Daily Nurse

MARCH 28, 2024

Creating a routine looks different for everyone and isn’t always what people see on social media. It certainly doesn’t have to look perfect, and most people make mistakes before finding what helps them manage their everyday lives. You might want to eat healthier, take a walk after work , or remember to do a particular chore. Whatever it is, maintaining a dependable routine can be tricky with a busy work schedule, but not impossible.

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Amercan Journal of Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Editor’s note: Hui-wen Sato is a pediatric ICU nurse in California and a regular writer for this blog who has gone deeply into the topic of grief, her own and that of patients and their families. Her insights reverse our usual ways of understanding grief, finding a generative energy instead of a wasteland. Here is a key passage from a TED-style talk (see video below) she gave at the last End Well Project conference in November 2023.

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The Nurse Break

MARCH 28, 2024

More from In Pursuit of Excellence here Express interest in writing for us here When I initially started to write this piece, I was on a career vacation. I was on long service leave for the first time in my life. When I first wrote those words, I was stunned I had been around long enough for that, and as I look in the mirror today, I have had to face facts, I am a little greyer (okay a lot), a little wrinklier (just a little) but hopefully a little bit smarter than I was all those years ago

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Empowered Nurses

MARCH 28, 2024

Recently, eight nurses who were terminated from Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts filed a lawsuit for wrongful termination claiming the hospital retaliated against them for reporting unsafe conditions. According to an article in MedPages Today , there have been over 600 official reports filed by nurses over the last six months regarding staffing shortages in this hospital.

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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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Nursing Times

MARCH 28, 2024

The NMC has signed off plans to invest £30m in fitness to practise amid an ever-increasing backlog and public scrutiny. Read more.

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Becker's Hospital Review

MARCH 28, 2024

Novice nurses are more likely than more tenured co-workers to want self-scheduling and flexible shifts, but experienced nurses are more in favor of hybrid and fully remote work.

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Penn Medicine News

MARCH 28, 2024

Teams across Penn Medicine are working hard to “think globally, act locally” when making environmentally friendly changes in their day-to-day operations.

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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on : Gustafson CM, Higgins M, Wood KA, Song MK. Place of death for young adults with chronic illness. Nurs Res. 2023 Jul 11. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000681. Epub ahead of print. Implications for practice and research Clinicians must communicate with young adults (YAs) throughout their disease course about end-of-life care preferences, including place-of-death.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

A bill just passed in the Maine State Senate would mandate nurse-to-patient ratios.

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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on: Stanley S, Higginbotham K, Finucane A, Nwosu AC. A grounded theory study exploring palliative care healthcare professionals’ experiences of managing digital legacy as part of advance care planning for people receiving palliative care. Palliat Med. 2023 Oct;37(9):1424–1433. doi: 10.1177/02692163231194198. Epub 2023 Aug 23. Implications for practice and research Digital legacy could be incorporated into advance care planning policies in practice, with explicit inclusion

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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

Nurse Practitioners in Business

MARCH 28, 2024

No matter how different our political views are, we can’t dispute the increase in violence across the country in the past few years. Every day, we hear about gun violence, hate crimes, gang fights, violence in schools, and crimes in everyday life. While we may not be the victims today, violence affects us all, reaching even the smallest corners of the country.

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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on : Zhang L, Wang J, Dove A, Yang W, Qi X, Xu W. Injurious falls before, during and after dementia diagnosis: a population-based study. Age Ageing. 2022 Dec 5;51(12):afac299. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afac299. Implications for practice and research People with dementia show a higher incidence of falls four years before diagnosis. There is a growing evidence of life-style risk factors for developing dementia in later life.

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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on : Suh M, Kim DH, Cho I, Ham OK. Age and gender differences in fall-related factors affecting community-dwelling older adults. J Nurs Res. 2023 Apr 1;31(2):e270. doi: 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000545. Implications for practice and research Future research could explore and test the efficacy of gender-specific fall prevention protocols. In practice, understanding that there are gender-based risk factors for falls would assist and prompt nurses and health professionals to perform assessme

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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on: Kuld PB, Frielink N, Zijlmans M, et al. Promoting self-determination of persons with severe or profound intellectual disabilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2023 Jul;67(7):589–629. doi: 10.1111/jir.13036. Epub 2023 May 11. Implications for practice and research Nurses can promote self-determination of people with severe and profound intellectual disabilities through relationship building and learning to read a person’s communicatio

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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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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on: Kardas U, Yilmaz Sahin S. Investigation of the relationship between cultural sensitivity and effectiveness levels among nursing students. Nurse Educ Pract. 2023 Oct;72:103773. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103773. Epub 2023 Aug 29. Implications for practice and research Nurse educators and policymakers can draw valuable insights from these findings to shape evidence-based strategies for enhancing cultural competence in nursing education, ultimately contributing to the provision of cult

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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on : Eglseer D. Development and evaluation of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) for healthcare professionals on malnutrition in older adults. Nurse Educ Today. 2023 Apr;123:105741. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105741. Epub 2023 Feb 4. Commentary Implications for practice and research Massive open online course (MOOCs) can improve health professionals (HPs)’ knowledge and nutritional care skills for malnutrition in older adults efficiently.

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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on: Wu Q, Zhu P, Ji Q, et al. The effect of death education course utilizing constructivist learning theory on first grade undergraduate nursing student attitudes and coping abilities towards death: A mixed study design. Nurse Educ Today. 2023 Jul;126:105809. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105809. Epub 2023 Apr 6. Implications for practice and research Death education courses (DECs) prepare healthcare students to manage future relationships with end-of-life (EOL) patients and their relative

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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on: Wilson A, Hurley J, Hutchinson M, Lakeman R. Trauma-informed care in acute mental health units through the lifeworld of mental health nurses: A phenomenological study. Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2023 Jun;32(3):829–838. doi: 10.1111/inm.13120. Epub 2023 Jan 27. Implications for practice and research Clients’ medical data and trauma histories should be supplemented with information on their strengths to promote a holistic and integrated understanding of their lived experien

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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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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on: Moyles J, Hunter A, Grealish A. Forensic mental health nurses’ experiences of rebuilding the therapeutic relationship after an episode of physical restraint in forensic services in Ireland: A qualitative study. Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2023 May 26. doi: 10.1111/inm.13176. Epub ahead of print. Implications for practice and research Ensuring routine postrestraint-focused clinical supervision, experiential training for forensic mental health nurses involved in rebuilding therape

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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on: Wong S, Müller A. Nurses' use of pro re nata medication in adult acute mental healthcare settings: An integrative review. Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2023 Apr 6. doi: 10.1111/inm.13148. Epub ahead of print. Implications for practice and research This literature review provides synthesised evidence to evaluate and improve the clinical practice of pro re nata (PRN) medication in mental healthcare organisations.

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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on: Higgins O, Short BL, Chalup SK, et al. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) based decision support systems in mental health: an integrative review. Int J Ment Health Nurs 2023 [Epub ahead of print 6 Feb 2023]. doi: 10.1111/inm.13114. Implications for practice and research The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI)-based decision support systems (DSS) in mental healthcare is at a very early stage.

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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on: Son YJ, Jang I. One-year trajectories of self-care behaviours and unplanned hospital readmissions among patients with heart failure: A prospective longitudinal study. J Clin Nurs. 2023 Sep;32(17-18):6427-6440. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16658. Epub 2023 Feb 23. Implications for practice and research Timely identifying self­care behaviour patterns over time may reduce the risk of hospital readmissions in patients with heart failure (HF).

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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on: Calderón-Larrañaga S, Greenhalgh T, Clinch M, Robson J, Dostal I, Eto F, Finer S. Unravelling the potential of social prescribing in individual-level type 2 diabetes prevention: a mixed-methods realist evaluation. BMC Med. 2023 Mar 13;21(1):91. doi: 10.1186/s12916-023-02796-9. Commentary Implications for practice and research Integrating social prescribing (SP) in primary care increases opportunities to deliver holistic care and facilitate clinic-community partnerships.

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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on: Ayers JW, Poliak A, Dredze M, Leas EC, Zhu Z, Kelley JB, Faix DJ, Goodman AM, Longhurst CA, Hogarth M, Smith DM. Comparing Physician and Artificial Intelligence Chatbot Responses to Patient Questions Posted to a Public Social Media Forum. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 Jun 1;183(6):589-596. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.1838. Commentary Implications for practice and research AI assistants could be used to draft responses for physicians and nurses, potentially addressing a key element of

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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on: Dawson LP, Nehme E, Nehme Z, Zomer E, Bloom J, Cox S, Anderson D, Stephenson M, Ball J, Zhou J, Lefkovits J, Taylor AJ, Horrigan M, Chew DP, Kaye D, Cullen L, Mihalopoulos C, Smith K, Stub D. Chest Pain Management Using Prehospital Point-of-Care Troponin and Paramedic Risk Assessment. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 Mar 1;183(3):203-211. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.6409.

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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on: Wechsler PM, Liberman AL, Restifo D, Abramson EL, Navi BB, Kamel H, Parikh NS. Cost-Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Interventions in Patients With Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack. Stroke. 2023 Apr;54(4):992-1000. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.040356. Epub 2023 Mar 3. Implications for practice and research Measures to promote smoking cessation should go beyond brief counselling to include intensive counselling with pharmacotherapeutic support, such as varenicline, whi

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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on: Zhang M, Zhang C, Chen C, et al. The experience of diabetic retinopathy patients during hospital-to-home full-cycle care: a qualitative study. BMC Nurs. 2023 Mar 3;22(1):58. doi: 10.1186/s12912-023-01206-y. Implications for practice and research Consideration of patients' life experiences, which aids in examining their feelings and patient’ experiences.

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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on : King C, Dudley J, Mee A, Tomlin S, Tse Y, Trivedi A, Hawcutt DB; Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health/Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacist Group Joint Standing Committee on Medicines. For children admitted to hospital, what interventions improve medication safety on ward rounds? A systematic review. Arch Dis Child. 2023 Jul;108(7):583–588. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-324772.

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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on: Chen A, Demaestri S, Schweiberger K, Sidani J, et al. Inclusion of non-English-speaking participants in pediatric health research: a review. JAMA Pediatr. 2023;177(1):81–88. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.3828. Implications for practice and research In a review of inclusion of non-English speaking (NES) participants, 9% of research articles included NES participants, which may impact study generalisability.

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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on: Kelleher ST, Barrett MJ, Durnin S, Fitzpatrick P, Higgins A, Hall D. Staff competence in caring for LGBTQ+ patients in the paediatric emergency department. Arch Dis Child. 2023 Jul;108(7):525–529. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-325151. Epub 2023 Apr 24. Implications for practice and research Emergency department staff self-identified the need for training in the care of youth who identify as LGBTQ+ to close a gap in knowledge and clinical preparedness.

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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on: Stewart E, Pearce A, Given J, Gilbert R, Brophy S, Cookson R, Hardelid P, Harron KL, Leyland A, Wood R, Dundas R. Identifying opportunities for upstream evaluations relevant to child and maternal health: a UK policy-mapping review. Arch Dis Child. 2023 Jul;108(7):556-562. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-325219. Epub 2023 Mar 31. Implications for practice and research Prioritising policies targeting social determinants of health is crucial for improving early-life health outcomes.

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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on: Marko S, Wylie S, Utter J. Enablers and barriers to healthy eating among hospital nurses: a systematic review. Int J Nurs Stud. 2023 Feb;138:104412. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104412. Epub 2022 Dec 5 Implications for practice and research Multi-faceted interventions are key in addressing various influences on nurses’ healthy eating beyond individual choices.

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Evidence-Based Nursing

MARCH 28, 2024

Commentary on: Boucher NA, Tucker MC, White BS, et al. Frontline clinician appraisement of research engagement: "I feel out of touch with research". J Gen Intern Med 2023:1–7. doi: 10.1007/s11606-023-08200-9. Implications for practice and research Leadership action by prioritising clinical research activities and introducing a range of clinician engagement strategies for research can lead to better staff retention and patient care.

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