AAACN Fun at CALNOC
AAACN was well represented at the Collaborative Alliance for Nursing Outcomes (CALNOC) conference last week in Seattle, WA. Members spoke on panels, presented posters, and represented AAACN in the exhibit hall.
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HEALTH BYTES: Opioid Initiative
Deaths from drug overdoses have risen steadily over the past two decades and have become the leading cause of injury death in the United States. Prescription drugs, especially opioids, have been increasingly implicated in drug overdose deaths over the last decade. In response to recent increases in opioid-related morbidity and mortality, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has made addressing the opioid abuse problem a high priority.
HEALTH BYTES: Hurricane Health Effects
While preservation of life was the focus during the storms and soon after, when each storm passes focus turns to cleanup, assessing damage and rebuilding, all of which can take weeks, months, even years.
HEALTH BYTES: What’s One of America’s Most Dangerous Jobs?
It’s not what you think. Nurse Elise Wilson was stabbed multiple times in July by a patient unhappy with his medical care. In many states, being a nurse is more dangerous than being a police officer or a prison guard. It’s a profession with a stunning amount of violence.
HEALTH BYTES: Legal and Ethical Consequences of Social Media
The American Journal of Nursing's legal and ethical contributing editors offer insight on the issues raised by a case in which a Canadian nurse's Facebook post complaining about a family member's medical care resulted in disciplinary action by the licensing board.
