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Increase in confirmed coronavirus cases in US
Over the weekend, there was an increase in the amount of confirmed coronavirus cases to hit the United States; currently, there are five confirmed cases.
Additionally, there has been an increase in both the amount...
Study fails to show benefit of adding vitamin C to treatment of septic shock
A study recently published in the Journal of the American Medial Association aimed to examine if a treatment combination of vitamin C, hydrocortisone, and thiamine would lead to a “rapid resolution of septic shock”...
First coronavirus patient identified in U.S.
On the heels of today's earlier post regarding the increase mortality rates in Wuhan, China from the coronavirus, The New York Times (NYT) just released an article detailing news that the first U.S. patient with coronavirus has...
Deaths from coronavirus rise
In the past 24 hours, news coverage of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China has become more and more rampant. I first heard of the outbreak from my husband last night before bed, and was...
First FDA-approved treatment for preventing Ebola virus
In late December 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of Merck’s Ervebo, the first FDA-approved vaccine to prevent Ebola virus disease.
The FDA Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International...
Nurse and antimicrobial stewardship: Efforts are underway to address the looming crisis
Everyone knows the bad news: Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is common. The good news is that healthcare providers, public health organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health...
Educational interventions to increase Tdap vaccination rates among pregnant women
The highly contagious respiratory infection pertussis remains a public health problem for the United States.1 Infants have the highest morbidity and mortality rates from pertussis because of a lack of immunity at birth and...
Evaluating suppressive therapies to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections: A literature review
Because of increased antibiotic resistance rates, healthcare providers need to determine the usefulness of non-antibiotic suppressive therapies for women experiencing recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs). The authors reviewed the literature to ascertain which, if...
Hands: Keep them clean
By Julie Cullen, Managing Editor, American Nurse Today
It's National Handwashing Awareness Week, so what better time to remind everyone about the importance of hand hygiene to help prevent the spread of infection? The American...
Boosting HPV vaccination rates: A call to action
Faculty
Nancy R. Berman, MSN, ANP-BC, NCMP, FAANP, is a nurse practitioner at Michigan Healthcare Professionals in Farmington Hills and a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit,...
Antibiotic stewardship
Every nurse has a responsibility to prevent antibiotic resistance.
Takeaways:
Nurses have a key role to play in preventing infections and preserving the power of antibiotics.
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing danger that threatens our...
Position Statement: Human Papillomavirus Vaccination
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) supports an intentional and concerted effort to improve human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates—with the goal of ending cancers caused by HPV. All nurse practitioners...
This week is International Infection Prevention Week!
This week is International Infection Prevention Week, and American Nurse Today recognizes the importance of raising awareness of infection prevention.
American Nurse Today offers several resources, including our Technology’s Role in Infection Prevention Advisor Series,...