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A PTSD crisis among nursing aides: What to know

Becker's Hospital Review

A third of healthcare workers reported symptoms of PTSD related to the pandemic, but nurse aides and other lower-paid healthcare workers said they have been unable to get help for their conditions, KFF Health News reported Sept. 25.

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Montefiore Medical Group Introduces Nurse Practitioner Fellowship Program

Daily Nurse

In a groundbreaking move, Montefiore Medical Group (MMG) has unveiled a unique a Nurse Practitioner (NP) Fellowship in Primary Care , distinguishing itself as a pioneer in New York State. This program, made possible through an alliance with the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), aims to equip both new and practicing NPs with practical experience and training under the guidance of experienced NP mentors, physicians, and healthcare professionals.

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Oregon hospital sued for $303 million after nurse accused of replacing fentanyl with tap water

Scrubs

An Oregon hospital, Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center, is embroiled in a $303 million lawsuit following an alarming case of fentanyl theft and medical malpractice. At the center of the scandal is 36-year-old former ICU nurse Dani Marie Schofield, who has been accused of stealing fentanyl—an extremely potent synthetic opioid—from patients and replacing it with tap water.

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Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after 'nightmare' COVID conditions, with little help

Health Leaders | Nursing

COVID killed more than 3,600 U.S. health care workers in the first year of the pandemic. It left many more with physical and mental illnesses — and a gutting sense of abandonment.

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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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Improving productivity and reducing burnout with AI nurse schedule automation

Becker's Hospital Review

Nurse teams around the world are facing burnout and shortage — straining care delivery, and posing a meaningful challenge to health system margins. An often-ignored but pivotal driver of the problem is provider scheduling. Building shift schedules is extremely time-consuming, and often inefficiently or inequitably allocates already-stretched nurse teams.

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Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after ‘nightmare’ COVID conditions, with little help

Health Leaders | Nursing

COVID killed more than 3,600 U.S. health care workers in the first year of the pandemic. It left many more with physical and mental illnesses — and a gutting sense of abandonment.

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The power of patient- and family-centered care

American Nurse

Patient- and family-centered care (PFCC) is often mentioned when discussing quality outcomes for care recipients. The theoretical framework of PFCC proposes that family influence and presence impacts each patient’s strength and resilience. Incorporation of the knowledge, priorities, and beliefs of the patient and their family affirms and fosters their participation in decision-making.

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Navigating generational experience gaps in modern healthcare

NRC Health

In this episode of the Becker's Healthcare Podcast, host Lukas Voss sits down with Jennifer Baron, Chief Experience Officer at NRC Health, to explore the challenges and opportunities arising from the generational divide in healthcare. The post Navigating generational experience gaps in modern healthcare appeared first on NRC Health.

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UNTHSC opens new nursing college in Fort Worth

Health Leaders | Nursing

There’s a new option in Fort Worth for students interested in becoming a nurse. The University of North Texas Health Science Center College of Nursing will celebrate its grand opening with a lamp-lighting ceremony and tour of the new building on Thursday morning.

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Is Spirituality the Key to Nurses Triumphing Over Stress?

Minority Nurse

Nurses know that they need to be ready to focus on their patient’s needs and fill their emotional tanks during distress. Knowing that they’re helping others live healthy lives can bring satisfaction to many nurses, but nurses also need to fill their tanks. According to a 2024 study , some nurses have turned to religion and spirituality to help them see meaning in their profession after experiencing work-based trauma.

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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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Montefiore Medical Group introduces nurse practitioner fellowship program

Health Leaders | Nursing

In a groundbreaking move, Montefiore Medical Group (MMG) has unveiled a unique a Nurse Practitioner (NP) Fellowship in Primary Care, distinguishing itself as a pioneer in New York State. This program, made possible through an alliance with the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), aims to equip both new and practicing NPs with practical experience and training under the guidance of experienced NP mentors, physicians, and healthcare professionals.

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Coping with Alarm Fatigue: And Other Recommended Reading from AJN’s October Issue

Amercan Journal of Nursing

The 1956 painting by Gerald McLaughlin on this month’s cover is titled “Act as if the whole election depended on your single vote, and as if the whole Parliament (and therein the whole nation) on that single person whom you now choose to be a member of it.” See our “On the Cover” column to learn about this work and why we chose to feature it.

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State Officials Arrested in Ongoing Kapi‘olani Strikes

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The ongoing labor dispute at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu has escalated, leading to the arrest of 10 demonstrators on September 23, 2024. The demonstrators were protesting the lockout of about 600 nurses, which followed a one-day strike earlier in the month. The protests were aimed at drawing attention to the nurses’ demands for safer staffing levels and improved patient care conditions.