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Picture of the advertisement for the Manto-meter on the left, with a teal Manto-meter on the rightNursing & Healthcare News10,000 Steps?Sorting out the headlines about walking and fitness goalsBy now, you’ve probably heard about a new study supposedly debunking the popular fitness goal of walking 10,000 steps a day. However, the clickbait headlines may be missing the study’s...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsUpdates from the FDAVaccinations and hand washing to prevent illnessesMedicine vs. Mosquitoes New tools to detect Zika and prevent dengue disease Do you have patients from areas where mosquito-borne illnesses are endemic? If so, you should know about some...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsVaccination ExemptionsANA rejects religious exemptions as California considers tighter rulesWith outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases on the rise, the ANA is saying no to religious exemptions and the California Legislature is weighing stricter rules for medical exemptions. Preventable Outbreaks In...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsThe Nurses of Ward 5BDocumentary about pioneering San Francisco AIDS unitThirty-six years ago, nurses in San Francisco established the country’s first specialized AIDS unit. A new documentary film, 5B, tells their story. The First Step When nurses at San Francisco...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsMaternal Mortality and RaceS.B. 464 takes aim at implicit biasTackling what she calls a “profound injustice,” State Senator Holly J. Mitchell (D-30) has introduced S.B. 464, the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act, which is intended to address...

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Female patient lying in a hospital bed and wearing a hospital gown, is talking to a voice assistant on the table next to herNursing & Healthcare NewsVoice Assistants for Patient RoomsAre privacy concerns being addressed?Patients at Cedars-Sinai may soon find a new high-tech feature in their rooms: an Amazon Alexa-based voice assistant called Aiva. Hands-Free Help Recently added to more than 100 rooms as...
Nurse is putting on an isolation gown, gloves, and maskNursing & Healthcare NewsNew California Laws Take Aim at PPE ShortagesHospitals required to stockpile personal protective equipmentThe Legislature is not happy about ongoing PPE shortages at some California hospitals. Two new state laws will require facilities to bolster their stockpiles of personal protective equipment. “Nurses Deserve...
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 (DOJ) have...
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?...
Nurse practitioner is performing an ultrasound on a female patient who is lying downNursing & Healthcare NewsUpdate on NP and CNM Autonomy: A.B.890 and S.B.1237 Signed into LawNew legislation allowing APRNs to practice independently Nurse Practitioners On September 29, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed A.B.890, which will finally provide a framework for qualified California nurse practitioners to work without physician supervision. To practice autonomously, NPs...