American Nurse

JULY 1, 2023

Astute triage and evaluation prompt fast action. Takeaways: Herpes zoster ophthalmicus occurs as a result of reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus. Without prompt identification and ophthalmology evaluation, permanent vision loss may occur. Caroline Carey*, a 62-year-old woman recently diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer, arrives at the emergency department (ED) with fatigue, facial pain, and a rash on the left side of her face.

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American Nurse

JULY 1, 2023

A step-by-step guide for nurses Takeaways: Disseminating information from podium and poster presentations as well as article publications to a wider audience can present challenges. Podcasts offer an opportunity to make accessing this content easy and convenient. Many resources exist to help you design, develop, and distribute podcast content. Nursing podcasts provide nurses and nursing students with opportunities to learn about trends and issues in the profession, new research, innovation, and

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Self-Care Preceptors Education Mental Health 97

American Nurse

JULY 1, 2023

Michael L. Evans I graduated from my basic nursing program in 1973 (50 years ago!). Just like now, a significant nursing shortage existed then, too. As a matter of fact, I don’t recall a single time in my long career that we weren’t faced with a shortage. I spent over 30 years on the delivery side of nursing care, as a staff nurse, nurse administrator, and as a chief nursing officer (CNO) in medium and large hospitals.

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Nurse Shortage Military Chief Nursing Officer Nursing Administration 130

American Nurse

JULY 1, 2023

Appropriate staffing is achievable. Appropriate staffing: “A dynamic process that aligns the number of nurses, their workload, expertise, and resources with patient needs in order to achieve quality patient outcomes within a healthy work environment.” – Nurse Staffing Task Force Achieving and maintaining appropriate staffing has been a rallying cry for decades within the nursing profession and healthcare.

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Promotion 98

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.

Communication