Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
The White House COVID-19 Response Team and the U.S. Surgeon General will hosted a virtual event to discuss the next phase of the COVID-19 Vaccine rollout.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its partners are investigating reports of myocarditis and pericarditis, two heart conditions
Pandemic restrictions on the ability of patients’ families to spend time at the bedside has caused suffering for all parties, including nurses.
Last week, the American Hospital Association (AHA) urged the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) to prioritize actions and programs that will support the nation’s health care workforce in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recent guidance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is designed to help emergency managers plan for disaster response and recovery while adhering to public health guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week emphasized that its new masking recommendations for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 do not apply to health care settings.
Since the initial survey, evidence has emerged indicating access to personal protective equipment (PPE) has improved while the challenge of mental health and staffing have worsened. As stated by one nurse leader: “We have seen nurses leaving the profession due to moral distress, burnout and fatigue…
This week, the American Hospital Association (AHA) informed Congressional leaders of the Association’s support for legislation to ease hospital staff shortages.
The pandemic has had “negative, positive and as-yet-unknown effects” on nurses, according to nurse leaders who shared their insights in a recent article in U.S. News & World Report.