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Your Going Home Checklist

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Many nurse leaders keep lists of the tasks they must do while at work. Lists can be valuable to keep you on track. Just as a checklist can guide you on what to focus on when you are working – it can also be used to help […] The post Your Going Home Checklist appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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NMC resumes referral against nursing director named in Letby case

Nursing Times

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is investigating Lucy Letby’s former nursing director and says it may also open cases against further individuals in the wake of the case.

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Nursing Quiz to Test Your Medical Skills

Scrubs

Nurses are required to keep track of a lot of important information as it relates to individual health and wellness. From the latest infectious disease to proper sanitation and patient safety, every piece of information is crucial. Nurses spend more time with patients than any other type of healthcare provider. They carry out doctor’s orders, check up on patients throughout the day, and make sure providers have accurate information when looking at the patient’s chart.

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Becoming a CRNA as an NP in 2023 — A Comprehensive Guide

NP Hub

Many Nurse Practitioners dream of advancing in their careers, seeking roles that provide … The post Becoming a CRNA as an NP in 2023 — A Comprehensive Guide appeared first on NPHub.

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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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3 big lessons I learned when my patient almost fell

Scrubs

Shutterstock | Volt Collection It was a normal day, except I felt extra determined to get my patient out of bed. Maybe my coffee was double strength, who knows? My patient was five days post-stroke and waiting on a bed on another unit and would probably transfer today. He was doing awesome. I wanted to do as much for him as possible. I decided early on that I wanted to get him out of that darn critical care bed and into a chair.

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A day in the life of a pediatric nurse

Scrubs

Pediatric nurses—prepare to have your (daily work) life flash before your eyes…in memes. 1. You begin your morning routine with a cup of coffee and your news station of choice… But only for a moment. Because as soon as you can say for sure that no major catastrophe is underway, it’s time to shift to Cartoon Network or the Disney Channel so you can stay up to date with all the characters who are sure to be a topic of conversation later. 2.

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Can Kindness Improve Stress Management? 

Minority Nurse

There has been a greater focus on creating healthy work environments in recent years, and nurses deserve kindness, too. Regardless of your nursing position, remember that kindness is still in style. If you are a nursing student, new graduate nurse, educator, or chief nursing officer, remember that the foundation of nursing is rooted in caring. I don’t know what has happened to nursing over time, but we must return to caring basics as a nursing profession.

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Buffalo Nurse Trinetta Alston Helps Survivors of Buffalo Mass Shooting Heal

Daily Nurse

Buffalo, NY, nurse Trinetta Alston has made it her mission in life to help others, and in the past year, she has opened her heart to help as many Tops supermarket associates as possible. Tops in Buffalo was the site of a mass shooting on May 14, 2022, and days later, Alston started talking with survivors to help them heal from this tragic event. Daily Nurse honors Trinetta Alson as the Nurse of the Week for showing kindness, compassion, and empathy for the survivors of this tragic day by conn

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Pennsylvania finalizes multistate license practice for nurses

Becker's Hospital Review

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his administration took key steps to begin implementing the Nurse Licensure Compact across the state, according to an Aug. 22 news release.

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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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Becoming a CRNA as an NP in 2023 — A Comprehensive Guide

NP Hub

Many Nurse Practitioners dream of advancing in their careers, seeking roles that provide … The post Becoming a CRNA as an NP in 2023 — A Comprehensive Guide appeared first on NPHub.

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It's Time to Reimagine Nurse Staffing: 3 Things to Consider

Becker's Hospital Review

The nurse staffing shortage didn’t start with the pandemic, but it demands that healthcare leaders take a fresh look at why it exists and the barriers that get in the way of recruiting and retaining nursing talent.

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How to Retain your Hourly Workers

Celayix

When managing job satisfaction , fostering job development and raising employee retention rates, hourly workers are sometimes disregarded. However, because hourly workers make up the majority of our workforce today, your firm must take steps to ensure they are happy and healthy in their positions. This is important not only for their well-being but also for the company’s performance.

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5 actions to combat violence against nurses, per nurse leaders

Becker's Hospital Review

Addressing workplace violence against nurses and other healthcare workers requires a multi-pronged approach, and urgent action is needed from multiple stakeholders, seven nursing leaders wrote in an Aug. 23 Health Affairs report.

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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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Vaginitis and the Role of the Microbiome

Consult QD

Vaginitis is among the most common gynecologic conditions, but it’s not unusual for effective treatment to be unnecessarily delayed. The unspecific nature of vaginitis symptoms (itching, burning, discharge), repeated patient self-treatment, and busy provider schedules all can contribute to delays in diagnosis. Oluwatosin Goje, MD , a OB/GYN and infectious diseases specialist with Cleveland Clinic’s Obstetrics and Gynecology Institute, is coauthor on a recent journal article that highlights

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Meet the 6 nurse 'living legends' named by the American Academy of Nursing

Becker's Hospital Review

The American Academy of Nursing has named six nurses as its 2023 Living Legends honorees for their outstanding contributions to health and the nursing profession.

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Environmental Health in Nursing e-text from ANHE – 3rd edition available!

Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations

This edition is a quick update of the 2nd edition released last year. New content: climate justice, PFAS, and impacts of climate change on children’s health Click on this ANHE link to download the free e-text. The post Environmental Health in Nursing e-text from ANHE – 3rd edition available! first appeared on.

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The crossover potential of nursing and pharmacy work

Becker's Hospital Review

It isn't common for a nurse to become a pharmacist, but a few programs have sprung up to encourage this transition as pharmacists become more patient-facing healthcare workers.

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Leveling the Playing Field: How HR Can Equitably Improve Health Outcomes Through Fertility Benefits

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.

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What is a Compressed Workweek and Is it Suitable for Your Company?

Celayix

Companies are constantly exploring new ways to improve employee satisfaction, work-life balance, and overall productivity of an organization. One approach that has gained traction in recent years is the compressed workweek. This alternative work schedule offers a condensed workweek while maintaining the standard number of working hours. But what exactly is a compressed workweek, and is it suitable for your company?

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Nurse practitioner is the most-requested specialty: 4 notes

Becker's Hospital Review

Discover why Nurse Practitioners are the most requested specialty by employers in AMN Healthcare's report.

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What Is Lateral Violence in Nursing?

Relias

As surprising as it may be, healthcare professionals don’t always treat each other with kindness and respect. In fact, research suggests that lateral violence in healthcare is a serious issue. Also referred to as horizontal violence or bullying, lateral violence is defined as non-physical, aggressive, hostile, and/or harmful behavior between coworkers.

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It’s a Long Way From Here to There: Advanced Healthcare Practitioners, EMTALA’s Call Coverage Requirements, and Rural Hospitals

Healthcare Law Insights blog

Distances in rural health care can be hard to fathom. A 2018 study found it took rural Americans, on average, 17 minutes to get to a hospital, but only 10 minutes in an urban center. [i] The distance between rural hospitals can be vastly further – in 2019, a National Institutes of Health study noted that hospitals in one rural state were generally at least 50 miles apart.

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How to Launch Your Career as a Travel Imaging Technician

The Gypsy Nurse

AB Staffing Solutions provided this article. If you’re looking for a way to build or enhance your skills as an Imaging Technician, consider becoming a traveler. Imaging technicians play a crucial role in patient care, capturing and processing visual data using advanced equipment and techniques. There are nationwide facilities looking for Allied Health Professionals to work in underserved areas needing your skills and experience.

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Vital Stats in Thoracic Surgery, Lung Transplant, HOCM and Pericarditis (Infographic)

Consult QD

Below we share recent volumes and clinical outcomes from a sampling of areas in Cleveland Clinic’s Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute: thoracic surgery, lung transplantation and two unique populations — patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and patients with pericarditis. THORACIC SURGERY 2022 Data Highlights 1,909 Number of general thoracic operations 280 Number of robotically assisted thoracic surgery procedures 93% Proportion of all lobectomies for st

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