COVID-19: Caring for Patients and Communities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data this week on the incidence of COVID-19 in children.
The challenge of communicating with patients on ventilators became widespread during the pandemic. Mary Beth Happ, PhD, RN, distinguished professor of nursing at Ohio State University, provided tips for communication with these patients in a recent article in Medpage Today.
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its first emergency use authorization for a point-of-care COVID-19 antibody test.
A hospital nurse working in a busy intensive care unit treating about 20 COVID-19 patients daily shared his observations and concerns in a recent interview with the Institute For Safe Medication Practices.
People with substance use disorders (SUDs) are more susceptible to COVID-19 and its complications, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Concerns about the spread of COVID-19 is prompting a closer examination of the Hospital at Home model of care, which makes acute care available to patients in their homes.
A review of methods used for proning in the intensive care unit, including the required staffing, necessary equipment, safety for caregivers and relative risks for patients, will be the subject of a webinar hosted by the American Hospital Association (AHA) Sept.16 at 1 p.m. ET.
A study of 83 COVID-19 patients who were proned while placed on a ventilator found 12 developed peripheral nerve injury involving one or more major joints. The injuries were severe and included loss of hand function, frozen shoulder and foot dragging.