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Urgent need for safe nursing standards, nurse-to-patient ratios: American Nurses Association

Becker's Hospital Review

Hospitals throughout the country may be launching a wide variety of initiatives to attract and retain nurses and build future pipelines, but creating standards for safe staffing — including minimum nurse-to-patient ratios — is the top priority when it comes to shoring up healthcare facility nursing departments, according to a July 13 American Nurses Association news release.

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Rhode Island Awaits Start Date to Nurse Licensure Compact

Health Leaders | Nursing

The Ocean State became the 39 th to enact the NLC. Rhode Island RNs and licensed practical nurses will now be able to have one multistate license, with the ability to practice in person or via telehealth in both their own state and 38 others that have adopted the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC). Though Gov. Daniel J. McKee recently signed legislation making Rhode Island the 41 st jurisdiction—along with 38 states, Guam, and the U.S.

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Advance Your Nursing Career: Creating a Nursing E-Portfolio is Easier Than You Think

Daily Nurse

We all depend on technology to manage our daily responsibilities at home and work to make purchases, open doors, send messages, attend meetings virtually, and more, but did you know you can also use technology to advance your nursing career ? Technology for Career Advancement You are likely already using technology to tackle tasks like grocery shopping and take-out orders, but are you also using it to help advance your career ?

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Exploring the World of Healthcare Recruitment with Roger

Core Medical Group

Have you ever wondered what it takes to find the perfect match between healthcare candidates and their dream roles? In the world of healthcare recruitment, there are professionals who go above and beyond to find the perfect match between candidates and their respective roles.

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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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Request from the Society of Rogerian Scholars

Nursology

From Violet Malinski The Resource Development Committee of the Society of Rogerian Scholars is attempting to locate the following people who have developed research tools within the framework of the Science of Unitary Human Beings (SUHB). If they are no longer physically present, we would like to contact a family member, if possible.

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The New DEA Opioid Requirement Combatting the Opioid Crisis

American Medical Compliance

The opioid crisis has been a significant public health concern, and as frontline healthcare providers, dentists play a crucial role in addressing this issue. Recognizing the need for enhanced knowledge and awareness, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has implemented a new requirement for dentists to complete an 8-hour continuing education (CE) course on opioids.

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Cultural competence or humility: Which is the better fit for nurses?

Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations

by Miriam Dobson, DNP, RN, CPH, CHW-I, NHDP-BC As a 15-year public health nurse veteran, I’ve noticed that cultural competency has been an often spoken of and often taught concept. During graduate school for my MSN degree, I read a book about a Hmong child who was prone to seizures. The clinical staff and the parents both viewed this phenomenon from totally different perspectives.

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Walking Through Fire in Florida: OT Student Focuses Capstone on Firefighter Mental Health

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Access to proactive, personalized therapy is critical for all professions. First responders, who often experience trauma in the field, feel this acutely. According to the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance, “more firefighters die from suicide each year than in the line of duty, and many additional suicides are likely unreported.” One student at the University of St.

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Switching Specialties in Nursing

Premier Medical Staffing

Job Information Job Profession: Switching Specialties in Nursing Job State: Job Location: Job Specialty: Job Assignment: One great thing about a career in nursing is that you do not have to be stuck in the same role. Many RNs with long careers in nursing have changed their specialties at least once. Switching specialties in nursing sounds complicated and depending on the type of change you plan on making, it might not be simple.

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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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Navigating Barriers to Care for Vulnerable Patients (Podcast)

Consult QD

Nurse Essentials · Full Coverage: Navigating Barriers to Care When Treating Underinsured Patients Nurses focus on providing the best possible care for patients, but should caregivers also consider how lack of adequate insurance, social support or other barriers affect patients? Kris Adams, MSN, CNP , associate chief nursing officer for care management and ambulatory nursing at Cleveland Clinic, asserts that they should.

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Retiring NNPs: What to Expect in the Coming Years

Ensearch

The role of the neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP) is still fairly new in healthcare. The earliest NICUs were only developed in the mid-1900s, and it wasn’t until the 1970s that the first NNPs first appeared in the U.S. As many of the pioneering NNPs have reached or are approaching retirement age, how will the shifting [.] The post Retiring NNPs: What to Expect in the Coming Years appeared first on ENSEARCH.

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Treating Burnout, Trauma, and Grief with Dance

Minority Nurse

Tara Rynders, RN, MFA, BSN, BA, admits she hasn ’ t had the easiest life. From when she was a child, though, she would heal from it through dance. In fact, she wanted to be a professional dancer before she thought about being a nurse. “ My earliest memory is of holding a neighborhood performance in my backyard—and it ’ s a lifeline that I ’ ve held on to through all of life ’ s highs and lows,” Rynders explains.

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The Importance of Employer Branding for Recruiting NNPs

Ensearch

Recruiting for healthcare staff is challenging right now, and specialized roles like NNPs are certainly no exception. While staffing challenges persist, healthcare organizations that work to build and strengthen their employer branding may have the best odds of recruiting top talent.

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Maximizing Your Benefits Strategy: Reframing the Way We View Fertility

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.

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symplr in the Spotlight, July 2023 | symplr

Symplr

Each month we provide a roundup of news, awards, and insights from symplr's thought leaders. Sepp Straka of Team symplr celebrates PGA TOUR victory Team symplr golf ambassador Sepp Straka wins his second PGA TOUR victory at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois. Straka's awe-inspiring journey from a challenging first-round score of 73 to a career-low final round of 62, featuring 9 birdies and an eagle, catapulted him to the top of the leaderboard, securing the victory.

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Maternal Mortality Prevention Must Address Clinical, Social, and Behavioral Factors

Relias

It is widely recognized that higher maternal mortality rates have persisted in the U.S. compared to other high-income countries over the last two decades. In 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the U.S. was one of only two countries to report a significant increase in maternal mortality since 2000. Recent research and reporting indicate that maternal mortality prevention depends on simultaneously addressing three overlapping areas — clinical, social, and behavioral.