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Implicit bias: More than a buzzword

American Nurse

Addressing implicit bias among healthcare providers is vital to improving patient safety, health outcomes, and access to care. A diverse nursing workforce can enhance patient advocacy , improve outcomes, and promote health equity for underrepresented populations.

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Urgent Action is Needed to Prevent Nurse Suicide

American Nurse

Prevention Strategies Institutionalize Wellness Cultures Organizations that support the well-being of their employees and let them know they matter have better mental health outcomes. 2019, 2020). Understanding and prioritizing nurses’ mental health and well-being (Report). 2021, 2022). see [link] ). Davidson, J.

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Forensic Nurses: An Invaluable Resource

American Nurse

The current trauma literature supports employing forensic nurses to meet the health and legal needs of patients experiencing intentional and unintentional trauma (Berishaj et al., The Journal of Rural Health, 37(1), 92–102. Berishaj et al. References Berishaj, K., Boyland, C. Reinink, K., & Lynch, V. link] da Silva, T.

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Delivering health equity at the bedside

American Nurse

Rather, it requires understanding and connecting with patients, whose backgrounds, families, environments, and experiences play a role in their medical histories and in their health and wellbeing when they return home. Personal experience As a Black woman, I’ve experienced this inequity.

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How does policy function as a domestic violence intervention?

American Nurse

How legal systems respond—or don’t—impacts health outcomes. The ramifications of domestic violence aren’t limited to the individuals victimized directly, but also spread across communities and trickle down through generations. Legislative and judicial systems shape the intimate relationships where domestic violence occurs.

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An Evidence-based Approach to Improving Nurse Mental Health 

Daily Nurse

This experience drove me to join Trusted Health , where I work with a team to identify workforce solutions that make nursing a more sustainable career. Nurses’ self-reported mental health ratings have shown continued improvement since the darkest days of the pandemic, ascending from 5.4 in 2020 to 6.6

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Exploring the Role of the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner

Daily Nurse

Census Bureau , the number of Americans 65 and older grew five times faster than the total population between 1920 and 2020, reaching a 2020 peak of 55.8 Do you have the desire to improve health outcomes for patients with acute and, often, chronic health conditions? According to the U.S. million (or 16.8%