American Nurse
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Indigenous nursing programs are making room for new perspectives When Angela Acuna, BSN, RN, heard about the Indians in Nursing: Career Advancement and Transition Scholars (INCATS) program, she thought it was too good to be true. She was in her first semester at the University of Arizona College of Nursing in Tucson and was one… This content is for Digital Access and Print Plus subscribers only.
Daily Nurse
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
At 22 years old, I became a charge nurse on a 27-bed step down unit at a large metropolitan hospital. The job demands were intense, and I regularly saw critically ill patients, distressed family members, and other difficult situations that I had little time, emotional bandwidth, or support to process. This experience drove me to join Trusted Health , where I work with a team to identify workforce solutions that make nursing a more sustainable career.
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American Nurse
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Most people with chronic back pain naturally think their pain is caused by injuries or other problems in the body such as arthritis or bulging disks. But our research team has found that thinking about the root cause of pain as a process that’s occurring in the brain can help promote recovery. That is a key finding of a study my colleagues and I recently published in JAMA Network Open , a monthly open-access medical journal.
Scrubs
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Are you a practicing nurse? It’s a rewarding career, even with the associated stress and vicarious trauma you can experience. You get to care for people at their most vulnerable – when they’re recovering from surgery, in palliative care, or otherwise are ill or unwell. Nurses have excellent job security, a decent wage, good workplace benefits, and are also well-respected roles in the broader community.
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.
American Nurse
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Leverage existing and emerging tools to help address this persistent nursing challenge. Lillee Gelinas Artificial intelligence (AI) can help identify signs of staff burnout by using a range of methods and tools, each with its own merits. The demands of patient care coupled with the hurried healthcare environment create a dangerous mix for nurses trying to stay mentally and physically healthy.
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American Nurse
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Be alert for the signs of this drug, a growing contributor to the opioid epidemic. Takeaways: In addition to the influx of fentanyl in the illicit drug supply, xylazine, another adulterant, is being detected and involved in drug overdose deaths. Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, isn’t approved for human use and causes dramatic physiologic effects and places individuals who use illicit drugs at high risk for morbidity and mortality.
Diversity Nursing
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Understanding Hospice Care Hospice care is a specialized type of care that focuses on providing comfort and support to individuals who are nearing the end of their lives. It is designed to help patients maintain their dignity and quality of life during this challenging time. Hospice care can be provided in various settings, including the patient's home, a hospice facility, or a hospital.
Becker's Hospital Review
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Saint Joseph's Medical Center in Yonkers, N.Y., has donated $2.5 million to support a partnership with the nursing school at the College of Mount Saint Vincent in New York City.
Premier Medical Staffing
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Job Information Job Profession: Supporting Mothers in Healthcare Job State: Job Location: Job Specialty: Job Assignment: The healthcare profession itself is founded on the idea of caretaking. No one knows the value of caretaking quite like mothers. At this moment in time, we are seeing mothers working in patient care across the globe leaving their positions at an increasing rate.
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
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
If you want to help individuals improve their daily lives in meaningful and creative ways, occupational therapy (OT) may be right for you. As an occupational therapist (OT) , you will work with individuals or groups with physical and mental injuries and disabilities. You will aid in recovery and help individuals master vital living skills to navigate the world more independently.
Premier Medical Staffing
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
The healthcare profession itself is founded on the idea of caretaking. No one knows the value of caretaking quite like mothers. At this moment in time, we are seeing mothers working in patient care across the globe leaving their positions at an increasing rate. This begs the question: how can we better support mothers in healthcare? Why is supporting mothers in healthcare so important?
Consult QD
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Transitioning from nursing school to clinical nursing can be challenging. Nurse residency programs provide extra support to ensure the transition is successful and new graduates can flourish as independent practitioners. “What we’re really helping our nurses do in a residency program is apply all of those amazing things they’ve learned [in school],” says Kathryn Stuck Boyd, MSN, NPD-BC, education manager for Nursing Education and Professional Development.
Minority Nurse
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has received a four-year, $2.8 million Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Health Workforce grant for a primary care nurse practitioner residency program that will recruit, train, and retain primary care providers with a passion for helping rural and underserved communities. Associate Professor Pam Jones, BSN’81, MSN’92, DNP’13, FAAN, is the grant’s project director, with Associate Professor Christian Ketel, DNP’14, FNAP, serving
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.
Consult QD
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
By Carol A. Langford, MD, MHS Management options for many of the vasculitic diseases have rapidly grown over the past 25 years. While novel treatment approaches represent important advances, the potential for relapse, treatment-related toxicity, permanent organ damage, and the emergence of other disease processes remain active issues that can result in morbidity or mortality.
Health Leaders | Nursing
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Addressing workplace violence in healthcare settings is a key priority for Colorado health facilities as they aim to retain workers.
American Nurse
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
A VA project uncovers barriers to success. Takeaways: Remote blood pressure monitoring combined with patient education improves blood pressure control. Telehealth offers a flexible and effective approach for improving the management of uncontrolled hypertension. Innovative strategies are required to help improve Veterans Health Administration primary care workload and panel.
American Nurse
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
The role of nurses in eligibility assessment and counseling Takeaways: Barriers to PrEP adherence include younger age, lower education levels, unstable housing, stigma, complicated work schedules, racial disparities, concerns about long-term side effects, cost, and forgetting to take the medication. Risk compensation at the community level (where HIV-negative individuals who are taking PrEP engage in more unprotected sex because they assume that their partners are HIV-negative and also are takin
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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