Publications by authors named "Tracey Gaslin"

Camp Nursing.

Am J Nurs

May 2023

These nurses serve millions of youths all year round.

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Background: As the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in the United States in the spring and summer of 2020, many organizations serving children and youth immediately faced significant operational and healthcare challenges. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance for the safe operation of youth programmes emphasized the importance of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), yet few studies have examined NPI usage in summer programmes such as camps.

Method: This sequential explanatory mixed-methods study explored the utilization of NPIs among camp healthcare providers who completed an online questionnaire followed by one-on-one interviews.

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This study surveys a national cohort of summer camp leadership to assess camps’ immunization requirements, policies, and practices.

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Little is known about the association between central catheter needleless connectors and bacteremia. In a cohort study on 91 patients, central catheter blood samples were collected using 3 methods--old cap (the existing cap), new cap (after replacing the old cap with a new sterile cap), and peripheral methods--from each patient and their correlation was examined. The old cap method identified 36 positive bacteremia cases.

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