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Where do pronouns go on a resume?

New Thing Nurse

Where do pronouns go on a resume? By. Sarah K. Wells, MSN, RN, CEN, CNL A person’s pronouns can never be assumed. It is important to ask what pronouns people use when speaking to them at work. This can be difficult during job applications. Most online job application software do not have a space for pronouns, and pronouns are important. A resume can help fix that.

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Focus Groups Amplify the Voices of Black Congregants about Disparities in Clinical Trials

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Much of the literature about addressing disparities in clinical trials focuses on logistical steps to breaking down barriers such as providing patients with transportation or childcare support. While those approaches are beneficial, Cleveland Clinic’s Taussig Cancer Community Outreach team found that addressing inequities also involves taking a step back and understanding how to foster deep relationships between clinicians and the community.

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3 ways the ANA is advocating for nurse reimbursement

Becker's Hospital Review

Nursing's economic value and the reimbursement of it has been neglected for decades, the American Nurses Association argues, and now it is pushing for key changes to restore how the profession is valued.

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Persistent Dyspnea after COVID-19 Infection: Evaluation and Management

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Written by Don Decoy, MD, and Rachel Taliercio, DO Post-COVID Syndrome (PCS) includes a variety of conditions and symptoms, and the incidence of explicit signs and symptoms may vary according to the severity, duration and nature of the acute infections. Fatigue represents the most common concern in patients with PCS and 17% to 72% of critically ill patients with COVID-19 present with the symptom.

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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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Nurses Jump into Action After One of Their Own Collapses at Work

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A team of nurses raced to save a life at Ascension Providence but the patient was one of their own. Oncology nurse Litonya Bennett, 55, was at work when she collapsed on the job. She doesn’t remember what happened that day, but her husband, Tyrone Bennett, remembers getting the call that his wife was incapacitated. Bennett said she was taking care of patients when her fellow nurses called her to the nurse’s station.

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Step-by-step guide to becoming a certified medical assistant

Nurse Deck

In the dynamic landscape of healthcare, Certified Medical Assistants (CMAs) are indispensable players. Their roles, offering a unique blend of clinical and administrative tasks, provide a vital link in the healthcare delivery chain. If you’re passionate about healthcare and keen on a career that allows for varied responsibilities, becoming a CMA might be the perfect fit.

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Nursing Shortage Solutions Are Happening — Because They Must

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The 2022 National Nursing Workforce Study , released by the National Council on State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) in April 2023, showed the impacts of COVID-19 on nursing in the U.S. — and the results are not surprising. The nursing workforce is still grappling with shortages that are causing serious challenges for healthcare organizations and the nurses who remain.

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TOUS as a TOOL: Bedside RNs Using Theory to Improve QOL for Post-Prostatectomy Patients & their Partners

Nursology

Contributors: Meredith A. Ford, MSN, RN, CNEJ. Michael Leger, Ph.D., MBA, RN, CNL, NEA-BC, CNE The Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms (TOUS) focuses on understanding how patients respond to multiple symptoms of a disease process, the commonalities among these symptoms, and how interventions might be used to alleviate more than one symptom.

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An Essential Playlist For Your Next Travel Healthcare Assignment

The Gypsy Nurse

Titan Medical Group provided this article. Becoming a travel healthcare worker is an exciting experience, but remembering to take care of yourself is vital when it comes to enjoying your travel healthcare assignment. Healthcare workers dedicate their lives to taking care of others, and it is easy to forget to take care of yourself! One way to take care of your own mental health is through music.

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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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Nurse couple save man struggling to breathe midflight

Becker's Hospital Review

A nurse couple saved a man whose heart stopped after suffering "low oxygen levels" in the middle of a flight to Baltimore, The Washington Post reported June 2.

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How Orbis is Using AI in Cybersight Program 

Daily Nurse

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds significant potential in nursing education to create more sophisticated and complex simulations that help nursing students develop critical thinking skills and prepare them for real-world patient care situations. However, as with any new technology, it also presents concerns and controversies about its use in nursing education.

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Trinity Health hospital names perinatal center after nurse

Becker's Hospital Review

Ypsilanti, Mich.-based Trinity Health Ann Arbor hosted a dedication ceremony May 19 for the Lavone A. "Shorty" Witting, RN, Perinatal Wellness Center, named for one of its nurses.

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Health Disparities and the LGBTQ+ Community

Diversity Nursing

Health disparities are the health differences experienced between different groups based on race, ethnicity, disability, sex/gender, socioeconomic status, educational level, and more. Unfortunately, the LGBTQ+ community is no exception to health disparities. Health differences in the LGBTQ+ community can include how many people contract a specific disease, how severe the condition becomes, the complications associated with the disease, how many people die from an illness, access to healthcare, a

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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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Providence nurse leader suffers near-fatal spinal cord injury in Costa Rica

Becker's Hospital Review

A California nurse executive suffered a near-fatal spinal cord injury after a tree limb cracked, fell and crushed her in a Costa Rica adventure park, according to a May 31 ABC7 report.

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This Year’s Cardiovascular Update Brings an Access and Equity Lens to the Latest in Cardiology Care

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This fall, Cleveland Clinic and the Association of Black Cardiologists will present “Cardiovascular Update for the Primary Care Provider: Improving CV Care Access and Outcomes Across All Communities” in Cleveland. The live CME event — held Thursday-Friday, Oct. 19-20, at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown — is ambitious in design. Not only will it provide participants with a review of cardiology fundamentals and recent changes in the diagnosis and treatment of common cardiovascular (CV) conditions, b