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92.1% of Magnet hospitals recertified by ANCC since 2020

Becker's Hospital Review

Despite the nationwide healthcare staffing shortage and the industry still recovering from a global pandemic, 92.1 percent of Magnet-certified hospitals have achieved recertification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center since 2020.

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How to Fix the Nursing Shortage and Address Burnout: Veteran Nurse Leader Has the Answers

Daily Nurse

Dr. Anne Dabrow Woods has incredible insight into nursing as a practicing critical care nurse practitioner and nursing educator with over 39 years of experience and counting. Amidst a sea of temporary band-aid solutions for nursing, like gig apps and travel nurses, Woods , DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN, the Chief Nurse of Health Learning, Research and Practice, Wolters Kluwer spoke with Daily Nurse to discuss her practical, long-term solutions to address the nursing shortage and b

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Mental Health Respite Facilities Are Filling Care Gaps in Over a Dozen States

American Nurse

If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing “988,” or the Crisis Text Line by texting “HOME” to 741741. Aimee Quicke has made repeated trips to emergency rooms, hospitals, behavioral health facilities, and psychiatric lockdowns for mental health crises — including suicidal thoughts — since she was 11.

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The Importance of Communication in the Workplace

Celayix

When it comes to running a successful business and effectively managing your workforce , there are certain elements that are absolutely crucial. Good communication is without a doubt, one of the most important elements that make up a successful organization. The importance of communication in the workplace is often under-prioritized as managers assume it’s a given.

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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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The Relentless School Nurse: You Will Never Forget This PSA – Goodbye 60

The Relentless School Nurse

The Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office has released a poignant public service announcement urging residents to take action against gun violence. This 60-second video, which premiered just before the Baltimore Ravens home opener, unfolds in a city classroom, capturing a heart-wrenching moment as a girl shares a final interaction with her brother before receiving devastating news.

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Shift Bidding in Scheduling, and its Benefits

Celayix

What is Shift bidding? Shift bidding is a process whereby one or more employees can express interest in working an open shift. It is an automated alternative method to scheduling that allows the scheduler to retain total control, while also giving employees say in their schedule preferences. How Does Shift Bidding Work? Shift bidding starts with your company’s schedulers.

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3 Health Systems Where Tech is Transforming Nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

'Where we used to lean on human resources is now available in electronic format.' Technology, including AI, can be found in practically every level of nursing—education, managerial, and clinical—says David Benton, RGN, PhD, FRCN, FAAN , CEO of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). For example, virtual reality’s simulation systems provide nursing students with tailored, real-world situations to let them safely develop their skills in caring for patients; in management, tech is

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Looking at the Migration of Nurses Through a Utilitarian Ethical Lens

Minority Nurse

A utilitarian ethical approach views to balance the greatest good over harm to everyone involved while considering the benefits and consequences (Velasquez et al., 2021). Migration occurs when a new circumstance or opportunity is better than the existing situation. The looming shortages in the nursing workforce globally make migration inevitable. It is essential to weigh the benefits and consequences of nurses’ migration.

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KSNA Regional Annual Reports

American Nurse

KSNA Region Annual Reports EAST REGION The East Region is comprised of the following leadership: Bridget Camien, President; Traci Atzenweller, Vice President; Keri Jarvis, Secretary/Treasurer; Deana Wilhoite, Member at Large; Pia Spitzer, KSNA Board Member; and Jill Kleithermes, MDS CEO. The region has been meeting and has many goals for its term. The region plans to continue the pursuit of increased engagement and recruitment in numerous ways.

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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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The power of personal connections to build resilience and inspire trust

NRC Health

Bryan Mills, CEO of Community Health Network, doesn’t hide in the executive wing. He walks the halls, meets new employees in person, and understands patients and their families because he, too, is a patient and supporting family member. The post The power of personal connections to build resilience and inspire trust appeared first on NRC Health.

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Capitol HILL DAY and Membership Assembly 2023

American Nurse

Terry Siek and Dr. Linda Adams-Wendling had the wonderful opportunity to travel to Washington, DC to represent the Kansas State Nurses Association at the 2023 Membership Assembly and to attend the 2023 Hill Day at the Capital in Washington, DC. Hill Day kicked off on June 15, 2023, and the ANA Membership Assembly was in session from June 16-17, 2023.

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Virtual Visits Streamline Care in Specific Areas of Pain Management

Consult QD

More than three years after COVID-19 jumpstarted telehealth, Cleveland Clinic’s Department of Pain Management continues to see the benefits for patient care. This is especially true in disease processes where patient education plays a critical role in proper management. “In my own practice, we find telehealth visits especially useful for fibromyalgia and median arcuate ligament syndrome,” says Benjamin Abraham, MD , a pain medicine specialist.

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The Evolution of ANA-Ohio

American Nurse

In 2019 a group of nurses, who were long-time members of the Ohio Nurses Association (ONA), came together informally out of a shared concern that ONA was no longer the voice for registered nurses in Ohio. Current ONA leadership was inexperienced, and increasingly focused its priorities on the interests and needs of acute care staff nurses in collective bargaining units, at the expense of the vast number of nurses looking for more inclusive representation from a professional nursing organization

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Maximizing Your Benefits Strategy: Reframing the Way We View Fertility

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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Can an Administrator Write Orders in an MAR?

Nurse.com

An RN said an administrator at an assisted living facility — who isn’t a nurse — wrote an order in a resident’s Medication Administration Record (MAR). The nurse is wondering if this is legal. According to the organization Healthcare Administration , assisted living facility administrators “manage and supervise healthcare services for older people who need regular care with daily tasks.

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Comparative Analysis of Well Child Screening Rates for Depression and Adolescent Suicidality: How does Kansas compare?

American Nurse

ADOLESCENT SUICIDE RATES continue to rise nationally while primary care providers remain ill prepared to adequately address this trend. Curtin (2020) outlined outcome measures indicating that the rate of adolescent death by suicide has increased by 60% over the last decade in the state of Kansas. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) 2022 Kansas State Action Plan addressed this issue by proposing increased engagement in annual adolescent well child examinations (WCEs), inclusiv

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Pirtobrutinib Shows Promise for Older, Heavily Pretreated Patients with CLL

Consult QD

A major, multi-site Phase 1/2 trial demonstrated that 73.3% of patients with relapsed chronic lymphocyte leukemia (CLL) achieved an overall response to treatment with the non-covalent BTK inhibitor pirtobrutinib, despite having disease progression on a previous BTK inhibitor. These results, which were recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine , are notable due to the dearth of options available to this patient population.

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Validation of Electronically Administered Three-Question Health Literacy Screener and STOFHLA in Identifying Limited Health Literacy

American Nurse

Introduction LOW HEALTH LITERACY, when not identified, is associated with poor health outcomes such as unsatisfactory medication compliance, poor disease management, and increased healthcare costs. (Chew et al., 2008; Chima, Abdelaziz, Asuzu, & Beech, 2020; Nehemiah & Reinke, 2020; O’Conor, Moore, & Wolf, 2020; Palumbo, 2017; Rahman, Aziz, Huque, & Ether, 2020; Seidling et al., 2020; Song & Park, 2020) Identifying those with low health literacy could allow for interventions t

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Leveling the Playing Field: How HR Can Equitably Improve Health Outcomes Through Fertility Benefits

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.