COVID-19: Caring for Patients and Communities
A lack of available beds in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and other rehabilitation settings is forcing hospitals to delay patient discharges.
Adding a certified wound and skin care nurse to a multiprofessional proning team reduced the odds of patients with COVID-19 developing pressure injuries
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported this week vaccination had no effect on the number of pre-term or low-weight births
The American Hospital Association (AHA) this week urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to be flexible as it begins enforcing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for hospitals
Changes to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have left nurses who test positive for COVID-19 questioning how best to protect their patients.
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
As of Sept. 15, 30% of U.S. hospital workers remained unvaccinated against COVID-19,