The Nurse Sabbatical

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Sabbaticals are a time of leave from a job for self-exploration and rejuvenation. While there has been an increase in sabbaticals or career breaks due to the Great Resignation and the pandemic, there are still many skeptics about this sabbatical idea since it is not a mainstream concept. If you thought about taking a career break or sabbatical and decided to share the idea with a friend, family, and/or colleague, I am sure there was a pause, exasperation, or a crazy look.

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Life of a Nurse

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As fall winds by I find this time of year conducive to reflection. Whether personal goals, professional status, and the world. Perhaps it’s my method of organizing life events, as the blogs the past few months have explored the concept of complexity. The pandemic with mandates, closures, and daily uncertainty has receded; the virus COVID-19 continues to affect hundreds indeed thousands every day.

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Daily Nurse

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Nursing certifications are essential to provide the best possible care for your patients. There are many different types of certifications, and each one offers a different set of skills and knowledge. By being certified, you can show your patients that you are a competent and qualified nurse. One of the most critical aspects of nursing […].

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

As modern healthcare workers, today’s nurses have to wear many hats. However, the top priority remains the same — supporting the health and safety of their patients. There’s no question that healthcare technology has come a long way in recent years, advancing the industry and helping millions of people. However, there is still a lack of understanding when it comes to women’s health.

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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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Relias

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Positive behavior support is a holistic approach to improving a person’s quality of life that can reduce challenging behavior. Grounded in applied behavior analysis , the concept of positive behavior supports emerged in response to deinstitutionalization and the move toward person centered supports and services. This focus on the individual has led positive behavior supports to include features such as: Collaboration with other caregivers.

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Daily Nurse

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

A Certified Nursing Assistant, or CNA, provides basic care to patients in hospitals, nursing homes, and other medical facilities. There is a demand for CNAs in all 50 states, so the job outlook is good. Demand for CNAs in All 50 States The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment of nursing assistants will grow […].

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Have you read Part 1 of our interview with popular nurse influencer and nursing advocate Nurse Blake? Well, if not, read that here before reading Part 2. Whether you know Nurse Blake from his Facebook videos, podcast, live shows, or cruises, he’s proven that he’s a force to be reckoned with! Have you always wanted to be a nurse? Yeah, I’ve always wanted to be a nurse.

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Elder Care Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2022

IS IT TIME TO UPDATE YOUR ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS? It may be time to contact your estate planning attorney if it has been a while since you updated (or reviewed) your estate plan. Experts recommend updating your estate plan every three to five years—whether changing beneficiary designations or updating estate planning documents—to keep it relevant and legally enforceable.… The post HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU UPDATE YOUR ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS?

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Healthy Workforce Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

November is National Gratitude Month , although many healthcare professionals don’t feel so…well…grateful. We get it – between the pandemic and nursing shortage, we understand why there is a reluctance to embrace a culture of gratitude this year. However, despite the challenges we’ve faced in the past few years, intentionally incorporating gratitude in the workplace is instrumental in cultivating and sustaining a healthy work environment where nurses feel supported and want to stay.

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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

Daily Nurse

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Mitochondria are the energy-producing powerhouses within each cell of our bodies, synthesizing ATP (adenosine triphosphate) for us around the clock. In terms of your nursing career, what are the mitochondria that power your engine? What impetus, desires, goals, or motivations drive you forward? If you need to stoke the fire of your nursing career, the […].

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Diversity Nursing

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Patients with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (IDDs) have unique needs. It is important Nurses know how to properly provide care, and make health care more accessible for this population. An IDD, includes many severe, chronic conditions that are due to mental and/or physical impairments. It usually lasts throughout a person's lifetime. People who have IDDs have problems with major life activities such as : Language.

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Nurse.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Nurses leaving the bedside isn’t a new issue. But over the past two years, hospitals have seen nurse staffing reach critical levels. “The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the pre-existing crisis,” said Sarah Wells, MSN, RN, CEN, CNL, an emergency room nurse and founder of New Thing Nurse in Oakland, California. “We’re seeing nurses experience historic levels of stress and work strain.”.

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Elder Care Matters

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Medicare Part B Premiums to Decrease in 2023 For the first time in over a decade, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that Medicare beneficiaries will enjoy a lower premium in 2023. That’s welcome news for seniors living on a fixed income and struggling with dramatic price increases on, well, everything. The standard… The post MEDICARE PART B PREMIUMS TO DECREASE IN 2023 appeared first on Elder Care Directory - ElderCareMatters.com.

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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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Daily Nurse

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Nicole Horochowski, a nurse from Florida, was the true star of the hit Broadway musical Funny Girl after helping a man who collapsed during the performance. Last week Horochowski was a Broadway star, and this week she’s our Nurse of the Week. Horochowski was catching the Broadway show at the August Wilson Theatre with her […].

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Premier Medical Staffing

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Job Information Job Profession: Common Nursing Terms & Abbreviations: A Guide for New Nurses Job State: Job Location: Job Specialty: Job Assignment: You’ve waited for this moment for years: finally getting your very first hospital job after nursing school. While many new nurses are feeling on top of their game after completing all the requirements of their certification, that first day on the job can be overwhelming, especially when all the veteran nurses are shooting around phrases and wor

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Nurse.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

For patients with dementia, the treatment goals are to manage symptoms and maintain function and quality of life. This can only be achieved if care teams, including hospice nurses, know the latest evidence-based strategies for dementia care. But hospice nurses also recognize the challenges these patients and their families face every day and are ready to help ease their distress and fear.

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Capitol Beat

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Nurses know better than anyone that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated problems in health care and tested the resolve of the nation’s health care system and its stewards. Among the most impactful changes to the healthcare system in response to the pandemic has been the use of a range of Public Health Emergency (PHE) waivers for restrictions and rules that were identified as barriers to safe care of all patients, not only those with COVID-19.

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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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Daily Nurse

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Nurse Residency Program (NRP) at MedStar Washington Hospital Center has again earned accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). It is the only CCNE-accredited nurse residency program in the nation’s capital, and more than 2,500 new graduate nurses have participated in the nurse residency program since its inception in 2012.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The University of Pennsylvania announces the Leonard A. Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner Program, which will recruit and prepare a diverse cadre of expert nurse practitioners to provide primary care to individuals and families in underserved communities across the U.S. The $125 million donation by Penn alumnus Leonard A. Lauder, Chairman Emeritus of The Estee Lauder Companies, to create this first-of-its-kind, tuition-free program is the largest gift ever to an American nursing school.

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Providence

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

November 3, 2022 Acute care nurses are essential to our communities, caring for patients when they need it most. We recently spoke with a few of our caregivers to find out firsthand why they choose to work at Providence Everett, and learn about their unique career paths and experiences.

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American Medical Compliance

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an influx of doctor burnout. A recent study published in the medical journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings found that physician burnout increased during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic following a six-year drop that ended in 2020. Helping Doctors Through Extensive Burnout. In a press release, American Medical Association President Dr.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Stories can be powerful tools. Stories can create a sense of connection and have the power to shape the lives of both the storyteller and the listener. Stories also make ideas and experiences relatable and can encourage exploration or action. And it was the stories I heard from members of AHLA’s Women’s Leadership Council that inspired me to write this column as a reminder of the incredible impact of AHLA’s educational mission supported by AHLA’s philanthropic initiatives.

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Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

After multiple interviews and a lot of stress, your dream job just called and gave you an offer! Now what? If you accept the offer on the spot, the odds are that you are settling for something lower than they are actually willing to give you. You don’t, however, want to lose the job because you were too greedy. How, exactly, are you supposed to negotiate so that you get the most out of your dream job?

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Digital Doorway

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Are you a nurse who sometimes beats herself up because you've focused so much on your specialty practice area that you've lost touch with other aspects of nursing? Are you highly skilled at reading ECGs but couldn't interpret an ABG (arterial blood gas) if your life depended on it? Are you a nurse business owner completely removed from the clinical world?

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Go4

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Office Hours with Nurse Advisor Kim DeLaney, RN Go4 is launching Office Hours with Kim DeLaney, RN Kim DeLaney, RN, BSN has over two-decades of experience navigating the world of Human Resources, most recently as the Director of Enterprise Talent Acquisition at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). After spending 15 years as a staff nurse there, Kim helped elevate the talented nursing staff at the first hospital to specialize exclusively in pediatric medicine, and now a world-renowned

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NurseBuff

OCTOBER 30, 2022

It's that ghoulish tiime of year again. Send these special Halloween greetings to your fellow nurses, colleagues, and patients to let them know they're remembered. The post 20 Halloween Greetings For Nurses appeared first on NurseBuff.

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Advances in Nursing Science

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The October – December 2022 issue of ANS (45:4) is just published! The first ANS featured article in this issue is titled “Access Denied: Nurses’ Perspectives of Access to Oncology Care Among Indigenous Peoples in Canada” authored by Tara C. Horrill, PhD, RN; Donna E. Martin, PhD, RN; Josée G. Lavoie, PhD; and Annette S.

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Relias

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The need for effective crisis response training, especially for behavioral health crises, is growing. Compared to other high-income countries , the U.S. has one of the highest rates of mental health and substance use issues. While Americans are more likely than people in many other countries to seek help for these issues, they are also more likely to be unable to access care due to high costs or lack of mental health practitioners in their area.

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The Nurse Break

OCTOBER 31, 2022

How to Get a Nursing Job With No Experience in Australia. So you want to be a nurse in Australia but don’t have any experience? Don’t worry – it’s not impossible! There are many ways to get your foot in the door, and this article will provide you with some tips on how to make it happen. The nursing industry is growing rapidly in Australia, so there are plenty of opportunities available for new graduates.

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NurseBuff

OCTOBER 30, 2022

As words have the power to uplift and encourage, we’ve created these quote cards to bring inspiration to others when they need it the most. You never know when you reaching out with a simple gesture can save someone’s life. Soak up the views. Take in the bad weather and the good weather. You are […] The post 25 Inspiring Quotes for Suicide Prevention Week appeared first on NurseBuff.

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