American Nurse

JULY 6, 2023

In celebration of National Nurses Month in May, American Nurses Association (ANA) President Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, made a special community visit with nursing students at Oregon Health and Science University School of Nursing to energize and encourage them as they prepare for a career in nursing. This content is for Digital Access and Print Plus subscribers only.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

JULY 6, 2023

Your current method of rounding isn't one of them. One of the most common practices among nurse leaders to improve retention is employee rounding—so much so that the time-consuming practice has been “hard-wired” into leadership routines. Problem is, rounding as most nurse leaders conduct it, is generally useless, according to research by, in part, the American Organization of Nursing Leadership (AONL).

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Daily Nurse

JULY 6, 2023

According to the Centers for Disease Control, one out of every four American adults lives with a disability (approximately 61 million), and since there are four million nurses in the U.S., a large percentage of nurses are also likely living with disabilities. Beyond our borders, the World Health Organization estimates that 16 percent of the global population is disabled, perhaps as many as 1.3 billion people.

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Consult QD

JULY 6, 2023

Despite lung cancer screening being standard of care for those most likely to develop lung cancer, only 5-20% of patients move forward with the screening low-dose CAT scans. Of those patients, fewer than 40% continue on with annual scans. Researchers at Cleveland Clinic are hoping to change that, through a partnership with DELFI Diagnostics, who has developed a blood-based assay to screen for lung cancer.

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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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Nurse.com

JULY 6, 2023

Motivational interviewing (MI) as an emotionally intelligent, evidence-based approach to behavioral change gives patients more agency over their recovery. This is accomplished through open-minded conversations with healthcare professionals. What is motivational interviewing? Motivational interviewing was initially developed and put into practice by William R.

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NRC Health

JULY 6, 2023

The topic of the latest episode of NRC Health’s Patient No Longer podcast explores how extreme ownership in the healthcare industry starts with a mindset that it can’t be “us vs. them”—it must be everyone collectively coming together to make the healthcare experience better for consumers. The post Technology and Consumerism: Why healthcare leaders should care appeared first on NRC Health.

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Providence

JULY 6, 2023

Medical assistants (MAs) are vital to delivering world-class care to patients—and one way MAs can serve patients close to home is by working in one of our 1,000 clinics across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas or Washington.

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Consult QD

JULY 6, 2023

Six in 10 Americans have a chronic illness , reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Chronic illnesses are often preventable when detected early,” says Eric Boose, MD , a Cleveland Clinic family medicine physician and Associate Chief Medical Information Officer. “With routine preventive care, such as screenings, immunizations and procedures, patients can improve their overall wellbeing.

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Consult QD

JULY 6, 2023

With the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expected to update its National Coverage Determination (NCD) on carotid artery stenting (CAS) later this year, utilization of this less-invasive alternative to carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for atherosclerotic bifurcation carotid disease may be poised to grow substantially. The current NCD limits CMS payment for carotid stenting procedures to patients deemed to be at high risk from CEA.

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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