A recent survey of nurse leaders identifies top challenges and essential focus areas for the healthcare industry to focus on to support nurses.
Monday, November 16, 2020

"We're living through unprecedented challenges but what we're seeing is amplified versions of what our daily challenges have been for the last 20 or 30 years," says Lori Armstrong, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CEO and chief clinical officer of Inspire Nurse Leaders.

In this week's feature story, we discuss a recent survey of nurse leaders, which identified top challenges and areas in which the healthcare industry can focus on to support nurses.

Also in this issue:

 

Nurse Leaders Aspire for Greater Role in Decision-Making During and Post-Pandemic
A recent survey of nurse leaders identifies top challenges and essential focus areas for the healthcare industry to focus on to support nurses.
 
 
Coronavirus Pandemic Reshaping Future of Clinical Care
The pandemic is transforming care delivery through rapid adoption of telemedicine and shifting approaches to value-based care.
Workers Who Lost Jobs Due to COVID May Need Help Getting Coverage This Fall
Millions of Americans have been dropped from their jobs and their employer-provided health insurance since March, when the coronavirus first ravaged the economy.
Nursing Homes Still See Dangerously Long Waits for COVID Test Results
Lags could have devastating consequences, because even one undetected infection can quietly but rapidly trigger a broad outbreak.
Rapid Testing Is Less Accurate Than the Government Wants to Admit
Rapid antigen testing is a mess. The federal government pushed it out without a plan, and then spent weeks denying problems with false positives.
When False Information Goes Viral, COVID-19 Patient Groups Fight Back
The fear and uncertainty regarding the coronavirus have made online groups targets for the spread of false information.
 
 

Must Reads

North Dakota nurses worry about working with sick colleagues
Associated Press
New Orleans nurses arrive in Kansas City to help with surge in COVID hospitalizations here
KCTV
NYC nurses arrive to help Utah's medical teams overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients
ABC 4
At least 1,500 nurses in the Philadelphia area may be on the verge of going on strike
CNN
Private-duty nurse charged with billing Medicaid $28,000 for work she didn't do
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
 

That's all for today. As always, send any tips, thoughts or advice my way at shoang@blr.com.

 

Son Hoang
Editor, Nursing