Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Articles
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The case for letting nurses initiate C. diff testing
Allowing bedside nurses to independently order Clostridioides difficile testing could help hospitals lower the risk of patient infections and associated deaths, according to a study published May 11 in the American Journal of Infection Control. -
HCA does away with contracts that stick nurses with training costs
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is no longer embedding training costs into nurse contracts, according to a May 9 report from NBC News. -
Cyberattacks' growing effect on patient safety
Cyberattacks are becoming a more common occurrence at U.S. hospitals, with the number doubling between 2016 and 2021. This increase is causing significant disruptions to patient care, experts told ABC News in a May 10 report. -
How EHRs can help reduce violence against ED nurses
Workplace violence against nurses and healthcare workers has increased at rates that experts say are "alarming." Often, rates of violence are even higher for healthcare professionals who work in emergency departments, but new technology may be able to reduce these instances. -
Which US jurisdictions have not entered the Nurse Licensure Compact?
While Washington was the 40th U.S. jurisdiction to enact the Nurse Licensure Compact, which it did in April, 15 states and jurisdictions have not yet joined. -
Viewpoint: Hospitals are more focused on patient safety than ever
Recent reports on healthcare-associated infections and hospital performance might give the impression that hospitals have "taken their foot off the gas" on patient safety. "This couldn't be further from the truth," the American Hospital Association's senior director of quality and patient safety policy wrote in a May 9 blog post. -
WHO: Preterm births leading cause of childhood deaths
In the last decade, 152 million infants worldwide were born preterm — and while preterm birth rates are not changing, death rates from preterm birth complications are on the rise, according to a May 9 report from the World Health Organization. -
Experts want bacteria linked to infant formula shortage added to reportable disease list
The bacteria that caused a massive infant formula shortage in 2022 may soon be added to a federal watch list of diseases, according to a May 9 report from NBC News affiliate WSMV. -
End of PHE may limit patients' access to certain providers: AANA
When the public health emergency draws to a close May 11, some patients could lose critical elements of care overnight, the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology warned in a May 9 news release. -
38 hospital execs write thank-you notes to nurses
For more than two decades, nursing has been rated at the top of the list of the "most honest and ethical professions" in the country, according to Gallup. -
20 top rural health challenges identified by HHS
Mental health care and addiction treatment were identified as the two most pressing healthcare needs for rural populations, new research shows. Access and quality of care in rural regions ranked third. -
Maternal, newborn deaths and stillbirths are 'extraordinarily high': WHO
Every 7 seconds a woman or newborn dies from health complications, according to a new report from the World Health Organization. -
5 notes on CommonSpirit, DHGE's 1-year nurse residency
The turnover rate among first-year nurses is at an all-time high of about 32 percent, according to the "2023 NSI National Healthcare Retention" report. That's one of the drivers behind a one-year nurse residency program created by Dignity Health Global Education and backed by Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, which is rolling out the program systemwide. -
Amid hospital 'chaos,' stick to standards to improve quality
Every time a mistake is made in a healthcare setting, there can be serious repercussions. Patients may suffer lifetime injuries or even pay the ultimate price for someone else's mistake. Hospitals may wind up paying the price literally — financially and legally — and suffer costly public reputation troubles in the aftermath. -
Concerns grow over potential for summer mpox resurgence
Chicago is seeing an increase in mpox, drawing concerns from some experts about the potential for a nationwide resurgence of the virus this summer, according to a May 8 report from NBC News. -
Rare fungal outbreak in Michigan grows to 115 cases
A rare fungal outbreak at a Michigan paper mill has infected more than 100 people, and health officials are still searching for the source of the fungus. -
U of Kansas Health investigated by CMS after 2 incidents of immediate jeopardy
The death of a 73-year-old man in 2022 is just one of two major incidents that prompted a federal investigation into the University of Kansas Health System, according to a May 2 report from NBC affiliate KSHB. -
U of Houston nursing school to use $20M to address workforce shortage
The University of Houston College of Nursing said it will use a $20 million gift it received to help replenish the workforce in that area. -
Stop antibiotics after surgery, says new guidance
New guidance on surgical site infections calls for physicians to cease antibiotic prophylaxis immediately after surgeries, according to research published May 4 in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. It is the first major revision to the guidelines since 2014. -
36% of patients with long COVID report cognitive deficits
Thirty-six percent of patients with long COVID-19 conditions reported experiencing cognitive deficits after 30 days, according to new research published May 5 in JAMA.
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