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#WeAreFirstline

January 13, 2021

ANA joins CDC’s new infection control training collaborative Healthcare professionals agree that infection prevention and control measures, when implemented correctly and consistently, have the potential...

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Beasts, gods and FaceTime: The anguish of visitor limitations during the COVID-19 pandemic

December 8, 2020

For the foreseeable future, efforts to minimize human contact will remain in place as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is...

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8 lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic

December 8, 2020

Clinical nurse specialists share experiences on how the pandemic and social distancing are highlighting the CNS role. The “new normal” resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Springing into action: How one procedural area kept working during COVID-19

December 7, 2020

As COVID-19 hit Georgia in early March 2020, Emory University System made the difficult decision to stop all surgeries and procedures unless they were...

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What it’s like to be a school nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic

November 11, 2020

Nurse Holly Giovi of Deer Park, NY takes Good Morning America into her office to see what it’s like to work on the frontlines as a...

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New Project Firstline provides infection prevention training

November 9, 2020

The American Nurses Association (ANA) is pleased to announce the launch of Project Firstline, a new collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and...

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‘Race to 200M’ urges flu vaccinations among vulnerable Americans

November 9, 2020

The American Nurses Association (ANA) and actress Rita Wilson are urging Americans to get their flu vaccination this season, especially the approximately 200 million...

Clinical Topics

Reader reaction: COVID-19 safety

November 4, 2020

It was with some surprise I read the column "Practice Matters" from Dr. Grant, our ANA president, in the October edition of American Nurse....

Clinical Topics

NPs on the ethics committee: What is your decision?

November 2, 2020

The Ethical Case to Consider: A mother reports that her youngest child is 18-years-old and she has two adult children who are 23- and 28-years-old....

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Facebook Live debunks the myths on COVID-19

October 29, 2020

The REACH Initiative set out to debunk the myths on COVID-19 through a Facebook Live, where Dr. Jason Farley, Dr. Michelle Patch and Neysa Ernst, MSN,...