Sat.Aug 12, 2023

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7 holidays that nurses WISH existed

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iStock | kiddy0265 Mom has Mother’s Day. Dad gets Father’s Day. There’s a national day for ice cream, one for cheese and one for secretaries. Nurses get Nurses Week, but it’s not really a holiday we can appreciate. What if we cut that week up into seven separate days, scattered throughout the year, that would really mean something? In order of increasing importance, here are the holidays I’d like to see: National No-Phone-Call Day: Telephones would no longer receive incoming calls.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Encouraging NASN Membership for a Friend Who Joins Earns You $10.00 in E-Credit Too! Together We Are #NASNStrong

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It’s a win-win proposal, encourage your colleagues to join NASN and if they do, you earn $10.00 in credit too! Here is how it works, simply refer your colleagues to NASN and earn a $10 NASN e-commerce credit for each colleague who joins. Credits can be used toward payments for membership dues, event registrations, merchandise, and publications.

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10 steps to become a travel nurse

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Have you met a travel nurse in your unit? If so, you might have heard their stories of adventure, traveling, fun and wondered how you can become a travel nurse. The good news, is any nurse can become a travel nurse. But how? What are the benefits of being a travel nurse? Why does a hospital need travel nurses? These questions and more will be answered in this article.

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Are You Eligible for Coverage Under FTCA?

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FTCA coverage and protection is important for health centers as it allows them to focus time and money on the patient population they serve. In this post, we explore how to make sure your organization is eligible for coverage and how fit it into your risk management strategy. How the Federal Tort Claims Act affects risk management for FQHCs Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) have been serving low-income and medically underserved individuals for more than 50 years, reaching over 24 milli

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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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Work Smarter Not Harder: Improving the Ergonomics of Your Workplace

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Hospitals tend to be some of the most dangerous places at which people earn a living. As a healthcare worker, you may be exposed to workplace violence, hazardous chemicals, illnesses and bodily fluids, long hours on the floor, slips and falls, and intense physical and mental stress. Healthcare workers are nearly twice as likely to get injured on the job as those in other industries.

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Multistate Nurse Licensing: What You Need to Know

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As the U.S. continues to grapple with a nursing shortage, many nurses are starting to work across state lines, including travel nurses and those looking for new career opportunities. This comes as the baby boomers are starting to retire and the demand for healthcare services continues to skyrocket around the country. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the need for an additional 203,700 new RNs each year through 2026 to fill newly created positions and to replace retiring nurses.