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Physical Therapist Skills: 12 Qualities to Career Success

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Working on a team with others is a great way to learn and grow the skills to be a physical therapist, and interprofessional collaboration improves patient satisfaction ratings and health outcomes. Be Compassionate To work in patient care, you need compassion, as patients might feel anxious about their treatment.

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The Perils and Promise of GLP-1 Medications

Penn Nursing

With the use of these medications for weight loss being so new, no solid recommendations for nutrition care during treatment currently exist,” says Tewksbury. For patients who receive bariatric surgery, monitoring is a key component of their ongoing care. ” As with any medication, there can be side effects.

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Preventing nurse suicide: Nursing school and beyond

American Nurse

Strategies and support to improve mental health outcomes Suicide and mental illness have long been stigmatized, and although public awareness has grown recently, partially due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals hesitate to acknowledge their own mental health struggles or seek help.

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Future-Proofing Healthcare

Penn Nursing

Menu Button Feature Future-Proofing Healthcare How Penn Nursing’s PhD program is the key to unlocking innovative and equity-focused care and policy. It could be taking care of patients. They explore their questions by relying on an array of research methods, always applying a lens of health equity. Villarruel.

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Strengthening the Role of Nurses in High-Reliability Cultures  

Consult QD

Rooted in quality and safety excellence, high-reliability cultures lead to better health outcomes and patient experiences, improved efficiency, increased job satisfaction and more. Integral to every aspect of the care continuum, nurses are the eyes and ears of patients.

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Transition to Practice: Are Students Ready to Join a Disengaged Workforce?

American Nurse

Background EVIDENCE COLLECTED DURING the pandemic suggests the newest generation of nurses are experiencing increasing mental health issues as well as a lack of resiliency compared to previous generations (Sherman, 2021). References American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Health nurse, healthy nation.

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Implementation of Trauma-informed Principles in Nursing Education: An Appeal for Action

Minority Nurse

Trauma-informed pedagogy suggests that past experiences can negatively impact health outcomes and learning (Garfin D. Past and current data suggest that trauma-informed care is critical for the promotion of equity in people with a history of trauma (Han et al., Acute stress and subsequent health outcomes: A systematic review.