Nearly half of COVID-positive workers lack symptoms; nurses’ infection rates highest
Fully 40% of healthcare workers who test positive for COVID-19 show no symptoms, and about half of those who test positive are nurses, according investigators.
Nurses
Nurses ask feds to invoke Defense Production Act for N95 masks; survey finds ‘unacceptable’ reuse levels
One in three nurses remain short on supplies, an ANA survey has found. “Re-use and decontamination of single-use PPE as the ‘new normal’ is unacceptable, given the lack of standards and evidence of safety,” said ANA President Ernest Grant, Ph.D., RN, FAAN.
Nurses unsafely exposed to COVID-19 at work, nationwide survey finds
A survey of 23,000 nurses exposes the impact of unpreparedness by employers and government, according to National Nurses United.
False sense of security may heighten COVID-19 risk for nurses: study
Younger nurses in low-contagion hospital wards had greater infection incidence early in the outbreak, a study from China found. The likely culprit: asymptomatic patients and staff.
Red eyes a consistent sign of coronavirus in residents: nurse
A registered nurse at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, Wash., said her sickest COVID-19 patients all had red-shadowed eyes.
Better facility lighting can help prevent medication errors
Nurses with nearsightedness or the visual changes of aging were less likely to misread medication labels under optimized lighting conditions.
Bulk of nursing home work for nurse practitioners remains nonclinical, finds study
The role of a nurse practitioner in these settings is a hybrid of nursing consultant and a fee‐for‐service clinician, say researchers.
‘Unprecedented’ growth of nurse-practitioners contributes to drop in RNs
The number of NPs doubled to about 190,000 between 2010 and 2017. There’s also been a shift in where they work.
Nursing profession’s high suicide rate has lacked attention, national study finds
A new look at the numbers confirms that it’s past time to proactively identify and support nurses at risk, say researchers.
Work environment tied to rushed, missed care tasks in nursing homes
In-person surveys of more than 4,000 care aides found high levels of missed and rushed essential care in 93 Canadian eldercare facilities.
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