HOSPITAL REPORT
The premier resource for hospital professionals from Relias Media, the trusted source for healthcare information and continuing education.
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Diversity And Discomfort: Nurses, Racism, and Bias
‘Growth and learning mindset [needed] for anti-racist work in nursing.’
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Rates of Self-Managed Abortion Outside the Healthcare System Surge as the Battle for Mifepristone Heats Up
More patients are seeking abortion medication mifepristone outside the healthcare system as states restrict abortion access. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the fate of mifepristone access.
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CMS: COVID-19 Erased Quality Measure Improvements
Nearly 50% of quality measure results were worse than expected in 2021, including a surge in hospital-acquired infections.
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OTC Emergency Contraception Sharply Reduced Related ED Visits
Moving emergency contraception over the counter reduced ED visits by 96%. However, access barriers remain.
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Study: Toothbrushing Can Prevent Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
Simply brushing a patient's teeth twice per day can prevent pneumonia in patients with and without mechanical ventilation, researchers found.
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Maternal Mortality and Opioid Crisis Intersect with Overdose Deaths
Maternal drug overdose deaths tripled in women ages 33-44 during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers found.
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Nurse Care Managers Facilitate Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Primary Care Offices
The PROUD trial reduced barriers to initiating opioid use disorder treatment by embedding nurse care managers in primary care offices.
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Study: Healthcare Workers At Greater Risk of Suicide
While the reasons are unknown, new research shows that RNs and healthcare support workers are at higher risk of suicide than other colleagues.
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Study: Cancer Screening Tests Might Not Translate to Greater Longevity
Despite few lifetime gains, researchers still emphasize the importance of early cancer screening and detection.
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The FDA Approved the First OTC Birth Control Pill. What Happens Next?
Advocates are celebrating the first over-the-counter contraceptive pill, but questions about price and accessibility remain.