Headlines in Health

2010 Headlines in Health

March 2010

• The Heart of Athletic Afflictions
  
• Applying the Brakes on Depression
  

February 2010

• Take Heart: How To Manage Atrial Fibrillation
  

January 2010

• New Guidelines for Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV Patients
  
• Fighting Infection in the ICU
  

2009 Headlines in Health

December 2009

• The Mammogram Controversy
  

November 2009

• The Latest Declaration in the War against H1N1
  
• The Latest Hype On Heparin
  

October 2009

• Understanding the Connection: Neural Tube Defects and Vitamin B
  
• Too Much of a Good Thing
  

September 2009

• ANA’s Message: Nurses are Key to Healthcare Reform
  

August 2009

• Is Your Patient Tweeting About the Care You Are Delivering?
  
• Get Wise and Immunize!
  

July 2009

• Nestle Cookie Dough and E. Coli
  
• Zicam Alert: FDA Recalls Popular Cold Remedy
  

June 2009

• Glaucoma: Are You At Risk?
  
• New Hand Hygiene Guidelines
  

May 2009

• Strategic National Stockpile: Emergency Preparedness Tool
  
• Nurses Can Nix Smoking Addictions
  

April 2009

• Day 4: What’s in Store?
  
• Swine Flu and Me: Day Three
  
• Swine Flu Update-WHO Pandemic Phase 4
  
• Swine Flu Update
  
• Spotlight on Cerebral Hematomas
  
• Allergy Alert: A Nutty Affair
  

March 2009

• RN.com Announces New Webinars
  
• Advances in Glucose Monitoring
  

February 2009

• The Dangers of a Quivering Heart
  
• Fatty Acid Facts for Your Heart!
  

January 2009

• What is Kawasaki Disease?
  
• Radiation Boost Reduces Breast Cancer Recurrence
  

2008 Headlines in Health

December 2008

• Dry Cough
  
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus
  

November 2008

• November 2008 Prematurity Awareness Month
  
• Flu Season
  

October 2008

• Flu Season: Just Around the Corner Again!
  
• Breast Cancer Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
  

September 2008

• Food and Nutrition: Will My Lettuce Glow?
  
• Does Your Patient Have an Orphan Disease?
  

August 2008

• Results from USHER: Too Many False Positives?
  
• Medical Tourism
  

July 2008

• Dangers of a Quivering Heart
  
• Predicting Coronary Heart Disease in Women: Toenail Clippings Needed
  
• Quenching Your Thirst: Pass the Tincture of Iodine Please
  

June 2008

• Pressure Ulcers: Involving Patients in Their Own Care
  
• Salmonella Outbreak
  

May 2008

• Preventing Injury after a Tornado
  
• Black Box Medication Safety: Is your Patient Opioid Naïve?
  

April 2008

• New Evidence: Health Risks of Long-Term Combination Hormone Therapy
  
• Heart Disease and Women
  

March 2008

• Revisiting the Importance of Vaccines
  
• Are You Suffering from SAD?
  

February 2008

• Detecting Autism and Early Intervention
  
• Reducing Your Risk for Stroke
  

January 2008

• Unwanted Travel Companions: Bed Bugs
  
• Preparing for Climate Change
  

2007 Headlines in Health

December 2007

• Holiday Cheer: Sometimes it Pays to be a Grinch
  
• The Dangers of E-Violence
  

November 2007

• New Report Notes Cancer Death Rates Declining
  
• Super Bugs Strike Again
  

October 2007

• CDC Warns of Brain-Eating Amoeba
  
• Flu Season: It’s on the Horizon
  

September 2007

• Nurse Care Management Improves Depression Outcomes
  
• Hospitals Cracking Down on HIPAA Violators
  

August 2007

• New Journal Targets Best Practices in Disaster Medicine
  
• Yet another Case Food Contamination? Botulism Explained.
  

June 2007

• Two Nurse Legislators Introduce State Staffing Bills
  
• Nurses Don ‘Scrubs for SiCKO’ at Michael Moore’s Movie Premiere
  
• Extensive Drug Resistant TB and the CDC's Role
  
• Harvard Study Confirms Hospitals with More RNs Provide Better Care
  

April 2007

• CRNAs Are As Beneficial As Anesthesiologists, Study Shows
  
• Surgery Patients Face Increased Risk of Medication Errors
  
• Nurses Play a Role in Addressing Mental Health Needs of Patients
  
• Nurses Top List of Temporary Health Care Staffers
  

March 2007

• Specialized Nurses Earn High Pay in Salary Survey
  
• Survey Reveals Nurses’ Perceptions of Health Care, Patient Safety
  
• CE Broker Update for Florida Nurses
  
• Nurses Play a Role in Eating Disorder Awareness
  
• Patients Seek Preparation for Future Diagnoses
  

February 2007

• Many Employers Looking for New Hires in 2007
  
• Infectious Diseases Group Encourages Flu Immunization
  

January 2007

• New Trends Point to Fewer Nurse Vacancies
  
• Consumer Reports Reveals Differing Views of Physicians and Patients
  
• New Program Improves Surgical Outcomes
  
• Naps Could Improve Nurses' Performance
  

2006 Headlines in Health

December 2006

• IHI Announces 5 Million Lives Campaign
  
• Nursing School Enrollment Rises, Applicants Still Turned Away
  
• Needlestick Injuries Remain Among Common Nursing Concerns
  
• New York Commission Recommends Hospital Closures
  

November 2006

• U.S. Health Care Lags Behind Other Countries in Physician Access, EMRs
  
• Language Barriers on the Rise in American Hospitals
  
• Survey Reveals Communications Habits of Super-Connected Clinicians
  
• Nursing Research Initiative Examines Nurses’ Effect on Patient Care
  

October 2006

• Army Seeks Nurses, Expands Benefits
  
• ED Nurses Report Job Satisfaction Despite Workplace Violence, Staffing Shortages
  
• Basic Life Support Update: New Guidelines Take Effect
  

September 2006

• Mississippi Nurses Launch Initiative to Combat Faculty Shortage
  
• Online System Streamlines Magnet Data Collection Process
  
• Routine Nursing Rounds Reduce Call-Light Use, Improve Patient Satisfaction
  
• Nightingale Policy Group Provides Network for Nurses on the Hill
  
• Nursing Care Improves Quality of Life for Heart Failure Patients
  
• Avian Flu May Not Mutate Easily: CDC
  
• Study Finds that Quality Health Care Exists Outside “Best” Hospitals
  

August 2006

• Workshops Train Providers to Deliver Bad News, Difficult Discussions
  
• Health Information Technology Act Approved
  
• New Communication Method Bridges Gap between Nurses, Physicians
  
• More Hospitals Offering Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  

July 2006

• Seattle-Area Hospitals Ban ED Diversions
  
• Medication Errors Injure More than 1 Million People per Year
  
• Magazine Announces Top Hospital Honors
  
• The OR: The Hospital’s Hotbed of Disruptive Behavior
  

June 2006

• Skyrocketing Housing Costs Hit Nurses Hard
  
• FDA Guidelines Aim to Reduce Risk of Hospital Bed Entrapment
  
• Technology Tracks Vitals of ED Waiting Room Patients
  
• Joint Commission’s 2007 Patient Safety Goals Emphasize Patient Advocacy
  
• New Approach Reduces Stress in Heart Surgery Patients
  
• Massachusetts House Passes Bill on Safe Nurse Staffing
  
• National Nurse Act Introduced in House of Representatives
  
• Critical-Care Nurses Are Patients’ Safety Net against Medical Errors
  

May 2006

• Nurses Go Paper Free to See More Patients
  
• Rapid Response Team Takes ICU Care to Med-Surg Units
  
• Evidence-Based Practices Reduce Surgical Site Infections
  
• Parent Shifts Offer Appealing Alternative to Part-time Positions
  
• Real-Time Device Aids in Diabetes Management
  
• Cardiac Team Tends to Acute MI Patients
  
• Race Plays Role in Patients’ Trust in Health Care Providers
  
• Hospitals Follow Bundle Protocol to Reduce Central Line Infections
  
• Medication Reconciliation Reduces Adverse Drug Events
  
• Solucient Names 100 Best Hospitals
  
• Study to Examine Root Causes of Nursing Shortage
  

April 2006

• Health Care Workers Make List of 50 Best Jobs
  
• Trends in Nursing: Nurse Blogs Provide Window into the Profession
  
• New Journal Tackles Topics for Male Nurses
  
• Survey: Increasing Pay Increases Staffing
  

March 2006

• Educational Campaign Targets Ambiguous Medical Abbreviations
  
• Rapid Response Teams Save Lives, Encourage Teamwork
  

February 2006

• Efforts to Draw Men to Nursing Increase across the Nation
  

January 2006

• Illinois Passes Never-Events Law
  

2005 Headlines in Health

December 2005

• Study Examines RN, CNO Perceptions of Shortage’s Effect on Patient Care
  
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Affect Cancer Mortality Rates
  
• Noise Study Suggests Solutions to Hush Hospital Volumes
  
• Nurses Top Ethics Survey for 4th Time in 5 Years
  

November 2005

• New Campaign Urges Nurses to Get Vaccinated against Influenza
  
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Gives up Ratio Fight
  
• Rounding Cuts Call-Light Use
  
• AMN Healthcare Executives Assess Hurricane Wilma Hospital Damage
  
• New Diabetes Treatments Offer Promise for Patients
  
• New Wound Care Products Promote Healing, Safety
  
• Dealing with Disruptive Antics
  

October 2005

• Salary Survey Highlights Region, Union Membership
  
• Electronic Nose Sniffs out Disease
  
• Frontline Nurses Reveal Perceptions of Patient Safety
  
• Nurses Get to the Heart of Wellness
  
• Hospitals Reduce Levels of Mercury, Waste
  
• What is Conflict and Why Does it Happen?
  
• Proposed Legislation Encourages Hospital Disclosure Initiatives
  

September 2005

• New Texas Program Aims to Recruit Hispanic Nursing Students
  
• Nurse Convinces Florida to Change Law
  
• Nurse Faculty Education Act Introduced in Senate
  
• Nursing Education in the Virtual Age
  
• The Power of the Post-Summer Sun
  
• Volunteer Nurses Needed in Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
  
• Workplace Ethical Climate Plays Role in Nurse Retention
  
• JCAHO and WHO Collaborate on Patient Safety Project
  

August 2005

• Work-related Asthma Afflicts Health Care Workers
  
• When Teens Talk, Nurses Listen: The Rise in Adolescent Medicine
  
• President Bush Honors Project Hope Nurses
  
• Patient Safety Act Passes and Heads to White House
  
• Health Care Executives Look to the Future at Health Forum/AHA Leadership Summit
  
• Studies Show Improvements, Disparities in Hospital Care around the Country
  

July 2005

• Survey Finds Nurses Intent on Leaving Their Jobs
  
• U.S. News and World Report Names America's Top Hospitals
  
• Nurse Staffing Levels Linked to Workplace Injuries
  
• Reducing Needlestick Injuries Takes Continual Effort
  

June 2005

• Utah’s Westminster College Offers New Masters of Science in Nursing Education
  
• Nurses Respond to Tsunami Victims’ Health Needs
  
• Nursing and Health Organizations Take Action Against the EPA
  
• Preparing Staff Nurses for End-of-Life Care
  
• New International Centre on Nurse Migration Launched
  
• Efficiency in Nurse Staffing Practices
  
• ED Visits at All-Time High
  

May 2005

• Hospitals Ban Smoking Campus Wide
  
• Poll Finds Hospitals Doing a “Good Job”
  
• Organization Calls for Baccalaureate Education for All Nurses
  
• Hospitals Find Ways for Nurses to Take Breaks
  
• Nurses Vital to Keeping Patients Safe
  
• Study Reveals Data about Hospital-Acquired Infections, Patient Safety
  

April 2005

• Hospitals Striving to Improve Compliance with JCAHO Abbreviations
  
• Survey Reveals Most Expensive Diseases
  
• Nurses Ensuring Vaccine Safety and Efficacy
  
• Surgeon General Inspires Nursing Students at NSNA’s 53rd National Convention
  
• Colleges Respond to Students’ Needs for Part-time Study
  

March 2005

• Nursing Schools Launch CNL Master’s Programs
  
• New Team Gives Nurses a Lift in Handling Patients
  
• Health Care Survey Shows Trends in Nurse Recruiting
  
• New Survey Tracks HIPAA Compliance
  
• Nursing School Enrollment Up; Thousands Denied Entry
  
• Improving Surgical Site Infection Prevention
  

February 2005

• Experts Promote Routine HIV Testing as Cost-Effective, Life-Saving
  
• Postpartum Home Nurse Visits Improve Infant Health, Study Says
  
• Researchers Suggest School-Age Children Receive Flu Vaccination
  
• Clinical Doctorate in Nursing Now Offered at Columbia University
  
• Hospitals Report Improvements in Medication Safety
  
• Survey Finds Increasing Number Prefer Personal Time Over Money, Hospitals Take Notice
  
• Tobacco Addiction Leaves Nurses Up in Smoke
  

January 2005

• Studies Cite Substandard CPR Practices Among Hospital Professionals
  
• Virginia Joins Nurse Licensure Compact
  
• Community Hospitals Measure Up to Academic Facilities
  
• Aid in the Aftermath: News for Nurses About the Tsunami Relief Effort
  
• Bloodless Medicine—An Exciting New Field for Nurses
  

2004 Headlines in Health

December 2004

• More People Will Soon Be Eligible for Flu Vaccine
  
• Nursing Schools Ill Prepared for Enrollment Increase
  
• Survey Finds Hospital Safety Improving; Still Room to Grow
  
• Experts Recommend Environmental Health Education for Nurses
  
• The Medical Information Access Card: Don't Enter the Hospital Without It
  

November 2004

• California Survey Sheds Light on a Changing Nurse Workforce
  
• Survival Rates Improve with Hospital Initiatives
  
• California Administration Proposes Changes to Nurse-Staffing Ratio Regulations
  
• Hang on to that Paper License
  
• CDC Calls on Ethicists for Flu Vaccine Prioritization
  
• U.S. Officials Optimistic Foreign Flu Vaccine Will Ease Shortage
  

October 2004

• Survey Says: Nurse Salaries on the Rise
  
• Clinical Nurse Leader Role Moves into Pilot Phase
  
• New Studies Suggest Care Varies at Top Hospitals
  
• Florida Hospitals Learn from Recent Hurricanes
  
• JCAHO Issues Anesthesia Awareness Alert
  
• Florida Opts to Join Nurse Licensure Compact
  

September 2004

• Government Releases Pandemic Flu Management Plan
  
• Ambulance Diversion: When the House is Full, is There Another Option?
  
• Nurse Experts: Don’t be Fooled by Minnesota’s Relatively Low Vacancy Rates
  
• West Nile Virus Potentially Life Altering Threat
  
• Nurses Uncertain About New Overtime Rules
  

August 2004

• Nurse Leaders Make Strong Showing on 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare List
  
• Childhood Immunizations on the Rise
  
• Disclosing Errors to Patients and Kin: The Team Approach
  
• JCAHO Announces 2005 Patient Safety Goals
  

July 2004

• Washington Awards Millions in Grants to Strengthen Nursing Workforce
  
• Nurses Choose PDAs Over Other Mobile Information Technologies
  
• Government Report Promotes Development of Electronic Health Records
  
• Hospitals Ranked as ‘Most Wired’ are Adopting Electronic Medical Records
  
• Nurse Executive: Everyone Must be on Board for Universal Protocol
  
• Air Pollution May Affect Babies More than Moms
  
• America's 'Best Hospitals' Annual Report Adds Nursing Criteria
  
• Pennsylvania House Approves Whistleblower Protections
  

June 2004

• TN Visas and VisaScreen: Effects on U.S. Nursing
  
• JCAHO Touts Importance of Organ Donations
  
• New Hampshire Joins Nurse Licensure Compact
  
• Specialized Nursing Care Improves Outcomes
  
• Oral Care Products Used to Prevent VAP
  
• Hopkins Program Sets Nurse Practitioners on Fast Track for Acute Care Certification
  

May 2004

• Patient Safety Bill Gets Another Shot
  
• AHA Touts Culturally Competent Health Care
  
• Better RN Staffing Reduces Death Rate in Heart Patients
  
• The Electronic Health Record: An Information Resource for Clinicians
  
• Even With High-Tech Advances, Hand Washing Remains Important
  
• CDC Issues New Guidelines for Flu Vaccine
  

April 2004

• Pennsylvania Governor Creates Health Careers Center
  
• President Makes Personal Health Record a Priority
  
• ED Visits for Alcohol Related Problems Three Times Higher than Previously Thought
  
• Dealing with Workplace Bullies in Nursing
  
• Watch for Foodborne Illnesses
  
• California Health Care Market Studied
  
• Ruling Issued on Standard of Care for Nurses
  
• HIV Quick Test Takes Sharps Out of Equation
  

March 2004

• Nurses Shape Practice Guidelines from U.S. Task Force
  
• Nursing Practice Standards Manual Updated
  
• Error Reporting Goes High-Tech
  
• Nurses Laud President’s Proposed Budget, but Seek More Funds
  
• CMS Urges States to Adopt Disease Management Programs
  

February 2004

• North Dakota and New Mexico Join Nurse Licensure Compact
  
• Gender Differences in Health Coming to Forefront
  
• West Virginia Legislature Bans Mandatory Overtime for Nurses
  
• Public Health Preparedness Improves, Still Needs Work
  
• Infant Mortality Rates Rise
  
• Bonuses for Patient Satisfaction
  
• Transplanting Hope: Nurse Procurement Coordinators Save Lives
  
• Some CEOs See Mandated Ratios as Growing Idea
  

January 2004

• Nurse Anesthetists Seek ‘Collaboration’
  

2003 Headlines in Health

December 2003

• New Protocol Will Govern Wrong-Site Surgery