Hospital Recruiting | Nursing
DECEMBER 26, 2019
Ivan Soima/123RF.com According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), healthcare employment is projected to grow faster than any other sector, increasing 14% over the next decade, and adding roughly 1.9 million new jobs. Why so much growth? The growth is primarily due to an aging population of baby boomers, increasing future demand for healthcare services.
Board Vitals - Nursing
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Accruing CME hours is essential to maintain any board certification and license to practice medicine at the nursing, advanced practitioner, or physician level. It isn’t easy. The search for meaningful CMEs is never-ending, but this requirement cannot be ignored. If life has swept you away and you have missed the CME deadline to keep your license current, here are some things you can do.
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Nursing Times
OCTOBER 16, 2019
One in six trainee nursing associates are quitting their courses before they qualify, according to an independent evaluation of the role, which found that its introduction had been welcomed as a positive move overall. Of those who dropped out, almost a quarter did so because… The post Poor maths causing trainee nursing associates to drop out, report finds appeared first on Nursing Times.
Nurse Abnormalities
OCTOBER 13, 2019
Coffee Coffee, coffee, coffee. Coffee in healthcare equates to culture. There is something about sharing a fresh pot of coffee from the Bunn coffee maker in the breakroom with your favorite colleagues, or walking down to your hospital’s Starbucks and picking up some beverages for the crew. Nurses love Yeti tumblers because they keep drinks hot or cold for long periods of time, and let’s face it, breaks can be rare for some of us.
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.
The Chicago School
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants provide care in a nation that is short of doctors. But what are the differences between the two? The post Physician assistant vs. nurse practitioner: What’s the difference? appeared first on Insight Digital Magazine.
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A Scrub's Life
AUGUST 15, 2019
Since falls impact patient safety, require notification for CMS quality reporting, and may result in patient injury or worse, it is good to consider how […] The post Managing fall risk: An effective strategy that works first appeared on A Scrub's Life.
ER Nurses
MARCH 8, 2019
Have you noticed a growing level of violence in the workplace? In your situation, career, and workplace what are some of the primary causes of violence? Some of the top factors include: A rise in the opioid epidemic and violent patients. Coworker or manager violence, be it bullying or verbal. Dementia or mental health patients. What do you commonly see your workplace?
Nursing Management
JANUARY 31, 2019
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Board Vitals - Nursing
DECEMBER 17, 2019
Long hours, high-stress scenarios, on your feet for what seems forever. As a nurse, you’re highly susceptible to burnout, depression, and physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion. As stated in a nurse.org article on why nurses need mental health days , “According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative (INQRI), nurses experience clinical depression at twice the rate of the general public.
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
Board Vitals - Nursing
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
The holiday season is filled with endless activities that make it difficult to keep your eye on the prize. With all of the family dinners, friend gatherings, and parties lined up, you may struggle to make time for studying. Instead of going into vacation mode and losing momentum with your studies, take advantage of the extra free time you have for studying during the holidays.
Board Vitals - Nursing
OCTOBER 22, 2019
The medical field is always growing and changing. Over time, many of the most popular medical techniques are eliminated. While you may think that ending certain practices is done to the detriment of patient care, the truth is that healthcare, nurses, and patients are better off as outdated nursing skills and old practices are left behind. In a world where we focus more on infection control and pain management supported by automation and medical devices, healthcare is far better, and safer, than
Hospital Recruiting | Nursing
OCTOBER 18, 2019
bee32/123RF.com If you work on the front lines of patient care, at some point, you will have a patient situation that is challenging, to say the least. One study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found that about 15 percent of patient encounters were classified as difficult by the doctor involved. Nurses and allied health professionals may have even higher percentages of difficult situations.
Hospital Recruiting | Nursing
OCTOBER 11, 2019
Cathy Yeulet/123RF.com Board certification is perhaps one of the most underutilized methods that nurses have available for advancing their nursing careers. Board certifications are issued by professional organizations to nurses who have met the criteria that each particular organization sets to obtain that certification. These certifications focus on individual specialties and sub-specialties of nursing and cover almost every area in which a nurse can work.
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.
Board Vitals - Nursing
OCTOBER 7, 2019
It’s estimated that by the year 2030, the US could be short as many as 120,000 physicians. The latest report shows that number includes nearly 13,800 primary care physicians. The medical community’s hand-wringing over the issue is well-founded; schools aren’t graduating enough physicians to fill the gaps and Baby Boomer-aged physicians are beginning to retire in record numbers.
Nursing Times
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Efforts are being made to increase the number of nursing associates in adult social care in a bid to put the sector on a “more sustainable” footing. A series of videos promoting the role has been created by workforce development body Skills for Care. "This… The post Video campaign launched to promote nursing associates for care homes appeared first on Nursing Times.
Board Vitals - Nursing
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
You’ve earned a high GPA and you’ve hit your target scores on the MCAT. The medical school of your dreams should be almost a guarantee, right? But is there more that should be considered before you receive your admissions acceptance? Should empathy be a factor in medical school admissions? A recent survey published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association is attempting to answer that question.
Nurse Abnormalities
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
Earning and organizing continuing education (CE) can be frustrating for any provider, but particularly for advanced practice registered nurses (APRN), because laws vary by state and certification. APRNs typically need around 150 CEs to renew their certifications with at least 25 of those CEs to be pharmacology specific. Additionally, some certifications require at least 75 CEs to address the patient population the APRN serves, or skills specific to the APRN’s area of practice.
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.
Board Vitals - Nursing
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
From the first day of nursing school, it’s made clear that working nights and weekends are part of the job. Wanting to become a nurse without a willingness to work off-hours and odd shifts might be considered by many to be a fool’s errand – but they might be wrong. The nursing profession now has many dimensions, and it is possible to be part of it without swing shifts and weekends.
Board Vitals - Nursing
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Nurse uniforms have been slaves to fashion for centuries. It began with Florence Nightingale’s nurses – the first to wear uniforms – and continued until the 1980’s when the wearing of scrubs became common practice. The advent of white uniforms may have presented an air of professionalism and commanded respect, but it was far from practical.
Board Vitals - Nursing
AUGUST 28, 2019
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Commission on Certification retired the Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (PPCNP-BC) exam on December 31, 2018 and therefore those seeking certification as a primary care PNP will need to sit for the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Primary Care (CPNP-PC) exam.
Nurse Abnormalities
AUGUST 13, 2019
I have now officially been working with my DNP (Doctorate of Nursing Practice) for almost a year and want to share a few key points with you all. After researching the articles available to the general public, I am disappointed by much of the information provided. I noticed most of the articles are written by people who do not have DNPs, thus it’s nearly impossible to grasp the reality of earning one, having one, and working with one.
Board Vitals - Nursing
JULY 15, 2019
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Nurse Abnormalities
JULY 15, 2019
I could have been a physician. I could have been a physician’s assistant. But I chose to become an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. There were many reasons for this decision honestly, some conventional and some not so much, but now that I am experiencing the role first-hand, it is evident that it was the right choice for me. With that being said, I want to emphasize that it was the right choice for me, which means it might not be the right choice for you, and that is 100% okay!
Board Vitals - Nursing
JULY 3, 2019
In online forums and chat rooms, nurses are asking if they have to disclose mental health issues on job applications. The wording varies by state and organization, but the request is the same -“Have you ever been diagnosed with, do you have or have you had a physical, mental, emotional, or psychiatric condition that might affect your ability to safely practice as a nurse?
Board Vitals - Nursing
JULY 1, 2019
After finishing graduate school and working for a few years as a Family Nurse Practitioner, I took some time off to raise my family. 10 years to be exact. Although this is not an uncommon thing for women to do, I found re-entering the healthcare workforce to be far more challenging than I thought. Here is a snapshot of my journey, and some advice to help those of you who may be in a similar situation.
Board Vitals - Nursing
JUNE 18, 2019
If the daily grind has you dreaming of leaving medicine to pursue a different career, let’s just say you wouldn’t be the first. Honestly, who knows where a career in medicine can land you. Here are seven famous people who left their medical careers in favor of another passion. Physicians and then some Alister MacKenzie The finest golf courses : Are you familiar with the Augusta National Golf Club where the Masters Tournament is played every year?
Nurse Abnormalities
JUNE 13, 2019
Whether you’ve just completed your exams or you’re studying for them, there’s no doubt that the road to becoming a nurse was filled with work. If you’re still studying, check out BoardVitals for all of your exam review needs! They are a fantastic company I have been working with and used for my Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Board review. If you decide to purchase a question bank from them, use the code NURSEABNORMALITIES for 20% off your purchase.
Board Vitals - Nursing
MAY 26, 2019
The unfortunate truth is that nurses get fired. Not laid off, not transferred – fired. It’s uncomfortable to contemplate and discuss, but nurses need to know what can potentially lead to firing in the current environment. There are many reasons for termination; from unsubstantiated claims to legitimate events. They can include patient errors, HIPAA violations, causing undue risk for an employer, and social media mistakes.
Board Vitals - Nursing
MAY 19, 2019
Nurses are the most honored and trusted profession in the United States. A Gallup poll shows that 84% of Americans – four out of every five – rank nurses’ honesty and ethical standards as “high” or “very high”. In fact, nurses have held the number one spot on the list every year for twenty years, with only one exception (in 2001 when firefighters were ranked number one after 9/11).
Nurse Abnormalities
MAY 14, 2019
Photo courtesy of www.wearfigs.com This blog post is sponsored by one of my favorites companies – BoardVitals. Check out all of BoardVitals review question banks for almost any medical specialty. I get a lot of questions about which route to take, post-bachelors degree in nursing. The possibilities are endless and nursing education is confusing, to say the least.
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