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Webinar: Perfecting prone-patient protocols during a pandemic

A review of methods used for proning in the intensive care unit, including the required staffing, necessary equipment, safety for caregivers and relative risks for patients, will be the subject of a webinar hosted by the American Hospital Association (AHA) Sept.16 at 1 p.m. ET.

Health systems share tactics used to support nurses treating COVID-19

Stress from treating patients with COVID-19 can take a deep toll on nurses, putting them at risk of moral distress, compassion fatigue and burnout. A group of nursing organizations is responding with the Well-Being Initiative, and individual hospitals have employed a range of tactics to support front-line nurses.

Program using AONL competencies improves nurse manager leadership ability

A comprehensive leadership training program developed by nurses at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia can serve as a model for any hospital with midlevel nurse leaders new to their roles, according to an article in the September Journal of Nursing Administration.

AHA files amicus brief in support of vertical integration in New Mexico case

In a friend-of-the-court brief filed Sept.3, the AHA expressed support for the decision by the U. S. District Court for the District of New Mexico that Presbyterian Health Care Services’ efforts to integrate vertically did not violate the antitrust laws.

Sept. 24 HHS webinar on PPE strategies and trends

The Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response will hold a webinar Sept. 24 at 2:30 p.m. ET highlighting personal protective equipment preservation strategies, trends, challenges and lessons learned during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

IRS issues initial guidance on deferral of employee portion of Social Security tax

The Department of Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service recently issued guidance for implementing the White House’s Aug. 8 executive order on payroll taxes, which applies to wages paid Sept. 1 through Dec. 31, 2020.

Republican COVID-19 relief bill fails to advance in the Senate

A roughly $500 billion COVID-19 relief package failed to advance in the Senate as it fell short of receiving the necessary 60 votes.

AHA urges unified COVID-19 vaccine allocation plan

Last week, the American Hospital Association (AHA) last week urged the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to adopt a unified set of guidelines for equitably allocating COVID-19 vaccines when they become available.

Tri-Council for Nursing calls on every nurse to vote

AONL and the other members of the Tri-Council for Nursing called on all nurses “to carefully weigh the positions, proposals, and legislative voting records of candidates who aspire to elected office” and cast their votes in the Nov. 3 election.