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To achieve community-wide immunity from COVID-19, 80% of the general population must get vaccinated, but some adult African Americans have no plans to do so.
Researchers from Henry Ford Health System in Detroit examined the system’s universal masking policy implemented at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and found it strongly associated with a reduced risk of health care workers acquiring COVID-19.
The April issue of the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) focused on a variety of topics related to personal protective equipment (PPE).
As cases of COVID-19 surged in the spring of 2020, nursing leaders at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, recognized the need to prepare for shortages of staff, space and supplies, according to an article in the March issue of Nursing Management.
Patients enter hospitals with multiple comorbidities and acute-on-chronic conditions. Late detection of deterioration in these patients can increase length of stay in the intensive care unit and result in poor outcomes.
Reliance on pulse oximetry to determine a patient’s oxygen status came under question with the release of a study in the New England Journal of Medicine suggesting the practice results in poor outcomes for people of color.
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) released data showing increased enrollment in nursing programs in 2020.
Kathy Boyle, PhD, RN, chief nursing officer at Denver Health and AONL member, spearheaded the creation of a nurse leader collaborative to share experiences and support her peers who work in Colorado health care systems.
A recent study in The Journal of Nursing Administration highlighted the efficacy of a brief health care professional support program called GRACE.
As the tumultuous events of 2020 came to a close,10 nurse leaders spoke with the American Journal of Nursing about how their thoughts and expectations for the future of nursing had shifted during the past year.