Tue.Sep 05, 2023

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Nurse-Driven Modality Passes the Smell Test

Consult QD

When a young woman at Hillcrest Hospital underwent extensive surgery that required an ostomy, she struggled with poor body image and anxiety while recovering in the hospital. Rose Hosler, BSN, RN, HNB-BC, HWNC-BC, CCAP, healing services coordinator, offered the patient aromatherapy, and she opted for a lavender and chai blend of the essential oils. A week later the patient told Hosler that smelling the blend whenever she felt anxious helped her feel better emotionally.

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Black Youth Mental Health and Its Impact on Suicide in the United States

Relias

From 2000-2021, suicide rates increased by 36% in the United States. In 2020, suicide was the second cause of death among people aged 10 to 14 and the third leading cause of death for people aged 15 to 24. An issue that has gone largely unexplored until recently, however, is the alarming rise of suicide rates among Black youth and the general state of mental health in this group.

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Advancing Biomedical Research Using Quantum Computing (Podcast)

Consult QD

Neuro Pathways: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast · Applications of Quantum Computing in Biomedical Research The IBM Quantum System One was installed on Cleveland Clinic’s main campus in March 2023 as part of a 10-year partnership between Cleveland Clinic and IBM called the Discovery Accelerator. It’s the first quantum computer in the world dedicated to biomedical research.

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Nurses are Not Inherently Good at Writing, Yet are Invaluable to Content Creation

Daily Nurse

Speaking from personal experience, many terms (antecedent, parallelism, noun absolutes, etc.) used in perfecting the writings of the proper English language are foreign to nurses. Granted, as advanced practice nurses, we have practically written a novel of information by the time we graduate from our master’s program and are still unfamiliar with many English language terms other than APA writing style.

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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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Comfort and dignity in intensive nursing care: A look at the theoretical works of Jacobs and Kolcaba

Nursology

Contributor – Sónia Patrícia Rodrigues Bastos When I started working in intensive care, I quickly realized the complexity of the nursing care provided there.

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Spencer Hospital’s compliment culture boosts team connections and improves workplace

NRC Health

Establishing a positive organizational culture where employees and managers support one another is a top priority for Spencer Hospital. They embrace Human Understanding by creating a culture of gratitude that expresses praise to keep up morale. The post Spencer Hospital’s compliment culture boosts team connections and improves workplace appeared first on NRC Health.

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Work-life Balance – A Manager’s Guide

Celayix

In recent years, the corporate world has moved to work from home and employees now expect more flexibility in their jobs. With that, there has been a big focus on work-life balance – in fact it has quickly become a top priority for employees when it comes to choosing where to work. As a manager, it’s your responsibility to provide your employees with work life balance… but how do you do that without impacting your organization?

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Care Beyond the Clinic: How one Medical Assistant found a strong caregiver community

Providence

A warm and welcoming workplace: “I’ve never felt so welcomed.” Tyler Ruyle has been a medical assistant and phlebotomist working in primary care with Providence in Medford, Oregon, for just over a year.

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One Floral Reduces Scheduling Time and Labor Costs

Celayix

Organization One Floral (previously Lakeshore Inc.) For more than 40 years, One Floral has supplied high-quality plant products to the supermarket and floral industries. Walk into just about any supermarket or lawn and garden store in Canada, and chances are, you will find potted plants and flowers grown by One Floral. Location : Jordan Station, Ontario, Canada Industry : Nursery & Garden Company size : 200-500 employees Challenges One Floral’s expansive facilities, located in Jordan Station

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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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The Resilient Nurse, Episode 6: Nurse Residency Programs

Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine

Jennifer S. Zipp, executive director of the Maryland Nurse Residency Collaborative, and Sarah Steward, a nurse residency program coordinator, discuss nurse residency programs in Maryland, how they facilitate development of new-to-practice nurses, and their personal hopes for the future of the profession. The Resilient Nurse is a special series within the On the Pulse podcast.… The post The Resilient Nurse, Episode 6: Nurse Residency Programs appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazin

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Holistic Healers: The Value of Wound Care Nurses

Nurse.com

To some, wound care nursing may evoke discomfort. But the importance of this specialty goes well beyond what’s on the surface. Currently, there are 8,627 nurses certified in wound care through the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB). Whether treating diabetic foot ulcers, pressure injuries, and everything in between, wound care holds an important place in nursing.

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Cedars-Sinai staff unwind in 'serenity lounges'

Becker's Hospital Review

After opening the first "serenity lounge" in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has unveiled 13 more break rooms with massage chairs and aromatherapy for nurses and other patient care employees.

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Leveling the Playing Field for Rural Health Providers

Health Leaders | Nursing

What will it take? Rural health executives share their solutions to healthcare desert challenges. Editor’s note: This article appears in the July-September 2023 edition of HealthLeaders magazine. Virtually every problem that exists in healthcare today is exacerbated for rural providers due to lack of resources and funding, a smaller talent pool, and fewer points of access.

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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.