Becker's Hospital Review
MAY 30, 2023
When Danielle McCamey, DNP, CRNP, founded DNPs of Color in 2020, she wanted to create an organization that could move the needle in terms of diversity, equity and inclusion in healthcare — not just offer more lip service to reiterate the challenges affecting patients in marginalized communities.
Empowered Nurses
MAY 30, 2023
We nurses are passionate and dedicated to our patients with a unique set of skills and genuine desire to make a difference. Sometimes, we get a whisper, a nudge or even a hit over the head that there is just something more for us. For nurses dreaming of taking their career to new heights and becoming business owners, the journey may seem as daunting as Dorothy’s quest to find the Wizard of Oz.
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Celayix
MAY 30, 2023
Do you work in the security industry ? Do you ever worry about your guard safety while they are out working in the field? There are so many unsettling questions concerning your frontline workers, and, ironically, their safety issues often remain unspoken. Over the years, we’ve seen an increasing need for safety for security guards due to the risks involved in their work.
Amercan Journal of Nursing
MAY 30, 2023
The June issue of AJN is now live. Here are some articles in this issue that we’d like to highlight. Note that some may be free only to subscribers. Initiating Virtual Nursing in General Inpatient Care This article describes how one hospital developed a virtual RN role for experienced nurses to support bedside RNs and patients on designated general care inpatient units.
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.
Daily Nurse
MAY 30, 2023
Being a nurse is rarely a static experience as new technology, techniques, and standards regularly evolve and emerge to influence patient care. Understandably, it can be quite challenging to keep up with industry developments when nurses are already under pressure to meet the immediate needs of their patients and the priorities of the facilities where they work.
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Scrubs
MAY 30, 2023
Over the past 20 years, more than 422,000 adult Americans were admitted to the ER for injuries related to walking their dog, according to new research from John Hopkins University. Walking a dog on a leash can lead to fractured fingers, shoulder sprains, and severe head injuries. This usually happens when the dog suddenly pulls on the leash while it is wrapped around the person’s finger or wrist.
Nursology
MAY 30, 2023
Contributor: Seth Stephens Patient safety has always been an important part of nursing. Over the course of my twenty years as a nurse I have had the opportunity to see nurses escalate broken care processes and issues that have saved patient lives, and I’ve seen how systems errors can result in patient deaths.
Scrubs
MAY 30, 2023
A boy from Ohio found himself in the hospital after swallowing 40 pieces of chewing gum. The incident led to a nasty buildup of sticky matter in his stomach, which required an emergency procedure, according to the case outlined in JEM Reports. The boy’s mom took him to the ER the next day after he woke up with diarrhea and stomach cramps. An exam of his GI tract showed the region nearly completely blocked.
Becker's Hospital Review
MAY 30, 2023
Wooster (Ohio) Community Hospital removed the Bachelor of Science in Nursing requirement for new hires, The Daily Record reported May 28.
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
Scrubs
MAY 30, 2023
Chuck Murphy had tears in his eyes when Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital presented him with the coveted DAISY Award for extraordinary nurses. He was surprised to receive the honor after being nominated by one of his hospice patients. Murphy started working at the facility in 2016 and was promoted to unit charge nurse in June 2022. “Chuck is a very delightful charge nurse, and we love him very much,” wrote the patient who nominated him for the award.
Elder Care Matters
MAY 30, 2023
With 11 controlling owners of NFL franchises 75 years and older, the next few years will see many teams changing ownership, and the perils of NFL Estate Planning will play out off the field. Ten years before his death, the Denver Bronco’s owner Pat Bowlen did what he was supposed to do. He met with… The post PERILS OF NFL ESTATE PLANNING appeared first on Elder Care Directory - ElderCareMatters.com.
Celayix
MAY 30, 2023
As we navigate our way through the complexities of the modern workforce, employee timekeeping remains a critical aspect of efficient business operations. Timekeeping isn’t merely about noting down when your employees clock in and out. Rather, it’s a comprehensive system that ensures fairness, maintains productivity, provides insight into labor costs , and helps adhere to regulatory requirements.
Health Leaders | Nursing
MAY 30, 2023
A man in police custody died in Northern California after he broke a hospital's window with a metal oxygen tank and fell off a ledge following an altercation with an officer and a nurse. Pillar: Nursing Link: Full story Article Source: WTVA.
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.
Celayix
MAY 30, 2023
In 2019, the first graduating class of Generation Z entered the workforce. Over the next ten years, Boomers will retire, Millennials will enter senior management roles, and Gen Z will make up one-third of the workforce. Managing different generations in the workplace has always presented unique challenges and opportunities. With the emergence of Gen Z, employers and managers must adapt their leadership styles to effectively engage and motivate this new generation.
Consult QD
MAY 30, 2023
Medical management of adolescent gynecology in a primary care pediatric setting is an important form of healthcare access, and yet there is still ambiguity about best practices for delivering care to these patients, particularly in the context of sexual and reproductive health. “Gaps in providing this type of care can have devastating consequences on patients’ reproductive health journeys.
Health Leaders | Nursing
MAY 30, 2023
Dickison was instrumental in the recently unveiled Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) Examinations. Philip Dickison, PhD, RN , who recently shepherded the launch of the groundbreaking Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) Examinations has been named CEO of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). Dickison, who has served as NCSBN’s chief operating officer (COO) since 2017, will assume his new duties from retiring CEO David Benton on Oct. 1, 2023.
NRC Health
MAY 30, 2023
At HUB23, you’ll find expanded, dynamic programming focused on bringing impact to your organization. The post HUB23 Preview: Virtua Health appeared first on NRC Health.
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.
Becker's Hospital Review
MAY 30, 2023
East Carolina University Health in Greenville, N.C., has developed its own internal travel nurse staffing agency, according to a May 30 news release.
Nursing Inquiry
MAY 30, 2023
Abstract Defining a nurse as literate is disciplinary and contextual, linked to professional identity formation, and an issue impacting patient safety. Literacy and language proficiency are concepts assessed through examining skills in four pillars: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. This article explores how literacy is not only a practice issue but inextricably intertwined with issues of race, equity, diversity, and inclusiveness in our profession—both in regulatory policy and classroo
Consult QD
MAY 30, 2023
By John A. Morren, MD , and Yuebing Li, MD, PhD Note: This article is reprinted from the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine ( 2023;90[2]:103-113 ). It represents the second portion of the published journal article, with questions pertaining to the treatment of myasthenia gravis. Part 1 is focused on questions pertaining to evaluation and diagnosis of myasthenia gravis.
Celayix
MAY 30, 2023
In today’s round-the-clock economy, the demand for businesses to operate on a 24-hour schedule is increasingly necessary. In industries such as healthcare , private security , retail, and manufacturing , ’24-hour shifts’ is a common phrase. However, managing these shifts can be quite a challenge. This blog post explores how to create 24hr shift work schedules effectively, provides examples, and offers tips on avoiding common pitfalls.
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