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When Nursing Faculty Burn Out

Nursology

I have a friend, Margaret, who confesses to being burned out. She’s in a state of panic and malaise, characterized by feeling weighed down by exhaustion, disengagement, and decreased productivity.

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Satisfaction Guarantees? Data Reveals What Motivates and Retains Traveling Nurses 

Daily Nurse

Burnout and high turnover have been taking a toll on nurse clinicians, resulting in a staffing deficit that will only worsen. According to McKinsey & Company, the U.S. will be short 200,000 to 450,00 registered nurses for direct patient care by 2025. Research from NCSBN further reports almost 900,000 RNs intend to leave the workforce by 2027.

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Difficult Fertility News Calls for Respecting Individual Experience

Consult QD

Years ago, Elliott Richards, MD , attended a grand rounds meeting in which a maternal-fetal medicine specialist shared the case of a patient whose fetus was so active that her obstetrician initially believed she was pregnant with twins. “Every time her initial provider performed a sonogram, a second ‘twin’ was seen,” Dr. Richards says. “Later in the pregnancy there was a scan where they couldn’t find the second baby, and her case was referred to this higher-level provider.

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Nurses weigh in on the longest shift they've ever worked

Becker's Hospital Review

Three 12-hour shifts a week has long been considered the standard schedule for hospital nurses. However, many nurses can recall times they've worked far beyond 12 hours due to staffing pressures at their facility.

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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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5 Decisions for Self-Leadership

Diane Sieg

Self-Leadership is the foundational skill of the Well-Being Coaching Program. It goes deeper than self-care because it empowers you to make the best decisions for yourself that affect your overall Well-Being. Self-Leadership requires you to commit the time and energy to know and care about yourself enough to make yourself a priority. Here are 5 decisions to support your Self-Leadership : 1.

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NMC to investigate claims it hosts ‘culture of fear’

Nursing Times

Read claims from a whistleblower that the NMC is prioritising speed over properly investigating fitness to practice cases.

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Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring Improves Accuracy of Cardiovascular Risk Screening

Consult QD

Adding coronary artery calcium scoring to traditional screening for cardiovascular disease (CVD) increases the precision of 10-year risk calculations in individual patients. So suggests a new study by Cleveland Clinic researchers published in the American Journal of Cardiology ( 2023;206:303-308 ). According to the analysis of data from over 5,000 asymptomatic middle-aged adults, adding coronary artery calcium scoring (CACS) from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) to two traditiona

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Lurie Children’s expands partnership with NRC Health to gain valuable consumer insights

NRC Health

NRC Health is pleased to announce that Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has expanded their long-time partnership to include NRC Health’s Market Insights, the nation’s most comprehensive and longest-running syndicated study of consumer perceptions in healthcare. The post Lurie Children’s expands partnership with NRC Health to gain valuable consumer insights appeared first on NRC Health.

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How to Ace Your Travel Nurse Interview

The Gypsy Nurse

TNAA-Travel Nurse Across America provided this article. Preparing for a travel nurse interview might seem overwhelming, but you can increase your chances of success with the right strategies. Discover tips and techniques to help ace your interview and land your dream travel nursing assignment. Showcase Your Strengths During the interview, be ready to provide specific, detailed examples that showcase your nursing experience and skills.

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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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What is beneficence in nursing?

Nurse.com

The four ethical principles of the nursing profession covered by the American Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics include autonomy, justice, nonmaleficence, and one 11-letter word with a simple definition: beneficence. So, what exactly is beneficence in nursing? Cynda Rushton, RN Cynda Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Anne and George Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics and Nursing at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, describes it this way: “Beneficence is a big word that only ethics

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6 ways to build strong benefits packages for nurse managers

Becker's Hospital Review

Hospitals must ensure they are offering competitive nonsalary forms of compensation to help recruit and retain nurse leaders, according to the American Organization for Nursing Leadership.

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NPHub Joins Forces with the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) to Champion Excellence in Women’s Healthcare

NP Hub

ATLANTA, Georgia – [September 26, 2023] – A new landmark partnership is set … The post NPHub Joins Forces with the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) to Champion Excellence in Women’s Healthcare appeared first on NPHub.

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Pros & Cons of a 4 Day Work Week- An Infographic

Celayix

The 4-day workweek has emerged as a compelling alternative to the traditional 5-day schedule. This infographic dives into the pros and cons of this innovative approach, offering valuable insights for those considering a shift in their work routine. Join us as we explore the potential benefits and challenges of adopting a 4-day workweek. The decision to embrace a 4-day workweek should be guided by an organization’s goals and the needs of its employees.

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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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NPHub Joins Forces with the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) to Champion Excellence in Women’s Healthcare

NP Hub

ATLANTA, Georgia – [September 26, 2023] – A new landmark partnership is set … The post NPHub Joins Forces with the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) to Champion Excellence in Women’s Healthcare appeared first on NPHub.

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What are Split Shifts and How to Implement Them

Celayix

In the fast-paced world of modern business, providing round-the-clock services is often necessary. However, expecting employees to work long, continuous shifts can negatively affect their physical and mental health. You may have wondered how businesses can ensure round-the-clock service without overburdening employees. After all, it is not feasible or fair to expect employees to work around the clock.

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NHS England long-term workforce plan: Can this deliver the workforce transformation so urgently needed or is it just more rhetoric?

Evidence-Based Nursing

The long-awaited NHS England workforce plan 1 (the plan) was launched in June 2023 by the Prime Minister (Rishi Sunak) and NHS England CEO (Amanda Pritchard) and heralded as: The first comprehensive workforce plan for the NHS, putting staffing on a sustainable footing and improving patient care. It focuses on retaining existing talent and making the best use of new technology alongside the biggest recruitment drive in health service history. 1 This is a laudable aim, but can this ambitious plan

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NPHub Joins Forces with the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health to Champion Excellence in Women’s Healthcare

NP Hub

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA, Georgia – [September 26, 2023] – A new landmark … The post NPHub Joins Forces with the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health to Champion Excellence in Women’s Healthcare appeared first on NPHub.

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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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A New Metric for Donor-Recipient Size Matching in Pediatric Heart Transplantation?

Consult QD

In the field of heart transplantation, the conventional method for determining donor-recipient (D-R) size matching has been using height and weight assessment. However, total cardiac volume (TCV) may be the optimal tool for predicting graft survival, according to the findings from a recent study published in JACC: Heart Failure. Adopting a standardized approach to size matching across centers could be key to reducing donor heart discard and ultimately allow more children with end-stage heart fai

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Refusal of care behaviours among people with major neurocognitive disorder highlight the need for multiple research approaches to account for the complexity of the phenomenon

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Backhouse T, Killett A, Mioshi E, Khondoker M. What are the factors associated with people with advanced dementia refusing assistance with personal care? Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2023 Jan;38(1): e5857. doi: 10.1002/gps.5857. Implications for practice and research To promote caregivers’ capacity for action, the occurrence of refusal of care in people living with a major neurocognitive disorder (NCD) can be conceptualised as a need for the caregiver to adapt the care offered,

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Virtual wards versus hospital at home: care models for older people

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Norman G, Bennett P, Vardy ERLC. Virtual wards: a rapid evidence synthesis and implications for the care of older people. Age Ageing. 2023 Jan 8;52(1):afac319. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afac319. Implications for practice and research While virtual wards are now an accepted model of care delivery for older people further research and evaluation of this model specifically focused on patient selection, the use of technology, impact on carers, and patient and carer satisfaction is needed.

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People affected by dementia had mixed experiences of using technology during COVID-19

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Chirico I, Giebel C, Lion K, Mackowiak M, Chattat R, Cations M, Gabbay M, Moyle W, Pappadà A, Rymaszewska J, Senczyszyn A, Szczesniak D, Tetlow H, Trypka E, Valente M, Ottoboni G. Use of technology by people with dementia and informal carers during COVID-19: A cross-country comparison. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2022 Sep;37(9). doi: 10.1002/gps.5801.

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Women with intellectual disability require accessible and inclusive reproductive healthcare

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on : Schuengel C, Cuypers M, Bakkum L, Leusink GL. Reproductive health of women with intellectual disability: antenatal care, pregnancies and outcomes in the Dutch population. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2022 Sep 27. doi: 10.1111/jir.12982. Epub ahead of print. Implications for practice and research There is a need for accessible and inclusive reproductive healthcare for women with intellectual disability (ID).

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Efficacy of light intervention in improving mood and behaviour, but not sleep in intellectually disabled older adults

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Böhmer MN, Oppewal A, Valstar MJ, Bindels PJE, van Someren EJW, Maes-Festen DAM. Light up: an intervention study of the effect of environmental dynamic lighting on sleep-wake rhythm, mood and behaviour in older adults with intellectual disabilities. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2022 Oct;66(10):756–781. doi: 10.1111/jir.12969.

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Fathers with intellectual disabilities require support to successfully navigate fatherhood

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Ćwirynkało K, Parchomiuk M. Support as described by fathers with intellectual disabilities. J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2023 Mar;36(2):320-332. doi: 10.1111/jar.13061. Epub 2022 Dec 9 Implications for practice and research Fathers with intellectual disabilities require informal and formal supports to successfully navigate parenthood.

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Digital mental health interventions with individual support may complement mental health services for adults with intellectual disabilities

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on : MacHale R, Ffrench C, McGuire B. The experiences and views of adults with intellectual disabilities accessing digital mental health interventions: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis. J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2023 May;36(3):448-457. doi: 10.1111/jar.13082. Epub 2023 Feb 13. Implications for practice and research Digital mental health interventions may be useful to complement in-person mental health services, with sufficient supports for meaningful use.

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Statutory mental health services in the UK do not meet the needs of people from ethnic minority groups

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Bansal N, Karlsen S, Sashidharan SP, Cohen R, Chew-Graham CA, Malpass A. Understanding ethnic inequalities in mental healthcare in the UK: A meta-ethnography. PLoS Med. 2022 Dec 13;1912:e1004139. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004139. Implications for practice and research Mental health service providers need to listen to the voices of ethnic minorities to offer services that align with their needs and experiences and reduce mental health disparities.

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Improved grief and symptoms of depression in bereaved siblings: promising findings from an online intervention

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Wagner B, Hofmann L, Maaß U. A therapist-supported internet-based intervention for bereaved siblings: a randomized controlled trial. Palliat Med. 2022 Dec;36(10):1532–1543. doi: 10.1177/02692163221122344. Epub 2022 Oct 20. Implications for practice and research An online 6-weeks 12-session CBT-based writing intervention can improve grief and depression in bereaved siblings up to 1 year postintervention.

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Research skills should be embedded in undergraduate nursing programmes

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Gros-Navés S, Contreras-Higuera W, Canet-Vélez O, Torralbas-Ortega J, Taló M, Roca J. The effect of writing a bachelor thesis on attitudes towards nursing research and development: A cross-sectional comparative study between students and professionals. Nurse Educ Today. 2022 Nov;118:105 532. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105532.

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To die or not to die: manikin death in resuscitation simulation does not impact nursing students self-efficacy

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Tucker G, Urwin C, Unsworth J. The impact of unsuccessful resuscitation and manikin death during simulation on nursing student’s resuscitation self-efficacy: A quasi-experimental study. Nurse Educ Today. 2022 Dec;119:105587. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105587. Epub 2022 Oct 4. Implications for practice and research A well-structured resuscitation simulation can improve nursing students’ self-efficacy, whether or not it ends with the death of the manikin.

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International clinical experiences may increase cultural competency and support nurses personal and professional development

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Ulvund I, Dadi GB, Sundal H. Nurses benefit from international clinical placement as nurse students: a qualitative study. Nurse Educ Today 2023; 121 :105663. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105663. Epub 2022 Nov 25. Implications for practice and research International clinical placements benefit nurses’ personal and professional development and these skills may be applied in their future careers.