Tag: Stress

Illinois governor urges hospitals to delay nonurgent surgical procedures

Editor's Note Illinois Gov J. B. Pritzker and the Illinois Health and Hospital Association have asked hospitals to delay nonurgent surgical procedures in preparation for a “likely” post-holiday Omicron surge and shortage of staffed ICU beds, the January 3 Becker’s Hospital Review reports. The state is seeing about 500 new…

Read More

By: Judy Mathias
January 4, 2022
Share

Mental health in the pandemic: New competencies required

In its almost 2-year reign, the pandemic has exacerbated mental health and well-being issues for nurses—perioperative nurses included—-and illuminated the need for OR managers to be visible, observant, and encouraging of mental health care. “No one is built for this type of persistent, prolonged uncertainty. It’s not how we’re hard-wired,”…

Read More

By: Christine Kilgore
December 16, 2021
Share

Appeals court upholds halt on COVID-19 vaccine mandate for HCWs

Editor's Note The US Court of appeals for the 8th Circuit, on December 13, affirmed a lower court’s decision to halt the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare workers (HCWs) at facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs, the December 14 Becker’s Hospital Review reports. The court turned down the Biden…

Read More

By: Judy Mathias
December 15, 2021
Share

COVID-19 surpasses EHRs as cause of physician, nurse burnout

Editor's Note A new KLAS Research report finds that COVID-19 has surpassed electronic health records (EHRs) as a primary source of clinician burnout, the December 7 EHR Intelligence reports. The report also finds that nurses have different sources of burnout than physicians since the start of the pandemic: After-hours workloads…

Read More

By: Judy Mathias
December 13, 2021
Share

COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among HCWs

Editor's Note This study by researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago finds that about 3 in 20 healthcare workers (HCWs) surveyed reported being hesitant about getting COVID-19 vaccinations. The study also finds that HCW vaccine decisions were influenced by their colleagues. The survey included 1,974 respondents from three Chicago…

Read More

By: Judy Mathias
December 7, 2021
Share

New survey finds a significant impact of COVID-19 on the future of nursing

Editor's Note A new nationwide survey of nurses by Florida Atlantic University’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Boca Raton, conducted in partnership with Cross Country Healthcare, Inc, finds that the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced long-lasting negative perceptions of their future careers. Of 570 respondents: 37% said they were burned…

Read More

By: Judy Mathias
December 2, 2021
Share

Injurious HCW experiences, emotions before COVID-19 vaccine availability

Editor's Note This study led by researchers from Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, finds that healthcare workers (HCWs) had significant changes in their personal and professional lives during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, before the availability of vaccines. Findings from this analysis of 1,344 HCWs (ie, nurses,…

Read More

By: Judy Mathias
November 30, 2021
Share

Lawsuits building to block federal government HCW vaccination mandate

Editor's Note A coalition of 12 states, on November 15, sued the federal government to block a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) mandate requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for healthcare workers (HCWs) in facilities participating in CMS programs, the November 16 Becker’s Hospital Review reports. This complaint follows a lawsuit…

Read More

By: Judy Mathias
November 17, 2021
Share

Hospitals, ASCs face tough decisions in wake of vaccine mandates

Health systems across the country are enacting COVID-19 mandates to comply with a broad-sweeping federal requirement. Amid reports of high compliance rates, the mandate has triggered passionate and visceral responses on both sides of the debate. While some healthcare employees are eager to roll up their sleeves, others decry the…

Read More

By: Jennifer Lubell
November 17, 2021
Share

Long COVID-19 symptoms may have other causes

Editor's Note This study from France finds that persistent physical symptoms after COVID-19 infection should not be automatically ascribed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In this analysis of 26,823 adults, persistent physical symptoms (eg, fatigue, breathlessness, impaired attention, hearing impairment, sleep problems, anosmia) were reported by adults who said they believed…

Read More

By: Judy Mathias
November 16, 2021
Share

Join our community

Learn More
Video Spotlight
Live chat by BoldChat