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Small Patients, Big Discoveries

Penn Nursing

With a grant from the Department of Defense—who could use her study and recommendations to provide care to members of the military—her team is in the process of designing a tool kit that can be implemented by anyone on-site or via telemedicine. (Or Sometimes we serve as their only health care provider.”

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Unexpected Career Paths in Forensic Nursing

Registered Nursing

Whether you want to work in law enforcement, disaster response, military healthcare, or correctional facilities, there are plenty of unique paths to explore. Military and Veteran Affairs Forensic Nursing Forensic nurses play a crucial role in military and veteran healthcare. Related Nursing Career to Consider: Military Nurse 5.

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Building a better future for all

American Nurse

Nearly 400 attendees addressed mental healthcare stigma in their profession, improvements in care for military veterans, the upcoming revision to the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements, and other timely and relevant nursing and healthcare issues. Others pointed out the high cost of addiction treatment.

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From the NNA President, September 2024

American Nurse

This year’s topics are as follows: Dialogue Forum #1: Breaking Barriers to Nurse Workforce Well-Being: A Call for Licensure and Employment Policy Reform to Combat Stigma Description: Nurses have struggled with mental and emotional well-being due to the inherent obligations and stressors of their profession. Speakers: Jennifer L.

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Collective wisdom

American Nurse

During a dialogue forum on breaking barriers to nursing workforce well-being, we heard poignant testimonies from nurses describing how stigma and systemic obstacles involving mental health and substance use disorder have harmed them personally or their colleagues and impeded their recovery.

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You Asked, We Answered; 12 Questions about Trauma-Informed-Care

Relias

It’s in attitudes, beliefs, documentation, physical environment, and how everyone treats each other. Furthermore, clinicians and those staff who practice any direct services should receive more in-depth training in screening, assessments, and how trauma is related to substance use and mental health disorders.

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Empowering Tomorrow’s Nurses: Building Resilience for a Fulfilling Career

American Nurse

Defined as a mental state “characterized by full attention to present-moment experience without judgment” (Jha et al., 54), mindfulness has been shown to reduce stress symptoms and protect against future negative effects on physical and mental health. 2014) and military personnel (Jha et al., link] Jha, A. Morrison, A.