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Empowered nurse practitioners in ID medicine?
In the wake of Ebola, other emerging infectious diseases, common HAIs, and an ever-expanding array of reporting requirements and regulations, infection preventionists and their infectious disease colleagues are too often short-staffed and stretched to the breaking point.
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Nurse infected with Ebola blasts hospital in suit
A lawsuit by Nina Pham, RN, against Texas Health Resources includes some explosive allegations regarding her occupational Ebola infection after caring for an infected patient at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas in early October 2014.
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National Action Plan: Five goals to best the bugs
The White House recently released a national action plan that calls for “aggressive action” to move the nation towards major reductions in the incidence of urgent and serious drug-resistant threats including carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and Clostridium difficile. Here are key goals and strategies in the pla.:
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National antibiotic action plan targets top threats
The recently issued “National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria” includes goals to be achieved by 2020.
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D-Day: Unprecedented national plan aims to save the antibiotic era
Antibiotic stewardship to rein in the rampant misuse and overuse of drugs is a national priority involving the highest levels of the federal government.
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Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Post-arrest Care
Most commonly, infants and children sustain cardiac arrest as a result ofrespiratory failure. Rarely in previously healthy children is cardiac arrest due to a primary cardiac etiology. -
Pediatric Circulatory Failure
Cardiogenic failure or shock encompasses a wide array of processes that result in insufficient oxygen and nutrient supply to meet the body’s metabolic needs. Shock is defined as insufficient delivery of oxygen or nutrients to tissues. -
Pediatric Respiratory Failure
Respiratory failure is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in children. Failure occurs when the respiratory system is unable to exchange gases in order to meet the body's metabolic need.
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Neonatal Resuscitation
An infant delivered in the emergency department (ED) or an infant presenting from an out-of-hospital delivery needs rapid assessment and possible resuscitation. Maternal history, pregnancy history, presence of gestational hypertension or diabetes, presence or absence of prenatal care, maternal age, and history of medications or drug use during pregnancy are important.
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Controversial Removal of Dietary Supplements from Retailers’ Shelves
Until sound testing methodology and retailer/government oversight is honed, clinicians and consumers should discuss the appropriateness of dietary supplement use and the choice of products from reputable companies.