Tue.May 02, 2023

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It’s Nurses Month, and here are my thoughts.

Nurse Practitioners in Business

Every May, we celebrate National Nurses Month. And this year, the American Nurses Association has set the tone to celebrate nurses with the slogan “You Make a Difference.” Indeed nurses do make a huge difference to all the individuals they care for. Healthcare could not move forward one iota without nurses. And yet today, nurses are in crisis. They are dangerously short-staffed and overworked.

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Nurses Month Has Begun!

The Nursing Site

20% Off Selected Scrubs Nurses month has begun! In celebration of Nurses Month, Scrubs and Beyond is offering a 20% off sale from today through May 14. Please use the affiliate links below to get your discount and The Nursing Site earns a small commission when you purchase. Thank you! 20% off DICKIES at Scrubs & Beyond ! 20% off CHEROKEE at Scrubs & Beyond !

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When a nurse is the patient

American Nurse

Use your voice for those who can’t speak up. I’ve been a nurse for 46 years, serving in positions from critical care staff nurse to chief nurse executive. Last year, I faced a new role: cancer patient. After experiencing post-meno­pausal spotting, I consulted my gynecologist who performed a cervical biopsy. A few days later, I learned that I had endometrial cancer.

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The Future of Cherokee Scrubs is Here

Scrubs

Cherokee Medical Uniforms, the largest manufacturer of medical scrubs in the United States, has announced the launch of its new collection, named Cherokee. This collection marks a significant brand refresh for the company, representing a new direction and image for the brand. The team at Scrubs Magazine got an exclusive look at the line and got our hands on some of the sets, and simply put, this new line pretty much encompasses everything we’ve come to love about the brand over the past three de

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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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ENA-backed Legislation Focuses on Mental Health Treatment in EDs

Minority Nurse

In the U.S, increased diagnoses of mental health issues and insufficient treatment places have resulted in many people turning to emergency departments for help. Unfortunately, this trend causes increased boarding times, ED overcrowding, and challenges for ED staff. The increase in youth suffering from mental health issues is evident in a CDC survey.

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The Relentless School Nurse: “I Support the Girls” in on a Mission to Make Dignity the Norm!

The Relentless School Nurse

As a school nurse, I am always looking for ways to support my students and their families. Recently, I was introduced to an organization called “I Support the Girls (ISTG)” that provides essential items, like bras and menstrual hygiene products, to students in under-resourced schools. ISTG also supports women experiencing homelessness, domestic violence and unemployment by providing period products and more!

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Who Should Have a Radical Nephrectomy in This Era?

Consult QD

When the American Urological Association (AUA) published an updated guideline on “Renal Mass and Localized Renal Cancer: Evaluation, Management, and Follow-up” in 2021, it became the first clinical guideline to define specific criteria for determining radical versus partial nephrectomy in the management of localized renal masses and cancers. Still, questions and controversies remain about choosing a surgical approach that balances functional outcomes with overall survival based on patient-spec

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Report from the Newman Theory/Research/Practice Society in Japan

Nursology

Contributors: Mari Mitsugi, Satoko Imaizumi, Mitoko Senzaki, Emiko Endo We are pleased to report on the work of the Newman Theory/Research/Practice Society in Japan. We have already posted three times on this NET (Jan. 10, 2019, by Endo & Mitsugi; Dec. 17, 2019, by Pharris; and Jan. 26, 2021, by Imaizumi, etc.).

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Mentoring is 'Miracle Gro for nurses' and 'key to future success'

Becker's Hospital Review

What do you get when you pair an experienced nurse — one who has been there, done that and has seen it all — with a new nursing school graduate?

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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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Nurses Month Discounts 2023

Premier Medical Staffing

Job Information Job Profession: Nurses Month Discounts 2023 Job State: Job Location: Job Specialty: Job Assignment: It’s May, which means it’s officially Nurses Month! It goes without saying, but here at Premier, we are big fans of our nurses. To kick off Nurses Month 2023, we’ve rounded up the best deals and discounts for healthcare workers to use in May.

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Cedars-Sinai Earns Sixth Magnet Designation

Daily Nurse

Cedars-Sinai’s commitment to excellence in nursing is again being celebrated because the organization has earned its sixth-consecutive Magnet designation, widely considered the highest honor in nursing. The first Southern Californian hospital to earn Magnet recognition in 2000, Cedars-Sinai has since maintained one of the longest-running Magnet designations in the nation.

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Nearly a third of nurses nationwide say they are likely to leave the profession

Health News Florida | Nurses

Unions representing nurses say the findings from the latest AMN Healthcare survey are not a surprise. The nurses unions have long warned about problems facing the profession.

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HUB23 Preview: Jason A. Wolf, PhD, CPXP

NRC Health

At HUB23, you’ll find expanded, dynamic programming focused on bringing impact to your organization. The post HUB23 Preview: Jason A. Wolf, PhD, CPXP appeared first on NRC Health.

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Maximizing Your Benefits Strategy: Reframing the Way We View Fertility

Speaker: Lizzie Wright - Director of Customer Success at Carrot Fertility

Employee expectations around benefits and workplace support have evolved in step with the growing need for fertility and family-forming care. As HR professionals, it is our job to ensure employees have a comprehensive understanding of the benefits our organizations offer and how they can utilize them. Before educating employees, we first need to understand the rising healthcare costs and the financial burden of fertility care.

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Shift management made easy 

Celayix

What is Shift Management? Shift management is the process of arranging various types of employee shifts and assisting with their association and avoiding complexity. Shift management tools are very important in allocating and optimizing resources and teams. It guarantees that the right mix of staff and managers are working on a certain role. This makes sure that the best quality of work is being given to the specific job being carried out.

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Adult migraine: More than a headache

American Nurse

Prompt assessment and acute treatment aid symptom reduction. Takeaways: Migraine is a debilitating condition that alters the lives of many people worldwide. Migraine frequently goes misdiagnosed, underdiagnosed, and undertreated. Nurses play an important role in assessing for and managing migraine symptoms. Charlotte Browne*, a 26-year-old white woman with no significant health history, arrives at the emergency department (ED) with a headache that started 2 days ago.

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Police Scheduling Software: All you need to know

Celayix

More and more, law enforcement agencies strive to optimize their operations and manage resources more effectively. Shift work , an essential and integral aspect of the law enforcement profession, affects nearly all of the approximately 800,000 U.S. police professionals at various stages throughout their careers. With that, police scheduling software is becoming an increasingly essential tool.

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The path to becoming a nursing leader: 9 C-suite women lend advice

Becker's Hospital Review

If you ask a nurse leader why they moved away from the bedside and into leadership, there is a good possibility they will give a version of this answer: "Because I wanted to make more of an impact.

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Leveling the Playing Field: How HR Can Equitably Improve Health Outcomes Through Fertility Benefits

Speaker: Julie B. Chavez - VP, Strategy & Alliances at Carrot

As HR and total rewards professionals, we are often seeking opportunities to foster a better sense of community and belonging amongst employees - ensuring that all employees have an equitable opportunity to receive fertility treatments is one of the many ways this can be achieved. Fertility benefits make it possible for employees to access treatments like IVF.

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Diversifying your sources: a guide to different types of nursing specialty groups

Nurse Deck

Nursing is a vast industry with many specialties. While nurses generally have the same goal of providing quality patient care aligned with treatment plans, how they do their clinical responsibilities differ per specialty. If you are looking to learn more about nursing, interviewing different specialties will help in giving multiple perspectives on the nursing practice.

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National Nurses Week: Making a Difference in Difficult Times

Relias

National Nurses Week begins on May 6 and ends on May 12, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Nightingale served in difficult times, much like today’s nurses, who have faced incredible challenges during the past three years. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Nurses Association (ANA) has extended its recognition to include the entire month of May.

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Providing Psycho-oncology Support (Podcast)

Consult QD

Cleveland Clinic Cancer Advances · Psycho-Oncology Support Living with cancer takes an emotional toll. Yet access to care in the field of psycho-oncology, which focuses on mental healthcare in patients who have cancer, can be challenging. There aren’t a lot of training programs tailored to psycho-oncology, and the pathophysiology and pharmacology in this patient population are complex.

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6 Tips For How to Study For NCLEX Exam

The Gypsy Nurse

Host Healthcare provided this article. After years of hard work, time-consuming classes, and difficult clinical practice, you’ve finally reached the last step to becoming a full-fledged, practicing nurse: the NCLEX. But do you know how to pass the NCLEX? The National Council Licensure Examination, also known as the NCLEX, is a rigorous and sometimes overwhelming certification process that every nursing student is required to take.

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Experienced Specialists Team Up for Complex Surgical Obstetrics

Consult QD

For pregnant patients who have a placenta accreta spectrum disorder (PAS) or a history of abdominal surgeries, labor and delivery can be more complicated and include increased risk of hemorrhage, transfusion, the need for intensive care, or other morbidities. In the best scenario, a team of specialists familiar with the case has developed surgical strategies for optimizing outcomes.