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Test positivity for flu rose to 25%, with emergency department visits very high and affecting all age-groups.

With flu and COVID levels still low but expected to rise, the CDC said vaccination is a good way to cut risk over the holiday season.

Author: Blondin, Marie-Eline BSN, RN Page: 46-49

Routine vaccinations are the best defense against illnesses. The VFC program was established to ensure that children below the federal poverty level and those without health insurance have access to critical, lifesaving vaccines that can protect

Among hospitalized older adults with COVID-19–like illness, those who tested negative for COVID-19 were far more likely to have been vaccinated than...

By November 9, 35% of adults reported having received the flu vaccine and 18% the updated COVID-19 vaccine, and 40% of those aged 75 years and older had ever received an RSV vaccine. 

Mucus plugs seen on chest CT in patients without evident symptoms were associated with more-severe disease.

Author: Roush, Karen PhD, RN, FNP-BC Page: 14

Author: Klever, Sandy BA, RN Page: 44-45

Journal Title: Nursing made Incredibly Easy! Abstract: Knowing how to describe a wound is essential for quality assessment, documentation, and monitoring of patient healing. Article Price :$10.95 Issue pub date:November/December 2023 Volume:21