Articles Tagged With: COVID-19
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COVID-19 Affects Many, But Severe Outcomes More Apparent in Older Patients
While some researchers try to learn useful information from COVID-19 case data, other scientists are working on the early stages of various clinical trials, seeking a pharmaceutical remedy to the virus.
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Experts: Flattening the Curve of the Epidemic Must Be the Focus Right Now
The United States must focus on mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, and make sure healthcare providers are in a position to deliver the best care possible for everyone who is infected.
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Learn How to Don and Doff PPE Correctly
Teaching providers how to put on and remove personal protective equipment may be one of the most important things any healthcare organization can focus on. When this process is not performed correctly, a worker can become exposed and potentially infected.
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Emergency Clinicians Prepare for Battle, Advocate for Needed Resources
Professional associations offer detailed repositories of useful information to help emergency healthcare workers battle COVID-19.
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Frontline Caregivers Work Through Fear and Anxiety to Respond to COVID-19 Outbreak
Providers across the country are racing to expand capacity and stretch their supplies of personal protective equipment and life-saving ventilators.
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AORN Offers Perioperative Nurses Guidance on COVID-19
For perioperative nurses working through the COVID-19 crisis, the message is simple: “Do what you do best: Remain calm, and take care of the problem."
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COVID-19 Pandemic Closes Many Surgery Centers
The COVID-19 pandemic has led many surgery centers to close and surgeons to put off elective surgeries. Several professional associations have released guidelines to help the industry figure out where to go from here.
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Financial Counseling During COVID-19: Mix of Old School, New Tech
Registrars working remotely still have to carry out regular duties, which calls for using some old and new tricks alike.
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Revamped ED Registration for COVID-19: ‘All Hands on Deck’
A detailed look at how registrars can help busy emergency department workers intake COVID-19 patients.
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Registration Areas with Low Volumes: ‘Great Deal of Down Time’
At some facilities, registrars may have little to work on during the COVID-19 crisis. Instead of intaking patients for elective procedures or collecting copays, these staffers are finding other ways to contribute.