Mon.Mar 11, 2024

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Racism Runs Rampant in NHS Disciplinary Procedures

Equality 4 Black Nurses

Confronting the Ugly Truth In the shadows of our esteemed NHS lies a sinister truth that cannot be ignored: Racism thrives within the disciplinary processes of the NHS. The recent revelation of staggering racial disparities in formal disciplinary actions against Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff compared to their white counterparts paints a disturbing picture of systemic racism.

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Recruiting and Retention: Bridging the Gap, Part One

Health Leaders | Nursing

These nurse leaders outline best recruiting and retention practices for CNOs. The biggest challenge facing CNOs these days is the workforce shortage. Not only are there not enough nurses entering the industry, but there are also many tenured nurses who are leaving the profession or retiring, and taking their knowledge with them. Nursing leaders must implement creative solutions to recruit and retain nurses of all generations who will continue providing the best standard of care to patients.

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How to Ensure Dental Regulatory Compliance 

American Medical Compliance

Amidst the busy dental appointments, treatments, and patient care, there are crucial aspects that often operate in the background but hold importance. These are recordkeeping and documentation. While the primary focus in dentistry is patient health and well-being, carefully keeping records is equally needed. In a survey , dental providers agree that careful and precise recordkeeping is indispensable, emphasizing the importance of documenting elements such as patient histories, examination result

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You’re Welcome

Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine

The most common question I am asked as a nursing instructor and diversity, equity, and inclusion practitioner is how to translate knowledge into action for individuals and organizations. There is a plethora of content surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion as it relates to nursing as a profession, but few offerings leave nursing professionals with something… The post You’re Welcome appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine.

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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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A Longitudinal View of Nursing Leadership

Daily Nurse

At this time in history, the American nursing profession and its leadership are in a state of flux. The November 2023 American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) Nursing Leadership Insight Longitudinal Study leverages nursing leaders’ perspectives to shed light on where we are and where we’re headed as a nursing collective. In coordination with the AONL Foundation and Joslin Insight, five longitudinal studies have been conducted since 2020.

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Small gifts spread joy and comfort for hospitalized patients

Penn Medicine News

Through the PennHOPES program, staff at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania are spreading kindness among patients facing extended stays.

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Explore key takeaways from the 2024 Experience Perspective on the Becker’s Healthcare podcast

NRC Health

During February’s Becker’s Hospital Review podcast, Gregory Makoul, Ph.D., M.S., Chief Transformation Officer at NRC Health, joined host Erica Spicer-Mason to discuss the latest findings from the NRC Health 2024 Experience Perspective Report. The post Explore key takeaways from the 2024 Experience Perspective on the Becker’s Healthcare podcast appeared first on NRC Health.

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NewYork-Presbyterian hospital revives midwifery program after outcry

Becker's Hospital Review

New York City-based New York-Presbyterian's Allen Hospital launched a revamped midwifery program following outcry from the community and nurses, PoliticoPro reported March 7.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Vermont’s Kelly McGovern Landwehr, MSN, RN is Advocacy in Action

The Relentless School Nurse

Nurse Practitioner Kelly McGovern Landwehr, MSN, RN, is president of the Vermont State School Nurses Association, and a school nurse at Middlebury Union High School. She is also a courageous advocate spotlighting the epidemic of vaping at school, but also at home. Sometimes our advocacy is born out of personal experiences. I applaud you, Kelly, for sharing the compelling story of your daughter’s experience with vaping, in her own words.

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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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Labor to begin paying super on paid parental leave in major win for gender equality

Nursing Review

Australian women are set to be thousands of dollars better off by the time they retire, with the government promising superannuation on paid parental leave in a landmark win for gender equality. After long citing budget restraints, the government will move to help close the gender superannuation gap, announcing parents with babies born or adopted from July 1, 2025 who receive the minimum-wage support scheme will receive an additional 12 per cent as payment into their super funds.

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Communicate with ChatBots Without Losing Your Mind

Nurses Advocates

What is a ChatBot? Take a few minutes to read this article to learn more. Chatbots, artificial intelligence, and machine learning tools are becoming part of everyday life. Here is an example of a recent run-in I had! I was trying to upgrade my Vimeo account and had a few questions about the best plan for me. I had been on a free account but was notified when I went to save a few files that I was out of space and needed to upgrade my account to continue saving files.

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How a First Nations’ Approach in marketing is helping to decolonise healthcare

Nursing Review

As the gap in healthcare outcomes for First Nations Australians persists, the concept of decolonisation in healthcare has emerged as a crucial step toward addressing these inequities. Data from the United Nations reveals a stark disparity in health status and life expectancy between First Nations and non-Indigenous populations. For example, in Australia, First Nations men live 8.6 years less on average, while First Nations women face a 7.8-year deficit.

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A longitudinal view of nursing leadership

Health Leaders | Nursing

The November 2023 American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) Nursing Leadership Insight Longitudinal Study leverages nursing leaders’ perspectives to shed light on where we are and where we’re headed as a nursing collective.

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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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QLD passes new laws to allow nurses to provide abortion pill and midwife-to-patient ratios

Nursing Review

Queensland has passed new laws that allows nurse practitioners, endorsed midwives, and registered nurses to prescribe termination-of-pregnancy drugs, as well as reforms to introduce midwife-to-patient ratios Last week during women's week, laws allowing nurses and midwives to provide the drug MS-2 Step passed parliament despite strong opposition from the QLD Liberal National Party (QLDLNP).

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12 Essential Personal Care Tips Every Travel Healthcare Professional Should Know

The Gypsy Nurse

Whether traveling for a travel healthcare assignment or leisure, it’s always worth investing in your personal care habits. While it may not be as easy to do as it is when you’re at home, there are some changes you can make to your personal care habits that will still allow you to feel and look good while traveling. Let’s cover some of those tips in this article. 1.

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Patient Safety Is a Nurse’s Top Priority

Minority Nurse

Nurses put a priority on keeping their patients safe and Patient Safety Awareness Week , which takes place March 10-16 this year, helps focus attention on this important part of any healthcare provider’s job. No matter how much attention nurses give to patient safety, there is always room to make improvements. But there’s more to patient safety than knowing and following procedures and protocols, says Kathy Wire, JD, MBA, CPPS, CPHRM, FASHRM, executive director of the Center for Pati

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How has AI become popular in healthcare?: Q&A

Nursing Review

Australia has been quick to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to enhance patient care and improve overall health outcomes. Virtual reality (VR) training has been popular with NSW rolling out VR training for nurses to help with stroke care and helping rural QLD midwives upskill their maternity abilities. Dr Lucy Shinners is used to working with technology and started to notice AI growing in popularity at industry conferences.

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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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What Kind of World Do You Want?

Life of a Nurse

As a Registered Nurse we have many skills and knowledge application that are needed, none more than political advocacy and action. We all engage in political action whether it’s in a small domain or a legislative body we’re obliged to carry out our democratic duties. Show up to vote, gain and disseminate information on issues, and be discerning on the source of materials as propaganda is alive and thriving.

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