New Thing Nurse

APRIL 19, 2020

I literally can’t get out of bed some days. Everything makes me cry. Going through the day feels like walking through waist-deep mud. I am tired of talking to people who are not my nurse or healthcare friends. No one else understands. This is what COVID-19 has done to me. I have not caught it. I am physically well but mentally, I feel like s**t that has been trampled by elephants over and over again.

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Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

APRIL 1, 2020

The events of the last few weeks are unprecedented in our lifetime and have brought into sharp focus the pricelessness of healthcare access. Even as the pandemic highlights gaps in our health care system, individuals, organizations, and governments have stepped up to deliver innovations to fill these gaps. While this change has come amidst a crisis, there are important lessons in these emergency measures that have the ability to affect our profession into the foreseeable future.

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NIOSH Science Blog

APRIL 23, 2020

When a respirator has been approved by NIOSH, the user can be confident that the device will provide the expected level of protection, as long as it fits properly and is worn correctly. But when serious outbreak conditions cause a shortage of the NIOSH-approved filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs), other reliable options must be found. When possible, NIOSH recommends the use of reusable elastomeric respirators and powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) as alternatives to FFRs.

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Board Vitals - Nursing

APRIL 7, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has left students scrambling, leading to canceled clinicals and closed college campuses. As online distance learning becomes the new normal, many students may be struggling to adapt to a non-traditional classroom setting. To help ease your transition to a study-from-home setup, here are some distance learning tips while we weather this pandemic.

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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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The Chicago School

APRIL 16, 2020

The health industry is reacting to our increasingly digitized global landscape by providing more telecommute able services. Learn about the different types of telehealth and how it may benefit you. The post What is telemedicine? appeared first on Insight Digital Magazine.

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New Thing Nurse

APRIL 19, 2020

Is this pandemic over yet? We’ve officially been sheltered in place for over a month here in Oakland, California, and I am feeling it. The stress of everything related to the novel corona virus/COVID-19 is making life in and out of the hospital hard. I have had up’s and down’s with my mental health. I feel that I am now on an upswing, but that definitely can change day-to-day.

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Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

APRIL 29, 2020

Estanis Bauelos/123RF.com After days, weeks, and even months of living in a Coronavirus dominated world, we are finally looking towards the end of this mess. It will still take time, but there is some light at the end of the tunnel. The thought of returning to our regularly scheduled programming is wonderful, but those of us in healthcare know that regardless of our hopes, we aren’t going back to the way things used to be.

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NIOSH Science Blog

APRIL 15, 2020

Em momentos de crise, funcionários de saúde (por exemplo, enfermeiros, enfermeiros licenciados em clínica geral, médicos, assistentes de enfermagem etc.) continuam a oferecer atendimento, mesmo com demandas desafiadoras de trabalho, incluindo maior internação de pacientes gravemente doentes, aumento do estresse no trabalho e uma necessidade frequente de horas extras.

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ER Nurses

APRIL 9, 2020

You know things are bad when the federal response is completely missing, and you have to blame state governors for the mess. Stay safe out there. Your work is crazy. it's ok to feel the grief and anxiety of this time. Other countries responded quickly and aggressively to combat the spread of coronavirus.Trump failed to do the same—and now the U.S. has the most cases in the 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

New Thing Nurse

APRIL 2, 2020

If you’re a nurse, doctor, respiratory therapist, CNA, PCA, or any other healthcare worker right now, I bet your ears hurt from wearing a surgical mask 24/7. Pain, skin breakdown, and more are happening to our ears as we work to care for COVID9 patients. Well like all of today’s problems, the internet has given us a remedy for our surgical mask induced ear discomfort!

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NIOSH Science Blog

APRIL 15, 2020

Cuando ocurren brotes de enfermedades infecciosas, dependemos de los profesionales de atención médica para que cuiden a los afectados, lo cual los pone en mayor riesgo de exposición al patógeno causante de la enfermedad. Mientras que los controles técnicos y administrativos deberían ser lo primero que se considere para proteger a estos trabajadores de la exposición, los centros también deberían asegurarse de que los empleados en riesgo estén preparados para usar protección respiratoria, entre ot

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Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

APRIL 15, 2020

Donato Fiorentino/123RF.com The US Healthcare sector has been upended by the nationwide spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Existing provider shortages are amplified as hospitals reach capacity to treat the sickest patients. On the opposite end of the spectrum, more than 43,000 US healthcare professionals and support staff have been furloughed as hospitals scale down or discontinue some service lines to focus on care, staffing, and resources for COVID-19 patients.

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NIOSH Science Blog

APRIL 15, 2020

危機発生時、重症患者の搬入の増加、業務上のストレスの増加、超過勤務の必要性の増加を含め、かつてない困難な業務負荷の中にあっても、医療従事者（例：看護師、専門看護師、医師、准看護師）は医療行為を継続します。こういった業務負荷は既に厳しい勤務環境（すなわち、12時間シフト、夜勤）と合わさり、しっかりと回復するためのシフト中の通常の休憩時間やシフト間の休日など、十分な休憩・休日の確保を難しくしています。これらの業務上の因子のすべて（すなわち、身体的、心理的、および／または精神的負荷）が睡眠不足と重なることで疲労に繋がります1-3。 疲労した医療従事者は自分自身の健康および安全を脅かす可能性があり、それには感染症に対する感受性の増加4、針刺し5、業務に関連した筋肉損傷6、燃え尽き症候群7、さらに患者に対する医療過誤が含まれます8,9。

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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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Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

APRIL 10, 2020

David Tiberio/123RF.com In a matter of weeks, the Covid-19 Pandemic has swept our nation into a state of mixed emotion. While many are laid off or forced to work from home, front-line healthcare workers are pushed to the max with long hours, high stress environments, and a major shortage of resources. Those who work in fields considered to be non-essential have been thrust into working new units, with very little orientation.

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Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

APRIL 6, 2020

Katsiaryna Lenets/123RF.com During this COVID-19 pandemic and the disruption that it has caused, we want to take a moment to recognize our healthcare care workers across the nation. These hard-working heroes work tirelessly to help provide safety and well-being in our communities, sometimes at great sacrifice to themselves, and they deserve our recognition and gratitude.

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Nursing Management

APRIL 30, 2020

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