BNT162b2 vaccine (Pfizer).
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.NEWS FROM AROUND THE INDUSTRY
Most nurses are vaccinated — so why do people think health workers are vaccine hesitant?
The Guardian
A year and a half into the pandemic, healthcare workers are exhausted, burned out and worried that the worst is far from over. Amid that stress, much attention has been focused on nurses who haven’t received the vaccine, even though the majority of these essential workers have been inoculated. That has left many nurses feeling betrayed, both by their unvaccinated patients and by public perception.
“It’s a major source of frustration for nurses right now that people aren’t getting vaccinated,” said Anna Maria Valdez, a professor of nursing at Sonoma State University. “It’s like we have a big fire, but we also have big hoses to put it out — but people aren’t using them; they’re standing there, watching the fire burn.”
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Biden announces COVID-19 vaccine mandates for millions of U.S. workers
Healio
President Joe Biden announced a six-pronged plan recently to combat a rise in COVID-19 cases in the United States driven by the delta variant, including federal vaccine mandates that could cover nearly 100 million workers.
Under an “emergency rule,” Biden said the Department of Labor will require that all U.S. employers with 100 or more employees ensure their workers are vaccinated or can provide a negative COVID-19 test result at least once a week. Additionally, Biden said that all health care workers at Medicare and Medicaid participating hospitals will be required to get vaccinated — a workforce estimated to be over 17 million people.
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WHO seeks COVID-19 vaccines for poor nations, 'not empty promises'
Medscape
The World Health Organization recently said low-income countries were ready to run effective COVID-19 vaccination campaigns and it was now down to manufacturers and rich countries to deliver the pledged doses to ease global health inequalities.
About 80% of the 5.5 billion vaccines doses that have been administered globally went to high and upper-middle income countries, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news briefing.
"We have heard excuses from manufacturers and some high income countries about how low income countries cannot absorb vaccines," Tedros said, adding almost all low income countries have demonstrated an ability to run large-scale immunization campaigns for polio, measles and other diseases.
"Because manufacturers have prioritized or been legally obliged to fulfill bilateral deals with rich countries willing to pay top dollar, low-income countries have been deprived of the tools to protect their people," he said.
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Major study finds convalescent plasma doesn't help seriously ill COVID-19 patients
McMaster University via Medical Xpress
A major study has found that convalescent plasma does not reduce the risk of intubation or death for COVID-19 patients. However, the study also revealed that the antibody profile in the blood of people who have had the virus is extremely variable and this may modify the response to the treatment.
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FDA moves to block some vape products, delays action on Juul
Medscape
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ordered millions of e-cigarette products off the public market. It says it needs more time to review vape products sold by leading retailers such as Juul, the country's largest e-cigarette maker.
The agency had a court-ordered deadline of Sept. 9 to review more than 6.5 million applications for approval of what are considered new tobacco products, the vast majority of which are e-cigarettes and liquids. None had previously been reviewed by the FDA.
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Disparities in opioid overdose deaths continue to worsen for Black people, study suggests
National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Drug Abuse via EurekAlert!
Non-Hispanic Black individuals in four U.S. states experienced a 38% increase in the rate of opioid overdose deaths from 2018 to 2019, while the rates for other race and ethnicity groups held steady or decreased, according to a new study by the National Institutes of Health published in the American Journal of Public Health. These alarming data are in line with other research documenting a widening of disparities in overdose deaths in Black communities in recent years, largely driven by heroin and illicit fentanyl. The research emphasizes the need for equitable, data-driven, community-based interventions that address these disparities.
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An estimated 15.5 million adults under 65 went without medication due to high drugs costs, latest West Health-Gallup study shows
West Health Institute via EurekAlert!
An estimated 15.5 million adults under 65 and 2.3 million seniors have been unable to pay for at least one doctor-prescribed medication in their household, according to a new study from West Health and Gallup analyzing the impact of high drug prices on consumers. While affordability of prescription drugs is an issue for all age groups, in a survey conducted in June, younger adults report not filling needed prescriptions at double the rate of the nation’s seniors in the prior three months. When asked about skipping pills to cut costs, the divide between age groups held similarly.
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FDA, FTC issue warnings for dietary supplements claiming to treat diabetes
Healio
The FDA and the Federal Trade Commission issued warning letters to 10 companies that market unapproved supplements to treat diabetes and urged consumers not to use the products, which may be harmful.
The warning letters, posted recently, were issued to the following companies: Live Good Inc.; Pharmaganics LLC; Lysulin Inc.; Nuturna International LLC; Phytage Labs; Ar-Rahmah Pharm LLC; Metamune Inc.; Holistic Healer & Wellness Center Inc.; Radhanite LLC; and Aceva LLC. The letters claim the companies are illegally selling dietary supplements that claim to cure, treat, mitigate or prevent diabetes, in violation of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. In an announcement, the FDA is urging consumers not to use these or similar products because they have not been evaluated by the FDA to be safe or effective for their intended use and may be harmful.
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U.S. youth gained significant weight during the pandemic
HealthDay News
U.S. youth experienced significant weight gain during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a research letter published online recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association. "These findings, if generalizable to the United States, suggest an increase in pediatric obesity due to the pandemic," the authors write.
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Black Americans, Mexican Americans develop diabetes earlier in life
HealthDay News
Black Americans and Mexican Americans typically develop type 2 diabetes up to seven years earlier than their white counterparts, a new study finds.
In all, more than 25% of adults in the two groups reported being diagnosed with diabetes before age 40, and 20% didn't know they had the disease.
Researchers said the findings highlight the need to address economic and social conditions that underlie health status. They added that further study should consider earlier screening for at-risk groups.
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'Silent' high cholesterol condition diagnosed too late and undertreated
Imperial College London via Medical Xpress
A new report has highlighted the late diagnoses and undertreatment of a genetic condition which causes cholesterol levels to soar. Familial hypercholesterolaemia is an inherited condition affecting as many as one in 300 people around the world. In the most accurate global snapshot to date of FH and how it is managed, investigators led by researchers at Imperial College London have highlighted how the condition is being diagnosed too late in life, that greater use of intensive cholesterol-lowering drugs is needed, and that the diagnosis and treatment for women is falling behind that of men.
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