August, 2021

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Like Riding a Bicycle: Burnout Prevention

Josephine Ensign

Everyone, it seems, is burned out these days. Frontline nurses, doctors, public health workers, and other healthcare providers who are weathering yet another vicious turn in the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontline service providers, short-staffed and short supplied. Parents struggling to parent well amidst the crazy-making politicized strife over a safe return of their children to in-person teaching at schools.

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Reduce Workplace Stress and Thrive

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

It is common knowledge that workplace stress impairs employee happiness and contributes to decreased productivity. What’s even more important are the short and long-term health effects that stress has on workers. Healthcare has never been easy. With COVID, reduced resources, and unpredictability increasing, stress among healthcare workers is rising.

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Providence Clinical Academy helps RNs pursue and achieve a more rewarding career

Providence

August 6, 2021 At Providence and our family of organizations, we understand that to deliver world-class care, we must provide the best environment and tools nurses need to succeed.

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My life in uniforms

EDNurseasauras

Now that I am no longer required to don any type of conformist herd clothing, I have been reflecting on the uniforms I have worn over the years. What is it about uniforms that I loved as a kid, and hated as an adult? I suspect it is because the hype never lived up to the reality, so uniforms were vastly disappointing. I attended public school, so no uniform.

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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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Tips for Shadowing a Nurse Practitioner

Board Vitals - Nursing

What is one of the best ways to decide if becoming a nurse practitioner (NP) is right for you? Shadow the role! Shadowing a nurse practitioner gives you an opportunity beyond looking up what NPs can do and witness the day-to-day of this career. You can see where NPs work, what NPs do, who NPs work with, and how NPs do their job. It’s also a great opportunity to ask questions about the profession.

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Pandemically Published: Skid Road

Josephine Ensign

Welcome to the strange new world! When I first conceived of and began research for what became my newest book, Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in an American City , I knew I was in for a lot of hard work and more than a few surprises. What I didn’t know was that it would take over five years to complete the research and more than two years to write and see though to publication.

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$15 Million in Grants Available to Reimagine the Future of Nursing

Nurse Focus

Nurses deliver high-quality, accessible, and equitable care for all Americans. Many health care experts and advocates lament that the current health care system under-develops, under-utilizes, and under-appreciates nurses.

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The Origin of Nurse Papa: A Guest Blog by David Metzger, R.N.

Nursing Uncensored

Trigger warning: This blog post has content that may be inappropriate for sensitive readers. David discusses pediatric cancer in a hospital setting. Please be advised. As a pediatric oncology nurse, I am accustomed to often being the most positive person in the room. In the face of so much pain and sadness experienced by the children I care for and the anxiety and anger often experienced by their parents, it is personally helpful for me to try and discover another, more positive view.

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3 Tips for Managing Medical Misinformation from Patients

Gebauer Company

As a clinician, you’re accustomed to fielding patients’ questions and managing skepticism over various treatments. In some cases, a patient’s hunger for information is a positive sign that they’re invested in their health and will be dedicated to their prescribed care plan. But, when patients have the wrong information, it can lead to noncompliance or full-on refusal of care.

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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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The Trend of Trauma-Informed Care

Board Vitals - Nursing

We received hundreds of submissions for the 2021 BoardVitals Nursing School Scholarship. Applicants were asked to answer the question “Can you describe a nursing industry trend that’s caught your eye? Why does it interest you?” Our 1st place winner, Tricia Ptasnik, is a mental health social worker who is currently pursuing her Master’s as a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.

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The ANCC Pathway to Excellence Program

Diversity Nursing

To receive Magnet Recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) is something most hospitals and healthcare systems strive to achieve. The Magnet Recognition Program states “ To nurses, Magnet Recognition means education and development through every career stage, which leads to greater autonomy at the bedside. To patients, it means the very best care, delivered by nurses who are supported to be the very best that they can be.”.

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I was the only Black nurse in the department and I soon found out that I had been downgraded to HCA

Equality 4 Black Nurses

My experience of racism in the workplace is real and painful because it's not only the racism but the wickedness that follows. The following account is my true personal experience. As a Nurse born in Africa I am brought up to treat everyone with love, respect and dignity. In my country of origin, the word racism only exists in the dictionary. Never in my wildest dreams did I envision being the victim of racism or being caught up in an institution that was built on a white superiority construct.

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Using workforce transformation to embed the nursing associate role

Nursing Times

The nursing associate role was created to address a skills gap and meet workforce needs. This article describes a table-top simulation designed to help embed the role in existing teams. The post Using workforce transformation to embed the nursing associate role appeared first on Nursing Times.

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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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How to Stop Cyberbullying in the Workplace

Healthy Workforce Institute

If you’ve ever received a hostile e-mail from someone at work or had nasty things written about you by a co-worker online, you know what it’s like to be a target of cyberbullying in the workplace. Or maybe the cyberbully struck via text message or a Facebook post, trying to ruin your reputation by spreading negative gossip, criticizing you, or posting embarrassing photos.

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What To Consider When Taking a Crisis Contract for Travel Nurses

NexNurse

Travel nurses are in demand now due to the ongoing pandemic. Recently, we highlighted which states consistently request travel nurses, how nurses can work in different states, and the pay travel nurses receive as a result of the demand. This is a time to succeed for travel nurses. But before accepting a travel assignment, consider what to look out for when you sign a travel nurse crisis contract.

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NP Practice Authority and License Renewal Requirements By State

Board Vitals - Nursing

Determining the number of continuing education (CE) hours required to renew a nurse practitioner license (NP) and understanding practice authority can be confusing. Very often, the NP is required to meet several requirements to renew, including CEs for their registered nurse (RN) license, NP license and national certification(s). Additionally, every state and/or territory maintains different requirements.

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Qualities Of A Successful Nurse Leader

Diversity Nursing

Health care organizations rely on Nurse leaders to manage teams, patient care, and promote organizational goals. In order to meet these goals, a successful Nurse leader must possess certain qualities such as. Good communication. In healthcare, effective communication can literally be the difference between life and death. Nurse leaders should make themselves accessible and establish an environment that promotes an open-door policy so Nurses feel comfortable discussing issues or concerns.

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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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Locum Jobs for NPs: Are they still worth it in 2021?

NP Hub

Is traveling a normal thing again? Are we ready? Some might say yes, … The post Locum Jobs for NPs: Are they still worth it in 2021? appeared first on NPHub.

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Best 9 Hospitals for Travel Nurses to Work

Travel Nursing Central

As a travel nurse finding a great hospital or nursing facility for your next assignment can seem overwhelming. There are so many hospitals and nursing facilities within the United States. Fellow travel nurses on our Facebook group said the below hospitals are the best hospitals for travel nurses. You will find a little bit of information from each hospital’s website as well.

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and that's all I have to say about that

EDNurseasauras

Some months back I posed the question: "Would I recommend nursing as a career?" That is a tough one. My answer isn't an emphatic "yes". It isn't an emphatic "no", either. The job I trained for, and did well, has ceased to exist. Now that I'm retired, I don't miss the constant struggle of trying to do the job that I knew could, and should, be done. And feeling not good about it all the time.

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The tiered skills acquisition model: Orientees' perceptions of confidence

Nursing Management

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‘Nurses, Thank You’ – An NP’s Experience as a Patient

Board Vitals - Nursing

I remember my early nursing days working in the fast-paced ICU as being some of the most intense and overwhelming times of my nursing career. It’s called the Intensive Care Unit for a reason. Today, I am an acute nurse practitioner and my traditional bedside nursing days are behind me. However, my recent experience in the NICU reminded me just how amazing nurses truly are.

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Black Nurse Assaulted by a White Health Care Assistant (HCA) at UHCW NHS Trust

Equality 4 Black Nurses

I am a Registered Nurse and I was working a night shift at a hospital with a team of White colleagues. I was the only Black member of staff on the shift. I was looking after patients with my own allocated HCA and the other registered nurse was working on the other side of the ward with a different HCA. The Registered nurse and I checked medications together and the shift was going relatively well.

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Understanding Your BoardVitals NCLEX® CAT Score 

Board Vitals - Nursing

The BoardVitals NCL EX-RN ® and NCLEX-PN® question banks are equipped with Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) technology. Users can create an unlimited number of CAT practice exams to get a feeling for the test conditions they will see on the NCLEX-RN ® or NCLEX-PN ®. The exam results are designed to help students understand which content areas they are weak or strong in, rather than predict the likelihood they will pass the NCLEX®.

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How to Avoid Conflict on Assignment

Travel Nursing Central

Working as a travel nurse , you will be working in different hospitals. Conflict in the workplace can make working at some hospitals unbearable, even if you know that you are only there for 13 weeks. Avoiding conflict in the workplace does not have to be a huge challenge, but it can help you make your time at that hospital more enjoyable. Here are some of the ways that you can avoid conflict in the workplace as a travel nurse.

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The emerging principles and practices of appreciative leadership

Nursing Management

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Understanding the Stigma in Women’s Health

Board Vitals - Nursing

We received hundreds of submissions for the 2021 BoardVitals Nursing School Scholarship. Applicants were asked to answer the question “Can you describe a nursing industry trend that’s caught your eye? Why does it interest you?” Our 2nd place winner, Medjine Pierre, is a registered nurse who is currently pursuing her Master’s as a Nurse Practitioner.