Wed.May 14, 2025

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Teaching Staff to Connect Before Care

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Last week, I spent Friday at Children’s Hospital Colorado as part of their 5th Annual Nurses Leading the Way Initiative, a partnership between the Hospital, UCH Health, and the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus in honor of the late Dr. Mary Krugman. We kicked the day […] The post Teaching Staff to Connect Before Care appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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The Relentless School Nurse: The Story Behind the JOSN Manuscript – Surveying School Nurses on Firearm Violence Prevention

The Relentless School Nurse

In July 2023, I had the privilege of delivering a general session presentation at the NASN 2023 Conference, focusing on the vital role school nurses play in stemming gun violence through prevention efforts. During that session, I invited attendees, school nurses from across the country, to participate in a survey designed to capture their experiences, attitudes, and training needs related to firearm violence prevention in schools.

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Kaitlyn Donovan Masters the Ultimate Balancing Act—ICU Nurse, Graduate Student, and Division I Gymnast

Daily Nurse

Daily Nurse is proud to name Kaitlyn Donovan our Nurse of the Week , recognizing her exceptional ability to balance the rigorous demands of graduate nursing school, a full-time role as an ICU nurse, and a standout athletic career on Illinois State University’s Division I gymnastics team. Donovan, a South Lyon, Michigan native and current grad student at Illinois State’s Mennonite College of Nursing , flips, vaults, and balancesliterally and figurativelythrough a schedule that would o

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Finding Your Voice: Empowering the Shy and Introverted Nurse

Diversity Nursing

Nursing is a profession built on care, compassion, and advocacy. We are the eyes and ears for our patients, the vital link between them, their families, and the medical team. But what happens when the very nature of our personality, a tendency towards shyness or introversion feels like a hurdle in effectively communicating and advocating? If you identify as a shy or introverted Nurse, know this, your inherent qualities are not weaknesses.

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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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Veterans Benefits for Senior Care: What You Need to Know

Elder Care Matters

If youre a veteran or a family member of one, understanding the Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits available for senior care is crucial. This article covers the important VA benefits, including Aid & Attendance, eligibility requirements, and how to apply. The post Veterans Benefits for Senior Care: What You Need to Know appeared first on Elder Care Directory - ElderCareMatters.com.

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Infographic: 5 Reasons Why Nurses are Leaving the Industry

Health Leaders | Nursing

As CNOs deal with nursing shortages, it's critical to understand why they are happening. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing ( NCSBN ) recently published the latest 2024 National Nursing Workforce Study which surveyed 800,000 nurses about the state of the nursing workforce. According to the study, there are five main reasons that nurses are leaving, according to the data.

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Leading Amid Growth & Consolidation — Common Challenges Facing Health Ecosystem Executives

The Leadership Development Group

Discover how large healthcare systems like CommonSpirit are navigating M&A challenges through strategic leadership development, fostering cultural alignment, decision-making agility, and sustained growth.

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Join Us in Orlando for HUB25 and TGI’s Premier Leadership Event

NRC Health

NRC Health and The Governance Institute (TGI) are bringing together two of healthcares most impactful eventsHuman Understanding Beyond | HUB25 and the TGI Leadership Conferenceto create one powerful, unified experience. The post Join Us in Orlando for HUB25 and TGIs Premier Leadership Event appeared first on NRC Health.

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Peggy Compton, PhD, Transitions from Standing Faculty

Penn Nursing

Peggy Compton, PHD, RN, FAAN , the van Ameringen Chair in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Professor of Nursing, a nationally and internationally recognized leader, scholar, mentor, and nurse scientist in nursing and neuroscience, will transition from her faculty role on June 30, 2025. Dr. Compton received her BSN from the University of Rochester.

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The Top 10 In-Demand Travel Nursing Specialties

The Gypsy Nurse

People want their skills valued in every profession, and nursing is no exception. For travel nurses, working in a high-demand specialty means better job security, higher pay rates, and more flexibility in choosing where and when you work. And if youve at least one year of experience in one of these travel nurse specialties, youll find even more opportunities for exciting travel assignments.

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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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Nurses Month Continues – 2025

The Nursing Site

As Nurses Month continues for 2025, I hope you have taken or plan to take the opportunity to do something just for YOU to honor you and all that You do for your patients, co-workers and colleagues. If not, please make plans to do so in the coming weeks. Self-care and self-love are essential to avoiding burnout and caregiver fatigue. The health care industry is under duress and and attack.

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Maternal Health: Funding Cuts Amid an Ongoing Crisis

Amercan Journal of Nursing

Photo Shutterstock The United States continues to grapple with a maternal health crisis characterized by significant racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity and mortality. Maternal mortality rates here are at least double (and sometimes triple) those of most other high-income countries, according to a 2024 Commonwealth Fund report. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 80% of U.S. maternal deaths are preventable.