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Working Nurse l WorkingNurse.com 3 November 9–December 14, 2020 4 O N T H E Q U I C K Nursing and Healthcare News • Taking Aim at PPE Shortages • Purdue to Pay the Piper? • COVID–19 and Workers' Comp • The Financial Impact of COVID–19 14 B O O K C L U B Clean: The New Science of Skin Putting soap under the microscope by James Hamblin reviewed by Christine Contillo, RN, BSN, PHN 16 F E A T U R E Combatting Workplace Violence Attacks against nurses are not just part of the job by Jessica Dzubak, RN, MSN 20 A N N U A L S P O T L I G H T Men in Nursing 2020 edited and compiled by Aaron Severson Thank you to our participants: Peter Abbott, RN, San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Aaron Acquisto, RN-BC, MSN, WCC, Valley Presbyterian Hospital Thomas Bennett, RN, BSN, CMSRN, PIH Health Whittier Hospital Ricardo Alan De Barros, RN, BSN, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Devon Denholm, RN, BSN, Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare Martin Espina, RN, BSN, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital Michael Estona, RN, MSN-Ed., West Coast University John Ferrer, RN, BSN, L.A. Care Health Plan Adam Fronczek, RN, DNP, ANP-BC, UCLA Medical Center Delsean Hart, RN, B.S., Adventist Health Simi Valley Jesse Lopez, RN, DNP, ACNP, Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center Zack Lott, RN, BSN, MICN, Redlands Community Hospital Januar Ma, RN, BSN, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Michael Negrete, RN, PIH Health Downey Hosital Justin Ocampo, RN, Inland Empire Health Plan Bill Paige, RN, BSN, MICN, Dignity Health St. Mary Medical Center Jesse Poon, RN, BSN, CPN, Children's Hospital of Orange County William Raymundo, RN, Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital Renato P. Regalado, RN, BSN, CCRN, Methodist Hospital of Southern California Erik Rodarte, RN, BSN, CCRN, PHN, Huntington Hospital Steven Soung, RN, BSN, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital Claude Stang, RN, M.A., BSN, CEN, Cedars-Sinai Grady Williams, RN, MSN, Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Tad Worku, RN, Loma Linda University Health Michael Zunde, RN, BSN, CCRN, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center W N 2 2 1 • N O V E M B E R 9 – D E C E M B E R 1 4 , 2 0 2 0 Career Advice & Opportunities for California RNs EDITOR & PUBLISHER Catherine Rhodes ASSOCIATE EDITOR Aaron Severson ART DIRECTOR Rufus Agbede EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Hannah Rhodes, RN, BSN ILLUSTRATOR Jasmin Mora ONLINE CONSULTANT Dana Brook ADVERTISING Ricky Rhodes CIRCULATION Frances Perkins ON THE FRONT LINES This year, our Men in Nursing focus is on the (hopefully!) once-in-a-lifetime pandemic gripping the healthcare world. See page 20. CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Lori Armstrong, RN, DNP, NEA–BC Beth Boynton, RN, M.S. Keith Carlson, RN, BSN, CPC, NC-BC Christine Contillo, RN, BSN, PHN Jessica Dzubak, RN, MSN Jon Garrison, RN, MSN Elizabeth Hanink, RN, BSN, PHN Janine Kelbach, RNC-OB, BSN Tiffany Swedeen, RN, BSN, CPRC/CPC LeAnn Thieman, LPN, CSP, CPAE Renee Thompson, RN, DNP Sue Trace, RN, BSN, COCC, ACC Heather Marie Walsh, RN, MSN-Ed., CNL, CHEP Working Nurse 137 N. Larchmont Blvd, Suite 474 Los Angeles, CA 90004 (213) 268-3261 To contribute an article, manage your subscription or inquire about advertising, please email Hello@WorkingNurse.com Zack Lott, RN, BSN, MICN