Wed.Apr 30, 2025

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AI for Speech Therapy: Enhancing Speech-Language Pathology Training

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

When an individual faces challenges communicating with others or with swallowing, they often see a speech-language pathologist (SLP) who can help with speech sounds, language, social communication, literacy, fluency and feeding/swallowing. 1 SLPs play a crucial role in client well-being as they help clients effectively communicate with others. 1 SLP is a vital practice, and AI is helping to transform it.

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Infographic: 5 CNO Focuses for Integrating AI

Health Leaders | Nursing

CNOs should focus on reducing burdens, including staff, and partnering with informaticists when implementing AI, according to these nurse leaders. The door is wide open for AI in healthcare, and as nurse leaders determine the best ways to utilize it, it's important to focus on the goal. At the 2025 HealthLeaders CNO Exchange , the participating members discussed how AI should exist in nursing to support the work that nurses already do, at the bedside and beyond.

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AI in Nursing: How AI Is Transforming Nursing Practice

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Artificial intelligence leverages the computing power of technology to sift through large amounts of data and automate tasks. 1 When incorporated into the nursing field, AI has the potential to maximize nursing care, making it a valuable tool for nurses looking to optimize patient outcomes. 2 Artificial intelligence in nursing allows nurses to offer 24/7 monitoring of patients without time constraint. 3 This, combined with clinical decision support and streamlining administrative tasks, improves

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'Fine-tuning their skills:' AdventHealth uses simulation lab to train nurses

Health Leaders | Nursing

A group of nurses observes a simulated bedside nurse visit at the AdventHealth Center for Simulation and Education in DeLand. So what youre seeing today is essentially nurses practicing and fine tuning their skills in a safe environment. So whenever theyre put in that environment, theyre competent, theyre confident, and they know who to reach out to for help to increase that quality of care for the patients, Chelsea Melady, training program manager said.

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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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The Bastardization of DEIA: Regressing Decades of Progress in Nursing and Healthcare

Nursing Inquiry

ABSTRACT Diversity, Equity Inclusion, and Access (DEIA) initiatives are necessary and the bare minimum of what needs to be implemented to the systemic inequities in education and healthcare, particularly in nursing. Recent laws and proposed legislative rollbacks threaten to reverse decades of progress by dismantling affirmative action, defunding workforce diversity grants, and restricting DEIA programs in academic and clinical settings.

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Stage play aims to show the realities of nursing

Nursing Times

Read about the creation of a stage play about the real work of nurses, based on interviews with dozens of people in the profession.

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New NMC guidance tightens cosmetic prescribing rules

Nursing Times

Find out what the new Nursing and Midwifery Council guidance says about remote prescribing of non-surgical cosmetic medicines.

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Megan Pratt — Champion of Compassion, Community, and the Next Generation of NPs

Daily Nurse

“Nothing good comes from comfort zones,” says Megan Pratt, and she’s living proof. As an associate professor and family nurse practitioner track leader at the University of Nevada, Reno’s Orvis School of Nursing , Pratt isn’t just preparing future nurse practitionersshe’s actively reshaping what meaningful healthcare looks like in underserved communities.

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Lampard Inquiry: six nurses struck off for mental health failures

Nursing Times

Read about evidence from the NMC, GMC, HCPC and CQC given to the Lampard Inquiry into Essex mental health inpatient deaths.

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The silent crisis: Bullying among nurse educators in higher ed

Health Leaders | Nursing

Bullying in nursing is a well-documented issue, but less attention has been given to the experiences of nurse educators who face hostility within academic institutions. While nursing education should promote professional growth, collaboration, and mentorship, many nurse educatorsespecially those in tenure-track positionsexperience bullying from colleagues, senior faculty, or administrators.

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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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From Courtside to Career: What a Lakers Game Taught Me About Business

Empowered Nurses

I finally made it to a Lakers game in Los Angeles, and it was nothing short of amazing. What made it even more special? I got to share the experience with my son, Jordan, a huge sports fan. It had been years since we last attended a basketball game together, but when the Lakers hosted the Houston Rockets, we jumped at the chance. Years ago, we were regulars at Indiana Pacers home games.

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How to Write a Statement of Purpose: Grad School Guide

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Congrats! Youve chosen a graduate program and are ready to begin your application. An important piece of the graduate school application is your statement of purpose, also called a personal statement or letter of intent. 1 Admissions committees will review this statement to see if you are a good fit for their school. Your statement of purpose can help you stand out from the crowd and could be your ticket into the graduate program of your dreams.

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The silent crisis: bullying among nurse educators in higher education

Health Leaders | Nursing

Bullying in nursing is a well-documented issue, but less attention has been given to the experiences of nurse educators who face hostility within academic institutions. While nursing education should promote professional growth, collaboration, and mentorship, many nurse educatorsespecially those in tenure-track positionsexperience bullying from colleagues, senior faculty, or administrators.

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Nurses Join Together in Solidarity and Resistance

Nursology

2025 Nurses’ Declaration of Solidarity and Resistance Nurses worldwide share a deep concern, even horror, as we witness the violent and unjust assaults the Trump administration is committing against the health and well-being of people who reside within the borders of the United States.

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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.