Articles Tagged With: nurses
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Seize the Day: Make COVID-19 Count
Although they have paid a high price for recognition, nurses are among the high-profile heroes on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The profession has an opportunity to leverage this moment to improve their status and standing in healthcare.
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Nurses Call for OSHA Regulation as Pandemic Takes Bitter Toll
The continuing onslaught of COVID-19 is decimating the ranks of U.S. healthcare workers, leading to calls for OSHA to issue an infectious disease standard requiring employers to protect medical staff.
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Survey: Nurses Say They Lack Direct Role in Informed Consent
Researchers interviewed 20 registered nurses from various clinical settings at a large academic medical center. All but one agreed patient safety is directly linked to how well patients understand informed consent.
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A Nurse’s Story: Hospitalized with COVID-19
A highly experienced nurse knew to remain calm and turn her healing power inward as she fought COVID-19 in patient isolation for six long days in a hospital.
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Rule No. 1: Take Care of Staff
There is no denying the fear and anxiety that frontline staff are experiencing as they race to care for COVID-19 patients. It is a part of their job, but one that puts them at risk for contracting a serious disease that is not yet well-understood. Most are acutely aware of this risk.
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A Veteran Nurse Becomes a Patient, Faces Down COVID-19
A long-time nurse knew to remain calm and turn her healing power inward as she fought COVID-19 in isolation for six long days in a hospital.
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Nurses Offer Advice for Case Managers to Help Frontline COVID-19 Staff
Case managers, social workers, and nurses from other areas of the hospital have been the back-up support to critical care nurses during the COVID-19 crisis. Many underwent training to assist frontline staff during COVID-19 critical care peaks. They provided help with restocking personal protective equipment, and offered emotional and mental health support.
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As COVID-19 Pandemic Enters Second Phase, At-Risk Populations Remain Vulnerable
Case managers faced many challenges in helping patients during the COVID-19 crisis, including connecting homeless patients to care and resources.
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National Nurses Day Becomes Month-Long Celebration
The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded all Americans of the importance of these valiant frontline workers.
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Three National Surveys Document PPE Shortages
Three different national surveys revealed widespread shortages of personal protective equipment and other critical hospital supplies, a situation the president of the American Nurses Association compared to going into battle without armor.