COVID-19: Caring for Patients and Communities

Hospitals have fewer nurses to draw on as the delta variant of COVID-19 fills hospital beds once again. Early retirements and career shifts to outpatient settings have thinned
The COVID-19 pandemic “has unlocked new momentum in the delivery of care to patients, with notable advancements powered by nurses,” wrote Robyn Begley
Last Friday, the White House announced it will spend $8.5 billion from the American Rescue Plan to help rural health care providers in the fight against COVID-19.
On Wednesday, public health and medical experts from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the administration had created a plan to begin offering
An analysis in the August issue of Nurse Leader outlines the effects of the pandemic on nurse sensitive indicators (NSIs) as described by chief nursing officers from across
Project Firstline is seeking U.S. health care personnel involved in overseeing students and/or teaching infection control to participate in a focus group and share their
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data this week affirming the safety of COVID-19 vaccines early in pregnancy.
At the start of August, 70% of U.S. adults had received at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine, and vaccination rates were on the rise after falling significantly since April.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) Team Training, in partnership with the Project Firstline collaborative, released free on-demand training to help hospitals and health
COVID-19 vaccine makers Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna have agreed to expand their clinical trials in children at the urging of the Food and Drug Administration