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The continuing onslaught of COVID-19 is decimating the ranks of U.S. healthcare workers, leading to calls for OSHA to issue an infectious disease standard requiring employers to protect medical staff.
Growing evidence shows universal masking in public could dampen the feared “second wave” of COVID-19. Although the issue may be hopelessly politicized, universal masking is considered the best option to reopen the economy amid a continuing pandemic.
It is possible 1 million healthcare workers have been infected with COVID-19, as public health officials report there likely are 10 unknown cases for every one that is documented.
Healthcare workers and patients who have acquired SARS-CoV-2, particularly if they were hospitalized, could be at risk of neurological deficits in the short term as well as long-term cognitive problems.
Although they have paid a high price for recognition, nurses are among the high-profile heroes on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The profession has an opportunity to leverage this moment to improve their status and standing in healthcare.
The authors of a new study on limiting aerosolization and occupational exposures to COVID-19 outlined methods to interrupt disbursement of the novel coronavirus. They also made several recommendations for consideration.
A lack of personal protective equipment, including N95 respirators, was one of the major reasons why hospitals nationwide closed their operating rooms to elective surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. A new study suggests a solution that involves disinfecting N95s so they can be safely reused.
It is important for healthcare workers to learn and practice the correct way to wear personal protective equipment. One helpful technique is to use medical simulation.
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Financial Disclosure: Nurse Planner Kay Ball, PhD, RN, CNOR, FAAN, reports she is on the speakers bureau for AORN and Ethicon USA and is a consultant for Mobile Instrument Service and Repair. Medical Writer Gary Evans, Editor Jill Drachenberg, Editor Jonathan Springston, Editorial Group Manager Leslie Coplin, and Accreditations Director Amy M. Johnson, MSN, RN, CPN, report no consultant, stockholder, speaker’s bureau, research, or other financial relationships with companies having ties to this field of study.
