Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership Articles
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CDC recommends spring COVID booster
CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MD, has approved a recommendation from the agency's advisory committee for adults over 65 to receive an updated 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine dose this spring. -
Hospital staff experience workplace aggression every 40 hours
Hospital staff members experience 1.17 aggressive events — verbal and/or physical — for every 40 hours worked, with more aggression events occurring when staff have significantly greater numbers of patients assigned to them, a recent study found. -
Penn Medicine puts $28M toward weapons detection systems
For many working in healthcare, violence is a daily, palpable issue. Solving the crisis will involve consistent coordination between multiple stakeholders, but it starts with employers getting serious about prevention, executives at the University of Pennsylvania Health System said in a commentary published Feb. 27 in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. -
TikTok sparks misinformation, fears about 'mysterious virus' spread
Multiple videos have been circulating on TikTok with individuals claiming to be sick with a 'mysterious virus' after testing negative for three of the most prevalent viruses currently in circulation across the U.S.: COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus. -
Long COVID therapies drag as research chugs along
Patient advocates and physicians are growing frustrated about the lack of treatments for long COVID-19 despite more than $1 billion of federal investments and continuous research, USA Today reported Feb. 26. -
CDC updates suicide reporting guidance
When public health officials notice or suspect a cluster of suicides trending in a certain area, the CDC suggests that they use three key steps to properly classify these matters. -
Nearly 1 in 3 nurse leaders planning to exit their hospital roles in '24
Nurse leaders say they do not have sufficient financial resources to address the needs of their workforce. Even with the addition of workflow technology and new tools, 72% say they are burned out, and burnout is prompting 31% to consider leaving their jobs, according to a report published Feb. 27 by AMN Healthcare. -
Pay for 7 nurse specialties, by state
The Bureau of Labor Statistics compiled the average wage for nurse specialties in every state as of May 2022, the latest data available. -
Surgery better for diabetes than medical, lifestyle changes, 4 systems find
Bariatric surgery is more effective for Type 2 diabetes patients than medical and lifestyle interventions, including GLP-1 use, according to a clinical trial among four health systems. -
Endocrine Society to review clinical guidelines for gender-affirming care
The Endocrine Society, an 18,000-member organization, is reviewing its guidelines for appropriate care for transgender and gender-diverse people, CNN reported Feb. 26. -
The state where all hospitals are on track to earn new Joint Commission certification
All hospitals in Massachusetts are meeting a health equity accreditation standard that The Joint Commission introduced last year, making it the first state to be recognized for the accomplishment. -
Is healthcare paying enough attention to nurse leaders?
Over the past few years, much of the discourse on supporting the well-being of healthcare workers has focused on nurses and front-line teams — and rightfully so, as many nurses continue to report burnout stemming from their work environment. But to ensure efforts meant to support bedside nurses live up to their full potential, hospitals and health systems should be placing an equal focus on nurse managers, leaders say. -
WHO backs trivalent flu vaccine
The World Health Organization recommends the Northern Hemisphere's 2024-25 flu vaccines be trivalent. -
Texas nursing program shutters after 44 years
Houston Community College no longer offers its Associate Degree in Nursing program, according to the Texas Board of Nursing. -
25 states where virus levels are high as flu holds steady
Flu activity remains high across most of the country, with increases reported in half of HHS regions. Meanwhile, key metrics for COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus continue to trend down. -
Nevada reports record high C. auris cases in January
Nevada reported record high numbers of Candida auris cases in January, with 69 clinical cases and 133 colonization cases, Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Feb. 22. -
Why 1 hospital launched a 'designated education unit' for new nurses
Mercy Fort Smith (Ark.) Hospital has launched a new 18-bed unit, which will have a 4:1 patient to nurse ratio. The unit is specifically designed to provide close contact, hands-on training for new graduate nurses. -
Arkansas system breaks rules
If you could break any rule at your health system, what would it be? -
Clinical Loss Aversion & Safe Patient Handling and Mobility: The Impact on Patients, Caregivers and Healthcare Organizations
Loss aversion is the concept that losses are more psychologically impactful than gains. This is the most important idea in behavioral decision-making (1,2,3) and plays a huge role in healthcare. -
New Sparrow hospital chief of staff begins term
Michael Kent McLeod, MD, has started a two-year term as chief of medical staff at E.W. Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Mich.
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