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Nursing & 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 Protection” It’s no secret that the...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsNurse Practitioners for Mental HealthProgram to add 300 NPs in CaliforniaCalifornia’s supply of mental health providers is about to get a major shot in the arm: The California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) and three UC schools of nursing have just launched a new program to train 300 additional psychiatric mental health nurse...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsThe Vaping EpidemicAlmost half of California teens now use e-cigarettes!Once a hipster fad, vaping is rapidly emerging as a major public health issue. New data shows that almost half of California teenagers are e-cigarette users.Once a hipster fad, vaping is rapidly emerging as a major public health issue. New data shows that...

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Nursing & Healthcare NewsPatient Handling InjuriesCalifornia law has helped, but better staffing may be neededIt’s now been almost five years since California implemented statewide standards for safer patient handling. New research shows that there’s still room for improvement.It’s now been almost five years since California implemented statewide standards...
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 a statement issued on June 22, 2019, the...
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 persistent racial and ethnic disparities in...

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