Daily Nurse

DECEMBER 31, 2024

As the healthcare landscape continues to evolve, nursing leaders are at the forefront of shaping the profession’s future. With the rapid pace of technological advancements, shifting educational paradigms, and an ever-changing workforce, insights from industry leaders provide a glimpse into what 2025 may hold for nursing. From leveraging technology in training to navigating the complexities of healthcare mergers, these predictions highlight nurses’ pivotal role in ensuring excellence

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JANUARY 2, 2025

The field of Nursing continues to evolve rapidly, driven by advancements in technology, shifting healthcare needs, and a focus on specialized patient care. As we look toward 2025, certain Nursing specialties stand out for their growth potential, earning opportunities, and capacity to make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes. Whether youre an experienced Nurse seeking a new challenge or a student deciding on a career path, these specialties are worth considering. 1.

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Emerging RN Leader

DECEMBER 22, 2024

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A nurse manager confesses that she is taking her first out-of-town vacation during the holidays and is worried. Her medical center is short-staffed, and her young staff often call her to help them figure out assignments or how to manage call-ins. They are so dependent on me […] The post More Yoda and Less Superman in 2025 appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Congratulations! Youve taken the bold step of starting your own nurse practitioner (NP) practice. This is an exciting milestone, but lets face ityour first year in business is going to be a whirlwind. From attracting patients to managing administrative tasks and finances, theres a lot to juggle. In this post, Ill walk you through what you can expect during your first year and share actionable tips to help you navigate this critical phase successfully.

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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.

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Daily Nurse

DECEMBER 23, 2024

For most folks, the holidays are a time of reunions and traditionloved ones coming home from out of town, kids back from college, and living rooms full of joy and laughter. However, my holidays have been far from traditional for the last six years as an ICU travel nurse. Most Thanksgivings and Christmases, I’ve traded home-cooked meals and family gatherings for hospital hallways and patient care across the country.

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Empowered Nurses

DECEMBER 19, 2024

What happens when a contract limits your ability to work elsewhere? Covenants not to compete (non-compete agreements) have long been a controversial aspect of healthcare employment. These clauses, often tucked into contracts, restrict nurses and/or nurse practitoners from working for competing employers or starting similar businesses within a certain geographic area and timeframe after leaving a job.

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Emerging RN Leader

DECEMBER 20, 2024

We proudly partner with the New England ONL to present the Nuts and Bolts of Nursing Leadership. The program on January 8th is a great introduction for Nurse Managers to key competencies they need in their roles. The program on January 15th is an excellent introduction to leadership for current, new, or prospective Assistant Nurse […] The post Nuts and Bolts January 2025 – Just a Few Slots Left appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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The Gypsy Nurse

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Jackson Nurse Professionals provided this article. Kicking Off Holiday Challenges Holidays can seriously test your patience when youre pulling those long nursing shifts, right? It’s like everyone else is in full holiday mode, and you’re trying to keep up with patient care while squeezing in some festive fun. Plus, with the way schedules can flip on a dime, its super easy to feel like youre missing out.

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Nursology

DECEMBER 21, 2024

In MemoriamGuardian of the Discipline It is with great sadness that we note the death of Thelma Schorr on December 20, 2024. She had just celebrated her 100th birthday the previous Sunday, December 15th.Thelma was among the greatest of nursing journal editors, serving as Editor of theAmerican Journal of Nursing(AJN) for forty years from 1950-1990.

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Emerging RN Leader

DECEMBER 29, 2024

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA, FAAN We will soon be in 2025, a brand new year. The most effective leaders establish a few personal and professional goals each year. This is a good practice because it forces us to stretch outside our comfort zone. But most New Year’s goals are not achieved because […] The post Leader New Years Resolutions for 2025 appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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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

The Relentless School Nurse

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Embracing Support Over Resilience in School Nursing I dream of never being called resilient again. Im exhausted by strength. I want ease. I want support. I want softness. I dont want to be patted on the back for how well I take a hit. Or for how many. – Zandashe L’Orelia Brown This powerful quote captures the weariness of those who have spent too long shouldering burdens without reprieve, and it resonates deeply with the role of a school nurse.

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Becker's Hospital Review

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Advanced nursing students face an uphill battle securing clinical placements, often navigating a fractured educational system that can leave them unprepared to enter the workforce, Bloomberg Businessweek reported Dec. 16.

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American Medical Compliance

JANUARY 1, 2025

Restorative nursing is an essential pillar of healthcare, dedicated to helping patients regain and maintain their physical and psychological well-being. With approximately 12.2% of adults in the United States facing mobility challenges, according to the CDC, the demand for effective restorative care has never been greater. For healthcare providers, these programs go beyond improving patient outcomesthey create a holistic and supportive care environment.

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Nursology

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Wishing everyone good health for the New Year! We invite you to relax into the New Year with a brief breathing meditation! We will return next week with our regular blog messages focused on the development of nursing knowledge! From the Nursology.net Team!

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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.

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Emerging RN Leader

DECEMBER 15, 2024

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD. RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I was reminded again last week in talking with managers about how important leadership boundaries are today. I asked how many of you have a hard stop to your days. The answer was very few – most don’t have hard boundaries about when they leave at the […] The post Setting a Hard Stop to Your Day in Leadership appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Penn Medicine News

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Penn Medicine Hospice Care volunteer Andy Bader has cultivated rich bonds with patients, some of whom he has visited weekly for several months.

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Becker's Hospital Review

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Currently, men make up about 10% of nurses, but that number is steadily growing and it could mean a brighter future for hospitals and health systems.

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The Relentless School Nurse

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This blog post is a follow-up to the November ask by Judy Doran , the 2023 Maine School Nurse of the Year, because time is of the essence! The Relentless School Nurse: Asking For a FriendWill You Help End Social InSecurity? Repeal Windfall Elimination Provision ( WEP), and Government Pension Offset ( GPO). The clock is ticking and we need the Senate vote this week.

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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.

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Nursology

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Guest Contributor: Erica AgudoPhD Student, Texas Women’s University Patient-centered care has been a “buzzword” in healthcare for at least a decade. Consumer-driven ideas such as convenience and patient experience have forced hospitals to develop new and creative ways to make the patient experience truly personalized to increase patient satisfaction scores.

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Emerging RN Leader

DECEMBER 18, 2024

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I recently had a discussion with a group of nurse managers about their dilemmas with holiday scheduling. This manager’s story is a good illustration of what many leaders find themselves confronting over the next two weeks: I don’t know what has changed, but staff are now much […] The post The Holiday Leave Dilemma appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Workplace violence prevention requires a proactive approach that disrupts the pathway to violence, according to this CNO. HealthLeaders spoke to Michele Szkolnicki , senior vice president and chief nursing officer at the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center , about staffing challenges and workplace violence, and what health systems can do to address those issues.

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Becker's Hospital Review

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Nearing the end of 2024, several insurance companies proposed reducing reimbursements for anesthesia services, particularly claims from certified registered nurse anesthetists.

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The Relentless School Nurse

DECEMBER 21, 2024

“The Senate finally corrects a 50-year mistake,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer It happened, the Social Security Fairness Act was finally passed in a nail-biting, 11th-hour vote in the Senate late last night! It is a huge win for millions of public service workersand its especially meaningful for school nurses who have been fighting for this change for fifty years.

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Nursology

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Wishing all of our visitors a holiday season of joy, peace and good health! From the Nursology.net Team!

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The Gypsy Nurse

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Travel nursing has been a pivotal element in the healthcare system for decades, providing hospitals and clinics with a flexible, mobile workforce capable of stepping in where they are most needed. With the recent surge in demand for healthcare professionals, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, travel nursing has gained even more prominence. As we approach 2025, several factors are shaping the future of travel nursing, from demographic shifts to technological advancements.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Virtual nursing is so transformative that we are near the first generation of nurses who may never touch the patient. Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from a larger cover story, which can be found here. 2024 was a year for great innovation. Health systems made great strides toward implementing new technologies into workflows, including AI, robotics, and wearables.

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Empowered Nurses

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The nursing shortage is one of the most pressing challenges facing healthcare today. A recent article proposes a solution that sounds logical at first: shift tasks away from nurses and onto non-skilled workers or technology-enabled support systems. Obviously, this was not a solution promoted by nurses. This approach risks oversimplifying a complex issue and may even exacerbate the problem.

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The Relentless School Nurse

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The arguments against routine vaccination are escalating. Just last week, a prominent lawyer associated with the RFK Jr. transition team publicly questioned the safety of the polio vaccine. Simultaneously, the long-debunked myth linking the measles vaccine to autism is resurging online due to high-profile interviews with known conspiracy theorists and leaders in the anti-vax movement.

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Daily Nurse

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In a bold move to address the pressing challenges facing the nursing workforce, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) has announced an exciting new initiative to enhance health outcomes across New York State. The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, the state’s largest grantmaking organization focused on vulnerable communities, is premiering its Nursing Initiativea groundbreaking grant program designed to support safety net hospitals that provide vital care to high-need populations.

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The Gypsy Nurse

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Medical Edge Recruitment provided this article. Written by: Taylor Dupont, Marketing Specialist, Medical Edge Recruitment Nursing is a profession that often comes with immense emotional and physical demands. However, the relentless pace of work, coupled with high patient expectations and emotional strain, can lead to a phenomenon known as nurse burnout.

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Nurses Advocates

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Wow, where did 2024 go? As we approach the end of the year, I took some time to review each post, re-read your comments, and look at the data from my website’s Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to see how my posts resonate with my readers. I chose the Top Ten posts to highlight and retrospectively share what they meant to me. I hope you enjoy this “Lookback on 2024!

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Empowered Nurses

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Nurses are no strangers to challengesphysical and verbal abuse, long hours, and demanding workplace politics often accompany their critical role in healthcare. Yet, despite these hurdles, an overwhelming 92% of nurses report they are glad they chose the nursing profession, according to Medscapes 2024 Nurse Career Satisfaction Report. This fascinating report, based on a survey of 7,723 practicing U.S. nurses from March to June 2023, highlights not only the passion nurses have for their work but a

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The Relentless School Nurse

DECEMBER 27, 2024

As we wrap up 2024, Im grateful and amazed at how far we’ve come together through The Relentless School Nurse blog. We are approaching 500,000 visitors since the journey began in July 2017. These numbers represent countless conversations, shared experiences, and moments of connection that have brought us closer as a community. This success isn’t mine alone it is a collective effort, thanks to you, an incredible community of readers and contributors.

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