Emerging RN Leader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I recently interviewed a nurse leader who shared her concerns about the level of cognitive overload experienced by nurses today. She shared the following observation: So, let’s hypothetically walk in the shoes of a medical-surgical nurse today. I start my shift with five assigned patients, but by […] The post Managing the Cognitive Overload of Nurses appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it’s a growing – and potentially fatal – threat to people. In September 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory alerting doctors and public health officials of an increase in flesh-eating bacteria cases that can cause serious wound infections.

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NIOSH Science Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

As of 2019, more than 18 million people, 11.5 % of the United States workforce, were employed in healthcare settings. Everyday healthcare workers face hazardous work conditions due to exposures to infectious agents and hazardous drugs and chemicals.

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American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The sudden and unexpected emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic presented many new challenges for healthcare delivery in 2020. Since then, much has changed in the way providers render primary care and specialty services across communities and patient populations. Let’s take it back for a moment. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic due to the SARS-CoV2 virus, which spread across the world and, according to Woldometer, infected more than 600 million people and resulted in

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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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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Call it divine intervention or being at the right place at the right time, but cardiac nurse Lauren Huyvaert saved the life of a University of Notre Dame football fan last year during a game against UNLV. Recently, the two were reunited. Daily Nurse honors Lauren Huyvaert, RN, a cardiac nurse at the Memorial Leighton Heart and Vascular Center in South Bend, Indiana, as the Nurse of the Week for jumping into action, performing CPR, and saving the life of Mike Brown, 77, when he became unrespons

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The Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Sandy Hook Promise released a new PSA that will leave you stunned, but hopefully stunned into action. This is another wake-up call for school staff, be vigilant about threats of violence and always take them seriously! There is no such thing as “just joking.” 80% of school shooters tell someone about their plans. But too often, people think they’re “just joking.

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Symplr

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Managing contracts is a complex task for healthcare organizations, with a diverse range of agreements to oversee. From provider contracts to vendor agreements , these contracts cover both clinical and non-clinical services and are subject to strict regulations to protect patients. Laws such as the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law govern provider arrangements in order to ensure compliance.

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The Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Student Mental Health Matters: A Toolkit for Educators i s a valuable resource for school nurses and educators, addressing the mental well-being of students. This open-access toolkit from PBS Learning Media offers a collection of video-based resources, featuring expert insights, student perspectives, and practical strategies, all centered around critical mental health topics such as suicide prevention, stress and anxiety management, self-harm awareness, understanding adverse childhood experience

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Healthy Workforce Institute

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For the past three years we have been working exclusively with healthcare leaders to avoid burnout, advance in the face of adversity, and live thriving personal and professional lives. While burnout has been an issue in healthcare for decades, the pandemic has escalated burnout both in practice and academic settings. Overcoming leadership burnout is a priority in today’s complex healthcare world.

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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

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In today’s healthcare landscape, the competition is intense. In the best locations, it can seem that countless qualified professionals are vying for highly coveted positions. How do you make your application stand out? Here, we’ll explore key strategies to differentiate yourself in this competitive sector. Understanding Your Unique Value Proposition Understanding your Unique Value Proposition (UVP) is at the heart of standing out.

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Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For decades, online nursing education options offered nurses a different path to a nursing degree, but the choices were limited. Today’s nurses enjoy nursing degree program choices that provide variations in everything from how and when they take a course to the length of a program. For many nurses, particularly those seeking advanced degrees, this expansion in online programs allows flexibility to balance work, school, and personal obligations.

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The Gypsy Nurse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Medical Edge Recruitment provided this article. Written by: Grace Williams, Human Resources Manager, Medical Edge Recruitment In the words of Albert Einstein, “The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life.

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Registered Nursing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Healthcare is a diverse field offering a multitude of career opportunities that extend beyond direct patient care. While clinical roles are essential, there are numerous healthcare careers that don’t require hands-on patient interaction. These roles are crucial in the healthcare ecosystem, contributing to the industry’s efficiency, compliance, and overall success.

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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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Health Leaders | Nursing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Hackensack Meridian Health is training nurses systemwide to effectively evaluate young suicidal patients. With New Jersey pediatric emergency room psychiatry consults dramatically increasing in 2022 over the previous year, Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) has launched Adolescent Clinician Training for Suicide Prevention for Nurses (ACTS) for its nurses.

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Becker's Hospital Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Since 2012, Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has retained 93.8 percent of its first-year nurses, and its nurse turnover rate is hree times better than the national rate.

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Do you know how well your website works for you? Do visitors to your site stay and consume the content you provide for them, or do they leave within seconds? One factor that determines the success of your website is the quality of the experience users have when visiting your site. User experience is what happens when we engage with any product or service.

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Consult QD

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

By Ronald Peirish, DO; Damien Billow, MD ; Cesar Cereijo, DO ; and Anokha Padubidri, MD When treating patients with a nonunion, the clinical question is whether it is best to perform a primary amputation or arthroplasty, or to proceed with limb salvage. Limb salvage can involve treatment in a single- or two-stage procedure. Treatment is personalized, based on the patient’s unique injury characteristics and shared decision-making between the surgeon and patient.

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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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Consult QD

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Although some patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) choose to undergo lumpectomy and radiation, mastectomy is often recommended in cases of extensive disease, history of prior breast radiation or location that would make achieving negative margins challenging. One open question researchers have sought to understand is the impact on a positive or close (<2 mm) surgical margin on the risk of local recurrence.

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