Josephine Ensign
AUGUST 29, 2021
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.
Healthy Workforce Institute
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in profound changes within our healthcare system. Now more than ever, nurses are being challenged with a barrage of never-ending stressors: continued patient surges, new disease variants, high patient acuity, increased job demands, and continued staffing and PPE shortages. High levels of stress and burnout coupled with the unpredictable nature of the pandemic, have created an environment that is ripe for burnout, workplace bullying, and incivility.
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Hospital Recruiting | Nursing
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
When applying for and interviewing at a potential employer, the last thing you want is to score a new position, only to find out that your new employer is a nightmare. While financial motivators are always a driving factor for seeking employment, money is not everything. Taking on a new job that disrupts your life outside of work or makes you miserable is often not worth it.
Board Vitals - Nursing
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Gearing up for the NCLEX-PN®? See where you stand and try your hand at these 5 free NCLEX-PN® practice questions from the BoardVitals NCLEX-PN® question bank. NCLEX-PN® Quiz Which of the following food selections indicates to the nurse the client understands the teaching? A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a prescription for a mechanical soft diet.
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.
NexNurse
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Nurses are needed in every city across the country. But what are some of the cities that stand out the most for work or what they have to offer residents? This post continues our Best Cities to Live in for Nursing series by focusing on the Mid-Atlantic. Here are five cities to consider working in as a nurse. Washington D.C. Washington D.C, is an interesting place to work for nurses because it has so many sights to see and is historically rich.
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Diversity Nursing
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
As the U.S. population becomes more racially and culturally diverse, having a workforce that mirrors the diversity of your community can improve the quality of care offered at your facility. Ensuring diversity is incorporated in healthcare hiring practices requires understanding and combatting unconscious biases. Bias is a prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another usually in a way that’s considered to be unfair.
NIOSH Science Blog
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Home healthcare workers provide healthcare services to millions of Americans who need assistance at home. Home healthcare workers work closely with patients and often are in close contact with the public while they provide healthcare services to patients. Both situations can pose increased risks for exposure to workplace violence [1],[2]. The issue of violence in home healthcare will likely increase as the industry is projected to grow dramatically in the coming years.
Nursing Management
AUGUST 31, 2021
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Nursing Management
AUGUST 31, 2021
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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
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