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Nurses from the United States were invited to participate in a 10- to 15-minute online survey about their annual earnings. Respondents were required to be practicing nurses identified as registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), or advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). After a recruitment period lasting from June 27 through Aug. 31, 2016, a total of 10,026 nurses met the screening criteria and completed the survey.
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On Nov. 1, 2016, ANA\C attended HealthImpact’s Listening Tour 2016 where the Nursing Education White Paper (NEWP) recommendation was discussed with interested stakeholders such as BRN, CA Dept. of Public Health, nursing organizations, faculty and staff. In order to advance the profession of nursing based on the IOM 2010 report and due to the enormous changes U.S. healthcare undergone over the past 6 years, HealthImpact with CA Action Coalition recommend several strategies to increase inter-professionality, inter-disciplinary collaboration, nursing leadership, and increase the importance of primary care/coordination of care/ case management. Furthermore, the report discussed the need for nursing faculty to serve on hospital/clinical service boards and vice versa to best serve students and practicing nurses alike. For more information on HealthImpact work click here: www.healthimpact.org.
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“Nurses positively glow. Anyone who awakes from anesthesia, groggy and hurting all over, only to see the kind face of a nurse bending over him, can attest to this fact.” — Sandra Wren, American Journal of Nursing
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The ANA Center for Ethics and Human Rights Advisory Board has undertaken a review and revision of the ANA position statement, Nutrition and Hydration at the End of Life. ANA is soliciting public comment on the revised position statement. The deadline for comments is 5:00 p.m. EST Dec. 1. Please share this announcement with colleagues, students, health care consumers, and other stakeholders.
Get Smart about Antibiotics!
Join the CDC and other vested stakeholders in the annual one-week {Nov. 14-20, 2016} observance to raise awareness of antibiotic resistance and the importance of appropriate antibiotic prescribing and use.
The CDC has a complete partnership package to including:
Thunderclap campaign on Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. EST.
Is it allergies or the flu?
Cold, flu, and allergy all affect your respiratory system, which can make it hard to breathe. Each condition has key symptoms that set it apart. Know the symptoms and how to treat each for your health and the health of those around you. Access a quick look guide.
Opioid Educational Resources
78 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose, according to the CDC. Find answers to your questions, educational webinars and brochures and links to substance use disorder in nursing.
For more information on infection prevention and control visit the ANA/APIC Resource Center.
| | NEWS FROM AROUND THE INDUSTRY |
By Keith Carlson
 There are many potential signs that it's time to leave your current nursing job and seek another position. Your nurse's intuition is one of your best guides regarding when it's time to seek greener professional pastures. When your gut is telling you to flee, there's generally cause. It can be difficult to throw your career into transition, but the following three signs are sure bets that you need to make a move.
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MedPage Today
Participation in a web-based mental rehabilitation program called InSight — now sold as BrainHQ — led to significant improvement in cognitive symptoms reported by cancer survivors, Australian researchers reported. Scores on a test of perceived cognitive impairment improved by about 25-30 percent at 15 weeks in patients who participated in the intervention versus patients who did not. The improvement was maintained at a 6-month follow-up assessment.
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Healthcare POV
It's that time of year again when the flu season will be among us. As nurses working in a healthcare facility — whether it be in hospitals, clinics, physician's offices, schools, or ambulatory day surgeries — we need to be more diligent in preventing the spread of germs.
The flu season varies quite a bit from year to year. Some years, relatively few people die. In 1986-87, there were 3,349 flu-related deaths.
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HealthDay News
Even with repeated cleanings, it's virtually impossible to remove all contamination from robotic surgical instruments, a new study suggests. Over the course of 21 months, the researchers assessed protein residue on 132 robotic and standard surgical instruments that were cleaned according to manufacturers' instructions. The cleanings were 99.1 percent effective for standard instruments and 97.6 percent effective for robotic instruments, the investigators found.
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HealthDay News
More than half of Americans have at least one chronic disease, mental illness or problem with drugs or alcohol, according to a new study.
"The health of individuals in the U.S.A. is increasingly being defined by complexity and multimorbidity, the co-occurrence of two or more chronic medical conditions," said the study authors, Elizabeth Lee Reisinger Walker and Benjamin Druss, MD.
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Nurse.com
For as long as Jennifer Viner, MS, CNRN, NP, can remember, she wanted to help the vulnerable and underserved. And as a nurse practitioner, she has been able to do that and much more — working with patients and families in the U.S. and around the world.
Born and raised in Canada, Viner pursued her diploma of nursing and BSN there and worked as a bedside nurse for two years.
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Reuters
A study of mice infected with Zika showed the virus caused lasting damage to key cells in the male reproductive system, resulting in shrunken testicles, lower levels of sex hormones and reduced fertility, U.S. researchers said on Oct. 31. So far, the findings are only in mice, but the result is worrisome enough to warrant further study because of possible implications for people.
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HealthDay News
Women who undergo weight-loss surgery gain major benefits when it comes to pregnancy, a new study suggests.
Researchers found these women appear to be less likely to need a cesarean-section delivery and more likely to have a normal-sized baby.
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Oncology Nurse Advisor
A nurse-led sexual rehabilitation intervention is feasible and promising following radiotherapy in patients with gynecologic malignancies, according to a study published in the journal Supportive Care in Cancer.
Vaginal dilators are recommended to prevent vaginal shortening and stenosis after combined pelvic radiation therapy and brachytherapy; however, women often fail to use them, thereby leading to sexual problems.
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