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Stopping workplace violence

American Nurse

The public witnessed the many challenges nurses faced during the peak 
of the COVID-19 pandemic, but other longstanding difficulties aren’t widely known, including workplace violence (WPV). This content is for Digital Access and Print Plus subscribers only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post Stopping workplace violence appeared first on American Nurse.

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Court Bans Man with Over 500 Kids from Donating Sperm

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Jonathan Meijer’s days of donating sperm have come to an end. The 41-year-old may be the ideal candidate for sperm donations, but his cup has runneth over, according to a judge in the Netherlands. Meijers has fathered nearly 600 children by donating sperm, and he now faces a fine of up to $110,000 if he is caught donating again. Eva, one of the women who fathered Meijer’s children, filed a lawsuit against him when she realized how many children he had to his name.

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The 6 Things it Takes To Be a Nurse

The Gypsy Nurse

Medely provided this article. At one point, everyone has had their lives touched by a nurse. Whether it’s the school nurse that let you lay down in her office when you had a headache, the nurse that was with you through the delivery of your first baby, or the nurse that held your hand when a parent or grandparent was in the hospital. Nurses are tireless, compassionate, and passionate workers that are there when it’s time to take care of ourselves and our loved ones, and they are a gr

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The Relentless School Nurse: Student Survivors are Leading the Way in School Safety

The Relentless School Nurse

Have you seen the Public Service Announcement (PSA) by Saugus High School shooting survivor Mia Tretta. Two students, including Mia’s best friend Dominic Blackwell, were killed in the 2019 school shooting, five students were injured. Mia has been on a mission to stop school shootings by raising awareness of the impact of gun violence. This PSA highlights the Los Angeles County START campaign, an acronym for “School Threat Assessment Response Team.” The School Threat Asses

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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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Mental Health Self Care Checklist and Resources for Nurses

Diversity Nursing

May is mental health awareness month, a time to raise awareness and promote education about mental health, as well as reduce the stigma associated with mental illness. Did you know, 1 in 5 American adults experience a mental health condition in a given year? Self-care is essential for Nurses to maintain their well-being and improve their mental health so they can provide the best possible care for their patients.

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COVID-19 biomarkers: What do they tell us?

American Nurse

Gain insight into prognosis and potential treatment plans. Takeaways: Nurses can better surveil and educate COVID-19 patients with an understanding of biomarker trends specific to the disease. Treatment-altering that influence course of treatment include blood gas measures, coagulation tests, and procalcitonin. Health status biomarkers that indicate health improvement or decline include inflammatory markers, liver function tests, and white blood cell differentiation counts.

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School Nurses and the Impact they Have on Society

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Think back to your days on the playground. Were you that kid in school who always got hurt? Chances are you were cared for by a school nurse. But these professionals do more than just hand out Pepto Bismol and Band-Aids, they play a vital role in promoting the health and well-being of the communities in which they serve. School nurses develop care plans for the entire campus by giving staff and faculty the support they need to care for themselves and their students.