Mon.Jun 09, 2025

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Training Your Team to Talk About Clinical Trials with Patients 

American Medical Compliance

Despite the critical role clinical trials play in advancing cancer treatment, only about 3% of new cancer patients participate in them, according to a study by the University of California Davis Cancer Center. That means the vast majority of patients may be missing out on potentially life-changing options, often simply because they aren’t aware or informed.

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Budget Cuts Threaten to Deepen Nursing Crisis and Undermine U.S. Healthcare System

Daily Nurse

As the U.S. healthcare system continues to grapple with a historic nursing shortage, the proposed FY 2026 federal budget threatens to accelerate the crisis through sweeping cuts to nursing education, research, and Medicaid support—posing profound implications for workforce sustainability, patient access, and innovation. Burnout, workplace violence, and long-standing systemic challenges have already driven thousands of nurses out of the profession.

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Sticker Shock in Aisle 4: What New Tariffs Mean for Your Everyday Medical Essentials

Minority Nurse

As nurses, our roles provide us a front-row seat to the daily realities our patients face.  We understand the delicate balance many families maintain, with some of us navigating the same waters. When whispers of rising costs on everyday medical essentials begin to circulate, concern grows. Unfortunately, the latest news regarding potential tariffs on internationally imported goods such as medical supplies could mean just that – a squeeze on already tight budgets right where we least expect it: t

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Cloud and genAI usage in sector brings new cyber risks

Nursing Review

Cybercriminals don’t act in an ethical way, so have no problem preying on older people, hospital patients, or healthcare entities. For them, it seems, the financial opportunity is too good to miss. It’s crucial that the health and care sectors operate with high cybersecurity and data protection standards, in order to keep our most vulnerable citizens and their sensitive data safe.

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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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Levels of Nursing Explained

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

How far do you want to go with your nursing career? Whether you want to focus on patient care or rise to a top position in a healthcare organization , several levels of nursing are open to you. Which doors open and when depends on your level of nursing degrees and professional experience. Additionally, there are nursing role specialties , state-mandated exams and diverse job titles within nurse levels to consider when applying to programs and planning your healthcare career.

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Vaccine rollout halves infant RSV hospitalisations

Nursing Review

Early data shows the government's $174.5m ”world-leading” free respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunisation program for babies and expecting mothers has been a major success. The Immunisation Foundation of Australia (IFA) has reported a 50 per cent drop in the babies admitted to hospital with RSV as compared with this time last year. This is the first hospitalisation data to be analysed since the introduction of the National RSV Mother and Infant Protection Program earlier this year.

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Is the private hospital system collapsing? Here’s what the sector’s financial instability means

Nursing Review

Toowong Private Hospital in Brisbane is the latest hospital to succumb to financial pressures and will close its doors this week. The Australian Private Hospitals Association attributes the psychiatric hospital’s closure to insufficient payments from and delayed funding negotiations with private insurers. Meanwhile, the future of Australia’s second-largest hospital provider, Healthscope, remains uncertain, after its parent company went into receivership last week.

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How to Become a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (with steps)

FreshRN

Wondering how to become a pediatric nurse practitioner? This step-by-step guide breaks down the exact path, certification options, and what pediatric NPs actually do, so you can plan your next move with confidence. The post How to Become a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (with steps) appeared first on FRESHRN.

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5 Tips for Healthy Summer RVing for Travel Nurses

The Gypsy Nurse

RVing during your travel nurse assignments is a great way to save money and still have your own space while traveling. However, cramped quarters and a serious lack of pantry space can send you to the drive-thru for dinner night after night and leave you feeling exhausted and crappy heading into another long shift. When you’re on your feet for 12 + hours running from one room to the next, it’s important to fuel your body with something nutritious (i.e., something more than the cookies your former

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Aged Care Act deferred to Nov 1

Nursing Review

Following advice from the sector, the Albanese government will recommend the Governor-General defer the commencement of the new Aged Care Act by four months. The delay be the Department of Health and Aged Care (DoHAC) will allow more time for providers to prepare for the extensive reforms by setting a new deadline of November 1 2025. In a statement, DoHAC said it wants to “successfully deliver these reforms in the right way.

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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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Multiple efforts are ongoing to address Tallahassee's nursing shortage

Health News Florida | Nurses

Issues include an instructor shortage and that many students aren't ready for the educational demands of nursing. Stephanie Solomon with Tallahassee State College says efforts are in place to help.