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Southern University engineering staff and students producing 3D masks

May 22, 2020

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Staff and students of the Southern University College of Sciences and Engineering are doing there part in helping combat the COVID-19 pandemic by running a lab full of 3D printers to manufacture parts for reusable masks to be used by healthcare professionals. “I saw an article on Facebook talking about people using 3D printing for masks,” said Jason Chang, director of information...

Surprise “Clap-In” Welcomes Return of Nurse Who Beat Coronavirus

May 21, 2020

“Thank you!” Marilou Nicdao called out to healthcare providers who lined the hallway at Long Island Jewish Forest Hills. Staff gathered, clapping and cheering to celebrate Nicdao’s discharge after seven agonizing days in the Intensive Care Unit battling the coronavirus. “I kept on saying, lord, please don’t let me die. That’s what I keep on telling myself, and I keep on praying and praying and...

COVID-19 reminds us of the crucial role nurses play

May 18, 2020

The WHO has designated 2020 the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. As today, nurses have played crucial frontline roles in pandemics throughout history. It's the right time for the world to recognize the varied and vital work they do. Nurses today are waging war worldwide against COVID-19, a foe as formidable as any in recorded human history. Under levels of duress more likely to be felt in a battle setting,...

12 thank-you gifts to send nurses for National Nurses Day

May 07, 2020

12 thank-you gifts to send nurses for National Nurses Day (Photo: Getty Images/GPointStudio) — Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. Not all heroes wear capes—some wear scrubs and a face mask. We are thankful for the nurses in our lives now more than ever, as they stand on the front...

Recognizing National Nurses Week during coronavirus pandemic

May 06, 2020

National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6 and ends on May 12. Author: WCNC Staff, Kandace Redd Published: 10:29 AM EDT May 6, 2020 Updated: 10:29 AM EDT May 6, 2020 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6 and ends on May 12 in the United States. It's all about recognizing nurses across the country tasked with caring and supporting people through...

HOW SHOULD MEDICAL STUDENTS RESPOND TO COVID-19?

May 01, 2020

Medical students have always volunteered to help during health crises and disasters, and research suggests that pitching in with due care is good for them By Kieren Fahey, University of Melbourne In the face of the worst pandemic of our generation what should medical students be doing to help stretched health systems? Should we be jumping in an helping? Will we just get in the way? Do medical schools have a duty of...

Trump administration "looking at" hazard pay for doctors, nurses on front lines of COVID-19 fight

Apr 28, 2020

The Trump administration is exploring whether to provide hazard pay for doctors, nurses and other health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump said Monday. In an interview with "Fox & Friends" on Fox News about the ongoing efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the president said he is "looking at" providing additional pay for health care workers and suggested that...

Need for nurses is driving record pay as coronavirus nears its peak

Apr 23, 2020

Karen Fountain is no stranger to crisis situations. As a traveling nurse, she’s cared for patients during dangerous times, including the Ebola outbreak in 2014. “That’s what we’re made for. We can walk in and start working in a day, two days. We don’t need the full six months orientation. We can hit the floor running, and I think that’s what makes us special, unique and able to assist,” she...

WHO says there’s a global shortfall of 5.9 million nurses as world battles coronavirus pandemic

Apr 21, 2020

The World Health Organization is urging countries to create at least 6 million new nursing jobs by 2030 to offset a projected “global shortfall” as health-care workers across the world respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nursing is the largest occupational group in the health-care sector, accounting for roughly 59% of health professions, WHO says. There are just under 28 million nurses worldwide, about 5.9 million short of...

Creating a more resilient nation in times of crisis

Apr 16, 2020

It’s all hands-on deck in New York City after Mayor Bill de Blasio called for a national enlistment of doctors and medical workers to help ease strains on hospital staff in coronavirus hotspots. While this idea may seem unprecedented, it is not new. The United States has a standby plan for a ‘doctor draft’, formally known as the Health Care Personnel Delivery System. Whether we need to use it in the future may...

How COVID-19 could impact the future of the nursing profession

Apr 12, 2020

By Lynne Nichols, opinion guest column. • April 10, 2020 1:36 pm As a nurse myself, I can’t help but wonder how the fallout from the current COVID crisis might affect the nursing profession as a whole. I foresee the post-COVID setting having one of two primary trajectories: an exacerbation of our current nursing shortage , or a great influx into nursing. Sadly, I fear the former: that COVID-19...

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