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The March of Dimes launched BlanketChange.org, using the hospital receiving blanket as an emblem of the organization’s call to improve maternal health outcomes through equity, access and prevention.
The challenge of communicating with patients on ventilators became widespread during the pandemic. Mary Beth Happ, PhD, RN, distinguished professor of nursing at Ohio State University, provided tips for communication with these patients in a recent article in Medpage Today.
The imposition of a flu vaccine mandate at a large health care organization raised the rates of immunization from 70% to 98.4% in one year.
An analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data collected from mid-February to mid-July found nurses predominated among health care professionals (HCPs) who contracted COVID-19.
The challenge of obtaining adequate, high-quality clinical placements for graduate nursing students emerged as a primary concern in a recent survey by the AACN-AONL advisory committee.
With the pandemic adding additional urgency to issues surrounding resource allocation, a 2020 report coauthored by Robyn Begley, DNP, RN, AONL CEO and senior vice president and chief nursing officer of the American Hospital Association, was especially timely.
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its first emergency use authorization for a point-of-care COVID-19 antibody test.
Support from organizations and teams exceeded expectations for a majority of nurse leaders, according to a recent survey shedding light on their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each year, 50,000 women suffer a severe maternal complication during hospitalization while 700 die from it. Addressing the root causes of these complications can reduce maternal mortality and morbidity.