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More than 35,000 U.S. deaths each year result from antibiotic-resistant infections and thousands more die from Clostridioides difficile, according to the latest report on antibiotic resistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
This week, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released its latest antibiotic stewardship resource: Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Hospitals. This resource guides users through AHRQ鈥檚 signature "Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making," a step-by-step approach鈥
An infographic in poster form, an animated video and a distribution guide for health care organizations are now available
Concern is growing that 60 days of postpartum care in not enough to diagnose and treat some of the conditions contributing to poor maternal outcomes in the United States. Women who become Medicaid-eligible during their pregnancies automatically lose their coverage 60 days after giving birth,鈥
Potentially preventable deaths from the five leading causes are consistently higher in rural counties than in urban ones, according to a study released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The rural/urban gap in the percentages of preventable deaths widened from 2010鈥
Researchers affirmed the benefits of teamwork after studying the relationship between teamwork processes and clinical and process outcome measures in acute care settings. A systematic review and meta-analysis in BMJ Open, comprising 1,390 teams, found teamwork positively correlated with both鈥
In an interview with HealthLeaders Media, consultant Kate Fenner, PhD, RN, said the public focus on sexual harassment makes it 鈥渋mperative that executives lead their organizations on this pressing issue.鈥 In her view, hospitals must put clear policies and procedures in place; educate staff,鈥
The 兔子先生 for Nursing Leadership Research and Education and the Association for Leadership Science in Nursing (ALSN) are partnering on a research study to identify gaps in current knowledge, prioritize research topics for nursing leadership and administration research, and develop a鈥
Research on the effects of responding to mass casualty events on health professionals is limited, but interviews conducted by a MedPage Today reporter suggest they can linger for years. Megan Duke, RN, of Loma Linda University Medical Center treated victims of the 2015 San Bernardino shooting.
The Nurses on Boards Coalition (NOBC) is urging every nurse who serves on a board to register that service with the coalition and 鈥淏e Counted.鈥 The NOBC believes all boards鈥攚hether local, state or national; in health care or in other arenas鈥攂enefit from the perspective nurses bring to the table.