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Key Changes in How Nurses View Their Work

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN This is the third blog summarizing research I presented at the AONL Research Foundation Keynote at the AONL meeting in New Orleans meeting. My topic was the Evolving Role of Nurse Managers in the New World of Work. To prepare for this presentation, we sought input from […] The post Key Changes in How Nurses View Their Work appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Why Nurses Need an Elevator Speech

Donna Cardillo

How many times have you been out in public when someone asks you what you do and you respond, “I’m a nurse.” Bland. Generic. Nondescript. That type of response promotes the false notion that all nurses are alike, do the same thing, and are basically interchangeable. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. Case […] The post Why Nurses Need an Elevator Speech first appeared on Donna Cardillo, RN.

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A CNO Goes Incognito – An Update

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I published the blog below two years ago as we emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time, many leaders were fascinated with this blog and asked about the CNO’s identity. I promised confidentiality to the CNO at the time. We even changed the identity from male […] The post A CNO Goes Incognito – An Update appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Inside NPBO™, A Sampler

Nurse Practitioners in Business

Nurse Practitioners (NPs) often need guidance in navigating the complex landscape of business ownership. This is where NPBO can help. Over the years, we’ve seen a significant growth in the number of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) who have chosen to open and operate their own clinical practices and businesses. However, they will tell you this is not something they’ve learned in school.

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Fertility Benefits for Every Age: A HR Roadmap from Gen Z to Baby Boomers

Speaker: Lauri Armstrong, SHRM-SCP - Sr. Director, People Operations at Carrot Fertility

Today’s workforce includes multiple generations of employees all looking for something different from their benefits package. While meeting these disparate needs can be challenging, a comprehensive fertility benefit can support everyone from junior staffers learning about their fertility health to senior leadership managing menopause and low testosterone symptoms.

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Nurses Writing Patient Education Materials

The Nursing Site

Writing patient educational materials can be a great niche for nurses who love to write and a natural means to grow a freelance career as a nurse writer. The following article, Nutrition in Pregnancy , by Melissa Murphy RN, is a great example of solid patient education. Patient Education Patient education is a huge part of nursing. Education can begin with the physician or other practitioner, but the major portion of the education falls to the nurses.

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Earth Day: An Opportunity to Address the Environmental Injustice of Plastic Pollution

Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine

It’s time for all of us to address this environmental injustice. Cecília Tomori, PhD, MA An overwhelming body of research highlights the pervasive harms of plastic pollution in our environment and health. Manufacturers make plastics from fossil fuels. A new report from Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory states that plastic production generates four times the polluting greenhouse… The post Earth Day: An Opportunity to Address the Environmental Injustice of Plastic Pollution appeared first on John

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Former nurse found guilty of attempting to murder her husband

Nursing Review

A former nurse accused of trying to carry out a "mercy killing" on her husband has been found guilty of attempted murder in the WA Supreme Court. Last week, the jury found Wendy Ruth Sym, 63, had attempted to murder her husband of almost 40 years in January 2021 after he was admitted to hospital suffering advanced dementia. Kenneth William Sym had become "increasingly disoriented" and had a fall shortly before he was admitted to Joondalup Health Campus in WA.

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Best Comfortable Nursing Shoes

NurseBuff

When you buy something using the links on our posts, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Learn more. Nurses, here is a list of the most comfortable nursing shoes for you. Nurses are always the go-to people within the hospital when it comes to doing most of the caring for the […] The post Best Comfortable Nursing Shoes appeared first on NurseBuff.

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Meet Temitope Oseromi: The Stabilizing Nursing Leader at GBMC Healthcare

Daily Nurse

Temitope (Temi) Oseromi, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, became the nurse manager of GBMC Healthcare’s Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) and Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) in early 2022. She’s the only nurse manager overseeing two units, but Oseromi was also tasked with rebuilding a decimated MICU. During the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline medical staff were hit the hardest in terms of stress, uncertainty, and burnout, especially those nurses working in Intensive Care Units.

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Why Menopause Should Matter to Today’s Employers

Speaker: Julie B. Chavez - VP, Strategy & Alliances at Carrot

An estimated 1.1 billion women worldwide will have experienced menopause by 2025. Symptoms like hot flashes, fatigue, and anxiety can be incredibly disruptive — and last for years. But despite its massive impact, little is being done to support those going through menopause in the workplace. In a recent survey, 70% of respondents said they have considered changing their employment to better manage symptoms — perhaps because only 8% received significant support from their employer related to meno

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Millennial Nurse Leaders Research Study

Emerging RN Leader

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Male vs. female nurses by the numbers 

Becker's Hospital Review

"Discover the latest federal data on the growing number of male nurses and their higher earnings compared to female nurses.

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If It’s Not Documented, It Was Not Done

Empowered Nurses

How many times have you heard this “If it’s not documented, it was not done?” I assume many and it is so true. Your documentation will save you every time. Some common areas where lack of documentation becomes concerning include: Failing to document Verbal Orders. It is imperative to document verbal orders. I hear it all the time from ER nurses that they forgot to document the verbal order.

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Florence S. Downs, EdD, RN, FAAN (August 20, 1925-September 8, 2005)

Nursology

Guardian of the Discipline The Nursing Research journal, In Memoriam of the journal’s former Editor from 1979-1997, stated: Florence Downs – a well-recognized nursing leader, educator, editor, and scholar helped shape nursing as an intellectual discipline and wrote extensively about the importance of links between research and practice. Florence Downs. (2005).

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Maximizing Your Benefits Strategy: Reframing the Way We View Fertility

Speaker: Lizzie Wright - Director of Customer Success at Carrot Fertility

Employee expectations around benefits and workplace support have evolved in step with the growing need for fertility and family-forming care. As HR professionals, it is our job to ensure employees have a comprehensive understanding of the benefits our organizations offer and how they can utilize them. Before educating employees, we first need to understand the rising healthcare costs and the financial burden of fertility care.

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Essential Items Nurses Should Keep in Their Locker for Challenging Shifts 

Daily Nurse

Nurses are right at the heart of patient care, dealing with the non-stop action and high demands of hospital life. They often work long shifts that push their medical know-how to the limit, all while taking a toll on their mental, emotional, and physical well-being. According to a survey by the American Nurses Association, 82% of nurses report significant workplace stress, underscoring the necessity of personal wellness practices.

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Median Annual Wages For Registered Nurses In The U.S.

Diversity Nursing

Nurses play a crucial role in the healthcare system, providing essential care and support to patients across the United States. Their dedication and expertise are reflected in the wide range of median annual wages in different states. Despite the variations in wages, one thing remains constant – the unwavering commitment of Nurses to their patients' well-being.

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What’s Really Causing America’s Obesity Crisis?

Amercan Journal of Nursing

Overeating doesn’t cause obesity. Obesity causes overeating.” – Dr. Lee Kaplan , Harvard University Obesity is a disease. Image created by OpenAI’s ChatGPT with DALL-E. We see it everywhere, the very real and ongoing obesity pandemic. This pernicious disease now affects nearly half of the adults in this country, including those on both sides of the hospital bed rails, bringing with it over 200 associated complications and morbidities.

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Meeting Mental Health Needs

Minority Nurse

In the press of caring for patients, family nurse practitioners (FNPs) must tend to a patient ’ s physical well-being and mental health. Caring for a patient ’ s mental status can be vital to meeting healthcare needs. As primary care providers, FNPS play a significant role in tending to mental health concerns. The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) reflected that 88% of the nation ’ s NP workforce are certified in an area of primary care, with over 70% delivering primary care s

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Leveling the Playing Field: How HR Can Equitably Improve Health Outcomes Through Fertility Benefits

Speaker: Julie B. Chavez - VP, Strategy & Alliances at Carrot

As HR and total rewards professionals, we are often seeking opportunities to foster a better sense of community and belonging amongst employees - ensuring that all employees have an equitable opportunity to receive fertility treatments is one of the many ways this can be achieved. Fertility benefits make it possible for employees to access treatments like IVF.

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Nurses respond to noncompete ban

Becker's Hospital Review

Contract provisions that stick nurses with the cost of training programs if they leave or are terminated before their contracts are up will largely be prohibited under the Federal Trade Commission's April 23 ruling to ban noncompete agreements — a decision National Nurses United is applauding.

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Nurse to represent GB at powerlifting world championship

Nursing Times

Read about an intensive care nurse from Cambridge who has been selected to represent GB at the 2024 powerlifting world championship in Texas.

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From Lancaster to Peru, a social worker sows seeds of service

Penn Medicine News

Maria Del Carpio, a social worker at Lancaster General Health, has made it her mission to serve others, returning regularly to her hometown in Peru with a group of volunteers.

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The Power of Hospice Nursing

Daily Nurse

Death and dying are an intrinsic aspect of our work as nurses, and hospice is a nursing specialty for those who feel especially comfortable and conversant with the care of patients facing the dying process. Hospice also involves the nursing care of hospice patients’ loved ones, which can include a great deal of education, encouragement, and psychosocial support throughout the journey.

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Birth Companions Talk Doulas and Maternal Health with Mayor Brandon Scott

Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine

Recently, Birth Companions community outreach leaders Izzey Chapman, Katharine Peterson, and Lexy Olson presented their program at Kick It with the Candidates, an event that hosted by the Baltimore Urban League, Baltimore NAACP, Zeta Phi Beta, to introduce the community to candidates running for mayor in Baltimore. They connected with Mayor Brandon Scott and candidates… The post Birth Companions Talk Doulas and Maternal Health with Mayor Brandon Scott appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursin

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Highest-paying industries for RNs

Becker's Hospital Review

Government is the highest-paying industry for registered nurses, where they earn an average of almost $30,000 higher than the lowest-paying industry, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

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Making a Difference in Our Community: CMG's Week of Giving

Core Medical Group

At CMG, one of our core values is making a difference, something we live out every day both professionally and personally. Each quarter, our leadership team selects a charity for our quarterly donations, directing our efforts towards supporting that cause. We also encourage our employees to utilize their Volunteer Time Off (VTO), allowing them up to 8 hours per calendar year to volunteer with a 501(c)(3) organization of their choice.

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Create safe environments for employees and patients

NRC Health

Learn how to create safe environments for employees, nurses, & patients from Shawna Grissom & Shelby Chapman from Children's Hospital Colorado. The post Create safe environments for employees and patients appeared first on NRC Health.

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ENA Survey: 56% of Emergency Nurses Assaulted in the Past Month

Daily Nurse

A recent “pulse check” survey of Emergency Nurses Association members revealed more than half of the responding emergency nurses had been either physically or verbally assaulted or threatened with violence in the previous 30 days. In the survey conducted Feb. 11 – March 11, ED nurses described being head-butted, kicked, slapped, punched, stabbed with a pencil or hit with thrown objects, among other types of aggression.

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How Do I Choose an FNP Program?

Minority Nurse

So, you ’ ve decided it ’ s time to further your education? Or maybe you haven ’ t decided yet because you are unsure what to do. So many questions are swimming through your mind: Are all FNP programs the same? How much will it cost? Can I still work as an RN while I’m in school ? How will I know which program is right for me? Well, never fear; you may find the answers you need here.

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Nursing group issues 7 standards on safe staffing

Becker's Hospital Review

Direct care nurses should be involved in all aspects of staffing, according to standards set forth in new guidance from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

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3 Areas Where Nurse Leaders Want a Seat at the Table

Health Leaders | Nursing

From the frontline to the C-Suite, nurse leaders say they need a seat at the table. Nurse leaders have a lot on their plates. From ensuring nurses have a say in the integration of AI into healthcare systems, to improving the public perception of nursing, to demonstrating the value of nursing to the C-Suite, a CNO’s work is complex. In times like these strategizing with peers is key, and that’s exactly what dozens of nurse leaders from across the country are doing right now.

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MRI Level 2 Training

American Medical Compliance

The following MRI Level 2 Training is designed to educate healthcare professionals with Level 2 clearance on proper safety guidelines when using MRIs. This advanced training not only broadens the foundational knowledge obtained in Level 1 but also equips practitioners with specialized skills to handle complex imaging scenarios and interpret subtle nuances in MRI scans.