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MISSION: Strengthen the Nursing Profession.
VISION: Shape the future of healthcare through innovations in nursing.
VALUES: Innovation. Belonging. Advocacy. Excellence.
Below are recent articles from DNA Reporter, the official publication of the DNA(Delaware Nurses Association).
The WHO remains concerned about several global health issues, but its focus has shifted since the COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus and its consequences have led to the most dramatic impact on global health in our lifetime. Concerns topping the WHO priority list include mental health, cardiovascular disease, respiratory illness, cancer, and diseases related to climate change. The pandemic had an impact on all of these health issues.
Bed shortages remain a concern in hospitals across the country. For example, since the COVID-19 pandemic, most of Washington’s larger hospitals and tertiary centers operate well above daily capacity. These conditions lead to significant transfer delays in smaller hospitals. In response, the Washington Medical Coordination Center formed to serve as a statewide system designed to expedite the patient transfer process, load balance patients throughout the state, and provide equitable access to care.
Acute dystonic reactions, movement disturbances, fall under the umbrella of extrapyramidal side effects. They’re associated with medications (including antipsychotics and antiemetics) that mediate dopamine.
In the hospital setting, nurses administer I.V. medications using infusion pumps; unfortunately, administration errors when using these pumps occur frequently.
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