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What is Neurodiversity? Understanding Neurodiversity

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

As a result, the brains varied methods of processing information become a part of self-identity. Neurodiversity has expanded to incorporate a wider group, including those who self-identify as neurodiverse. NICHD, September 11, 2018, [link] About Autism, Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), 2024, [link]. Moats and Karen E.

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Peer support and nurse well-being

American Nurse

Many more programs exist now in recognition of the psychological support that our nurse colleagues continue to need as we care for each other during the challenges of staffing crises, under-resourced hospitals, and the ongoing challenges and repercussions of the pandemic. Peer support offers psychological safety.

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Self-acupressure to reduce stress and fatigue

American Nurse

In-the-moment self-care brings calming and energizing effects. Self-acupressure offers a convenient, discrete, no-cost, evidence-based method to manage stress and fatigue. Self-acupressure can be added to the nurse’s self-care toolbox. You can use Stomach 36 multiple times a day. American Nurse Journal.

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Empowering Tomorrow’s Nurses: Building Resilience for a Fulfilling Career

American Nurse

The intensity of nursing education often stretches students to their limits, preparing them for the realities of patient care. New Mexico needs an additional 5,704 registered nurses (RNs) to meet the national benchmark of 92 RNs per 10,000 population (New Mexico Health Care Workforce Committee, 2023). 2021; Hughes et al.,

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Nursing ethics and shared governance model

American Nurse

Incorporating ethical competence and professional development into everyday nursing practice is imperative to fulfilling ethical obligations for optimal patient care. Takeaways: Through shared governance, nurses are encouraged to participate in organizational decision-making to satisfy professional obligations.

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Health Policy

American Nurse

HEALTH POLICY is essential to promote wellness and make sure that large scale health goals are met, and standards of care are upheld. 2019) found that trauma history is associated with suicidal ideation, non-suicidal self-injurious behavior, and aggression. Molecular Psychiatry, 26(9), 5079–5086. The policy issue is suicide.

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Emerging Therapies for Treatment of Postpartum Depression

American Nurse

The baby blues typically resolve spontaneously within two to four weeks after birth (March of Dimes, 2021). Screening and Treatment The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale is a common screening tool used to determine if a parent suffers from anxiety, depression, or self-harm. British Journal of Psychiatry , 150, 782-786.