American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Nursing is a profession that offers both extraordinary rewards and profound challenges. The intensity of nursing education often stretches students to their limits, preparing them for the realities of patient care. With the ongoing decline in nurses working in rural areas (Wakefield et al., With 42.5% 2021; Hughes et al.,

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Relias

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Instead of flowing capes, nurse heroes donned scrubs covered by paper jumpsuits, masks, and goggles. The public recognized that nursing is a calling, a deep-seeded passion for helping humankind. This was never more evident than in 2020. With the name “hero,” nurses are often expected to overextend.

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Nursing Forum

DECEMBER 18, 2022

The pandemic escalated nursing burnout syndrome (NBS) across the workforce, especially in critical care environments, potentially leading to long-term negative impact on nurse retention and patient care. Pre-COVID nurse burnout scores across six critical care units (EE mean = 15.41; p = .59)

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Minority Nurse

AUGUST 1, 2024

A 2020 study found that people with chronic pain have found that somatic exercise helps them pay attention to their body sensations and self-regulate symptoms more effectively. For other exercise ideas, you can find video demonstrations on YouTube or John Hopkins’s somatic self-care page.

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American Nurse

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

I highlighted these insights in this summary of findings from a qualitative, interpretive phenomenological study, which used hermeneutics (interpretation of written or spoken language) to identify emerging themes of the lived experience of intensive care unit (ICU) nurses.

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American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Initially hailed as heroes in the early phase of the pandemic, nurses now face threats and violence from patients, families, and co-workers. Evidence indicates that a significant number of nurses providing care for patients with COVID-19 have experienced physical violence and verbal abuse. reported verbal abuse.

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Celayix

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

With the increasing aging population, the demand for healthcare services is rising, and there is a shortage of healthcare workers such as nurses, doctors, and personal care aides. In July, the unemployment rate was 3.5%, matching the 50-year low set in February 2020. It peaked in May 2020 at 13.7%, the highest level in decades.

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