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Five Workplace Skills Every Nurse Needs Right Now

Daily Nurse

Let’s face it—being a great nurse today takes a lot more than clinical smarts. You need to think quickly, communicate clearly, work well under pressure, and adapt to every curveball thrown your way (all while staying up-to-date on new technology and patient safety protocols). Sound familiar? A recent study.com survey of 300 hiring managers across industries confirms it: the most in-demand workplace skills aren’t just technical—they’re human.

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Becoming Less Defensive in Your Leadership Role

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A new nurse manager recently asked my advice on how she could become less defensive. She noticed that when her director suggested how something could have been done differently, she found herself reacting to what she perceived as criticism. On one level, she knew her reaction was […] The post Becoming Less Defensive in Your Leadership Role appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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One Nurse, Twelve Patients, and a Lonely Battle: Listen to the Silent Screams of Pakistani Nurses on International Nurses Day 2025 “Our Nurses. Our Future. Caring for nurses strengthens economies”

Nursology

Contributor – Ibrahim Shah Yesterday, I received a call from one of my clinical nurse colleagues, Nasreen, who works in a private hospital’s surgical ward. Her voice was filled with exhaustion and frustration. She had been assigned twelve patients in a surgical ward, each requiring intensive care, blood transfusions, pain management, and continuous medications.

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New Nurses: Stoking the Flame

Minority Nurse

Graduating from nursing school and becoming a new nurse is a remarkable accomplishment that can generate a range of emotions, including excitement, fear, anxiety, joy, and both positive and negative feelings. With many new nurses abandoning their nursing careers within the first few years, the nursing profession and the organizations that employ new nurses need to consider the crucial nature of the support that new nurses need and deserve as they enter the workforce.

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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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Tampa General Hospital Gives Nurses Time Back with AI-Powered Ambient Listening Tech

Daily Nurse

Tampa General Hospital (TGH) is bringing artificial intelligence to the bedside—not to replace nurses, but to empower them. Building on the success of its ambient listening rollout for physicians last year, the Florida-based academic health system is now launching a new AI solution tailored specifically for nurses. The technology, powered by Microsoft and embedded in Epic’s Rover mobile app, automatically captures nurses’ spoken notes and converts them into clinical documentation in real-time.

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Nursing faculty shortage

American Nurse

American Nurse Journal, the official, clinically and career-focused journal of the American Nurses Association (ANA).

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FNU 2025 Diversity Impact Conference

Diversity Nursing

2025 Diversity Impact Conference Rising Strong: Better Together to Advance Wellness Initiatives for All Join Frontier Nursing University for their 15th annual healthcare workforce conference! This conference brings together renowned thought leaders and speakers to increase awareness of the importance of achieving health equity and reducing health disparities in patient care delivery across healthcare settings.

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Inside NJCU’s Revamped Nursing Education Center: A Bold Step Toward Solving New Jersey’s Nursing Shortage

Daily Nurse

As New Jersey stares down one of the most severe nursing shortages in the country, New Jersey City University (NJCU) is making a decisive move to train the next generation of nurses—better, faster, and with more real-world preparation than ever before. On June 12, 2025, NJCU reopened its newly revamped Nursing Education Center (NEC) inside Rossey Hall, unveiling a high-tech hub built to prepare students for the evolving demands of modern healthcare.

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The essence of nursing

American Nurse

 How do we advance the art and science of patient care? Lillee Gelinas Technological advances and artificial intelligence continue to grab headlines while clinicians’ documentation burdens mount almost daily. Is basic nursing care receding into the background? The American Nurse Journal’s editorial board considered this question during spirited discussions on the current state of nursing and patient-care delivery.

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From ICU to Innovation: How Kim Gadiwalla is Rewiring Nursing Education—One Microlesson at a Time

Minority Nurse

When the COVID-19 pandemic upended healthcare, many nurses found themselves treading water. Kim Gadiwalla dove headfirst into change. A critical care nurse turned clinical educator, Gadiwalla now leads content strategy at Elemeno Health , a public benefit corporation that’s transforming how nurses learn—by delivering microlearning in real time, right at the bedside.

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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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'It's Not an Overnight Piece': How This CNO Implemented a Sepsis Protocol in the ED

Health Leaders | Nursing

Nurses play a critical role in preventing sepsis, through early detection, infection control, and patient education, and CNOs must be prepared. HealthLeaders spoke to Nicole Telhiard , chief nursing officer at Our Lady of the Lake Health , about the health system's new nurse-led sepsis protocol in the emergency department. Tune in to hear her insights.

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Missy Bradshaw and Wendy Rushton—A Lifesaving Duo in Newborn Care

Daily Nurse

When every second counts, experienced nurses can make the difference between life and loss. That truth came vividly to life at Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital, where nurses Missy Bradshaw and Wendy Rushton sprang into action to save a newborn in cardiac distress. For their quick thinking, seamless teamwork, and clinical excellence, Bradshaw and Rushton are being honored as the Nurses of the Week.

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Will AI Take Over My Business? A Message to Nurse Coaches and Legal Nurse Consultants

Empowered Nurses

The headlines are everywhere. “AI can write your reports.” “AI will replace knowledge workers.” “Even healthcare professionals aren’t safe from automation.” As nurse coaches and legal nurse consultants, it’s natural to wonder: Will AI take over my business? Will there still be room for me in the future? Let’s take a deep breath and answer that with honesty and clarity: No—AI won’t take over your business.

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Medicaid matters

American Nurse

Act now to preserve this essential public good. Jennifer-Mensik-Kennedy One of our nation’s most effective health programs faces potentially devastating funding cuts, and I urge all nurses to join me in calling on Congress to protect this vital resource. This essential public good I’m referring to is Medicaid. The Congressional budget process seeks to reduce programmatic spending by $880 billion over 10 years.

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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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A Call to Action: Please Read and Share

Nurses Advocates

I received an email from my professional Organization, the Case Management Society of America, asking all of us to take action and call our US Senators to ask them to vote NO as they review the Big Beautiful Bill. As you might be aware, the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a ‘budget reconciliation’ bill extending expiring tax cuts and providing hundreds of billions of dollars in additional funding for the military, border security, and deportations.

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Infographic: Nurse Turnover Facts and Figures

Health Leaders | Nursing

Nurse turnover can be extremely costly for health systems, and CNOs must do their best to combat it. From an economic perspective, it's expensive for health systems to operate under workforce shortages. Labor costs are higher across the country in every aspect of healthcare, and having to fill gaps in the nursing workforce with agency nurses and overtime pay is also costly.

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Interview: disabled nurse’s return to work hindered by NHS

Nursing Times

Read an interview with Milda Ambra, who has shared her journey as a newly qualified nurse navigating work with a disability.

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American Nurses Enterprise News – July 2025

American Nurse

American Nurse Journal, the official, clinically and career-focused journal of the American Nurses Association (ANA).

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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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Hobart nurses the latest to take industrial action over “breaking point” staff shortages

Nursing Review

The nurses’ union has vowed to continue industrial action if severe staffing shortages are not immediately resolved, saying unsafe working conditions at the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) are pushing members to “breaking point”. Representatives from the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) met with the Department of Health on Wednesday to demand an immediate staffing uplift in the RHH medical imaging department, which employs around 25 nurses.

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HL Shorts: How Does Nurse Wellbeing Contribute to Organizational Growth?

Health Leaders | Nursing

Happy nurse, happy patient - that's why wellbeing is important, says this CNO. On this episode of HL Shorts, we hear from Dr. Brad Goettl , chief nursing officer at the American Nurses Enterprise , about how nurse wellbeing contributes to the growth and sustainability of healthcare organizations. Tune in to hear his insights.

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Boosting Quality Ratings Through Better Service Plan Training

American Medical Compliance

Your quality ratings speak volumes. They influence everything from your facility’s reputation and referrals to compliance status and reimbursement rates. In fact, studies show that the CMS 5-Star Rating system directly influences consumer choice , with many families relying on it to select a nursing home for their loved ones. Whether you’re running an assisted living facility, managing a long-term care home, or supporting a residential care center, your quality ratings say a lot about th

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Investing in innovation

American Nurse

When nurses get support for their ideas, creativity thrives It all starts with a problem to solve. Nurses design workarounds, rethink processes, and imagine helpful tools every day. The hard part is moving those ideas out into the world. Marguerite Rowell “What’s needed is an investment in educating nurses about innovation and entrepreneurship,” said Marguerite Rowell, MSN, MBA, MSM/HM, ONC, SCRN, NEA-BC, founder and CEO of Nurse Math LLC and former assistant vice president of nursing at the Mia

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Qld budget bad news for frontline workers who want a pay rise

Nursing Review

The Queensland state government is staring down a $1.2bn wage bill blackhole after using a rejected pay offer to underpin its budget. Frontline workers, like police, teachers, nurses, and firefighters, are fighting for pay bumps as high as 8 per cent, with pressure mounting on the state government to strike a deal with just weeks left on existing wage deals.

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How to Become a Travel Nurse: Qualifications, Skills, and Steps to Get Started

The Gypsy Nurse

Travel nursing is one of the most exciting and rewarding career paths in healthcare. It offers licensed nurses the opportunity to explore new places, gain diverse clinical experiences, and often earn higher pay than traditional staff nurses. But how do you become a travel nurse? What qualifications do you need, and what steps should you take to get started?

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The Power of a Consultative Approach in Healthcare Workforce Management

Ringo

Ringo’s consultative model turns workforce challenges into opportunities. By serving as trusted advisors rather than vendors, our Client Success team helps healthcare leaders make smarter, faster, and more strategic workforce decisions.

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Everyday ethics: Informed consent

American Nurse

American Nurse Journal, the official, clinically and career-focused journal of the American Nurses Association (ANA).

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Curious About a “Medical Surgery Nurse”? Let’s Talk Med-Surg

FreshRN

What does a “medical surgery nurse” do? Learn the correct spelling of “med-surg,” what it’s like to work on a medical-surgical unit, and why it’s one of the most important specialties in nursing. The post Curious About a “Medical Surgery Nurse”? Let’s Talk Med-Surg appeared first on FRESHRN.

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How to Become a Trauma-Informed Workplace

Relias

For those working in human services, compassion fatigue and the associated symptoms of burnout occur all too often. Caring for clients going through trauma or who have difficult living conditions can have adverse effects on staff’s mental health. In order to take care of your staff, it’s important to adopt a trauma-informed care approach within your own organization.

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Inspired to serve: One RN’s journey at Covenant Health

Providence

From her first day at Covenant Health, part of the Providence family of organizations, Registered Nurse Veronica said she felt like she was in the right place. “I truly feel that God put me where He needs me to be,” she shares.

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Just relief

American Nurse

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Engage, Educate, Empower: Tips for Building Better Online Courses

Daily Nurse

In recent years, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic, the landscape of education has undergone significant shifts, with online learning becoming a more prominent component of education. As virtual classrooms replace traditional in-person settings, educators are challenged to create meaningful, engaging, and effective learning experiences for their students.

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Conceptualizing a Nursing Model for Integration of Patient Engagement Into Perinatal Digital Health Development and Quality Assurance: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis

Nursing Inquiry

ABSTRACT This study examines current assumptions of digital transformation research in the perinatal context and constructs a nursing model through a critical interpretive synthesis. Perinatal digital transformation research is discussed and found to be lacking grounding in nursing concepts; nursing theory was integrated by examining data through the lenses of Woman- and Family-Centered Care (Person-centered Perinatal Care) and by applying Donabedian's Frame of quality assurance into the concept

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The Relentless School Nurse: When Public Policy Fails, Children Pay the Price

The Relentless School Nurse

As school nurses, we are the sentinels of student health, on the frontlines of care, advocacy, and equity. We are not only caregivers but also witnesses to the daily realities that shape our communities and, ultimately, our nation’s future. From chronic absenteeism to unmet mental health needs, from hunger and housing instability to the trauma that walks through our doors in the bodies and behaviors of the children we serve, school nurses see it all.