Nurses Journal Articles

• Nurses' Perceptions of Obstacles to End-of-Life Care How do nurses feel about the obstacles to providing end-of-life care? A survey of nurses working in critical access hospitals provides insight.
  American Journal of Critical Care, December 06, 2023
• A Nurse-Driven Model for Academic-Practice Partnerships This article describes the development and implementation of two nurse-led innovations to help foster academic-practice partnerships.
  OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, November 27, 2023
• Leveraging the Million Veteran Program Infrastructure and Data for a Rapid Research Response to COVID-19 The Million Veteran Program was launched to better understand how genes, lifestyle, military experience, and environmental exposures interact to influence health and illness in veterans.
  Federal Practitioner, November 22, 2023
• VA Lessons From Partnering in COVID-19 Clinical Trials The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) supports an extensive and experienced clinical research enterprise, including the first multisite trials in the US.
  Federal Practitioner, November 22, 2023
• Mpox-Associated Hospitalization Among JYNNEOS Vaccinated Persons Even a single dose of JYNNEOS vaccine reduced mpox-associated hospitalization rates compared with those who were unvaccinated, according to this CDC study,
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 17, 2023
• Provider Knowledge of Pneumococcal Vaccine Recommendations Pneumococcal vaccine coverage remains low. This survey found that many health care providers are confused about the nuances surrounding recommendations for pneumococcal vaccine for adult patients.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 15, 2023
• Outbreak of Locally Acquired Mosquito-Transmitted Malaria This report documents the first cases of locally acquired mosquito-transmitted (autochthonous) Plasmodium vivax malaria in the United States since 2003.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 13, 2023
• Mpox Patients Without Reported Male-to-Male Sexual Contact Approximately 30% of U.S. mpox patients did not report male-to-male sexual contact. What other routes of mpox exposure were possible in these cases?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 08, 2023
• Mortality and ICU Discharge Location of Alzheimer Patients How do the discharge and mortality rates after an ICU stay compare between patients with and without Alzheimer's and related dementia?
  American Journal of Critical Care, November 06, 2023
• Nonfatal and Fatal Falls Among Adults Aged >65 Years Unintentional falls remain the leading cause of injury and deaths from injury among older adults.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 06, 2023
• Shingles Prevention in Immunocompromised Dermatology Patients Many immunomodulatory medications used in dermatology can increase the risk of herpes zoster. Review the use of the recombinant zoster vaccine in patients receiving these drugs.
  Skin Therapy Letter, November 03, 2023
• Nirsevimab for Preventing RSV in Infants and Young Children The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices reviewed the safety and efficacy of nirsevimab for preventing RSV among patients of this age group and provides recommendations for its use.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 03, 2023
• Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13-17 Years National vaccination coverage rates for this age group have declined in recent years. How can we ensure these adolescents get up-to-date?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 01, 2023
• Scoliosis Screening Using a Bodysuit and 3D Imaging A new screening technique utilizing a 3D application along with a specific body suit may prove to be another useful approach for detecting scoliosis.
  Spine, November 01, 2023
• West Nile Virus and Other Arboviral Diseases -- U.S., 2021 A new report sheds light on the nationwide rates of West Nile virus and other arboviral infections in 2021.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 30, 2023
• Nursing and Midwifery Activism in the United States This article discusses the current state of activism in the nursing profession and identifies ways to engage nurses in advocating for change.
  OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, October 27, 2023
• Epidemiologic and Clinical Features of Mpox in Adults >50 Years While childhood smallpox vaccination may provide some protection against mpox, adults at risk for mpox, regardless of smallpox vaccination status, should receive the mpox vaccine.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 27, 2023
• Effectiveness of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines in Young Children This report presents postauthorization vaccine effectiveness data for monovalent and bivalent COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in young children.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 25, 2023
• Safety Monitoring of Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine in Those >12 Years This CDC report confirms the safety of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents and adults 12 years of age and older.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 16, 2023
• Measles Outbreak -- Central Ohio, 2022-2023 This CDC report reveals that over 90 percent of children infected in a recent measles outbreak in Ohio had not received the MMR vaccine.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 13, 2023