Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Articles
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Hand-bell system leads to patient death at New Mexico hospital
A system that required patients to use hand bells to call for help led to the death of a patient at Gallup, N.M.-based Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital in January, Source New Mexico reported Aug. 30. -
11 clinical quality leaders on fall priorities
Hospital and health system quality leaders are focused on quality improvement measures ranging from improving access to care to workplace safety as they head into fall. -
1st US monkeypox death confirmed as cases top 18K: 5 latest updates
The U.S. confirmed its first monkeypox death Aug. 30 as the virus continues to spread nationwide, surpassing 18,000 total cases. -
Higher COVID-19 antigen correlated with disease severity: study
The more SARS-CoV-2 antigens someone had, the more serious their COVID-19 symptoms were, a study from the National Institutes of Health found. -
California bill would allow nurse practitioners to perform abortions without physicians
On Aug. 30, California's Senate passed legislation allowing nurse practitioners to perform first trimester abortions without supervising physicians. -
C. diff rates fell during COVID-19, study finds
The prevalence of Clostridioides difficile infections decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but inpatient mortality and treatment costs went up, a study published Aug. 25 in Open Forum Infectious Diseases found. -
79.7% of US children have had COVID-19, CDC data suggests
Nearly 4 out every 5 children have evidence of a SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to CDC estimates. -
Rubber band seal brings surgical mask protection to N95 levels, study finds
Standard surgical masks don't fully seal around a person's face, allowing for more participle exposure. But simply adding two rubber bands may improve the seal and offer N95 respirator-level protection, according to researchers at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor. -
7 systems seeking chief quality officers
Below are seven hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that have recently posted job listings seeking chief quality officers. -
American Academy of Pediatrics issues patient abuse prevention guidelines
The American Academy of Pediatrics issued nine new recommendations on Aug. 29 for preventing patient abuse at the hands of clinicians. -
Texas health officials investigate US' 1st possible monkeypox death: 4 updates
Health officials in Harris County, Texas, said a resident with various severe illnesses who was also presumed to be positive for monkeypox died Aug. 28 at a local hospital. -
4 nurses making headlines on and off the job
Here are nurses who have made headlines for their leadership efforts on and off the job since Aug. 19: -
The safety issues that put Novant hospital's Medicare contract at risk
New details from a federal inspection report obtained by WECT News 6 offer a closer look at the safety issues that temporarily put Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center at risk of losing its federal funding. -
Glove misuse's effect on patient safety during COVID-19: 3 report notes
Misuse of gloves may have increased rates of hospital-acquired infections during COVID-19, a report published Aug. 29 in Nursing Times found. -
Mount Sinai develops 1st risk score to predict TAVR mortality rates in patients with Afib
New York City-based Mount Sinai researchers have developed the first risk score to predict mortality for patients with atrial fibrillation who have undergone successful transcatheter aortic valve replacements. -
A timeline of New York's polio case
New York state confirmed the first U.S. polio case in nearly a decade on July 21 in an unvaccinated man in Rockland County. -
Physicians see broad, atypical symptoms among monkeypox patients
While large pustules are characteristic of monkeypox, patients infected amid the current outbreak have presented with a broad range of symptoms, physicians told The New York Times in an Aug. 26 report. -
'An imminent threat': Polio found in another New York county
The CDC has detected polio in four wastewater samples from Sullivan County in New York. -
COVID-19 admissions to remain stable through mid-September, CDC forecasts
National disease modeling suggests COVID-19 hospitalizations will remain stable through mid-September while cases and deaths fall. -
8 schools launching nursing programs
Several colleges and universities have launched nursing programs and partnerships to address persistent shortages around the country.
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