Scrubs

JULY 31, 2023

Travel Nursing is in high demand and my Travel Nursing Agency “Valley Health Care Staffing” will work to get your Nursing Dream job. If you’ve ever wondered how you could make the most of your nursing profession education and experiences then Travel Nursing is your answer. This will enhance your Nursing Resume by career advancement possibilities that comes with awesome nursing benefits which include: access to competitive high pay, free housing, work/life balance, professional experi

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Nurses Advocates

JULY 31, 2023

I hope you are having a good summer! In this issue of Nurses Advocate, I wanted to share some of the books I have written over the past few years. These books speak to self-improvement, and the value nurses and case managers bring to the healthcare industry. As they say, it is by looking back we can move forward. If you have not read them, download them today!

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Scrubs

JULY 31, 2023

Shutterstock | Alexander Raths Nurses know best the importance of taking care of oneself—from logging enough sleep each night to taking it easy when a case of something more than just the Mondays starts to rear its ugly head. So—why aren’t nurses taking a page from their own book. Or, more accurately, why can’t they? As it turns out, your fellow nurses had quite a bit to say in response to that very question on the ScrubsMag Facebook page.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 31, 2023

Are you feeling stuck in your nursing career? Shadowing another nurse to learn about a new role and work setting can make all the difference in your career. Whether you are you a new nursing student considering which nursing specialty fits your skills and passions or a veteran nurse who wants to move into a new area and gain additional expertise, taking the time to shadow another nurse can accelerate your decision making.

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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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Scrubs

JULY 31, 2023

Jeff Richardson Medication errors …those two words can invoke feelings of dread among nurses. We’ve all heard horror stories of colleagues who’ve made serious drug errors. Some of us have even made them ourselves. Safeguards reduce the risk as much as possible, but we still have to be cautious because it doesn’t take much to make an error.

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Consult QD

JULY 31, 2023

Nurse Essentials · Behind Closed Doors: The Key Role Nurses Play in Recognizing and Combating Human Trafficking In a study that interviewed survivors of human trafficking, 88% of respondents disclosed they had seen or sought out medical care while actively being trafficked. That’s one reason why the trauma-informed care provided by forensic nurses is so critical.

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NurseBuff

JULY 31, 2023

As a nursing professional, you play a vital role in ensuring that patients receive the best possible care. But how can you be sure that you’re doing everything you can to boost patient satisfaction? In this article, we’ll explore 10 ways that you can enhance the patient experience and improve satisfaction levels. From effective communication […] The post 10 Ways To Boost Patient Satisfaction appeared first on NurseBuff.

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Consult QD

JULY 31, 2023

A new approach to risk stratification in patients with the tall cell variant (TCV) of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) could help to inform patient counseling, management and surveillance for this particularly aggressive PTC subtype, Cleveland Clinic researchers have found. The TCV is typically associated with higher recurrence and greater mortality compared with classical PTC.

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Symplr

JULY 31, 2023

Take a scroll through your smartphone’s app store, and you’ll find a wide array of applications on everything from fitness and nutrition tracking to fitness coaching and physiological monitoring available for download. But an increasing number of apps aren’t just for wellness: They are medical devices for serious health concerns such as diabetes mellitus, asthma, depression and substance use disorders.

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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

Daily Nurse

JULY 31, 2023

The American Nurses Association (ANA) underscores the urgency for Congressional leaders, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and other key stakeholders to advance efforts in implementing safe staffing standards , including minimum nurse-to-patient ratios. The nurse staffing crisis demands a national dialogue with nurse-led approaches to help ease longstanding work environment challenges that nurses face across numerous specialties and healthcare settings.

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Becker's Hospital Review

JULY 31, 2023

South Texas College in McAllen is the first college in the nation to offer a registered apprenticeship program for nursing, the organization said July 31.

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Amercan Journal of Nursing

JULY 31, 2023

It hurts to move. Staja Booker, PhD, RN It’s 10:00, 15 hours postoperative, and your patient has eaten breakfast and is resting comfortably in bed. You ask the patient, “On a scale of zero to 10, how much pain are you having right now?” The patient replies “zero, as long as I don’t move.” The nurse documents the pain score as 0/10 and continues their rounds.

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Nursing Review

JULY 31, 2023

With the recent rise of media reports about overwhelmed emergency departments across Australia, calls to the Federal Government have been made to utilise and increase nurses. Hospitals nationwide are struggling to cope with overcrowded emergency departments – resulting in prolonged wait times and sometimes patients being “ramped for hours”. Ramping refers to patients made to wait in ambulances outside the hospital due to overcrowded emergency rooms.

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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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The Gypsy Nurse

JULY 31, 2023

Covelo Group provided this article. Despite the U.S. healthcare industry making enormous strides since the pandemic, hospitals still struggle to stay fully staffed with nursing professionals. This problem isn’t new. The U.S. has had a persistent lack of healthcare workers for decades, and the shortage [i] of RNs is projected to continue to spread across the country through the year 2030.

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Nursing Review

JULY 31, 2023

Western Australia’s primary health care (PHC) nurses were found to be the most underutilised in Australia. The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) released a survey and found that more than a third of all PHC nurses working in WA were not always utilised. APNA’s president Karen Booth said nurses needed to be empowered to work and meet WA’s present and future healthcare needs.

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American Nurse

JULY 31, 2023

In Response to: Keys to understanding long COVID Dear Editor, I am writing in response to your editorial about long COVID. I am fully vaccinated and boosted, and I got COVID in July 2022. 5.5 months later, I developed post-COVID lung syndrome. I was initially treated by my family physician who thought I was developing asthma. However, I was finally sent to a pulmonologist who diagnosed me with post-COVID lung syndrome.

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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

JULY 31, 2023

Dr. Jamal Cort, DPT (left) USAHS alumni, Head Athletic Trainer and Director of Rehabilitation for the Utah Jazz Dr. Jamal Cort, DPT , was not going to miss his shot. He had always dreamed of being a part of the National Basketball Association (NBA). “I knew I wanted to be in the NBA – it was always my end goal,” said Cort. In 2013, he landed his first role in professional sports.

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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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American Nurse

JULY 31, 2023

In Response to: From poster, publication, podium to podcast Dear Editor, Podcasting is the future in nursing education as the future workforce in nursing comes from the generation born the mid-1980s and early 2000s and they were born into technology, and it is fully embedded in all that they do on a daily basis. This age group has been described as having short attention spans and that makes podcasting a valuable tool in education (Sengupta, 2021).

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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

JULY 31, 2023

Whether you’re a senior in high school, a sophomore in college or an established medical assistant, you may be drawn to occupational therapy (OT)—a rewarding and promising profession. 1 Occupational therapists (OTs) are integral to the healthcare system. They assist individuals with a diverse range of tasks, from helping children learn essential skills to providing seniors with fall prevention and safety information. 2 If this resonates with you, you may be curious about the specific occupationa

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American Medical Compliance

JULY 31, 2023

Nurses play an important and unique role in medicine administration. They are typically the last person to check before administering the prescription that it was prescribed and dispensed properly. Additionally, instruction on the “five rights” or “five R’s” of drug administration—a guide to clinical medication administration and maintaining patient safety—is a requirement during nursing education.

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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

JULY 31, 2023

The nursing field is currently experiencing a shortage that is expected to get worse: studies show 100,000 nurses have left the field since 2020, and more than half a million plan to leave by 2027. 1, 2 Fortunately, travel nurses are working to fill these gaps and are reaping the benefits of higher pay and a better work-life balance. Learn how to become a travel nurse and explore how the University of St.

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American Medical Compliance

JULY 31, 2023

Dysphagia is the medical term when someone has difficulty swallowing. While some may struggle to swallow specific foods or drinks, others are completely unable to swallow. This makes eating challenging. Additionally, it might be challenging to consume enough calories and fluids to maintain your body’s needs. Anyone can have a swallowing difficulty, although elderly individuals are more likely to develop one.

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Nursing Review

JULY 31, 2023

One hospital's mistake claimed the life of Jon and Diana Searle’s first child, but a court has found the baby’s death was preventable if staff had noticed the error in time. On Friday, South Australian coroner Naomi Kereru handed down her findings in the inquest of Bodhi Leo Searle, who died the day after his birth in the Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide’s south in August 2021.

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Penn Medicine News

JULY 31, 2023

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman helped to create the mRNA vaccine platform that was chief in bringing the COVID-19 pandemic to heel. Now come the accolades.

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Becker's Hospital Review

JULY 31, 2023

American nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti.

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Celayix

JULY 31, 2023

Excessive overtime is a dominating factor across industries such as security, hospitality, manufacturing and home care. Workers often see overtime as a bouns. It gives them the opportunity to earn more money. However, it is largely a hindrance to companies in various ways. Seen as a quick fix for companies to finish projects in time, excessive overtime carries more negative effects than positive.

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Nursing Management

JULY 31, 2023

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Health Leaders | Nursing

JULY 31, 2023

'Mandated ratios don't address systemic problems or the changes in the healthcare delivery system,' she says. As a handful of state legislatures have enacted or are considering mandating nurse-to-patient staffing ratios, the American Organization of Nursing Leadership (AONL) recently released a strongly worded statement contending that government mandates are not the answer to nurse staffing.

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Nursing Management

JULY 31, 2023

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Nurse.com

JULY 31, 2023

Sponsored by Restore Hyper Wellness. Christina Manheimer, RN When Christina Manheimer, DNP, APRN, first considered working outside the hospital, getting comfortable with the idea was a process. “It took me a long time to get to the place where I felt ready to transition,” she said. “I was very scared.” She regularly talked to colleagues who worked in the community health setting she was interested in, spent time shadowing other nurses, and scoured job openings to find the right one.

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