Emerging RN Leader
JULY 12, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC I had a mentor who often said that the “soft skills” are often the “hard skills” to master. Communication is undoubtedly at the top of that hard skills list. Poor communication skills in healthcare environments can lead to medical errors, fragmented care, poor team coordination, and incivility.
The Relentless School Nurse
JULY 12, 2023
After 25+ years of school nursing experience, Nurse Holly , one of the moderators of the School Nursing Facebook group, created a workable organized digital calendar. According to Nurse Holly, this is a labor of love, 4 years in the making. The compact monthly calendar is ideal for every school nurse with reminders to keep you on track. There are metrics for data analysis and as she describes, it is organized to perfection.
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American Nurse
JULY 12, 2023
Nursing isn’t just a job; it’s a calling. Many chose their calling in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. I started nursing school in 2019, and just a few short months later the world shut down as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Fast forward 2 years to my first day of work as an intensive care unit (ICU) nurse, feeling woefully unprepared for the demands and expectations of an environment in flux.
Health Leaders | Nursing
JULY 12, 2023
26% of patients wait two or more months to see a healthcare provider. More than 40% of respondents have experienced “unreasonable wait times” wait times for healthcare, with more than 25% of those patients waiting more than two months for healthcare, according to a new survey released today by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). As a result, many went without needed care, including patients seeking critical mental health services, according to the survey, conducted in April 2
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.
Advances in Nursing Science
JULY 12, 2023
The current ANS featured article is titled “An Integrated Literature Review Revealing the Process ofAwakening the Spiritual Self/Identity Among Adolescents With Cancer” authored by Nadeen Sami Alshakhshir, MSN, RN and Kathleen Montgomery, PhD, RN, PCNS-BC, CPHON. While this article is featured is available for free download here.
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NurseBuff
JULY 12, 2023
In the world of medicine, two terms often surface in conversations about life-threatening situations: clinical death and brain death. While both these terminologies encompass the idea of death, they represent different stages in the dying process. As a nurse, it’s crucial to get a really good understanding of these stages. This article examines each one’s […] The post Clinical Death Versus Brain Death: Which Comes First?
Minority Nurse
JULY 12, 2023
Nursing is a second career for Derek J. Flores, RN, CHPN, BS, a hospice nurse in Colorado since 2012. In 2020 Flores was a featured guest on the TV Show, The Doctors , sharing his expertise on end-of-life hospice care. He’s also written two books to increase knowledge of end-of-life care. Flores’ first book, Seven Keys to a Peaceful Passing , walks patients and families through common challenges and decisions they must make during their hospice journey.
Daily Nurse
JULY 12, 2023
Helping others is what nurse navigator Megan Trewhitt does for a living at the CHI MaryEllen Locher Breast Center in Chattanooga, Tennesse. But sometimes, the person doing the comforting needs comfort. After Trewhitt and her husband moved to Chattanooga in 2017, she was a nurse, and something happened along the way that gave her a new perspective. Trewhitt was diagnosed with breast cancer at 34 and saw a new side of what nurse navigators do.
The Relentless School Nurse
JULY 12, 2023
Once again, Rutgers University – Camden Nursing Dean, Dr. Donna Nickitas has given me an opportunity to publish a guest editorial in her journal, Nursing Economic$. I have had the professional privilege of being part of the Rutgers-Camden Nursing faculty in the School Nurse Specialty Program since 2011. I currently serve as Clinical Coordinator in the program and while I am not part of the full-time faculty, I have been warmly welcomed and supported as a respected member of the team.
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
Consult QD
JULY 12, 2023
Cleveland Clinic has implemented a new tool that alerts caregivers to the early signs of clinical deterioration in pediatric patients. The automated system – Situational Awareness Vital Electronic Scout (SAVES) — was designed to circumvent the limitations of the Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS), a widely used yet error-prone screening approach. “With PEWS, patient care nursing assistants would take a patient’s vital signs and manually input them into the electronic health record [EHR].
Penn Medicine News
JULY 12, 2023
From cancer survivor to lung failure, Joey Porch's journey took a miraculous turn with the help of the Penn Lung Rescue team, providing a lifeline for his failing lungs.
Healthy Workforce Institute
JULY 12, 2023
Navigating difficult conversation is an essential skill healthcare leaders must possess to build healthy work cultures. Especially in healthcare, effective communication is the backbone of providing top-notch patient care and fostering a supportive work environment. We know that nobody actually enjoys having difficult conversations, and that doing so can be quite challenging.
Becker's Hospital Review
JULY 12, 2023
Many nurses struggle with imposter syndrome, but systems and academic institutions can help alleviate it, Kimberly Pate, DNP, RN, director of policy and professional development at Atrium Health's Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C., wrote in a blog post on the American Association for Critical-Care Nurses website.
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.
American Medical Compliance
JULY 12, 2023
Telehealth has revolutionized healthcare delivery, offering patients the convenience of virtual visits from the comfort of their homes. While the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of telehealth, its benefits extend beyond crisis response. However, a recent study from Epic Systems Corp. highlights the importance of maintaining balanced care between telehealth visits and in-person appointments for comprehensive patient care.
NRC Health
JULY 12, 2023
Through this alliance, NRC Health, recipient of the 2023 Best in KLAS Award for Patient Experience Improvement, will work with teams throughout the entire Bryan Health system. The post Bryan Health chooses NRC Health as patient experience partner appeared first on NRC Health.
The Gypsy Nurse
JULY 12, 2023
CareerStaff Unlimited provided this article. Travel nurse salaries hit record highs during the pandemic. And while those numbers have come back down a little in the past year, travel nursing jobs still usually pay much more than staff positions. With travel nursing, there’s no reason not to seize a well-deserved opportunity to maximize your wages. With that in mind, here are a few helpful tips to make sure you earn as much as possible during your next travel nursing job!
Nursing Inquiry
JULY 12, 2023
Abstract Nursing claims a significant history of engaging philosophical inquiry. To better understand the rationale for this engagement, and what nursing understands itself to achieve through philosophical inquiry, we conducted an interpretive synthesis of the recent nursing literature to identify what nurses are doing when they say they are doing philosophy.
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.
Capitol Beat
JULY 12, 2023
Passed through The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) via the 117 th Congress, $195.3 billion dollars of the total $1.9 trillion dollar package has been allocated to states through The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF). Although individual state circumstances will be different, highlighted below are examples of how the ARPA allocation process occurred in Delaware, Kansas, New Mexico and Vermont.
Consult QD
JULY 12, 2023
This article is republished from the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. The original can be found here. By Pelin Batur, MD, FACP, NCMP Pa·ter·nal·ism: the policy or practice on the part of people in positions of authority of restricting the freedom and responsibilities of those subordinate to them in the subordinates’ supposed best interest. 1 Hopefully, you haven’t judged this article by the title, because the aim is not to single out any gender, as we have all likely made paternalistic reco
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