Examination of Hospital Policies Regarding Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Attire in the Operating Room.

The purpose of this study was to examine operating room (OR) policies related to infection control and attire worn by Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) and the attitudes of CRNAs toward these policies. A 20-question survey was distributed to a random sample of 3,000 members of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. The response rate was 26% (N = 790).

The 6-minute walk is associated with frailty and predicts mortality in older adults with heart failure.

Heart failure (HF) may contribute to the development of functional decline and frailty in older adults. Sixty HF patients with an ejection fraction ≤ 40% evaluated in 2004 and 2005 were reevaluated in 2008. Six-minute walk distance (6MW), frailty score, and biomarkers (25-hydroxyvitamin D, C-reactive protein, and interleukin-6 [IL-6]) were measured.