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.NURSING FLASH
(ANA\C Member In The Media) Nursing Leadership and COVID-19: Defining the Shadows and Leading Ahead of the Data
Nurse Leader
(ANA\California member, Joshua A. Wymer, MSPM, MA, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM, RN-BC, NEA-BC, CPHIMS, FACHE, co-authored this article.) The COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed health care systems and exposed major gaps in preparedness and response plans. The crisis challenged nurse leaders to develop and implement novel care delivery plans while preventing disease transmission to patients and staff.
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.ARTICLES, ADVICE & ADVOCACY
Malaria vaccine 'will change African lives forever'
BBC
Bello Abdul Hakeem Bolaji is one of the millions of people across Africa who've grown up with malaria. The 25-year-old from Nigeria reckons the historic decision for children across most of the continent to be vaccinated is "life-changing". The disease is now under control in most continents, apart from in Africa, where more than 260,000 children died from it in 2019.
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Front-line fatigue: ICU nurses taking brutal blows to their mental health
(Utah Nurses Association mentioned) Liz Close, executive director of the Utah Nurses Association, said there are four aspects of pandemic care that are affecting Utah nurses' mental health:
- Having to take care of patients with a disease that's largely preventable "indicates a public disrespect for their time, expertise, dedication and well-being."
- Even experienced nurses are losing many patients to COVID-19.
- The isolation needed to protect their patients and minimize viral spread.
- And serving as "the only conduit between dying COVID patients and their families."
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(Advocacy Institute Fellowship) Mental Health in Nursing: Barriers to Access - Panel Discussion
YouTube
What barriers are preventing nurses from accessing mental health services and solutions? In this panel discussion, we gathered nationally recognized mental health experts and nurse executives to answer the above question and many others, including:
- What policy barriers exist to accessing mental health at the federal/national level?
- Barriers at the health systems level?
- At the operational level?
- And what barriers are there to implementing technological solutions?
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The Use of Social Media to Influence Policy
The George Washington University
Join GW Nursing's Dr. Melissa Batchelor as she discusses how to utilize #socialmedia to impact policy. This webinar will be focused on how healthcare professionals can harness the power of social media to influence policy making and policymakers. A multimodal strategy will be described that individuals and organizations can use to maximize impact through concise messaging on health-related issues that matter.
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With Challenge Comes Opportunity:
How to Use the Pandemic as a Springboard for Transformative Nursing Leadership
ANA\C
This on-demand 90-minute webinar is FREE for both ANA members and non-members.
REGISTRATION CLOSES: October 27, 2021 at 1 PM ET.
SPACE IS LIMITED!
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to overwhelm health care systems, putting nurses front and center, requiring that they adapt quickly and effectively while often working in resource-constrained environments. The disruption wrought by the pandemic has changed the way leaders lead and health systems respond. We are experiencing a workforce upheaval across most industries that many business leaders have referred to as "the great resignation." The nursing workforce is no exception. We are facing unprecedented staff turnover and widespread nursing shortages.
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.NEWS FROM AROUND THE INDUSTRY
BP risk elevated among veterans who experienced sexual trauma during service
Healio
Veterans who experienced military sexual trauma had elevated hypertension risk, according to results presented at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension Scientific Sessions.
“Findings show that even many years after being discharged from military service, exposure to military sexual trauma can continue to significantly influence veterans’ physical health,” Allison E. Gaffey, PhD, research associate in the department of internal medicine section of cardiovascular medicine at Yale School of Medicine and research psychologist in women’s health and cardiovascular medicine at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System of the Department of Veterans Affairs, said in a press release. “This association demonstrates the importance of screening and disclosure of military sexual trauma or other traumatic stress in order to receive appropriate care, support and resources to manage the short- and long-term mental and physical health impact.”
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Awareness of, referral to HIV PrEP low among Hispanics
HealthDay News
Only about one in four Hispanic persons tested for HIV are aware of preexposure prophylaxis and only about one in five of those eligible for referral are referred to PrEP providers, according to research published in the Oct. 8 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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Will vaccine mandates affect the existing nursing shortage?
Medscape
Since the onset of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, a shortage of skilled nursing staff has spiraled out of control. To understand how substantially the shortage has affected geographic areas of the United States, maps of both urban and rural areas are required. The shortage is now so severe, it is expected to continue into 2030 as the ability to mentor and educate nurses required for future generations has been diminished. And now place a vaccine mandate into the mix. Will the vaccine mandate be a tipping point? Could vaccine mandates, meant to assure safety for American citizens across the board, worsen the existing staffing crisis?
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Statin use associated with type 2 diabetes progression
Medical News Today
In a new study, researchers found a link between statin use and an increased likelihood of type 2 diabetes disease progression.
The research, which appears in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, gives clinicians more information to ensure that statins are appropriate when prescribed.
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Natural infection versus vaccination: Differences in COVID antibody responses emerge
Rockefeller University via Medical Xpress
Hope for a future without fear of COVID-19 comes down to circulating antibodies and memory B cells. Unlike circulating antibodies, which peak soon after vaccination or infection only to fade a few months later, memory B cells can stick around to prevent severe disease for decades. And they evolve over time, learning to produce successively more potent "memory antibodies" that are better at neutralizing the virus and more capable of adapting to variants.
Vaccination produces greater amounts of circulating antibodies than natural infection. But a new study suggests that not all memory B cells are created equal. While vaccination gives rise to memory B cells that evolve over a few weeks, natural infection births memory B cells that continue to evolve over several months, producing highly potent antibodies adept at eliminating even viral variants.
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Keeping up COVID-levels of hygiene could help combat deadly antimicrobial resistance
News-Medical
Keeping up COVID-levels of hygiene awareness long-term could help tackle the spread of deadly antimicrobial resistance, according to new research from the University of West London and Royal Holloway University of London. Making recommendations for change, academics from UWL’s School of Biomedical Sciences and Royal Holloway’s Department of Health Studies, analyzed global data into the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in urban areas – the rise of which is threatening the lifesaving role of the medications.
It is estimated that without intervention, by 2050, 10 million people worldwide could die annually from infections that no longer respond to antibiotics.
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How storytelling can help public health officials combat distrust, skepticism
University of Missouri via Medical Xpress
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, public health experts and scientists have struggled to get some segments of the public to heed their warnings about the importance of following public health measures aimed at controlling the spread of the virus.
Lise Saffran, an associate teaching professor at the MU School of Health Professions, studies public health and earned a master's degree in fine arts and creative writing from the University of Iowa Writer's Workshop. In a recently published commentary, titled "Public health storytelling practice," she explains how storytelling can help public health officials resonate key messages with their intended audiences.
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How does transportation access impact self-perceived physical health?
Portland State University via EurekAlert!
What is the relationship between access to transportation and our own perception of physical health?
That's the question researchers explored in the latest report funded by the National Institute for Transportation and Communities, "Examining the Impact of Transportation- Related Barriers on Self-Perceived Physical Health among Adults in the United States." Specifically looking at household car ownership, the study found that having access to a vehicle correlated with better self-reported health.
Among the other modes, respondents who used buses or paratransit were more likely to report their physical health as poor, while those who walked, biked or rode the train were more likely to report better physical health.
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Healthcare labor shortage, especially of nurses, continues to strain hospital profitability
HealthLeaders Media
An ongoing shortage of hospital workers, particularly nurses, caused by the surge of the Delta variant, will place additional strain on not-for-profit hospitals' profitability in the long run, says a new report released by Moody's Investors Service.
Some hospitals have lost revenue by suspending elective overnight surgeries due to COVID cases and insufficient staffing, the report says.
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Delta variant has 235% higher risk of ICU admission than original virus
Medical News Today
A Canadian study has found a link between the new variants of SARS-CoV-2, particularly the Delta variant, and an increased risk of severe disease and death.
The retrospective study, by the University of Toronto and appearing in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, looked at 212,326 cases in Ontario from February 7 to June 27, 2021. The study found that all VOCs increased people’s risk of hospitalization, ICU admission, and death due to COVID-19.
However, the highest risks were from the Delta variant. In the Delta cases, there was a 108 percent increase in the risk of hospitalization, a 235 percent increased risk of ICU admission, and a 133 percent higher risk of death, compared with the original variant.
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CDC urges flu shots as survey shows half of Americans don't plan on it
HealthDay News
A new survey showing that nearly half of U.S. adults are not likely to get a flu shot this season has prompted federal health officials to urge all Americans to get the flu vaccines.
Even more troubling is that the poll of 1,110 respondents aged 18 and older also found that nearly one in four of those at high risk for flu-related complications said they don't intend to get a flu shot, The New York Times reported.
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'Dangerous' trend of 'dry scooping' pre-workout powder garners attention on TikTok
Healio
“Dry scooping” — a “dangerous” behavior in which pre-workout supplement powder is consumed with sips of water instead of a full glass — was “extremely prevalent” on the popular social media app TikTok, according to researchers.
During a recent study, Ruth Lynn Milanaik, DO, a pediatrician at Northwell Health in New York, and colleagues found that videos featuring the emerging trend have accumulated more than eight million likes.
Pre-workout powders frequently have high concentrations of caffeine mixed with products including beta-alanine, l-citrulline and BCAAs. While the sale of pre-workout powders should be restricted to individuals aged 18 years and older, it has become “increasingly popular among teens,” according to the researchers.
Regardless of age, improper consumption of pre-workout may cause choking, accidental inhalation, overconsumption, injury and death, especially in those who are “sensitive to high caffeine content in these products,” Milanaik said.
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