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Open Discussions Help Nurses Introduce Integrative Services

Feb 26, 2021

Oncology nurses have an important role in the discussion of and education about complementary therapy, more commonly called integrative care. “The word ‘integrative’ is key in the discussion,” said Eugenie Spiguel, MSN, ANP-BC, a nurse practitioner in the integrative medicine department at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) in New York, New York. “When people look at the term ‘alternative,’...

Loma Linda University students play crucial role in providing COVID-19 vaccines to community

Feb 24, 2021

A Loma Linda University School of Nursing student chats with a community member about what to expect from the COVID-19 vaccine. Loma Linda University health professions students are playing a crucial role in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in San Bernardino County by administering tens of thousands of vaccines to patients from throughout the Inland Empire. Several hundred students from School of Allied Health...

First, Nurses Saved Our Lives—Now They’re Saving Our Health Care

Feb 24, 2021

Throughout the pandemic, nurses have been at the forefront of the fight not only to treat the sick but also to fix our ailing medical system. Tonia Bazel didn’t want to strike during a pandemic, taking time away from the patients on the infectious disease floor where she works. Nevertheless, she and the other nurses at Albany Medical Center in New York took to the picket line on December 1 . They had been bargaining for two...

Elsevier advances nursing education by offering innovative virtual reality healthcare simulations to schools across North America

Feb 22, 2021

NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Elsevier , a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, today announced the launch of the Simulation Learning System (SLS) for RN with Virtual Reality (SLS with VR), a new digital solution that combines cutting-edge virtual reality technology from SimX with the world-class healthcare content of Elsevier to bring realistic and highly effective VR simulations to...

WSU helping to meet growing demand for pharmacists and technicians

Feb 19, 2021

Vice Dean of External Relations Linda Garrelts MacLean started seeing a growing demand for pharmacy students in April 2020, just two months after the COVID-19 pandemic officially kicked off in the US. First came the requests by public health officials for students to help at COVID-19 testing sites. Soon, the need for student pharmacists and their skills in being able to communicate with patients and knowledge in administering vaccines...

First-generation Penn student invents wearable light for nurses

Feb 18, 2021

In America, the college dorm room has a special place in business lore. Facebook, Google, Reddit, Dell, and Snapchat were all invented by students in cramped quarters, their big dreams sharing precious space with bags of Doritos and overflowing laundry baskets. Anthony Scarpone-Lambert, a 21-year-old University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing senior living in the campus’ Lauder College House,...

Ideas to help people in nursing homes dealing with isolation on top of the pandemic

Feb 15, 2021

Older Americans were already in an epidemic before the pandemic began. In 2018, the AARP released a report about the mental and physical effects of social isolation on older Americans, particularly those living in skilled nursing facilities. "A lot of people, as they get older, their social circles decrease quite a bit. Family moves away from many of them, and family and friends begin to die," said Lori Smetanka, the executive...

My Turn: Looking for health policy leadership? Choose a nurse

Feb 10, 2021

Gov. Chris Sununu is facing many challenges, with a surging pandemic and its economic devastation at the top of the list. The arduous process of choosing hundreds of appointees to staff state agencies to manage these crises is on-going. As president of the New Hampshire Association of Nurse Anesthesiology I would entreat Gov. Sununu to consider appointing nurses to move our state forward and help keep our residents safe. This year has...

Dr. Scott Gottlieb expects Covid vaccine appointments to be widely available by April in the U.S.

Feb 09, 2021

Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Monday he expects Covid vaccine eligibility in the U.S. to be expanded significantly by April, suggesting the move will be necessary due to a lack of Americans wanting to receive the shots. “I think we’re going to run out of demand sooner than we think. I suspect that in some point in March and certainly by the end of March, we’re going to have to make this generally...

Got a COVID vaccine? Here's how to treat the side effects, including pain, swelling and more

Feb 05, 2021

Whether you've read about it in the news or heard personal accounts from friends and family, COVID-19 vaccines can cause side effects – but there are ways to minimize symptoms. Dr. Michael Daignault, an emergency physician in Los Angeles, tells USA TODAY that common post-vaccine symptoms shouldn't make people wary of getting vaccinated against the coronavirus. "The side effects of the vaccine...

EUP Helping People Change Careers to Become a Nurse

Feb 03, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is shining a light on the nursing profession. Some people are even switching careers and are now studying to become a nurse. Edinboro University offers an accelerated course of study for a bachelor’s degree in nursing. That particular bachelor’s degree normally takes three years to obtain. At Edinboro, some students can earn that degree in three semesters....

Pharmacy, local church team up for Saturday COVID-19 clinic

Feb 02, 2021

The Missouri United Methodist Church’s multipurpose room was turned into a makeshift clinic Saturday as a local pharmacy took charge of vaccinating Columbia residents. D&H Drugstore sponsored the COVID-19 vaccination clinic after receiving 600 Moderna vaccine doses from the state last week. Tanya Alberty, a pharmacist for D&H, said the priority was vaccinating people included in Phase 1A and Phase 1B, Tier...

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