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Conflict management improves ICU team knowledge, mindfulness, and awareness

The Intensive Care Unit is a stressful place, and conflicts invariably arise. To better understand the relationships between physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and advanced practitioners, researchers created a conflict management education intervention. The study paid close attention to diagnosing the conflict type and cause, recognizing the internal dialogue, introducing conflict management modes used in conflict situations, and developing self and other awareness. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2xSvwrr

New weather model could increase tornado-warning times

Researchers have obtained data from recent next-generation satellites in a numerical weather-prediction model used to provide guidance for tornadic thunderstorm forecasting. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QmKHQw

Stress reduces fertility in women

In North America, 20 to 25 percent of women and 18 to 21 percent of men of reproductive age report daily psychological stress. Although previous research has suggested that stress can decrease the odds of conception, few studies have examined this association among couples from the general population. Now, a new study finds higher levels of stress are associated with lower odds of conception for women, but not for men. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Iv6bYN

Facebook 'viable method' for implementing critical care ultrasound curriculum

Critical care ultrasound (CCUS) is an important skill for all critical care physicians to understand. However, currently there is no standard approach to how to teach CCUS. Researchers aimed to investigate the feasibility of implementing a CCUS curriculum via a social platform in order to evaluate the impact it has on fellow's self-perceived competency. Results found that utilizing a social media platform, like Facebook, provides benefits such as spaced learning, active participation, and an informal and personal learning environment. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2zLaxbt

Providers often fail to consider ehrlichia when treating tick-borne infections

When patients present to providers in North Carolina for a possible tick bite, clinicians are not testing them for Ehrlichia, a tick-borne illness that occurs more frequently than Lyme disease and as frequently as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2y6kOgx

A look at 377 metros: Can local food product meet local household demand?

Many US cities have established goals to increase local food self-reliance, suggesting that metropolitan areas do not produce enough food to support local household demand. However, a new study found this isn't the case for many metropolitan areas. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2P2B2hR

Scientists uncover why you can't decide what to order for lunch

Researchers explore the choice overload effect, a phenomenon that hampers the brain's ability to make a decision when there are too many options. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2xUWPRW