Emerging RN Leader

JANUARY 10, 2024

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A nurse manager tells the following story. I manage a small unit and often take patient care assignments. This means I take work home and do it on the weekends – never fully recharging my batteries. I just took a two-week vacation over Christmas, and things imploded. […] The post Remind Yourself to Be More Yoda and Less Superman in 2024 appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Minority Nurse

JANUARY 10, 2024

What we all feared just happened when Claudine Gay, the first Black president of Harvard University, announced that she was stepping down after only six months on the job—the shortest stint ever for the university’s president position. The latest news about Claudine Gay admittedly dredged up some all too familiar and saddening experiences for me and many executives like me when I heard the news.

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Consult QD

JANUARY 10, 2024

Written by Maryam Valapour, MD, MPP Case presentation In January 2023, a 55-year-old woman with interstitial lung disease was listed for a lung transplant. Her lung function had deteriorated despite being on maximal dosing of nintedanib and on presentation she required 8L O 2 at rest. Otherwise, she was noted to be short-statured at 4’11” and highly sensitized with a calculated panel reactive antibody of 90% — two factors that would severely limit her access to a donor.

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Daily Nurse

JANUARY 10, 2024

During the most challenging time of year for patients and their families in the University of Iowa Hospital’s Pediatric Emergency Department , ED nurse Joe Schmuecker, RN, has gone above and beyond to spread a little holiday cheer over the last five years. Every Christmas, Schmuecker sets up a homemade red mailbox for children in the pediatric department to send letters to the North Pole.

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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.

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Becker's Hospital Review

JANUARY 10, 2024

The average tenure for registered nurses nationwide is 5 years, an ADP Research Institute report found.

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Celayix

JANUARY 10, 2024

As most of us know, the concept of workplace diversity has become more than just a buzzword. It’s a crucial element for success and innovation. Today, it’s clear that diverse workplaces are not just ethically important but also bring substantial benefits to organizations. It has become a core identifier of company culture. This blog post looks at what workplace diversity entails and its significance.

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Registered Nursing

JANUARY 10, 2024

Choosing the right MSN to DNP (Master of Science in Nursing to Doctor of Nursing Practice) program is a pivotal decision for advanced practice nurses seeking to further their education and expand their career opportunities. An MSN to DNP program provides the opportunity to gain expertise in clinical practice, leadership, and healthcare policy, preparing graduates for advanced roles in nursing.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

JANUARY 10, 2024

The registered nurse workforce is expected to need over 195,000 nurses by 2031. The New York State Nurses Association says the Capital Region is on the hunt as they anticipate those numbers impacting the area.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

The plan of a healthcare consulting firm (the “Firm”) to give gift cards to physicians in exchange for referrals to new customers does not violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (the “AKS”), according to an Advisory Opinion from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”). The Firm provides practice optimization services including data analytics services, electronic health record consulting services, compliance monitoring, and assistance with M

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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

JANUARY 10, 2024

The most recent contract offer that the owners of St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, billed as their “last, best and final offer” to the Illinois Nurses’ Association will be put into place, despite only 21% of the nursing staff approving the contract.

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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

JANUARY 10, 2024

The most recent data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows there are approximately three million nurses in the U.S. 1 Nursing can be a rewarding career with many options, whether you’re just starting nursing school or pursuing a nursing graduate degree. Once you become a nurse, you may wonder which states are the best for nurses.

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The Gypsy Nurse

JANUARY 10, 2024

Travel Nurses Inc. provided this article. When considering a travel nursing assignment in 2024, you might want to consider these top 10 states that offer a combination of professional opportunities, lifestyle, and cultural experiences. As the demand for healthcare professionals continues to rise across the United States, travel nursing has become an increasingly popular and rewarding career choice.

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Penn Medicine News

JANUARY 10, 2024

It’s OK to talk about pregnancy loss. Penn Medicine offers a wide range of support for families who have suffered the loss of a baby during pregnancy or delivery or in the first months after the birth.

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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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Consult QD

JANUARY 10, 2024

There’s more evidence that the DETOUR ™ percutaneous transfemoral arterial bypass (PTAB) system ― which received FDA approval in June 2023 ― is a viable alternative to open surgical bypass for long-segment, complex superficial femoral artery (SFA) disease. Ad hoc analysis of aggregated data from the two prospective, single-arm DETOUR 1 and DETOUR 2 trials, involving 273 patients with two-year follow-up, demonstrates that percutaneous transarterial bypass for complex peripheral artery disease (PA

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Health Leaders | Nursing

JANUARY 10, 2024

This CNO has advice for the huge challenges facing nurse leaders as we enter the new year. As we dive into the new year, CNOs must be prepared to deal with the new and ongoing challenges facing the nursing industry. Lisa Dolan, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at Ardent Health Services, has laid out what she thinks are the five biggest issues that nurses will face in 2024.

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