Mon.Nov 21, 2022

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Why Hospitals Should Increase Mental Health Support for Nurses

Daily Nurse

There’s no question that nursing is a stressful job; however, that stress comes with a price: mental health. Nurses — especially female nurses — are more likely to suffer from mental health disorders stemming from burnout and are at a significantly higher suicide rate than the rest of the population. These issues were already a […].

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Meet Occupational Health Nurse Dr. Betty Sanisidro

Minority Nurse

For nurses who enjoy both nursing and business, occupational health nursing is a career that combines both interests. While the majority of nurses work in medical care facilities or settings, occupational health nurses work in an office setting and care for employees of a company. According to Betty Sanisidro, DNP, MSN, COHN-S, APHN-BC and the executive director of the American Board for Occupational Health Nurses , occupational health nursing is one of the nursing industry’s undiscovered

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9 Best States to Travel Nurse in 2023

MAS Medical Staffing

Work-life balance has jumped to the top of the list when it comes to career planning, and within the nursing field, this is no exception. The past few years have spotlighted the many challenges nurses face—understaffing and burnout being two primary issues. Today, healthcare workers are leaving behind longtime traditional roles for the freedom and lifestyle that travel nursing provides.

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Diabetes: How to manage a medical emergency

Go4

How to manage an diabetic medical emergency Quick–what do you do when your student/athlete has a diabetic emergency? When the medical emergency happens, you need to enact your life saving skills immediately. Adding to the collection of one-sheets from Go4 that help at the point of emergency, check out this matrix on dealing with a diabetic emergency.

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How to Start Virtual Care the Right Way: A Proven Roadmap for 2025 and Beyond

Speaker: Dr. Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN

The promise of virtual care is no longer theoretical and is now a critical solution to many of healthcare’s most urgent challenges. Yet many healthcare leaders remain unsure how to build a business case for investment and launching the right program at the right time can be the difference between value and failure. For organizations seeking a financially sound, clinically effective entry point, Virtual Patient Observation (VPO) offers a compelling case to lead with.

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Eight Years and Counting

Nurses Advocates

This week marks my eight year anniversary of being a Brain Tumor Survivor. My hematologist/Oncologist told me on my last visit that I am out of the danger zone, so I do not need any more MRIs. He said he will see me in April 2023 which will be my final appointment. I am very grateful to so many people that were there for me when I was diagnosed and throughout my journey.

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Lions, Gazelles, and Nurses

Digital Doorway

Nursing has a hierarchy of power and experience just like any other profession; in fact, it also has a hierarchy that sometimes feels akin to the laws of survival on the savanna or in the jungle. Have you ever observed that the less experienced and more vulnerable nurses frequently get left on the outside, often falling prey to bullies and "predators"?

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symplr CPO reflects on symplr Compass Survey findings | symplr

Symplr

The symplr Compass Survey took the temperature of healthcare technology leaders, all members of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), finding them motivated to digitally transform their healthcare operations despite financial pressure, widespread healthcare workforce problems, and other challenges. Next we asked symplr's top executives to share their outlook for healthcare operations and technology. symplr Chief Product Officer Brian Fugere's responses and reaction

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Hope for Neurological Long COVID at The Penn Neuro COVID Clinic

Penn Medicine News

Since its launch in April 2021, the Penn Neuro COVID clinic has seen over 300 patients experiencing neurological symptoms from long COVID, and has learned a lot about treating the condition.

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Safety Planning Checklist for You and Your Clients

Relias

Safety planning has proven an effective means of supporting those struggling with mental health crises, abusive relationships, or other forms of trauma. But no two safety plans are, or should be, the same. Here, we’ll discuss creating safety planning documents for some common types of crises: Suicidal ideation. Substance use disorder. Domestic violence.

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Safety Planning Checklist for You and Your Clients

Relias

Safety planning has proven an effective means of supporting those struggling with mental health crises, abusive relationships, or other forms of trauma. But no two safety plans are, or should be, the same. Here, we’ll discuss creating safety planning documents for some common types of crises: Suicidal ideation. Substance use disorder. Domestic violence.

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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.