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Bag packed, 'ready to scramble': This traveling nurse typifies a booming labor niche amid COVID-19

Sep 18, 2020

MILWAUKEE – Kristina Starcevic grew up listening to stories from her dad, a former newspaperman, about the adventures he had hitchhiking in his 20s. She wanted to have the types of stories he did. “How can I travel but still make it safe?" she asked herself. "And nursing was it for sure.” Nursing? It usually doesn’t spring to mind when people seek out an occupation with “opportunity for...

CAMPAIGN PROMOTES FLU SHOTS TO AVERT DUAL PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS

Sep 17, 2020

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is amplifying a widespread message on multiple platforms to encourage Americans to get the flu shot to prevent additional stress on a healthcare system still strained by the pandemic. In anticipation of a double-pronged healthcare threat, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) launched a new campaign emphasizing the importance of flu vaccinations to protect public health as...

New York eases COVID-19 visitation rules at nursing homes. What you need to know

Sep 16, 2020

New York health officials are easing COVID-19 visitation restrictions for nursing homes under pressure from family members and industry groups. Nursing homes will soon be allowed to resume limited visitations for facilities that have been without COVID-19 for at least 14 days, down from the current 28 days, state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said Tuesday. The new rules go into effect Thursday and will allow eligible visitation...

Telepharmacy: 5 Tips for Getting Started

Sep 15, 2020

By Alison McCook Every American health facility is scrambling to figure out the best way to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, the CDC suggested that providers use telemedicine whenever possible ( bit.ly/2Uklk5x ; bit.ly/2U3yrsN ). But adopting the technology isn’t as simple as adding some video equipment and smiling for the camera. Here are some implementation tips for making a good start. Keep it simple....

How price transparency can fix American health care

Sep 14, 2020

What if there were a policy reform to break the congressional impasse on the latest COVID-19 legislation, provide a tremendous economic stimulus, and fix American health care in a bipartisan way? This unicorn solution exists in the form of health care price transparency. This summer, Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, introduced the Healthcare Price Transparency Act . The bill requires hospitals and health insurers to publish their...

‘I was looking for someone like me’ – Is peer counseling the answer?

Sep 11, 2020

Keris Jän Myrick keeps a photo on her desk of the woman who helped transform her life. As a Black woman living with schizophrenia, Myrick had spent years searching for a mentor. Someone who wouldn’t judge, wouldn’t pathologize, wouldn’t ask her to translate her reality into terms they could understand. “I was looking for someone like me,” she said. But when Myrick...

Q&A: ACA Architect Predicts The Future Of Healthcare

Sep 10, 2020

Dr. Jonathan Gruber is the Ford Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Director of the Healthcare Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Highly involved in healthcare public policy, he was a key architect of Massachusetts’ health reform efforts, “Romneycare” from 2003 to 2006. As a technical consultant to the Obama Administration from 2009 to 2010, he helped develop the...

Government announces distribution of $2.5B to nursing homes for COVID-19 relief funding

Sep 09, 2020

The Trump administration, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), recently announced it has distributed almost $2.5 billion of a planned $5 billion distribution to nursing homes to support increased testing, staffing and personal protective equipment (PPE) needs. This includes $135,903,600 to 951 facilities in Ohio. This funding allocation was made through the Health Resources and Services Administration...

How pharmacists can help stem insomnia — a growing public health issue

Sep 08, 2020

Sleeping well not only boosts one’s mood and ability to pay attention, it supports the body's immune functioning and ability to fight infections. So it’s ironic that now when people most need the benefits of a good night’s sleep, an increased number are finding it elusive. In fact, insomnia has surged to such a degree since the pandemic started, that doctors have coined the phrase “COVID-somnia” to describe...

Shepherd nursing students polish skills through clinical hours at regional healthcare facilities

Sep 07, 2020

SHEPHERDSTOWN — The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on healthcare practitioners. Programs such as Shepherd University’s School of Nursing play a big role in preparing those practitioners for the job of taking care of patients suffering from all kinds of health issues. “Our nurses and nurse practitioners are on the frontline of giving care during this epidemic of opioid abuse and the COVID-19 pandemic,”...

Mobile Infirmary nurses, unsung heroes amid the pandemic

Jul 30, 2020

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The coronavirus pandemic is far from over, and with hospitals not allowing visitors, plus other restrictions, nursing and medical staff have had to step into new roles and responsibilities. Mobile Infirmary Chief Nursing Officer Ursula Lawrence spoke with us about what life is like as a nurse during this pandemic. She says her nursing staff has had to wear many hats during this time of crisis....

Need a Nurse for That? Listen to YSN Alum’s Podcast

Jul 27, 2020

Angelarosa DiDonato ’18 DNP has an oft-repeated saying: “I have a nurse for that!” And if you listen to her Amplify Nursing podcast, you can hear how true that is. An early episode features a chat with retired Rear Admiral Karen Flaherty-Oxler, MSN, RN, the first woman CEO of the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center in Philadelphia. In her interview with DiDonato, Flaherty-Oxler shares how her nearly four...

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