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A nurse practitioner is standing and smiling with a white coat onNursing & Healthcare NewsNurse Practitioner Autonomy in California?COVID-19 could be the catalystCould the COVID-19 crisis provide the push that finally brings about full practice authority for nurse practitioners? An NP autonomy bill is again before the California State Senate.  While...
Four girls are smiling with different monster masks. Each one is in front of a different background color and with a different costume on.Nursing & Healthcare NewsA Pandemic HalloweenCostumes? Trick-or-treating? How to celebrate safely Will COVID-19 make Halloween extra scary this year? Here’s a rundown of current official guidance in Southern California. Trick or Treat? If you have kids, you may need to find ways to...
A nurse is giving a young adult a vaccinationNursing & Healthcare NewsVaccines at LastThe first COVID-19 vaccines have arrived, but can they end the pandemic?Could there have been a more welcome 2020 holiday gift than the first COVID-19 vaccines? While their arrival is great news, there are still many unanswered questions about whether the...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsWanted Support Group FacilitatorsBRN seeks RNs with mental health or substance abuse experienceDo you want to help other RNs recovering from substance abuse or mental health issues? The BRN is looking for qualified facilitators for nurse support groups. Supporting Other Nurses Nurse...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsDietary SupplementsNew advisory list steers consumers away from certain ingredientsIf you or your patients regularly take dietary supplements, the FDA has a new link for you to bookmark: an advisory list warning consumers to avoid supplements containing certain specific...

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Nursing & Healthcare NewsChildrens Hospital RankingsCHLA and UCLA among 2019-20 Best HospitalsCongratulations are due to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital: Both made the U.S. News & World Report 2019–20 Best Children’s Hospitals...
Black woman wearing a mask and looking to the right of the camera. The background is blurry and the whole photo is in black and whiteNursing & Healthcare NewsRace, Mistrust and PandemicsSurvey finds Black Americans wary of potential COVID-19 vaccineOne of the big questions about any COVID-19 vaccine is whether people will take it. A new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and ESPN’s The Undefeated found that only 50 percent...
Female nurse wearing green scrubs is tying a mask around her hair coverNursing & Healthcare NewsCOVID-19 and Workers Comp in CaliforniaS.B.1159 defines illness or death from the coronavirus as a workplace injury for nursesNurses have been putting their lives on the line fighting the pandemic. A new state law makes healthcare workers who contract COVID-19 at work eligible for expedited workers’ compensation...
Illustration of a woman holding up dominoes with dollars signs on themNursing & Healthcare NewsThe Financial Impact of COVID-19 on NursesANA survey finds many are facing budget woesHas COVID-19 affected your bank account? A new survey from the American Nurses Foundation finds many nurses have taken a financial hit since the pandemic began. Are You Better Off? On the...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsPurdue to Pay the Piper?Pharma giant agrees to accept criminal liability for opioid marketingPurdue agrees to civil and criminal penalties Its opioid business would become a public trust State attorneys general are outraged Purdue Pharma and the U.S. Department of Justice...