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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nursing for September 2018. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes that are the most likely to affect clinical practice.<\/p>\n
Tenth-Graders Use Combustible, Edible, Vaporized Cannabis<\/font><\/p>\n FRIDAY, Sept. 28, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Among 10th-grade students using cannabis, edible and vaporized products are used in addition to combustible products, with 61.7 percent reporting multiple administration methods, according to a study published online Sept. 28 in JAMA Network Open<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n CDC: Congenital Syphilis More Than Doubled Since 2013<\/font><\/p>\n FRIDAY, Sept. 28, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The number of cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is continuing to increase, with an associated increase in the number of cases of congenital syphilis, according to a report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n Press Release<\/a><\/p>\n 2017 STD Surveillance Report<\/a><\/p>\n Implementing EMRs Affects Time Spent With Patients in Clinic<\/font><\/p>\n FRIDAY, Sept. 28, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Following a six-month learning period to implement an electronic medical record (EMR) system, outpatient orthopedic clinics return to pre-implementation efficiency, but there may be other lasting effects on productivity, according to a study published in the Sept. 19 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/ Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n No Benefit to Negative Pressure Wound Therapy After C-Section<\/font><\/p>\n FRIDAY, Sept. 28, 2018 (HealthDay News) — For obese women, use of prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy versus standard dressings does not reduce superficial surgical site infections after cesarean section, according to a study published in the August issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n AAP Provides Recommendations for Teen Drivers, Parents<\/font><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Sept. 27, 2018 (HealthDay News) — In a policy statement published online Sept. 24 in Pediatrics<\/i>, recommendations are presented to help pediatricians provide guidance for teenage drivers and their families.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n 80,000 Americans Died From Influenza Over Last Year<\/font><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Sept. 27, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Influenza was deadlier last season than it has been for at least four decades, killing 80,000 Americans. So said the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Tuesday in an interview with the Associated Press<\/i>.<\/p>\n AP News<\/i> Article<\/a><\/p>\n Final Update on Salmonella<\/i>-Tainted Honey Smacks Cereal<\/font><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Sept. 27, 2018 (HealthDay News) — A total of 135 people across 36 states fell ill with Salmonella<\/i> after eating Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal, according to a final update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n More Information<\/a><\/p>\n Opioid Bill Gets Bipartisan Support<\/font><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Sept. 27, 2018 (HealthDay News) — In a rare bipartisan move, both the House and Senate have reached a compromise on legislation to address the opioid epidemic.<\/p>\n The New York Times<\/i> Article<\/a><\/p>\n Newer Hormonal Contraception May Cut Ovarian Cancer Risk<\/font><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Sept. 27, 2018 (HealthDay News) — There is a reduction in ovarian cancer risk associated with use of contemporary combined hormonal contraceptives, according to a study published online Sept. 26 in The BMJ<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Having Hospital Palliative Care Doesn’t Impact Tx Intensity<\/font><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Sept. 27, 2018 (HealthDay News) — For adult patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), the availability of hospital-based palliative care is not associated with in-hospital treatment intensity, according to a study published in the September issue of the Annals of the American Thoracic Society<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n Editorial (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n Time to Defib Not Linked to Survival in Pediatric IHCA<\/font><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Sept. 27, 2018 (HealthDay News) — For pediatric patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA), time to first defibrillation attempt is not associated with survival, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in JAMA Network Open<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Editorial<\/a><\/p>\n Practices Should Set Rules for Staff Social Media Use<\/font><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Sept. 27, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Medical practices can take steps to avoid problems related to use of social media by staff members, according to an article published in Medical Economics<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Grip Strength Tied to Pulmonary Function in Older Women<\/font><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Sept. 27, 2018 (HealthDay News) — For older Korean women, handgrip strength is positively associated with pulmonary function, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract<\/a><\/p>\n Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n High Nicotine Concentrations Delivered by ‘Pod Mods’<\/font><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, Sept. 26, 2018 (HealthDay News) — “Pod mods,” which are small, rechargeable devices that aerosolize liquid solutions containing nicotine encapsulated in cartridges, pose a danger to adolescent users, according to a perspective article published in the Sept. 20 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Policies Should Encourage Healthy Food Consumption<\/font><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, Sept. 26, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Diet is an important component that impacts cardiovascular risk, and policies should be implemented to improve dietary composition, according to an article published in the Aug. 21 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n Many Countries Failing on Non-Communicable Dz Death Targets<\/font><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, Sept. 26, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Many countries are falling short on targets to reduce mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), according to a study published in the Sept. 22 issue of The Lancet<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n Editorial (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n Total Diabetes at 14 Percent in U.S. Adults for 2013-2016<\/font><\/p>\n TUESDAY, Sept. 25, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of diabetes was 14.0 percent among U.S. adults in 2013 to 2016, with prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes 4.3 percent, according to a September data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n In 2016, Proportion of Uninsured Americans Down to 10 Percent<\/font><\/p>\n TUESDAY, Sept. 25, 2018 (HealthDay News) — From 2013 to 2016 there was a reduction in uninsurance among Americans from 17 to 10 percent, according to a report published in September by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Urban Institute.<\/p>\n More Information<\/a><\/p>\n Positive Link Between Air Pollution, Diagnosis of Dementia<\/font><\/p>\n TUESDAY, Sept. 25, 2018 (HealthDay News) — There is a positive association between residential levels of air pollution and being diagnosed with dementia, according to a study published in the September issue of BMJ Open<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Interpreter Services Critical for Emergency Care<\/font><\/p>\n MONDAY, Sept. 24, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Emergency department interpreters are vital to quality care, according to an article published in the October issue of the Annals of Emergency Medicine<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n Participation Up With Online Diabetes Prevention Program<\/font><\/p>\n MONDAY, Sept. 24, 2018 (HealthDay News) — For overweight\/obese veterans with prediabetes, participation is higher for online Diabetes Prevention Programs (DPPs), but weight loss is similar for online and in-person DPPs, according to a study published online Sept. 24 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n Patients Report Poorer Dialysis Service in Certain Settings<\/font><\/p>\n MONDAY, Sept. 24, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Patient-reported experiences at dialysis facilities vary by patient, facility, and geographic characteristics, according to a study published online Sept. 10 in JAMA Internal Medicine<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n Prenatal, Postnatal Homelessness Tied to Poor Health in Children<\/font><\/p>\n MONDAY, Sept. 24, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Homelessness is associated with an increased risk of adverse pediatric outcomes regardless of whether it occurs prenatally or postnatally, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in Pediatrics<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Editorial<\/a><\/p>\n Heart Failure Patients Enrolled in Hospice Use Less Health Care<\/font><\/p>\n MONDAY, Sept. 24, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Patients with advanced heart failure enrolled in hospice have fewer emergency department visits, hospital days, and intensive care unit (ICU) stays, according to a study published in the September issue of JACC: Heart Failure<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n Actigraphy May Overestimate Sleep in ICU Setting<\/font><\/p>\n MONDAY, Sept. 24, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Using actigraphy as a measure of sleep, critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) show wide ranges of sleep quality and quantity, and actigraphy may estimate higher sleep durations than other measures, according to a review published in the September issue of the Annals of the American Thoracic Society<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n Some Clinicians, Patients Record Clinic Visits for Patient Use<\/font><\/p>\n FRIDAY, Sept. 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) — A considerable proportion of clinicians and patients report having recorded a clinic visit for the patient’s personal use, according to a study published in the September issue of the Journal of Medical Internet Research<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Ground Beef Recalled After E. Coli<\/i> Outbreak<\/font><\/p>\n FRIDAY, Sept. 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) — More than 132,000 pounds of ground beef have been recalled by a Colorado company following a suspected outbreak where one person was killed and 17 were sickened by Escherichia coli<\/i> after eating the meat.<\/p>\n AP News<\/i> Article<\/a><\/p>\n Cargill Statement<\/a><\/p>\n Long-Term Outcomes of Breast Implants Explored <\/font><\/p>\n FRIDAY, Sept. 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The long-term outcomes of breast implants include increased rates of certain conditions for silicone implants, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in the Annals of Surgery<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n Dozens of Medical Groups Join Forces to Improve Diagnoses<\/font><\/p>\n FRIDAY, Sept. 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Every nine minutes, a patient in a U.S. hospital dies because a diagnosis was wrong or delayed — resulting in 80,000 deaths a year. That sobering estimate comes from the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM).<\/p>\n More Information<\/a><\/p>\n HbA1c Variability Is a Strong Predictor of Mortality in T2DM<\/font><\/p>\n FRIDAY, Sept. 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) variability may be a more powerful predictor of all-cause mortality with type 2 diabetes than average HbA1c, according to a study published in the August issue of Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n Black Individuals at Highest Risk of Legal Intervention Injury<\/font><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Sept. 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Black males were at the highest risk of legal intervention injury per capita from 2005 to 2015, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in JAMA Network Open<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Editorial<\/a><\/p>\n Study Provides Estimates of U.S. Prevalence of Type 1, 2 Diabetes<\/font><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Sept. 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes is 0.5 and 8.5 percent, respectively, among U.S. adults, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in The BMJ<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Educational Disabilities More Likely With Neonatal Abstinence<\/font><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Sept. 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Children with a history of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) are more likely to be referred for a disability evaluation and meet criteria for a disability, according to a study published in the September issue of Pediatrics<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n Hospitals Charge 479 Percent of Cost of Drugs on Average<\/font><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Sept. 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) — On average, hospitals mark up drugs by 479 percent of their cost, according to a report from The Moran Company, commissioned by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).<\/p>\n More Information<\/a><\/p>\n Gestational Diabetes Tied to Subsequent Glucose Disorders<\/font><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Sept. 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Untreated gestational diabetes (GD) is associated with development of subsequent glucose metabolism disorders in mothers, but is not significantly associated with the composite outcome of childhood overweight\/obesity in long-term follow-up of offspring, according to a study published in the Sept. 11 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n Few Yogurt Products Qualify As Low-Sugar<\/font><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Sept. 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) — There is considerable variability in the sugar content of yogurts, with very few yogurts qualifying as low-sugar, according to a study published in the August issue of BMJ Open<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n >60 Percent of Adults Report Adverse Childhood Experiences<\/font><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Sept. 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) — More than 60 percent of adults report having had at least one adverse childhood experience (ACE), and almost 25 percent report three or more, according to a study published online Sept. 17 in JAMA Pediatrics<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Patient-Directed IV Remifentanil Cuts Epidural Conversions<\/font><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, Sept. 19, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Compared with intramuscular pethidine, use of intravenous remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) in labor reduces the proportion of epidural conversions, according to a study published in the Aug. 25 issue of The Lancet<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n Editorial (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n California Lawsuit Claims AbbVie Paid Doctors to Prescribe Humira<\/font><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, Sept. 19, 2018 (HealthDay News) — A lawsuit filed Tuesday in California claims that pharmaceutical company AbbVie used cash, gifts, and services to induce doctors to overprescribe the widely used drug Humira (adalimumab), ignoring the medicine’s potentially lethal side effects.<\/p>\n More Information<\/a><\/p>\n HTN Tx Intensification Common Upon Discharge in U.S. Vets<\/font><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, Sept. 19, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Fourteen percent of older adults hospitalized with non-cardiac conditions are discharged with intensified antihypertensive treatment, of whom more than half had previously well-controlled outpatient blood pressure, according to a study published online Sept. 12 in The BMJ<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Editorial<\/a><\/p>\n USPSTF Recommends Intensive Behavioral Change for Obesity<\/font><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, Sept. 19, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Primary care physicians should offer or refer obese patients to intensive behavioral interventions, according to a U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) final recommendation statement published in the Sept. 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association<\/i>.<\/p>\n Recommendation Statement<\/a><\/p>\n Evidence Report<\/a><\/p>\n Editorial 1<\/a><\/p>\n Editorial 2<\/a><\/p>\n Global Prevalence of Insufficient Activity 27.5 Percent<\/font><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, Sept. 19, 2018 (HealthDay News) — In 2016 the age-standardized prevalence of insufficient physical activity was 27.5 percent, according to a study published in the October issue of The Lancet Global Health<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Editorial<\/a><\/p>\n Second HPV-Related Primary Cancers Common in Survivors<\/font><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, Sept. 19, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The risk of human papillomavirus-associated second primary cancers (HPV-SPCs) among survivors of HPV-associated cancers is significant, according to a study published online Sept. 7 in JAMA Network Open<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Opioid Deaths 1999 to 2015 May Be Dramatically Underestimated<\/font><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, Sept. 19, 2018 (HealthDay News) — States may be greatly underestimating the effect of opioid-related overdose deaths because of incomplete cause-of-death reporting, according to a study recently published in Public Health Reports<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n Patient Health Information Often Shared Electronically<\/font><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, Sept. 19, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The most common electronically sent and received types of patient health information (PHI) include laboratory results and medication lists, according to a report published Aug. 15 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n 20% of Children, Adolescents Use Prescription Medications<\/font><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, Sept. 19, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Almost 20 percent of children and adolescents used prescription medications in 2013 to 2014, and 8.2 percent of concurrent users of prescription medications in 2009 to 2014 were at risk for a potentially major drug-drug interactions (DDIs), according to a study published in the September issue of Pediatrics<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Editorial<\/a><\/p>\n Socioeconomic Status Lower Among U.S. Sexual Minorities<\/font><\/p>\n TUESDAY, Sept. 18, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Sexual minorities, especially females, are of lower socioeconomic status (SES) than their heterosexual counterparts, according to a study published online Sept. 6 in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n Sport Specialization Tied to Pediatric Overuse Injury<\/font><\/p>\n TUESDAY, Sept. 18, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Sport specialization in children and adolescents is associated with an increased risk of overuse musculoskeletal injuries, according to a review published in the September issue of Pediatrics<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n Active Choice Intervention Tied to Increase in Flu Shot Rates<\/font><\/p>\n TUESDAY, Sept. 18, 2018 (HealthDay News) — An active choice intervention is associated with an increase in influenza vaccination rates, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in JAMA Network Open<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Editorial<\/a><\/p>\n FDA Ad Campaign Hopes to Halt E-Cigarette Use Among Teens<\/font><\/p>\n TUESDAY, Sept. 18, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday launched a new ad campaign aimed at curbing rampant e-cigarette use among American teens.<\/p>\n More Information<\/a><\/p>\n U.S. Senate Passes Opioids Bill<\/font><\/p>\n TUESDAY, Sept. 18, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The Senate on Monday passed on a 99-1 vote legislation aimed at curbing the nation’s ongoing opioid addiction crisis.<\/p>\n CBS News<\/i> Article<\/a><\/p>\n Scribes Improve Physician Workflow, Patient Interaction<\/font><\/p>\n TUESDAY, Sept. 18, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Use of medical scribes is associated with decreased physician documentation burden, improved work efficiency, and improved patient interactions, according to a study published online Sept. 17 in JAMA Internal Medicine<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n Editorial<\/a><\/p>\n Many Middle, High Schoolers Report E-Cigarette Cannabis Use<\/font><\/p>\n TUESDAY, Sept. 18, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Nearly one in 11 U.S. middle and high school students used cannabis in electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in 2016, according to a research letter published online Sept. 17 in JAMA Pediatrics<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n Drug Prices Increase More Than Expected After Shortages<\/font><\/p>\n TUESDAY, Sept. 18, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Prices for drugs under shortage increase more than twice as quickly as expected in the absence of a shortage, according to a research letter published online Sept. 18 in the Annals of Internal Medicine<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n Compliance With Requirement to Report Results on EUCTR Is Poor<\/font><\/p>\n TUESDAY, Sept. 18, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Half of trials on the European Union Clinical Trials Register (EUCTR) are non-compliant with the European Commission’s requirement that all trials post results to the registry within 12 month of completion, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in The BMJ<\/i>.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n