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.NURSING FLASH
Survey: Male nurses continue to earn higher salaries than female nurses
Medscape
Male nurses continue to earn more than their female colleagues, according to a new report. Male registered nurses (RNs) earned 6% more than women RNs, while male licensed practical nurses (LPNs) took home 14% more. This represents a 5-year trend. Still, there's nuance to the 2021 Medscape RN/LPN Compensation Report findings regarding compensation: men are more likely to work on inpatient units in acute care hospitals in urban settings and to work high-differential shifts than women are. Compensation for such work is generally higher. High-differential shifts include evening, overnight, or weekend shifts — shifts that typically are difficult for healthcare facilities to cover, according to Nurse Money Talk, a blog for nurses and nursing students.
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.ARTICLES, ADVICE & ADVOCACY
FDA authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11
Medscape
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized Pfizer’s vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, which means vaccines could be available to school-aged children shortly. The move brings families with young children a step closer to resuming their normal activities, and should help further slow transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the United States. States have already placed their orders for initial doses of the vaccines. The FDA authorization of the shots triggers the shipments of millions of doses to pediatricians, family practice physicians, children's hospitals, community health centers, and pharmacies.
Next, a panel of experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) known as the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, will meet to vote on recommendations for use of the vaccine.
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Nurses and suicide — when loss of identity leads to loss of life
Daily Nurse
When loss of identity leads to loss of life for nurses who commit suicide, job-related problems likely play a major role in that tragic decision.
Such is the conclusion of a study of 203 nurses known to have job problems prior to death by suicide between 2003 and 2017 published in the April 2021 issue of the Journal of Nursing Regulation.
“Nurses who lose a nursing position or leave the profession because of substance use, mental health issues, or chronic pain are at risk for nurse suicide,” the article noted.
In a previous longitudinal study of nurse suicide, “one of the things that came out pretty clearly was that nurses were more likely to have a known job-related problem prior to death,” said Judy E. Davidson, DNP, RN, MCCM, FAAN, lead author of the project. Davidson serves as nurse scientist, UC San Diego Health Sciences and research scientist, UC San Diego School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry.
If you're experiencing thoughts of suicide: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline — 800-273-8255
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Board of Registered Nursing's (BRN) Update
GPMB
Effective Jan. 1, 2022, the Board of Registered Nursing's (BRN) Public Counter in Sacramento will no longer be able to provide updates on applications, review applications, review documentation submitted, or approve applications for licensure or exam.
The BRN Public Counter will continue to accept and date stamp documents, accept payments (via check, money order, or cash), and provide forms and/or paper applications.
Application status updates can be found by visiting our Application Status and Details page, by emailing BRN.Licensing@dca.ca.gov or by calling the BRN main line at (916) 322-3350.
Please review the BRN’s application timeframes for initial review prior to reaching out to BRN staff. If the BRN is currently outside your timeframe and the initial review has not been conducted, telephone staff may be unable to assist.
Telephone staff cannot expedite applications.
Application timeframes for initial review are available on our Processing Times page.
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Combating workplace violence
Working Nurse
Statistics from the federal Department of Labor reveal that nurses are at greater risk of being assaulted during their shift than are police officers! Nurses trying to provide kind, compassionate care may be hit, punched, kicked or spat on. COVID-19 has only made matters worse. Vocera Chief Nursing Officer Rhonda Collins, RN, DNP, FAAN, recently described the current healthcare environment as "a pressure cooker of human response." Patients are critically ill, and families are unable to be with their loved ones. Nurses are fighting to keep themselves safe from a highly contagious disease, sometimes without the necessary equipment and support to do so. It's a situation that almost invites overreaction and conflict. Now more than ever, we need to talk seriously about workplace violence and what we can do to stop it.
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Lower Your Stress — An On-Demand Webinar — 5 Super Useful Time Management Hacks
ANA
Nursing is a demanding profession — today more so than ever before. Being able to navigate your workday using effective time management techniques can significantly improve your productivity and lower your stress. Nurses who master these strategies early in their career experience more job satisfaction and are more likely to advance in their careers.
This on-demand 90-minute webinar is FREE for both ANA members and non-members.
REGISTRATION CLOSES ON Dec. 9, 2021 AT 1:00 p.m. ET.
The viewing link will be emailed to all registrants on or about Dec. 13, 2021 so you can watch anytime, anywhere.
Register now to receive a gift, a special e-booklet "ANA Frontline: Support for Early Career RNs."
SPACE IS LIMITED!
Pre-registration is required for individuals and groups.*
Click the button below to register.
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Need CEs? Nurse-Led Care Webinars and Trainings
National Nurse-Led Care Consortium
Join them every week for free webinars, learning collaboratives, and ECHOs on a range of important topics. Learn from experts, expand your skills, and earn continuing education credits.
Find all these opportunities and more below and on NurseLedCare.org.
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Apply to Sacramento’s #1 hospital! Joining the UC Davis Health team connects you to a world-class university medical center that fosters collaboration and provides ongoing learning for all health care professionals. UC Davis Health offers excellent compensation and benefits, including competitive insurance plans, holidays, paid vacation/sick leave, retirement benefits and more.
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Campaign aims to tackle routine vaccinations missed during COVID-19 pandemic
Pharmacy Times
In an interview with Pharmacy Times, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases Vice President Jeffery Goad, PharmD, MPH, said the Keep Up the Rates campaign is aiming to encourage patients to catch up on routine vaccinations that might have been missed or delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Goad said these missed vaccines are a major concern, and data show that they could have a larger affect on minorities or other underrepresented groups. In order to help pharmacists and other providers tackle the problem, the Keep Up the Rates campaign is providing infographics and other resources with which to educate patients.
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The Future of Nursing Podcast Series
NAM
A new NAM podcast series from the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 explores the stories of nurses and other experts who are confronting health disparities, led by Dr. Scharmaine Lawson.
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.NEWS FROM AROUND THE INDUSTRY
Nurses as parents exemplify link between poor sleep and daily stress
University of Kansas via ScienceDaily
A new paper in the peer-reviewed Journal of Sleep Research details how nurses who also are parents might be more susceptible than other groups to daily stress aggravated by poor sleep. The consequences of the sleep-stressor link in nurses with children may affect their caregiving at home and on the job, where nurses represent the largest population of front-line health care workers.
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EU medicines agency starts review of Merck oral COVID drug
Medical Xpress
The EU's medicines watchdog said recently it had started reviewing an oral COVID medication from the U.S. pharmaceutical firm Merck, raising hopes for an easy-to-administer treatment to reduce serious or deadly cases. The move, which could eventually lead to authorization on the European market, comes two weeks after Merck applied for emergency use in the U.S. of the anti-coronavirus drug.
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Prompt procurement and roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines are as important as their efficacy
Massachusetts General Hospital via EurekAlert!
For low- and middle-income countries, a COVID-19 vaccination program built on prompt procurement, effective on-the-ground distribution, and a rapid pace of vaccination (the total number of doses given daily) is likely to have a greater public health impact than one focused on relatively small differences in vaccine efficacy, according to a study led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital. Scientists evaluating clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of a COVID-19 vaccination program in South Africa found that an emphasis on these implementation factors in countries with limited resources is likely to dramatically reduce infections, save lives, and curtail overall health care costs through fewer hospitalizations. The study appears in Nature Communications.
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Infections from respiratory viruses follow a predictable seasonal pattern
University of Alberta via Medical Xpress
A clear-cut seasonal pattern of respiratory viruses has been identified by University of Alberta researchers, and could help hospitals plan ahead for waves of sick patients. Bouts of respiratory illness from six viruses that were analyzed by the U of A team all peak in January and hit a low in June, and the peaks are worse every second year, according to lead researcher Michael Hawkes, a pediatrics professor in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry.
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Fatal child poisonings linked to common cough and cold meds
Medscape
A number of fatal child poisonings have been linked to common cough and cold medications, according to a report.
The Pediatric Cough and Cold Safety Surveillance System, which tracks fatal child poisonings, has identified 40 such deaths in recent years and raised particular concern about medications containing diphenhydramine, a common antihistamine that can be sedating.
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Lung cancer screening rates in U.S. nowhere near goal
Medscape
Lung cancer screening reduces mortality, but patient adherence to screening intervals is suboptimal in the United States, according to a review and meta-analysis published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.
"Lung cancer screening is effective in reducing mortality, particularly when patients adhere to follow-up recommendations standardized by the Lung CT Screening Reporting & Data System," Yannan Lin, MD, MPH, of the University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues wrote. "Patient adherence to Lung-RADS–recommended screening intervals is suboptimal across clinical lung cancer screening programs in the U.S., especially among patients with Lung-RADS category 1-2 results."
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A rare disease diagnosis comes with significant health care costs, study shows
Healio
People with a rare disease paid three to five times more in health care costs than people without a rare disease, according to findings published in the Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases.
Findings “suggest that rare diseases represent a major impact to public health, have high unmet medical needs, and that there is an urgent and considerable need for earlier and accurate rare disease diagnosis and intervention to address medical management for rare disease patients,” Anne Pariser, MD, director of the Office of Rare Diseases Research within the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, and colleagues wrote.
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All-cause mortality rates up for recently pregnant women
HealthDay News
From 2015 to 2019, all-cause mortality rates for recently pregnant women increased 4.4% annually, according to a research letter published in the recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. "These findings suggest risk factors beyond pregnancy-specific complications for which enhanced surveillance, prevention, and intervention measures may be warranted," the authors write.
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England could be the first to prescribe e-cigarettes to tackle disparities in smoking rates
News-Medical
E-cigarettes could be prescribed on the NHS in England to help people stop smoking tobacco products, as Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid welcomed the latest step forward in the licensing process for manufacturers.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is publishing updated guidance that paves the way for medicinally licensed e-cigarette products to be prescribed for tobacco smokers who wish to quit smoking.
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Parkinson's disease mortality up in U.S. from 1999 to 2019
HealthDay News
From 1999 to 2019, mortality from Parkinson's disease increased in the United States, according to a study published online recently in Neurology. "It's important to continue to evaluate long-term trends in Parkinson's death rates," a coauthor said in a statement. "This can inform future research that may help pinpoint why more people are dying of the disease. Also, updating vital statistics about Parkinson's death rates may be used for priority setting and financing of health care and policy."
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Chest discomfort associated with a heart event may be felt beyond the chest
News-Medical
Chest discomfort associated with a heart attack or heart event may often be felt beyond the chest, with many people reporting pain in their shoulders, arms, jaw, neck, back and upper abdomen. A new approach to evaluate the source and symptoms of chest pain can help clinicians improve patient outcomes and reduce health care costs, according to a new joint guideline from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology. The guideline published recently in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation and simultaneously in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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