Candy Campbell
JUNE 20, 2023
Summer's here and I'm recently back home after 2.5 weeks away, where I visited 3 cities. Don't get me wrong. I had an AMAZING time in Vegas, learning and socializing with 23 other creative entrepreneurs, enjoying family and friends in my birthplace of Portland, and visiting more family and friends and performing in San Francisco area. However, I'm still exhausted.
Emerging RN Leader
JUNE 21, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Nursing leadership is hard today. Unsurprisingly, using interim leaders to fill a void for these hard-to-recruit positions is rising. Sometimes the leader has been placed by an executive recruiting firm, but more often, they are internal candidates who still need to be offered or are unwilling to […] The post The Challenge with Using Interim Leaders appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
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Nurse Practitioners in Business
JUNE 21, 2023
Can color, sound, and art influence how people feel in healthcare settings? Yes! We’ve known it for years, and research has shown that color, sound, and art affect a patient’s mood and the experience of the healthcare encounter. But let’s take a closer look, starting with color. Color in Healthcare Different colors may produce different psychological responses, so we’ll limit our discussion to the most common colors.
Health Leaders | Nursing
JUNE 20, 2023
'The AMA is again adopting policies encouraging laws and regulations that impede competition and help their bottom line.' Nursing groups are denouncing the American Medical Association 's recent policy amendment calling for advanced practice RNs (APRNs) to be licensed and regulated jointly by the state medical and nursing boards. The policy amendment was passed by the AMA's House of Delegates (HOD), the policy-making body of the organization, during its annual meeting last week in Chicago.
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.
Becker's Hospital Review
JUNE 22, 2023
Nurse leaders explain why hospitals are having trouble recruiting preceptors and offer strategies to incentivize experienced nurses to take on educational leadership roles
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American Nurse
JUNE 19, 2023
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that between 2020 and 2030 careers for counselors in the fields of substance use, behavioral disorders, and mental health could grow by 23%. For nurses, this means many great opportunities exist for excellent, fulfilling roles in the field of addiction and mental health. As a psychiatric mental-health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) working at an inpatient detox and rehab facility, I can tell you that my job challenges me every day, but it is also incredi
Daily Nurse
JUNE 20, 2023
Washington, which recently became the 40th jurisdiction to enact the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), will allow nurses holding an active, unencumbered multistate license (MSL) to begin practicing in the state on July 24. Additionally, as part of the NLC legislation , the Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission will officially change its name to the Washington State Board of Nursing on the same date.
Nursing Review
JUNE 19, 2023
Peta Marks, a renowned mental health nurse, has dedicated over 20 years to improving the quality of care for people living with eating disorders. Peta specialises in psychological therapy for people with Anorexia Nervosa (AN), a mental illness characterised by a distorted body image and a fear of being overweight. "Recovery is always possible," she said.
Scrubs
JUNE 18, 2023
Sponsored by Cherokee Uniforms Let’s face it. Most nursing scrubs aren’t exactly anything to write home about. They’re functional, comfortable, and practical – and that’s just about it. You grab a pair of scrubs from your closet or your locker, toss them on, and then get to work. After you’re done working, you toss them in the laundry, wash them, and then repeat the process.
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
American Nurse
JUNE 19, 2023
In the past five years, several new drugs have been brought to market that could lead to a profound, if not revolutionary, change in how health care providers – and the public – view weight loss. Three drugs in particular – sold under the brand names Wegovy , Ozempic and Mounjaro – have shown remarkable effects on weight loss in clinical trials. While Wegovy is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for weight loss, the other two medications are only approved as treatment for type 2 diabet
NurseBuff
JUNE 19, 2023
Do you need a nursing care plan for vertigo? Vertigo or dizziness happens to all people. It refers to the spinning sensation patients feel inside their head that’s typically accompanied by nausea and vomiting. Because of the sensation, patients are often unable to sit or even balance themselves and that puts them at great risk […] The post Nursing Care Plan for Vertigo appeared first on NurseBuff.
Nurse.com
JUNE 22, 2023
Today’s healthcare system faces many challenges — an increasingly complex patient population, a nursing shortage, and lingering problems from the COVID-19 pandemic, such as supply issues. Each challenge adds a layer of complexity to an already complicated industry, where even the smallest error can result in patient harm. With these challenges, nurse accountability has become a growing topic.
Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine
JUNE 23, 2023
Representation matters. Community matters. Prospective students find it important to know if they will find community within our nursing programs. And while there are many ways for students to get involved, including the Black Student Nurses Association, Adventure Medicine, Latin X, Birth Companions, etc., students pictured above (from left to right, James Pointer, Morgan Ward,… The post Divine 9 Representation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing appeared first on Johns Hopki
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.
Consult QD
JUNE 22, 2023
Cleveland Clinic researchers aim to develop a novel, mechanism-guided therapy to treat patients with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), a chronic and debilitating condition that is resistant to traditional pain treatment. In 2022, the National Institutes of Health awarded the health system $5.5 million to develop the therapy using human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC).
Daily Nurse
JUNE 19, 2023
Compassion is a common trait among health professionals, and compassionate care ensures that patients feel respected and well-cared for during their stay and can even speed up recovery. However, compassion is often misunderstood in the medical world. Compassion is more than being kind to patients or checking in regularly with folks with acute illnesses.
Minority Nurse
JUNE 21, 2023
Rama Walker is passionate about caring for people, and as a nurse leader, she has the privilege of caring for people whose career is caretaking. Walker advocates for nurses and women, pushing them to be their best version. She knows better than anyone that nurses are innovative, caring, resilient, and well-rounded individuals who can adapt and thrive in challenging environments.
The Relentless School Nurse
JUNE 21, 2023
Heather Simpson and Lydia Greene have equally compelling stories to tell about their journey from ardent anti-vax social media influencers to pro-vax activists. Their perspective from inside the anti-vax movement reveals how rampant disinformation and misinformation are used to weaponize new moms to become anti-vax too. I first heard their memorable presentations at a conference focused on building immunization confidence.
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.
Consult QD
JUNE 19, 2023
Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) can produce beautiful images of vascular networks in the retina and choroid. But in real practice, OCT-A images often appear dark and unclear. “I don’t think that OCT-A will replace fluorescein angiography (FA) anytime soon, especially in my uveitis practice, but I think it can be a useful adjunct in clinical practice,” says Danny Mammo, MD , a vitreoretinal disease and uveitis specialist at Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute.
Daily Nurse
JUNE 22, 2023
Do you believe that nurses can and should still go to nursing conferences? If so, why would they attend, and what good can come from spending all that time and money? And beyond that, do conferences even matter anymore? Making a Statement Name any discipline within the broad realm of healthcare. That discipline is home to organizations or associations that seek to grow their numbers, educate their members, and create opportunities for those individuals to meet one another, preferably in person,
Health Leaders | Nursing
JUNE 20, 2023
The law allows qualified CNAs to administer “routine” medications to residents. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed 11 bills, including a measure that allows certified nursing assistants in nursing homes to become trained as “qualified medication aides.” The aides could then administer “routine” medications to residents, freeing up registered nurses to provide other needed care.
Nursology
JUNE 20, 2023
May 30, 2023 marked the official opening of the Dr. Margaret A. Newman Center for Nursing Theory at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center (UTHSC), College of Nursing in Memphis, TN. The Center is the first of its kind with a mission to promote the development of nursing theory and to generate new theories … Continue reading Reflections on the Dedication of the Margaret A.
Consult QD
JUNE 20, 2023
Thrombosis is one of the leading causes of mortality for people with cancer, and often goes undetected. To date, little has been understood about the role of platelet activation in causing these complications. Newly published research from Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner Research Institute explores the mechanisms of tumor-platelet communication and activation—yielding insights that could lead to therapies that protect patients with cancer from thrombosis.
Daily Nurse
JUNE 21, 2023
Courtney Miller, an Ortho/Neuro OR Manager with Intermountain Health , saves lives at the same hospital that once saved hers. “I knew as a kid I wanted to do something in the medical field,” says Miller In July 2007, at just 16 years old, Miller was diagnosed with a blood vessel malformation and needed brain surgery. “The OR is very overwhelming — it’s bright, it’s big, there are scary-looking instruments and people you’ve never seen before.
The Relentless School Nurse
JUNE 18, 2023
The 2022-2023 school year is definitely ending on a healthier note than it began, but it was a doozy. Most school nurses I spoke to, and there have been many this past year, all shared that this was one of the most challenging COVID years. So what does it mean to leave another school year behind? The years are quickly adding up, as I say farewell to year 22.
Amercan Journal of Nursing
JUNE 21, 2023
Photo by RIDVAN AYRIK/ Pexels In the past month, we had a couple of patients in our pediatric ICU who had suffered tragic neurological injuries and were declared medically brain-dead. In the state of California as in most states, a pronouncement of brain death is equal to a legal pronouncement of death, and the medical team then possesses legal permission to remove mechanical support from the physical body that has remained under intensive care.
Consult QD
JUNE 19, 2023
The UroMonitor, a wireless, insertable pressure sensor to assist in the diagnosis of urinary incontinence and other bladder disorders, is safe, feasible and well-tolerated in women with refractory overactive bladder (OAB), according to clinical trial data reported in the Journal of Urology. Margot Damaser, PhD, and colleagues in the Biomedical Engineering Department of Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute have been developing the device for more than a decade.
Hospital Recruiting | Nursing
JUNE 22, 2023
The healthcare industry is demanding. Whether you’re a physician, nurse, or other healthcare professional, your interactions with patients and families can be life changing. As a result, employers are keen on hiring technically proficient individuals with values and personality traits that meet the role’s requirements. Behavioral interview questions are designed to understand how candidates have behaved in specific situations in the past.
The Relentless School Nurse
JUNE 23, 2023
For well over a century, school nurses have carried the weight of providing healthcare and support to students within the school setting. Their dedication and commitment to the well-being of students are undeniable. However, the landscape of school-based healthcare is evolving, and the concept of school-based health centers (SBHCs) is gaining recognition and support.
Daily Nurse
JUNE 23, 2023
Nominations are now open for WaterWipes ® Pure Foundation Fund, celebrating the achievements of our “ Great Protectors ,” healthcare professionals (HCPs) working in maternity, neonatal and postnatal care in the U.S. and Canada. To submit a nomination , entries must include background on the HCP and how they improved patient care and outcome for babies and families during pregnancy, delivery, or postnatal care.
Consult QD
JUNE 23, 2023
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a genetic bleeding disorder that can seriously impact patients’ quality of life. Patients typically have frequent, severe nosebleeds as well as bleeding and lesions in other body systems. However, advances in treatment and a multidisciplinary approach can successfully manage this condition. “Before they get treatment, many patients are confined to the house because they’re afraid they’ll develop a nosebleed,” says Troy Woodard, MD , a Rhinology, Sin
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