HUDDLE
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Good Morning, Readers! |
When I first moved to a new area, I signed up for The Nudge, a text message service once per week that provides ideas on fun activities to do in your area. It got me thinking, would you be interested in receiving texts about breaking nursing news? Reply to this email with your preferred letter answer:
A. I would love a text on important information!
B. Please don’t bombard my phone.
C. I’m not sure; it depends on what it is and how often.
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Today's Top Beats |
⚠️ Hidden Hazards
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HANDOFF
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Quality Over Quantity |
The Arizona College of Nursing is expanding into its 12th state, Wisconsin, but only some welcome it. Despite plans to open a campus in Milwaukee and Madison over the next two years, several Wisconsin groups are concerned about the program’s quality. Despite its accreditations, the college had a national completion rate of 65%, below the 70% required for one of its accreditations. The concerns echo the problems plaguing other for-profit nursing programs.
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Unlimited Testing Attempts |
The saga of the fake nurse-licensing scheme that a year ago continues with a new revelation: many students who graduated from the scam program were explicitly encouraged to take their nursing exams in the states that allow unlimited testing attempts. The news came as another nurse in Iowa lost her license in the “diploma-mill scandal” for receiving a degree despite never completing program requirements or clinical training. So far, 20 people have been convicted for their roles in the scam.
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Hidden Hazard |
The asthma medication Singulair — brand name montelukast — has been around for a quarter century and is taken by about 12 million Americans. Yet many of those patients never heard what the FDA learned and warned four years ago: that the drug can cause “aggression, agitation and even suicidal thoughts,” especially in children, the New York Times reports. Merck settled on related lawsuits before boosting its promotion of the drug. The whole story has all the details.
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TODAY'S TOP VITAL
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The number of days between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s surgery for prostate cancer and his actually informing the President that he had cancer.
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