COVID-19: Caring for Patients and Communities

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
Two recent court rulings put on hold the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers
From March 2020 to September 2021, the risk for stillbirth was 90% higher among women
An article this week in Becker's Hospital Review assembled insights from eight hospitals and health systems
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