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Five Workplace Skills Every Nurse Needs Right Now

Daily Nurse

Let’s face it—being a great nurse today takes a lot more than clinical smarts. You need to think quickly, communicate clearly, work well under pressure, and adapt to every curveball thrown your way (all while staying up-to-date on new technology and patient safety protocols). Sound familiar? A recent study.com survey of 300 hiring managers across industries confirms it: the most in-demand workplace skills aren’t just technical—they’re human.

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R3: Resilient Nurses Initiative Seeks to Redefine the Nursing Narrative

Amercan Journal of Nursing

A film created to spark meaningful conversations about nursing. With support from a state-funded grant, the R 3 : Resilient Nurses Initiative has embarked on a project to further its mission of promoting renewal, resilience, and retention in the nursing profession—a short film. In collaboration with the Dracopoulos-Bloomberg iDeas Lab at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, the team created Harnessing the Promise of Nursing.

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Curious About a “Medical Surgery Nurse”? Let’s Talk Med-Surg

FreshRN

What does a “medical surgery nurse” do? Learn the correct spelling of “med-surg,” what it’s like to work on a medical-surgical unit, and why it’s one of the most important specialties in nursing. The post Curious About a “Medical Surgery Nurse”? Let’s Talk Med-Surg appeared first on FRESHRN.

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Relias Culture: In Their Own Words, Part Two

Relias

Relias leadership and communication are central to how our culture continues to grow and evolve. In the first part of this blog series, Relians shared what motivates them, how they collaborate, and the small moments that make a big impact. In this follow-up, we’re taking a closer look at how our employees experience leadership, communication, and company direction.

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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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How a Sepsis Protocol Is Changing Care Delivery for ED Nurses

Health Leaders | Nursing

This new sepsis protocol is saving time and saving lives, according to this CNO. CNOs everywhere need to be concerned about sepsis. According to the CDC , 1.7 million American adults develop sepsis annually and at least 350,000 adults with sepsis die during hospitalization or are discharged to hospice. Nurses play a critical role in preventing sepsis, through early detection, infection control, and patient education.

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Alcohol screening in acute care settings

American Nurse

A review of the screening and brief intervention model The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reports that excessive drinking is responsible for 140,000 deaths and over $249 billion in economic costs per year, with three quarters of that cost attributed to binge drinking. Overconsumption of alcohol can result in injury and death from motor-vehicle accidents, falls, violence, and drownings as well as adverse health conditions such as liver disease, cardiovascular disease, stroke,

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Intellectual and developmental disabilities: Nurse advocacy

American Nurse

An evidence-based educational intervention aims to enhance confidence. Takeaways: ICU nurses caring for patients with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDD) frequently face challenges in pain assessment and communication, as standard tools and approaches may not effectively capture the unique needs of this population. Nurses find profound moments of fulfillment and connection in their work with patient with IDD, transcending routine care by fostering empathy, adaptability, and creative pr