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Patients’ Contraceptive Choices Evolve Over Time and Life Needs
Women’s preferences in contraceptive methods can change with time and circumstances in their lives, new research shows. Values and preferences are influenced by the contraceptive method’s effectiveness, access, convenience, side effects, societal norms, and other issues. -
Providers Can Improve Condom Messaging to Patients
Reproductive health providers could help patients better understand their risks of both pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) by asking nonjudgmental questions about their sexual activity, and offering testing for STIs and a vaccine for HPV. -
Most PICU Clinicians Report Moral Distress During COVID-19 Pandemic
Ethicists should join rounds on various units, routinely conduct multiprofessional team debriefing sessions within departments and units, and offer educational workshops on ethical frameworks.
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Medical Residents Know Little About Surrogate Decision-Making Laws
Ethicists can educate clinicians about how to identify appropriate decision-makers and the roles proxies and surrogates ought to play in patient care. Equally important is ensuring providers know where to go for help if such questions arise.
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Ethical Considerations When Nurses Perform ‘Slow Codes’ at End of Life
On some occasions, limited resuscitation efforts occurred without the family’s knowledge. Not all resuscitation measures are medically beneficial, and clinicians often must decide in the moment if they are clinically appropriate to perform.
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Federal Judge Throws Out FL Vaccine Mandate Lawsuit
In what could be a precedent for similar state lawsuits claiming the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate will cause an exodus of healthcare workers, a federal judge has rejected such arguments as “speculative” and “hearsay” in denying Florida a preliminary injunction to stop the requirement. -
Injured Nurse Becomes Safe Lifting Advocate, Expert
During a webinar hosted by the Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare, a nurse recalled an injury she suffered while lifting a patient. Safe patient handling equipment must be available and accessible for nurses. -
Surgeon General: Health System Overhaul Must Prioritize Worker Well-Being
Vaunted for its medical and technological prowess, the American healthcare system has a critical blind spot that has been widely exposed during the pandemic: Employee wellness. -
Overall Needlestick Rates Hold During Pandemic
Despite healthcare facilities being overwhelmed with COVID-19 in 2020, the overall rates of sharps injuries and mucocutaneous exposures to healthcare workers remained relatively stable, the International Safety Center reports. -
States Sue to Halt COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate in Healthcare
Citing the national shortage of nurses and other issues, 22 states have joined in two separate lawsuits demanding the Biden administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services halt their mandate of COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare workers.