University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

DECEMBER 9, 2024

As a result, the brains varied methods of processing information become a part of self-identity. Neurodiversity has expanded to incorporate a wider group, including those who self-identify as neurodiverse. 2 Everyone has strengths and weaknesses, and understanding this develops inclusion and acceptance. Kathy Leadbitter, et al.

Self-Care

The Nurse Break

MAY 20, 2025

Before we get into Jo Scott’s 2020 article about neonatal nursing, if youre a nursing student or nurse in Australia, we have made our very own, free, nurse-only community that I built for you (I am an RN in Victoria). I completed my Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) certification while working at the Wellington Womens Hospital.

Nurse Practitioner

The Nurse Break

AUGUST 6, 2022

Other similar articles on self care and wellbeing here. Education is important but camping is importanter’ – Strategies in self care. Self-care has been defined by many, with most definitions sharing a similar theme around a proactive self-approach to health and well-being.

Self-Care

American Nurse

AUGUST 7, 2023

Are nurse leaders serving as good examples of self-care? Takeaways: Nurse leaders must advocate for clinical nurses’ self-health and develop and support programs to ensure a healthy work-life balance for today’s workforce. We measured health risk based on BMI.

Self-Care

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Acknowledge your humanity and engage in self-forgiveness. Takeaways: Self-compassion is a form of self-care that may help increase joy, job satisfaction, and quality of life as well as decrease stress, anxiety, and burnout.

Self-Care

Minority Nurse

MAY 13, 2024

Cultural competence is about equipping yourself with knowledge of diverse cultural practices and beliefs, which enables you to provide respectful and appropriate care to patients from varied backgrounds. It’s a lifelong process of critical self-reflection and an openness to learning from the experiences of others. Reading books (e.g.,

Promotion

American Nurse

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Takeaways: The Secret Garden is a first-of-its-kind dedicated 24/7 staff-only wellness and respite space, which has been shown to promote stress-reduction. A well workforce could save the profession and potentially improve care and patient satisfaction. Nursing responsibilities frequently interrupt needed breaks.

Self-Care

Relias

MAY 1, 2023

Studies have shown that healthcare workers are more prone to burnout than other professions, especially since the onset of COVID-19 in 2020. Caring for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) is emotionally challenging work. How to create a work culture that promotes well-being and psychological safety.

Mental Health

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Curriculum can include reviews of mental health struggles and disorders, symptoms, and unique risks for nurses, as well as strategies for self-protection and self-knowledge when intervention and resources are lacking. After the crisis, focus on your own self-care needs. Given her lack of external support, she’s desperate.

Mental Health

American Nurse

MARCH 5, 2024

In response to this challenge, the Ask, Advise, and Refer (AAR) tobacco cessation model was implemented in a university health center, aiming to promote cessation. Furthermore, e-cigarettes pose distinct health risks, including the potential for nicotine addiction and lung damage (Fathi, 2020). 2019; Soneji et al., King et al.

Nurse Practitioner

Nurse.com

MAY 5, 2022

Nursing’s 200-year anniversary was held in 2020, but because of COVID complications, nurses and healthcare workers were unable to pay proper tribute to the milestone. As nurses have been appreciated and even praised for their steadfastness, less attention has been given to promoting self-care and emotional wellness.

Self-Care

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

An innovative approach to help new graduate nurses transition into practice Takeaways: As the nursing shortage continues, more new nursing graduates will take jobs in specialty areas such as critical care. According to the 2023 NSI National Health Care Retention and RN staffing report, the average hospital turnover rate remains elevated.

Professional Development

American Nurse

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Takeaways: Many patients expect that the nurse who cares for them will be White and female, despite the growing diversity of the nursing workforce. For example, French and others found that student nurses preferred not to care for patients who were overweight, elderly, or mentally ill. The profession also includes various ethnicities.

Self-Care

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Many more programs exist now in recognition of the psychological support that our nurse colleagues continue to need as we care for each other during the challenges of staffing crises, under-resourced hospitals, and the ongoing challenges and repercussions of the pandemic. Peer support isn’t judgmental.

Self-Care

American Nurse

MARCH 1, 2023

Follow evidence-based guidelines to target individual care needs. When Claire Moy*, a 38-year-old Filipina, has her annual physical, she’s surprised when her primary care provider tells her that her hemoglobin A1C level is 7.2% Diabetes Care. Diabetes Care. and her fasting blood sugar is 177 mg/dL. 2021;44(9):2182].

Self-Care

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, self-care habits can help prevent chronic disease and aid in reducing symptoms of mental health conditions 1. In 2020, the American Nurses Foundation embarked on a journey to recognize and prioritize the mental, emotional, and physical health of nurses nationwide 2.

Self-Care

American Nurse

JANUARY 2, 2024

Takeaways: Peer review, an expectation of nursing professionals, aligns with Magnet® standards related to the promotion of patient safety and the advancement of nursing knowledge. Some oncology patients require central lines due to the complexity of cancer care and for I.V. A new tool enhances engagement and improves compliance.

Self-Care

American Nurse

AUGUST 1, 2024

The limited pool of qualified nursing staff readily available to provide safe, quality care taxes the human capital management of healthcare organizations worldwide. Stress, low self-confidence, and reduced job satisfaction frequently lead to voluntary turnover. See Turnover stats.) reduction from the alarming 8.4%

Professional Development

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

JULY 5, 2024

A study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery showed that telerehabilitation was similarly effective as traditional care for patients recovering from total knee arthroplasty. 6 The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) advocates for telehealth as an effective and viable method for delivering patient care.

Licensing

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The intensity of nursing education often stretches students to their limits, preparing them for the realities of patient care. New Mexico needs an additional 5,704 registered nurses (RNs) to meet the national benchmark of 92 RNs per 10,000 population (New Mexico Health Care Workforce Committee, 2023). With 42.5% 2021; Hughes et al.,

Self-Care

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Nurses are also instrumental in improving access to quality care, implementing technology, taking on new roles, addressing social determinants of health (SDOH), and leading the way in revolutionizing healthcare. Nurses play a crucial role in improving access to quality healthcare by creating opportunities for interdisciplinary care.

Nurse Entrepreneurs

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Introduction Conflict resolution among nurses is a significant challenge within clinical, academic, and care-delivery settings. Nurses are leaving the profession feeling under-cared for and under-valued, which often is more stressful than the burden of the work itself (Johnston et al.,

Self-Care

American Nurse

JULY 2, 2024

This recognition highlights the essential role and special contribution of cannabis nurses to the healthcare system and promotes enhanced integration of cannabis therapies for healthcare consumers across diverse healthcare settings,” said ANA President Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN.

Business

American Nurse

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This is supported by the ANA Code of Ethics for nurses, which states in provision 5 that the nurse “owes the same duties to self as to others, including the responsibility to …maintain competence and continue personal and professional growth” (ANA, 2015, p. The future of nursing 2020-2030: Charting a path to achieve health equity.

Nurse Educator

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

NURSES IN MISSOURI must be able to assess a client’s ability to perform activities of daily living including preventative oral care (Registered Nursing.Org, 2024 ). The oral care plan should meet oral care standards and educate about various methods, safety measures, and the use of assistive devices to facilitate self-care hygiene.

Medicare

Minority Nurse

AUGUST 1, 2024

Learn more about how this practice can promote well-being while alleviating physical pain. A 2020 study found that people with chronic pain have found that somatic exercise helps them pay attention to their body sensations and self-regulate symptoms more effectively. What is Somatic Exercise?

Mental Health

American Nurse

MARCH 5, 2024

HEALTH POLICY is essential to promote wellness and make sure that large scale health goals are met, and standards of care are upheld. 2020) determined that childhood trauma was a predictor for suicidal ideation variability, and that it caused a greater increase of suicidal ideation after being exposed to a stressor. Botello, R.

Psychiatry

Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This article discusses the concept of trauma-informed pedagogy in nursing education and its significance in promoting equity and inclusion. Evidence suggests that Colleges should pivot to a learning space that promotes inclusion and equity. Traumatic experiences can cause anxiety and depression in some students.

Nurse Educator

Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations

DECEMBER 11, 2023

During the pandemic, in 2020, I received a small grant from the Institute of Scholarship and Community Engagement, Metropolitan State University, St. It took several virtual meetings during the pandemic to develop the PIP clinic staying true to a holistic, collaborative, public health nursing model of care, and we did it!

Self-Care

American Nurse

JULY 10, 2023

I applied to be the care program manager. Believe in yourself Angel McCullough, DNP, RN, MBA, CCRN, NEA-BC, C-PCC, director of nursing operations and patient care services, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; founder and CEO, ANGEL Leadership Consulting Angel McCullough “I’m African American, non-Hispanic.

Leadership

American Nurse

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Recommendation four was to increase the proportion of nurses with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) to 80% by 2020, and recommendation five was to double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020. Though flexible in scheduling, online learning does require self-motivation and discipline.

APRN

Relias

JULY 12, 2022

The speed of change in healthcare requires post-acute care organizations to take a different approach to job preparedness. Leaders in assisted living, skilled nursing, home health, rehab therapy, wound care, and hospice know you can’t hire all the skills your organization will need tomorrow and in the future. Innovation.

Self-Care

American Nurse

JUNE 13, 2024

The coach acts as a catalyst, facilitating self-discovery, providing accountability, and offering support throughout the journey (Drake, 2021). They need practical guidance to navigate the intricacies of patient care, develop critical thinking skills, and cultivate their professional identity.

Self-Care

American Nurse

JULY 8, 2023

Start with some self-reflection and evaluate your short- and long-term career goals. 6 critical questions Deciding to pursue a doctoral degree requires self-reflection. For example, maybe you’re an advanced practice RN (APRN) interested in translating research into practice to facilitate improved care quality and patient outcomes.

APRN

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

JANUARY 26, 2021

Reflect upon insights gained in 2020 to make the most of our well-being should a resurgence occur. Remembering the meaning and value of our work promotes our well-being. Be intentional about mental hygiene and self-care We need to plan to take of ourselves if we want good mental health outcomes.

Mental Health

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) degree enables healthcare professionals to assist clients in a variety of ways, from helping seniors learn how to mitigate falls in their homes to promoting the physical mobility of employees who have been injured in the workplace. Science Direct , last modified June 2020, [link]

Leadership

American Nurse

JULY 8, 2023

Standardization and the virtual clinical A standardized approach requires a curriculum plan, and virtual simulation environments can provide single or multiple patient care experiences designed to meet course objectives. Rather than simply collecting assessment findings, students also prioritize their findings to determine the most important.

Education