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With US measles cases reaching their highest levels in decades, a nursing-focused CE review summarizes current evidence on epidemiology, clinical presentation, complications, infection control, and critical care management of pediatric measles amid declining vaccination rates.

A multisociety consensus paper outlines hospital-level strategies to improve sepsis outcomes, emphasizing diagnostic stewardship, antimicrobial optimization, surveillance, infection prevention, and multidisciplinary infrastructure while prioritizing interventions judged most feasible and impactful for broad implementation.

More than 4,100 laboratory-confirmed cyclospora infections have been reported across 41 states during a larger-than-usual US outbreak. Investigators continue to search for the source, and no food product has been definitively confirmed as responsible.

The use of a BD Vacutainer Z-tube, which costs approximately $0.25 to $0.50 per tube, represents a highly cost-effective intervention, preventing contamination and potentially saving nearly $11,000 per patient.

Although 58% of nurses believe they always explain things clearly, only 7% report that their patients always hear them.