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Best Nursing Schools And Programs In California

NurseBuff

In California, the nursing shortage is severe. As a result, the state needs more nurses to step in and fill this need. The high demand for nurses isn’t the only thing that should make you consider pursuing your nursing career in this state. California is also one of the highest paying states in the country […] The post Best Nursing Schools And Programs In California appeared first on NurseBuff.

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Mentorship: A strategy for nursing retention

American Nurse

Embed mentoring into your organizational culture. Takeaways: Organizations can increase retention in newly hired nurses through structured mentoring programs. Successful mentorship programs require adherence to several key factors, including program type and length, accountability, and mentor training. Mentoring programs can strengthen the nursing workforce sustainably from within the profession.

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Bridging the Worlds of Nursing and Technology

Daily Nurse

What does it mean to be a nurse in the 21st century who builds bridges and serves as a liaison between technology and patient care? How can nurses gain a seat at the table by leveraging their skills, knowledge, and natural ability as expert problem-solvers? There is much to learn about the intersection of healthcare and technology, and nurses willing to take a deep dive may find great rewards.

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Valuing nursing

American Nurse

New model reconsiders profession’s contributions Groundbreaking and crucial work led by the ANA Enterprise Institute for Nursing Research and Quality Management will have a profound impact on how nurses are viewed in our healthcare system. This work, the Economic Value of Nursing Project, involves creating and testing a conceptual model that depicts the value of nursing human capital.

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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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Lights, Camera, Louisville! Frontier's Documentary Debut - August 15th

Diversity Nursing

We're Rolling Out the Blue Carpet Join us on August 15th for a documentary premiere Come and meet our new President, Dr. Brooke Flinders! Join Frontier Nursing University at 6:00 pm for a premiere at the Speed Museum Cinema in Louisville, Ky on August 15th for a reception and viewing of Nurse-Midwives: Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis. Produced by Frontier and Michael Breeding, this new documentary examines maternal health care and the role of nurse-midwives.

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Promoting health literacy

American Nurse

Evidence-based patient education guidelines Takeaways Health literacy relates to an individual’s ability to find, understand, and use healthcare information and services. Only one in ten people have proficient health literacy. The Health Care Education Association offers open source guidelines to help healthcare providers develop effective and efficient patient education.

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Strategic humility

American Nurse

Demonstrate your commitment to improving care. Lillee Gelinas The challenge to stay current with the latest clinical practices has never been greater. Complex care plans, new models of care to learn, increased responsibilities—these are the realities faced by today’s nurse, including me. In an environment where the only constant is change, personal and patient success requires discovering and applying new evidence-based practices.

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A Word of Caution for Future Nurse Practitioners

Empowered Nurses

In a recent article, the number of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) is rapidly growing in healthcare right now. There are more than 300,000 nurse practitioners and this figure is expected to climb 45.7%. This is the fastest growing profession outpacing the growth of physicians. However, with the increase in nurse practitioners, there has been an increase in the number of programs to more than 600 schools. 39,000 Nurse Practitioners graduated in 2022.

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Leadership in changing times

American Nurse

New scope and standards of practice reflect post-pandemic realities The U.S. healthcare system has changed profoundly over the past decade, and the skills, competencies, and knowledge nursing leaders need to succeed in this reshaped landscape likewise have evolved. These new realities pervade the American Nurses Association (ANA) Nursing Leadership Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd Edition ( NLSSP ), published in April ( hubs.ly/Q02B6x_K0 ).

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Finding Your Happy Place

Diane Sieg

How is your Summer going? When I ask this question, the answer I get alot is, ‘hot’, ‘busy’, or ‘too fast!’. While we can’t change the weather, we can choose how busy we feel, which affects how we feel about everything-including our summer. I could easily respond to this question the same, but I say what I want to focus on: “I am getting a lot of great hiking in, which I love!”.

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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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Mixed reaction from Alaskans as Dunleavy signs new bill addressing nursing shortage

Health Leaders | Nursing

Bill sponsor Rep. Mike Prax, R-North Pole, said there are more than 1,500 registered nurse vacancies in the state — which is expected to exceed 5,000 by 2030. Prax sees the new law as a start in addressing the issue, but others in the nursing profession have mixed feelings about it.

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5 Secrets to Easily Adapt to Frequent Relocations as a Travel Nurse

The Gypsy Nurse

Fusion Medical Staffing provided this article. Part of the allure of a travel nursing career is the chance to experience new destinations across the country. But a challenge to travel nursing may be adjusting to your new environments. Whether your assignments take you 50 or 5,000 miles away from home, there are many ways to avoid homesickness and embrace your surroundings, no matter where you go!

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Five Somatic Exercises to Relieve Tension in Your Body

Minority Nurse

Nursing is a rewarding profession, but it can leave us feeling physically tired by the end of the day. Whether dealing with difficult patients or being on our feet all day, we can sit and rest. However, sometimes, there’s still lingering tension that we’re unsure how to get rid of. If this sounds like you, somatic exercises can help you focus on your body with slow, deliberate movement.