Tue.Jul 04, 2023

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Boost your mood with food

American Nurse

Traditionally, dietary research focused large­ly on physical health, producing well-documented findings about how what we eat impacts our cardiovascular system, weight, and activity levels. In more recent years, however, we’ve learned more about how our diets affect mental health. This content is for Digital Access and Print Plus subscribers only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.

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2023 Summer Reading List

Nurses Advocates

Welcome to the 2023 Summer Reading List. This year’s list is made up of a variety of books from family, friends and colleagues from Facebook and Linked In. There are individual books as well as series that were contributed by various people. I also added TV/Cable Series recommendations as this was requested last year. I hope you enjoy the 2023 Summer Reading List and use the suggestions to ‘get smarter’, relax, to get to sleep on a sleepless night and to just enjoy a good read at the beach, the

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Shift Swapping: A Schedulers Guide

Celayix

As a manager for hourly/shift workers, you have more than likely received a shift swapping request already this week, right? No matter how much time you invest in getting your schedule “just right”, things will always pop up. Whether it’s an unexpected event, a personal appointment, or even illness, shift swapping is bound to occur. Shift swapping is up there with one of the most frustrating tasks for any scheduler.

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Wait for the new or consider the old?

American Nurse

How do we address the nurse staffing dilemma amid the nursing shortage? Lillee Gelinas So much has been written about the nursing shortage and staffing issues that unraveling it boggles the mind. Healthcare delivery complexity makes focusing on individual problems and finding simple solutions seem impossible. Perhaps we should consider these gnarly problems in the same way we think about clothing styles: Wait long enough and old becomes new again.

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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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July 4th – It’s Complicated

Nursology

The complicated meanings of the July 4th holiday have been glaringly obvious for Black Americans for a couple of hundred years, but hidden and ignored for the most part by white Americans.

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Resuscitation after cardiac surgery: Best practice recommendations

American Nurse

Follow this protocol to improve patient outcomes. Takeaways: Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on an adult who’s had cardiac surgery can significantly damage the heart. The cardiac advanced life support (CALS) protocol is designed for use with patients after cardiac surgery (except those who’ve had pulmonary surgery) to correct reversible causes of arrest quickly.

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The Crucial Role of ER Nurses in Disaster Preparedness and Response

Every Nurse

BEYOND THE BEDSIDE The Crucial Role of ER Nurses in Disaster Preparedness and Response Updated July 5, 2023 by EveryNurse Staff Writers In times of crisis and mass casualty incidents, the importance of disaster preparedness and response cannot be overstated. Within the healthcare system, emergency room (ER) nurses play a critical role in providing immediate care and support to those affected.

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How Charge Reconciliation Boosts Healthcare Revenue

Relias

Many hospitals and health systems are facing revenue shortages that threaten their resources and financial stability. External market forces can contribute to shortages, but some shortages stem from internal disorganization and a lack of oversight. An efficient charge reconciliation process can boost revenue, and it is something you can control. Revenue can suffer without efficient coordination, especially in your accounting and clinical departments.

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Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue in the ER

Every Nurse

HEALTH & WELLNESS Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue in the ER Updated July 5, 2023 by EveryNurse Staff Writers Working in the emergency room (ER) can be immensely rewarding as healthcare professionals save lives and provide crucial support during critical moments. However, the demanding nature of the job and exposure to traumatic situations can take a toll on the emotional and mental well-being of ER staff.

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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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Path of fear: Experiences of health professionals in the fight against COVID?19

Nursing Inquiry

Abstract This study aimed to understand the expressions of fear in the journeys of health professionals who worked in the confrontation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in the city of Manaus, in the Brazilian Western Amazon. This is an exploratory qualitative study that adopts interpretive description as a method to generate informed knowledge responsive to the needs of the practice.

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Employee Scheduling Mistakes You Should Avoid

Celayix

Employee scheduling is more complex than people tend to give it credit for. Here at Celayix , we realize that. In fact, our main goal here is to make scheduling easy! Every single project we work on and feature we develop has that one goal at the center. Most of the advice out there around employee scheduling is focused on all of the things you should be doing.