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World Mental Health Day 2021: Addressing Inequities in Care

Relias

WFMH’s mission is to promote the advancement of mental health awareness, prevention of mental disorders, advocacy and best practices, and recovery-focused interventions worldwide. That’s why WFMH has chosen for its 2021 theme, “Mental Health in an Unequal World.”. Across the world, October 10 is hailed as World Mental Health Day.

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Promoting health literacy

American Nurse

Essentials of Patient Education. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2017. Health Care Education Association. Patient Education Guidelines for Health Care Professionals. hcea-info.org/patient-education-guidelines McDonald M, Shenkman LJ. Health literacy and health outcomes of adults in the United States: Implications for providers.

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A Male Nurse’s Insight into Healthcare Misogyny

The Nursing Site

This bias against women in healthcare has been ingrained in medicine since Ancient Greece; medicine has absorbed and enforced socially constructed gender divisions at every stage in its long history” ( Cleghorn , 2021). Policies and practices that promote gender equity can also play a vital role.

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The Relentless School Nurse: SUICIDE by GUN is on the RISE and is PREVENTABLE

The Relentless School Nurse

Additionally, you can view two award-winning public service announcements from The League of Women Voters of Broward County that promote gun safety and emphasize the importance of locking up firearms to save lives. In 2021, there were 48,000 gun deaths in the U.S. and 63% of them were suicides.

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Understanding the Silent Crisis: Suicide Among Nurses

American Nurse

2021), our country experienced a record high between 2017 and 2018, with 729 nurses in the United States dying by suicide. Promote access to confidential counseling services and Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs). Promote research on nurse suicide to better understand its causes and develop effective interventions.

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Role of Certified Nurse Midwives in Promoting Maternal and Infant Health

Every Nurse

clinical practice The Role of Certified Nurse Midwives in Promoting Maternal and Infant Health EveryNurse Staff Last Updated: 10/03/2023 Popular Posts 10 Highest Paying Nursing Jobs & Specialties Why Should You Earn a BSN? These indicators reflect the health and well-being of newborns and their ability to thrive.

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A Model of Care for Today and Tomorrow

Consult QD

They were fellows in Cleveland Clinic’s 2021 Executive Nurse Fellowship and their culminating project was to evaluate the health system’s current model of care and provide recommendations for a new one. You want nurses to continue to practice nursing in ways that promote the essence and purpose of the profession.”