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Widespread distrust of health care institutions and the government are making the pandemic worse for Black Americans, according to Danielle E.K. Perkins
To create more flexible conditions for COVID-19 vaccine distribution, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced undiluted frozen vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
To mitigate higher than usual newborn readmission rates, Saint Anthony Hospital, based in Chicago, began sending at-risk mothers
To address the lack of racial and ethnic diversity on their executive nursing leadership team, researchers developed and implemented a pilot mentorship initiative
To better understand what can be done to reduce the barriers diverse leaders face in obtaining, maintaining and advancing their leadership careers, researchers conducted
The International Centre on Nurse Migration (ICNM) estimates 10.6 million new nurses will be needed to both address the existing nurse shortage and replace the 4.7 million nurses
In a Feb. 25 letter, the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) urged Congressional leaders to include support for front-line health care workers and nursing education in the next COVID-19 relief package.
COVID-19 created opportunities for nurses to transform clinical operations, according to ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúmember Betty Jo Rocchio, MS, RN, senior vice president and chief nursing officer at Mercy health system, based in St. Louis, Mo.
Recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expanded options for source control and patient care activities in areas of moderate to substantial transmission of COIVD-19 and described strategies for improving the fit of face masks.
An article in the March issue of the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety details how Montefiore Medical Center (MMC), New York City, supported staff with mental health services designed to mitigate and treat psychological distress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.