Empowered Nurses
JUNE 8, 2023
Here’s the scene: you walk into work for your 12-hour shift and immediately find yourself facing an exceptionally heavy patient load. What can you do? Your first thought is probably “I don’t want to commit malpractice; I want to provide the best care for my patients, and I want to protect my license.” When you look at the staffing assignments, it can be both overwhelming and stressful.
Healthcare Law Insights blog
JUNE 8, 2023
Following two weeks of trial testimony, a Travis County jury recently rendered a $10 million verdict in a novel corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) case. The jury found in favor of a physician hospitalist group that claimed a management company repeatedly broke its promise to comply with the state’s CPOM prohibition, putting profits over patients, among other wrongdoings.
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The Relentless School Nurse
JUNE 8, 2023
Photo credit: Joe Lamberti The arrival of smoke creating hazardous air quality from the Canadian fires has provided a stark visual reminder of the impact of air pollution on our daily lives. The hazy skies and reduced visibility have created an atmosphere that is impossible to ignore. In response, individuals are increasingly masking up to protect themselves from the visible particles that pose immediate health risks.
Daily Nurse
JUNE 8, 2023
Nursing does not have a reputation for being generally easy work, and a career as a nurse presents many potential challenges. Long hours, significant risks to one’s health and safety, work-based stress, challenging colleagues and patients — there’s plenty that can try a nurse’s patience and stretch compassion to the limit. And since we don’t choose to become nurses for the awesome outfits, sexy shoes, high salaries, and glamorous lifestyles that such work affords, something else obviously calls
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.
Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine
JUNE 8, 2023
The smoke-filled air coming from the Canadian wildfires is an urgent warning that we must address the climate crisis. This is a critical time to bring together nursing and public health knowledge, skills, and leadership to address the needs of communities and help protect them. We must work to help provide accurate information and material… The post Smoke Signals: An Urgent Warning to Address the Climate Crisis appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine.
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Consult QD
JUNE 8, 2023
The toxicities that commonly result from chemotherapy and radiation often have a negative impact on eating. This in turn reduces patients’ food intake during a time when they particularly need adequate nutrients to foster energy and healing. Investigating this complex relationship between cancer treatment’s toxicities and reduced nutritional intake has been a passion for Peter Anderson, MD , a pediatric oncologist at Cleveland Clinic Children’s, since he was the pediatric bone marrow transplant
Scrubs
JUNE 8, 2023
Leah Gorham, 43, made headlines in 2021 when she ditched her hospital scrubs for a life on the road driving an 18-wheeler, and two years later, she says she has no regrets. The Canadian licensed vocational nurse ended her 15-year career in healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic after her applications to nursing school kept getting rejected. “I was just going to regret my career being where it was and not being able to advance was really maddening to me,” Gorham told CNN back in 2021.
Consult QD
JUNE 8, 2023
For patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), prone position ventilation (PPV) is one intervention of care that has been shown to improve mortality significantly. The Prone Positioning in Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (PROSEVA) trial in 2013 indicated that PPV can reduce a patient’s absolute mortality risk by 16%.1 However, one of the primary issues with PPV has been the application of prone position in clinical practice.
Scrubs
JUNE 8, 2023
Corinea Stanhope, a healthcare provider, was terrified when she checked the footage on her backyard security camera. As a nature lover, she often records in the night to see what the local wildlife has been up to. But one night she found footage of what appeared to be “naked witches eating a carcass” near the back of her Canadian home. Stanhope then posted the video on social media to express her horror at the situation.
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
Diversity Nursing
JUNE 8, 2023
Men's Health Month is an important observance aimed at raising awareness about the health issues affecting men and encouraging them to take proactive steps towards a healthier lifestyle. Below are general statistics and facts related to men's health. Life Expectancy: On average , men have a shorter life expectancy compared to women. In the United States, the life expectancy for men is around 73 years, compared with women’s, which is about 79, according to CDC data.
Scrubs
JUNE 8, 2023
Over 70 staff members want to suspend all surgeries at Kaiser Zion Medical Center, a San Diego hospital, after strange particles were found on a series of surgical trays. They signed a petition urging management to cancel all procedures until the matter has been resolved, but it’s not clear what is causing the contamination. “There are black/gray/brown particles of an unknown substance dusting the interiors of our surgical trays, in addition to black greasy smears of a known, but not surgically-
Health Leaders | Nursing
JUNE 8, 2023
Recipients will be acknowledged during the organization's annual Congressional Briefing. During the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living 's (AHCA/NCAL) Annual Congressional Briefing event this week, the organizations will present an advocacy award to two honorees. Leticia Caballero and Norman Rokeach will be recognized as recipients of the 2023 Joe Warner Patient Advocacy Award.
NP Hub
JUNE 8, 2023
On the stage of American healthcare, a familiar figure is increasingly capturing the … The post 3 Ways Nurse Practitioners Positively Impact Patient Outcomes appeared first on NPHub.
Speaker: Lizzie Wright - Director of Customer Success at Carrot Fertility
Employee expectations around benefits and workplace support have evolved in step with the growing need for fertility and family-forming care. As HR professionals, it is our job to ensure employees have a comprehensive understanding of the benefits our organizations offer and how they can utilize them. Before educating employees, we first need to understand the rising healthcare costs and the financial burden of fertility care.
Nurse Deck
JUNE 8, 2023
The healthcare industry continues to evolve, leading to new opportunities and trends for those in the nursing profession. As we navigate 2023, significant changes are influencing the field of nursing. Let’s delve into the latest nursing career trends, key opportunities and challenges, the impact of technology, necessary skills, and the most in-demand jobs in nursing for 2023.
Nurse.com
JUNE 8, 2023
Are you searching for a nursing job that allows you to skip the scrubs and stressful commutes? Remote nursing jobs offer these perks and more. From telemedicine to teaching, nurses are finding that they don’t have to step inside a hospital or clinic to help patients. Telemedicine jobs No doubt, telemedicine certainly opened the door to more remote nursing jobs.
Becker's Hospital Review
JUNE 8, 2023
The American Nurses Association is accepting applications for its 2024 Innovation Awards.
Consult QD
JUNE 8, 2023
While preserving life is always a physician’s No. 1 priority, improving quality of life is never far behind. This secondary goal often means helping patients with digestive diseases and conditions preserve or regain bowel continence. Research confirms that patients perceive the avoidance of a permanent stoma or ostomy as a measure of good quality of life.
Speaker: Julie B. Chavez - VP, Strategy & Alliances at Carrot
As HR and total rewards professionals, we are often seeking opportunities to foster a better sense of community and belonging amongst employees - ensuring that all employees have an equitable opportunity to receive fertility treatments is one of the many ways this can be achieved. Fertility benefits make it possible for employees to access treatments like IVF.
Consult QD
JUNE 8, 2023
In a first for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research, investigators from Cleveland Clinic are attempting to identify sex-based differences in the blood-based proteome of patients with the disease. Through analysis of thousands of plasma proteins in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biospecimens, they hope to identify candidate biomarkers that can one day be used to improve clinical care for women with AD.
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