Candy Campbell

MAY 5, 2022

Every May, we celebrate Nurses Month, and Nurses Week around Miss Nightingale's birthday (May 12). This year, it's time for extra-special celebrations as we recognize the WORST of the COVID-19 pandemic is over. (Sure, we are still dealing with some of it, but the morbidity and mortality rate are waaaaay low, compared to the last 2 years.) Many of you know my 3rd solo show is all about the iconic Miss Nightingale, based on her 200 books/articles and over 10,000 letters I have read.

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Life of a Nurse

MAY 3, 2022

In the area I live in; spring has been shy to show up for its grand stay, sometimes it’s a couple of days before the humidex readings are reported, sometimes it seems a few weeks, this year I refuse to wear my parka in May. Truly, no way, it’s nothing against parkas it’s the principle Mother Nature is to deliver warmer days with sunshine, not chilly, grey days.

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Daily Nurse

MAY 6, 2022

While certain hospitals and healthcare facilities will enforce strict dress codes for their staff, others will allow their people to express themselves with pieces of any design and color from cute ciel blue scrubs to crazy and comical character scrubs – as long as they’re hygienic and identifiable. That said, the nature of the landscape […].

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Nurse.com

MAY 6, 2022

Content courtesy of Children’s National Hospital. It’s no secret that self-care is an important part of maintaining overall health. But finding the time to nourish their bodies, minds, and spirits can be a challenge for nurses. “Nurses are trained to provide compassionate care for patients, yet we’re not trained in the compassion of caring for ourselves,” says Pam Ressler, MS, RN, HNB-BC, founder of StressResources.com in Concord, Mass.

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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

MAY 6, 2022

The Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report, or PEPPER, contains valuable information to help your hospice organization identify billing issues and prevent improper payment audits. The provider-specific PEPPER analyzes Medicare data and statistics from discharges and services compared with every hospice nationwide. Reviewing your hospice PEPPER is an important part of your hospice compliance program.

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Daily Nurse

MAY 2, 2022

While Rosa Crumpton, RN, BSN, MBA, works full-time in nursing management for a large hospital, she has an interesting side-gig that came about after taking a course last year called “Nursing by Design.” That led to her side business. “[It] helped me discover where my natural talents and market needs intersected. I realized that I […].

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Nurse.com

MAY 5, 2022

Next week, The Nurses’ March will take place to unite and recognize caregivers across the country at our nation’s capital. This inaugural event will honor those who lost their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic and pay tribute to the nursing community. Throughout COVID-19, the media and various campaigns brought greater focus to nurses’ critical role in the healthcare industry.

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Relias

MAY 2, 2022

Beginning July 16, 2022, the 988 crisis hotline will be fully operational. Those across the United States experiencing or witnessing a mental health crisis will now have a dedicated line to call and talk with a trained counselor. This has the potential to positively impact the state of crisis prevention and intervention in the U.S. But 988 will need the help of behavioral health organizations to ensure its long-term success.

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Minority Nurse

MAY 6, 2022

One of the best things about nursing is that there is a rewarding job for everyone. While some professionals prefer to care for patients inside a hospital, others do their work while spending time outdoors, educating people or traveling the globe. No matter your personality or your working style, you can start an exciting career as soon as you get your registered nurse (RN) license.

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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

MAY 4, 2022

One occupational hazard of being a nurse (or even a nursing student!) is that friends, family, and even brand-new acquaintances tend to buttonhole you for on-the-spot diagnoses and ad hoc consultations. And, since you are completely on board with helping people, you respond as a nurse whether you’re wearing scrubs or street clothes. So, it […].

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Diversity Nursing

MAY 5, 2022

Each year during Nurses Week we take the time to show our appreciation for Nurses and all of the amazing hard work they do. Companies have also taken this opportunity to show their appreciation by offering special discounts and freebies for healthcare heroes. To save Nurses some time, we compiled a list of companies who are participating in special offers.

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Elder Care Matters

MAY 2, 2022

I’m often surprised how many people are shocked to learn that Medicare and Supplemental Insurance does not cover Long-Term care costs. When referring to Long Term Care, I’m addressing care in the following: Independent Living Assisted Living Memory Care (Dementia) Skilled Nursing CCRC (Continuing Care Retirement Communities) Let me address the confusion.

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Symplr

MAY 3, 2022

Safety will influence whether your providers and staff stay or leave their jobs. As a result, healthcare access management —thoughtfully controlling visitors’ and vendors’ access to a facility—is an important strategy to protect healthcare staff and increase workforce retention while ensuring compliance.

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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.

Education

Daily Nurse

MAY 3, 2022

What is a progressive care nurse? As even a brand new nursing student knows, the array of nursing specialties and the different types of facilities, acuity levels, and acronyms can be overwhelming, and even a veteran critical care nurse has described progressive care as “one of the fastest-growing nursing specialties” that is nonetheless “one of […].

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Diversity Nursing

MAY 6, 2022

One of the greatest benefits of the Nursing profession is that there are always new and emerging ways to improve our skills and reach new occupational heights. Medicine is ever-changing and with that, Nurses are also ever-changing. We must learn to adapt to new procedures, medications, technology, and equipment. These changes often unlock the potential we have to grow within the Nursing profession and there are many opportunities to grow right at our fingertips.

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Nurse.com

MAY 2, 2022

Content courtesy of South University. Becoming a travel nurse has plenty of benefits, most notably the recent pay increase sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic and staff shortages around the country. Travel nurses must be able to work hard, adapt quickly, be willing to learn, ask questions, and prepare to uproot themselves as often as every 13 weeks. What Is a Travel Nurse?

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Minority Nurse

MAY 6, 2022

Evidence-based practice is at the heart of nursing—and most of that evidence is based on quantitative research. For nurses who are merely competent in math, though, interpreting the numbers can be a challenge. And if your own facility with statistics is middling, trying to mentor semi-numerate DNP students may leave you feeling helpless at times. Help is on the way.

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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.

Health Outcomes

Daily Nurse

MAY 3, 2022

Working as a nurse (CMSRN) both before and during the pandemic, I’ve seen our profession change drastically in just a few years. The skills we need—and even what it means to be a nurse—are evolving as the new generation seeks different opportunities such as travel or part-time work. Over the last few years, I’ve had […].

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Diversity Nursing

MAY 3, 2022

As a Nurse, you always have essentials in your pockets or bag to help you get through a shift and day-to-day life as you never know when your experience and skills will be needed. Here are some of the essential items Nurses have on hand. IIPHONE & CHARGER. Your iphone is a useful tool especially when you fill it with apps such as Eponyms, Nursing Dictionaries and Drug Handbooks.

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Joyce

MAY 5, 2022

When you’re new to the nursing field, it can be challenging to determine the best educational path forward, especially if you’re just starting out or wanting to switch careers. Yet in both scenarios, you’ll find that a quality education will be a critical component for your success—and the more you have of it will directly correspond to the advancement opportunities and earning potential available to you in your future nursing career.

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Minority Nurse

MAY 6, 2022

Higher education is evolving. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing , distance education in master’s nursing programs has been steadily rising since 2015, offering improved access, flexibility, and student advancement. In fact, a recent survey reports that a primary target demographic for online programs is adults returning to school.

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Daily Nurse

MAY 2, 2022

Missouri faces a shortage of primary care physicians, particularly in rural and underserved communities, making it challenging for residents in some parts of the state to access health care services. Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) can provide an alternative because they are trained to assess, diagnose, treat and prescribe for medical conditions in much the […].

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The Nurse Break

MAY 4, 2022

The Nurse Brea k recently held a very popular Nursing During COVID / Pandemic 2021 Writing Competition. We were inundated with submissions and thank everyone. By Prue, RN in Rural Victoria. To get notified of future competitions and content, sign up here. To read articles about nurses’ raw experiences during COVID19 go here. To write for The Nurse Break go here.

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Joyce

MAY 5, 2022

Becoming a nurse means passing the National Council Licensure Examination, better known as the NCLEX. The test, proctored by the National Council of the State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), is not like the tests you took in school. Unlike your math exams where everyone had to answer the same questions, the NCLEX is dynamic. It’s a test that watches you, reacts to you, and tailors itself to you, which means it’s very unlikely any two test takers will have the same NCLEX experience.

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Minority Nurse

MAY 5, 2022

The Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI) published a commentary today on the significant cancer disparities facing Asian Americans. The article is authored by seven researchers from across the country who participated in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Oncology Center of Excellence “ Conversations on Cancer ” held on July 29, 2021.

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Daily Nurse

MAY 6, 2022

There have been many reports about health care workers, especially nurses, leaving the profession because of emotional and even physical abuse wrought by pandemic-fueled overwork, lack of resources and combative COVID patients in hospitals. But University of Michigan School of Nursing faculty Deena Kelly Costa and Christopher Friese argue in a New England Journal of Medicine Perspective piece that […].

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MAY 4, 2022

Recent legislative changes indicate that Congress is committed to continuing to allow patients to access telehealth services after the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ends, but it is gathering more information before making such changes permanent. Comments from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) Secretary Xavier Becerra and the HHS Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) indicate that HHS is committed to expanding telehealth beyond the end of the PHE and that the OIG r

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Joyce

MAY 3, 2022

To become a registered nurse, you have to pass the National Council Licensure Examination , or NCLEX-RN. Many nursing students are understandably intimidated by the prospect of taking the NCLEX-RN exam, which tests how you use critical thinking skills to make nursing judgments. At Joyce, we have a lot of experience with helping students pass the NCLEX-RN exam.

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Board Vitals - Nursing

MAY 3, 2022

Happy Nurses Week 2022! During this week, which occurs annually on May 6-12, we take the time to recognize nurses and the impact they’ve made on the patient population. Many businesses offer discounts and freebies to show their support for nurses around the country. Here are some of the top Nurses Week promotions for 2022. . The below information was collected for Nurses Week 2022 and may include the previous year’s offers as some companies have not announced their offers as of publishing.

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Daily Nurse

MAY 5, 2022

More than four years ago, Tennessee nurse RaDonda Vaught typed two letters into a hospital’s computerized medication cabinet, selected the wrong drug from the search results, and gave a patient a fatal dose. Vaught was prosecuted this year in an extremely rare criminal trial for a medical mistake, but the drug mix-up at the center of […].

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