1. Strike by 15,000 Minnesota nurses reaches final day Full story

2. Hospitals push for early flu shots amid concerns of severe season Full story

3. 7 chief nursing officers on their most pressing issues Full story

4. 42% of hospital curtains in the U.S. were found to be contaminated with VRE and 22% with MRSA. Are you cleaning your curtains enough? Click here to view the guide for curtain cleaning best practices.

5. Los Angeles reports nation's 1st monkeypox case in exposed healthcare worker: 3 updates Full story

6. PAs want permanent expansion of practice authority Full story

7. Illinois delays Atrium, Advocate Aurora merger Full story

8. Cleveland Clinic reverts to open visitation Full story

9. Long-term acute hospitals are easing capacity issues at short-term acute hospitals. Learn when it's an appropriate option to discharge patients to LTACHs here.  

10. 4 nurses making headlines on and off the job Full story

11. 2 deaths spur recall of nearly 400K breathing tubes Full story

12. Addressing the malaise of primary care physicians Full story

13. Hospitals are falling behind with inefficient, one-dimensional technologies. Here's a simple solution that can reap 10x the investment.  

14. Not enough evidence to screen kids for Type 2 diabetes, US task force says Full story

15. 10 states with the largest increases, decreases to travel nurse pay Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. For years, the GI industry has been looking for ways to decrease infection during ERCP procedures. 53% of patients are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital when treated with this device. 

2. Don't let miscommunication be your hospital's downfall. Learn how to identify friction in communication and avoid missteps using technology.

3. Traditional clinical documentation is heading for extinction. CIOs share a roadmap to its reinvention here.