University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

JUNE 2, 2025

According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), 3 million Americans stutter. In one survey study, almost 18 million adults reported having experienced a problem with their voice in the preceding 12 months. Also, 1 in 12 children ages 3 to 17 had experienced a disorder related to voice, speech, language or swallowing within the previous year, with boys affected more often than girls. 1 These are just a few statistics on communication disorders, which aff

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Daily Nurse

JUNE 2, 2025

Ivette Palomeque, RN, recalls the incident as though it happened yesterdayeven though it occurred many years ago while working for a different health system. As a new nurse with less than a year of bedside experience at the time, she was already no stranger to managing irate patients and their frustrated family members and visitors. But that day was different.

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Nursing Review

JUNE 2, 2025

Tens of thousands of nurses and midwives across the state have voted to strike over Queensland Health's EB12 offer. More than 96 per cent of Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union (QNMU) members on Monday night voted to undertake Protected Industrial Action following threats from Queensland Health to withhold eight weeks backpay if they moved to strike.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

JUNE 2, 2025

CFOs are rethinking their labor strategies amid rising costs. This weeks webinar will focus on how theyre getting things done. Reducing labor costs is a steady concern for CFOs, and scaling back on agency staffing is a top tactic. Now that stimulus funding has disappeared, many are asking how they can reduce contracted labor and focus more on recruiting and retaining home-grown staff.

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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.

Communication

Nursing Review

JUNE 2, 2025

A rural health service covering Mount Isa, Doomadgee and Mornington Island is battling dire midwife shortages, with 14 of their 37 full-time positions currently vacant. The North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS), which also covers some remote Indigenous communities, is looking to New Zealand and attractive salary packages in an effort to combat the shortage.

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Relias

JUNE 2, 2025

Adverse childhood experiences can have long-term effects on development. Indeed, ACEs are linked to the onset of mental health and physical health problems in childhood and adulthood. Screening clients for ACEs is a natural extension of trauma-informed care, as it recognizes the role of trauma in negative health outcomes. Understanding these experiences and the effects they can have will help behavioral health professionals provide better whole-person care to their clients.

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Relias

JUNE 2, 2025

In todays digital-first world, a healthcare organizations reputation is shaped as much online as it is in the exam room. Patients dont just rely on word of mouth anymore they turn to Google, online review sites, and social media to inform their choices. A strong reputation can be a growth engine, while a weak or unmanaged one can erode patient trust and volume.

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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

JUNE 2, 2025

The role of the registered nurse (RN) is constantly evolving. With continual advancements in healthcare technology , telemetry nursing remains a key technology-centered field. Lets review the steps to becoming a telemetry nurse and explore the career advancement that this specialty promotes. What Is Telemetry Nursing? A telemetry nurse is a type of RN who specializes in treating acute patient conditions that require telemetry tools to monitor patient vital signs. 1 The word telemetry derives fro

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Nursing Review

JUNE 2, 2025

Australians are being urged to get a Covid booster as a new variant of the illness takes hold across the country. In the past six months, a little over six per cent of Australians have received a booster shot, national data shows. Speaking on Friday, federal Health Minister Mark Butler urged older people in particular, to get vaccinated and younger people to consider getting a booster.

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Nurses Advocates

JUNE 2, 2025

As the Administration works on the budget in DC, we all need to realize that we have a sick healthcare system that focuses on illness vs. wellness. Health spending in the United States increased by 7.5% in 2023 to $4.9 trillion, or $14,570 per capita. Economists tell us that these costs are unsustainable. To change the trajectory we are on, we need to examine our communities to identify gaps and needs as well as to educate and empower people to prioritize wellness and prevention, thereby slowing

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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

Health Leaders | Nursing

JUNE 2, 2025

Now that immigration enforcement can happen in hospitals, CNOs must prepare their nurses. Many things in healthcare have changed since the beginning of the year from a policy perspective. On Jan. 20, the Trump Administration revoked a policy that protected sensitive locations, including hospitals, from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) enforcement actions.

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The Relentless School Nurse

JUNE 2, 2025

As the climate crisis acceleratesbringing extreme heatwaves, toxic wildfires, and mounting health emergenciesthe stakes for Americas health, and for truth itself, have never been higher. Yet rather than confront this crisis with science and urgency, the Trump administration continues to deny, distract, and dismantle decades of climate and public health progress.

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