COVID-19: Caring for Patients and Communities
Adding a certified wound and skin care nurse to a multiprofessional proning team reduced the odds of patients with COVID-19 developing pressure injuries
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported this week vaccination had no effect on the number of pre-term or low-weight births
Changes to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have left nurses who test positive for COVID-19 questioning how best to protect their patients.
In a letter to Congressional leaders, the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) asked Congress to make permanent many of the waivers put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To avert the need for hourly blood tests to keep their COVID-19 patients’ diabetes under control and reduce their own exposure to the coronavirus
To address a sharp rise in health care-associated pressure injuries (HAPIs) and caregiver injuries associated with proning patients
From March 2020 to September 2021, the risk for stillbirth was 90% higher among women
Fears and frustrations related to COVID-19 are driving nurses to leave their jobs in large numbers
AONL, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) and six other leading nursing organizations
Last week, Pfizer halted clinical trials of its experimental COVID-19 pill, reporting it was successful in