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Setting Up Your NP Practice: Why an NPI-2 Matters

Nurse Practitioners in Business

The healthcare landscape is evolving, with nurse practitioners (NPs) pioneering a diverse range of practice models, from insurance-billing entities to cash-only ventures. Amid these choices, a pivotal question emerges: What’s the significance of a corporate National Provider Identifier (NPI-2) for NPs, irrespective of their billing approach? Here is the summary follows below.

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Magic Mushrooms Could Be Used to Relieve Burnout and Depression in Nurses

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Healthcare workers are suffering from unprecedented rates of burnout, fatigue, and depression since the COVID-19 pandemic started, but they may be getting some help from an unlikely source: psilocybin, the key ingredient that puts the magic in magic mushrooms. Tony Back, an oncologist at the University of Washington, is putting together a study that will examine the effects of psilocybin on nurses struggling with their mental health.

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Communication of Adverse Childhood Experiences

Advances in Nursing Science

Our current featured article in ANS is titled “A Conceptual Model to Guide Patient-to-ProviderCommunication of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Primary Care: The PPC-ACE Model” by Kimberly A. Strauch, PhD, MSN, ANP-BC. This article is available for free download and we invite you to share your comments and questions here for discussion! Dr.

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Nurses on What Keeps Them from Leaving the Healthcare Industry

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There’s been a lot of talk recently about turnover in the nursing field. Statistics show 32% of registered nurses (RNs) in the United States are considering leaving their current direct-patient-care role, which would have a devastating effect on the industry amid the existing staff shortage. Many nurses complain of unsafe working conditions, physical and mental burnout, and poor work-life balance, but millions continue to do their jobs every day out of love or obligation.

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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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Executive Nursing Programs Help Prepare for Top-Level Leadership

Minority Nurse

You may not naturally think of becoming a nurse executive, which may seem far removed from the bedside and benefiting patients. Yet, you can significantly impact patient care as a nurse executive , such as a chief nursing officer. “When you ’ re caring for patients, as a nurse, you ’ re caring for a set cadre of individuals,” says Elizabeth Speakman, EdD, RN, FNAP, ANEF, FAAN, senior associate dean, professor, and chief academic officer, School of Nursing, University of Delaware. “ When you ’

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Nurses Help Nurses Succeed, Stay Safe, and De-Stress

Nurse.com

When nurses help nurses by creating special programs, it’s a personal mission to make work life better for all of their colleagues. Let’s take a look at some programs that are succeeding in this endeavor. Amy Castillo, BSN, RN-BC, clinical nurse and healthcare safety advocate at UCLA Health in Los Angeles, California, saw the toll that violence was taking on her colleagues and knew something had to change.

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For-Profit vs. Non-Profit: Finding the Right Facility for Your Career

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As 2019 comes to a close, you may be thinking of hitting the reset button on your nursing career. Whether it’s a change in location, furthering your education, or working for an institution that better aligns with your values and beliefs, you can start off the new year by exploring new career opportunities. As you explore the job market and consider taking on a new role in the healthcare industry, one of the biggest decisions you’ll have to make is whether you want to work for a for-profit or no

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Promoting Work-Life Balance Tips For Nurses

Diversity Nursing

Promoting work-life balance is crucial to ensure the overall well-being and job satisfaction of Nurses. It not only benefits your personal life but also enhances your ability to provide quality patient care. Here are some effective strategies that can help you achieve a healthier work-life balance while maintaining your passion for your profession: Establish Clear Boundaries: Setting clear boundaries between work and personal life is essential.

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Empowering Nurses: Advocating for Better Health Care Policies and Patient Well-Being

Amercan Journal of Nursing

Influencing patient health through advocacy. Did you know that as nurses we have the power to influence allocation of government funds and the passage of government bills on health care? Through advocacy for federal policy and appropriations (funding), we can influence the health care of our patients. We have a voice that can be used to provide lawmakers with a new perspective on the reasons for supporting health care policy.

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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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Nurses’ Honor Guard

Empowered Nurses

Did you know that nurses’ honor guards pay tribute to nurses at the time of their deaths? They give the nurse a Nightingale Tribute at the funeral or memorial service. The nurses who participate in the Nurses Honor Guard dress in the traditional white uniform complete with cap and cape. The ceremony is brief, usually taking only a few brief minutes.

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Good Morning!

American Nurse

Have you ever found yourself startled when someone says “Good morning” as you pass in a hallway or on a sidewalk? After the deer-in-headlights moment, do you find that you smile and say it back? Early in my career, I worked in a small hospital where you knew everyone. The CEO would round and always say, “Good morning,” along with the person’s name, when he passed them in the hallway.

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HUB23: Jayce Hall’s art Inspires people to look closer, listen more

NRC Health

The whole goal of my art is that when you come up and actually take the time to look and understand, you can find more details. The post HUB23: Jayce Hall’s art Inspires people to look closer, listen more appeared first on NRC Health.

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Less sleep, less exercise and less relaxation – here’s the data on just how much busier moms are during the school year

American Nurse

Moms of school-age children get significantly less sleep during the school year than during the summer. We are economists who specialize in education and health research. We combined extensive data on school district schedules with information derived from the American Time Use Survey to explore the ways families use their time differently depending on whether school is in session or out for summer.

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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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Top-Paying APRN Specializations: Exploring High-Earning Options

Registered Nursing

What Determines an APRN’s Salary? APRN salaries can vary based on things like location, specialty type, and more. Other things that determine an APRN’s salary include: Minimum wage Education Experience Certifications and licensure The level of need for APRNs in the area where you’ll be servicing In addition, APRNs can expect a much higher salary within the more specialized areas of nursing.

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Diagnosis and Management of Ascites, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis and Hepatorenal Syndrome

Consult QD

Written by Sarah Kahn, MD, and Maureen Linganna, MD Note: This article is reprinted from the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine ( 2023;90[4]:209-213 ). In response to significant advances of antimicrobial resistance and studies comparing therapeutic options for ascites and hepatorenal syndrome, the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease published a new 2021 guidance 1 as a comprehensive guide for both outpatient and inpatient diagnostic evaluation and management of ascites, update

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How Much Experience Do You Need for Travel Nursing?

The Gypsy Nurse

Medical Solutions provided this article. Embarking on a career as a travel nurse is an exciting journey, but many aspiring nurses wonder about the experience required to venture into this thrilling field. Whether you’re a seasoned RN or a fresh graduate, understanding the experience requirements can help you chart your course and step confidently into the world of travel nursing.

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Should You Stay or Should You Go? Job Hopping and the Nurse

Daily Nurse

Job hopping and looking for the best possible opportunity is familiar, even among nurses. When you’re building a nursing career in the healthcare industry, you want to look for better opportunities that may yield more money, more time off, improved working conditions, more flexibility, sign-on bonuses, educational opportunities, or whatever else makes working worthwhile for you.

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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.

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symplr in the Spotlight, August 2023 | symplr

Symplr

Each month we bring you a roundup of achievements and thought leadership in the healthcare industry. From innovative tech solutions to esteemed professionals, symplr and our customers continue to make waves across the healthcare landscape.

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1099 Roundup: Healthcare Staffing Coalition Seeks DOL Opinion Letter

IntelyCare

Here is another post in our ongoing series on the news, lawsuits and updates around 1099 staffing in healthcare. Please check back with us to see the latest as we follow the stories and bring the latest to you. In an unprecedented move, a group of healthcare staffing competitors recently joined forces to address the growing clinical, financial, and legal risks associated with temporary 1099 nurse staffing in post-acute facilities.

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Parkinson’s Disease Research in Women (Podcast)

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Neuro Pathways: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast · Parkinson’s Disease Research in Women Women with Parkinson’s disease (PD) face faster disease progression and a higher mortality rate compared with men. However, women are historically underrepresented in PD research, and questionnaires used to collect data from people with PD fail to explore any gender-specific issues.

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