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Best Practices for Promoting Self-Advocacy Among Your IDD Clients

Relias

For direct support professionals (DSPs) and others working in the intellectual and development disabilities field (IDD), acting as an ally for client self-advocacy is a huge part of the job. What is self-advocacy? What is self-advocacy? When people serve as self-advocates, they are aware of their rights.

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Nursing student stress, role-modeling self-care

American Nurse

Nurse educators can role-model self-care behaviors to promote students’ personal health and wellness. Nursing students need to make time for their own self-care, and they need to know that it’s okay to make time for their personal health and wellness. Go, “Nurse Linck,” my coach cheered during track practices.

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Best Practices In Caring For Patients With Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities

Diversity Nursing

It is important Nurses know how to properly provide care, and make health care more accessible for this population. Research suggests that the attitudes of health care professionals are among the biggest barriers to people with IDDs receiving equitable access to services. It usually lasts throughout a person's lifetime.

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Communication, Clinical Competence, And More: What Are the Top Skills to Be a Nurse?

Post University

Today’s nurses do it all: offer clinical care, maintain sanitary environments, and provide comfort for patients as they face distressing circumstances. They must accomplish all this while abiding by evidence-based practices and keeping up to date on quickly changing tools, technologies, and methodologies.

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Best Practice Social Media Use for Healthcare Professionals

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

Understand that your intended tone may not translate well in writing, so take care to exclude emotion from your response. Additionally, consider the ethical implications of your endorsements and statements, and make sure they are consistent with current standards of care and evidence-based medicine. Use self-restraint.

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Promoting Psychological Safety Through DEI Principles

Relias

By working to make your organization a safer place to work for everyone, you’re likely to see staff retention and engagement increase, which can lead to more consistent, quality care for persons served. If you choose not to implement staff members’ input, then be sure to thoroughly communicate why that decision was made.

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The Relentless School Nurse: School’s Out For Summer (Almost) – Time to Renew for 2023-2024!

The Relentless School Nurse

Expand your knowledge and skills : Stay updated with the latest healthcare practices and research by pursuing ongoing professional development. This will enable you to provide comprehensive care and address the evolving needs of your school community.