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Preventing nurse suicide: Nursing school and beyond

American Nurse

This type of work culture promotes interpersonal growth, collaboration, a willingness to change, creativity, and camaraderie. ANA also offers several opportunities for nurses to learn more about suicide and mental health risks and strategies for supporting themselves and their colleagues. Am Nurse J. 2021;16(2):14-8.

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Addressing social determinants of health

American Nurse

The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the effects of social determinants of health (SDOH). Influential efforts such as the 2021 National Academy of Medicine report, Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity, and the Department of Health and Human Services Healthy People 2030 initiative prioritized SDOH.

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Crusading for Mothers

American Nurse

Primarily a rural state, Missouri has ten rural counties with the highest rates of maternal morbidity (Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, 2021; The Missouri Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review, 2018). Yet, perinatal mental health has yet to be brought to the ballad. American Journal of Public Health, 110(6), 888–896.

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Native American Healthcare Disparities: Challenges and Solutions

Relias

Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health (OMH) reported that 42.1% of citizens identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native relied on Medicaid or other public health insurance, and 14.9% on Medicaid or public health insurance and only 6.3% had no coverage at all. with 34.3%

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Telephone triage nursing: When patients call

American Nurse

Some triage nurses work with patients, families, and populations to promote wellness, manage acute illness, assist in managing chronic illness or disability, support families in end-of-life care, provide care coordination, or evaluate care outcomes. Provide clear, concise advice and instruct the caller to call back if symptoms worsen.

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Selenium Supplementation and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

American Nurse

Kumar and associates (2020) showed this enzyme is related to having insufficient selenium levels. After the FDA increased selenium requirements for infant formula (FDA, 2013), the SIDS rate dropped (USDHHS, ODPHP, 2020). Health insurance may modify coverage or cost of labs and may consider covering supplements.

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Behavioral Healthcare in Life After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Relias

At the beginning of 2020, we never could have imagined that the development of a vaccine for a virus would be the highlight of our year. Some of the other hardships we endured that year also brought hope for positive changes in the behavioral health landscape. It gives us all hope for a better future in life after COVID-19.