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Leading Generation Z Nurses

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A CNO told me about an exit interview she did with a generation Z nurse. She could not convince the nurse to stay but learned a great deal from their conversation. She found that the young nurse was not leaving for better pay or a better opportunity. […] The post Leading Generation Z Nurses appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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The top 10 things nurses wish it were IMPOSSIBLE for patients to do!

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iStockphoto | Thinkstock Have you ever sighed after a patient demanded a glass of water that was exactly 72 degrees warm or some better-tasting food (um, not gonna happen!)? Join the club! We asked our Facebook fans for the one thing they’d make impossible for all patients to do. If you’ve ever responded to your patient’s 35th call bell ring in an hour, we know you’ll be nodding along with them!

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Another Deadly Med Error

Empowered Nurses

Last summer, an 81-year-old man admitted to a Lexington, Kentucky hospital and died within 48 hours later. He had a GI bleed in which he was ordered GoLytely which is a bowel prep for colonoscopy but instead, the nurse gave Naturalyte, a dialysis liquid not intended for human consumption. According to the Kentucky Board of Nursing, no charges were filed against the nurse for this medication error.

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Don’t worry, nurses, be happy

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Shutterstock | Pablo Calvog Nurses, you do more than enough fretting. In fact, it’s practically your job. But that’s not to say the ideal scenario is to succeed as a high-functioning Debbie Downer. There’s simply too much to your chosen profession that is good and rewarding and positively inspiring. So, to reaffirm your faith in the silver lining (especially if you’ve had a particularly rough shift), allow us to offer you a carefully constructed list of things you simply

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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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Tips for Capturing Stunning Travel Photos

The Gypsy Nurse

Uniti Med provided this article. As a travel healthcare professional, you have the unique opportunity to explore various regions of the country and document your adventures through photography. While you may not be a professional photographer, there are simple techniques to ensure your travel photos are breathtaking and cherished keepsakes. Here are some tips for capturing the best travel photos during your assignments.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Crystal Beckford

Minority Nurse

Crystal Beckford is an accomplished healthcare executive with extensive experience in health systems in Maryland and Florida. She has a proven track record in hospital, health plan, long-term care, and health insurance leadership. In her current role as chief nursing officer (CNO) and vice president of patient care services at Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center (LHDCMC), Beckford collaborates with the clinical team, medical staff, and executive team to develop nursing and clinical s

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The 10 top-earning nursing jobs

Becker's Hospital Review

Certified registered nurse anesthetist and geriatric nurse practitioner are the top-earning nurse professional positions, according to 2023 rankings by Nursing Process.

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Dr. Dorothy Miller Watches Daughter Graduate from Nursing Program She Created

Daily Nurse

As a once impoverished teen mom in rural North Carolina, Dr. Dorothy Miller watched with great pride as her eldest daughter graduated 13 years to the day she received her nursing degree from a nursing program she created at St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, North Carolina. Dr. Miller, the St. Andrews University Department Chair of Health Services, credits her mom, Ruby Bandy, for prioritizing education.

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NMC appoints chair for advanced practice steering group

Nursing Times

A former NHS nurse director has been appointed to lead the steering group for the national review of advanced nursing and midwifery practice by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

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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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Hospital Horticulturalists Compete to Sharpen Their Skills

Penn Medicine News

An annual competition at Pennsylvania Hospital helps the Grounds team strengthen their skills and refresh their horticultural knowledge.

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Meet the chief nursing officers at US News' 2023-2024 honor roll hospitals

Becker's Hospital Review

Meet the 22 chief nursing officers from the hospitals named to the U.S. News & World Report's 2023-24 Best Regional Hospitals Honor Roll.

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Multiple Sclerosis in Older Adults (Podcast)

Consult QD

Neuro Pathways: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast · Multiple Sclerosis in Older Adults In the past decade, more than 15 disease-modifying therapies have been approved to treat multiple sclerosis (MS). This proliferation of treatment options has led to a growing population of older adults living with MS, prompting providers to increasingly consider how age and disease duration impact MS progression and treatment.

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Trauma-Informed Care of Children and Young Adults Training

American Medical Compliance

Trauma-informed care approaches shift the focus from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?” by doing the following: Understanding the impact of trauma on society as a whole and possible rehabilitation routes. Knowing how to spot the indications of trauma in specific clients, families, and staff. Incorporating knowledge of trauma into practices, policies, and processes.

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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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Sharing the space of the creature: Intersubjectivity as a lens toward mutual human–wildlife dignity

Nursing Inquiry

Abstract Human–wildlife coexistence is critical for sustainable and healthy ecosystems as well as to prevent human and wildlife suffering. In this paper, an intersubjective approach to human–wildlife interactions is proposed as a lens toward human decentering and emergent mutual evolution. The thesis is developed through a secondary data analysis of a research study on wildlife care and philosophical analysis using the work of Bernard Lonergan and Edmund Husserl.

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Supporting Healthy Interpersonal Relationships for Individuals with I/DDs

American Medical Compliance

The following course outlines how healthcare providers can support healthy interpersonal relationships with patients who have an intellectual and/or developmental disability (I/DD). The term “developmental disabilities” refers to a collection of conditions caused by impairments in the physical, cognitive, linguistic, or behavioral domains.

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$12M gift to double nurse scholars at Cleveland Clinic

Becker's Hospital Review

Cleveland Clinic has received more than $12 million from the Howley Foundation, a gift that will double the number of nurse scholars this fall.

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Tips for building a 24 hour shift schedule

Celayix

Have you heard of a 24 hour shift schedule? Yes, they do exist! You may be wondering if there’s any demand for such a job, right? It turns out there are various industries that have continuous operations and hence work on a 24 hour shift schedule. Nevertheless, it doesn’t always require that an employee work a full 24 hour shift schedule.

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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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How Listing Added Sugars Could Save Lives and Reduce Healthcare Costs

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As you walk through the aisles of your local supermarket, you may notice a striking difference from previous years. The FDA now requires large food and beverage manufacturers to list the amount of added sugars in their products on nutrition facts labels. Regulators announced the new requirement back in 2016, but the deadline to comply was extended to 2020 for larger companies and 2021 for smaller food manufacturers.

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Early Surgery for Isolated Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation Improves Outcomes

Consult QD

Surgery should be considered for isolated severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) before overt symptoms develop. So concludes a retrospective study of 159 patients who underwent isolated surgical tricuspid valve (TV) repair or replacement at Cleveland Clinic. The study was published in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ( 2023;166[1]:91-100 ).

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Navigating Structural Racism’s Terrain

Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine

Structural racism has attracted increasing interest as an explanation for racial disparities in health. But structural racism has often been measured using single-indicator proxies such as housing discrimination. This approach leaves important aspects of structural racism unaccounted for. We kick off season 3 with social epidemiologist and associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School… The post Navigating Structural Racism’s Terrain appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing

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