Minority Nurse

APRIL 21, 2025

I believed I could handle it all when I started nursing school as an adult student. I had managed work, kids, and prerequisite classes beforeso nursing school would be no different, right? I quickly learned I was wrong. Nursing school requires a completely different mindset. It is not just about memorizing factsit is about developing critical thinking, managing your time, and knowing when to ask for help.

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American Medical Compliance

APRIL 21, 2025

In assisted living facilities, safety isnt just a checkboxits a daily commitment. Residents are often older adults with mobility issues, memory loss, or chronic health conditions, making them more vulnerable to common accidents in assisted living. One slip, one missed step, or one forgotten medication can quickly turn into a medical emergency. In fact, nearly 14 million older adults in the U.S. about 28%reported experiencing a fall in just one year, according to the CDC.

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Nursology

APRIL 21, 2025

Guardian of the DisciplineMarch 2025 Nursing Inquiry Editorial Sally Thorne, PhD, RN, DSc (Hon), FAAN, FCAHS, FCAN, CM, says that the latest edition of her book Interpretive Description: Qualitative Research for Applied Practice published by Sage, is actually her “memoir.

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Daily Nurse

APRIL 21, 2025

Clinical rotations are a crucial bridge between classroom theory and real-world practice for NP students. These experiences are far more than educational checkpointsthey’re the foundation upon which your entire advanced practice nursing career will be built. According to a 2023 cross-sectional study published in Nursing Reports, 93.7% of advanced practice nurses agreed that clinical experience significantly contributes to the development of professional competence and nursing identity.

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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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Nursing Review

APRIL 21, 2025

Hundreds of thousands of Australian workers are set to benefit from a historic report, evaluating the legacy of gendered pay in female-dominated industries. Initiated in June 2024, the Fair Work Commission's (FWC) Gender-based undervaluation priority awards review looked at the modern award classifications and minimum wage rates across aged care, social work, dental, pharmacy and childcare, to address the ongoing effects of gender-based undervaluation, and, ultimately, make steps to ensure equa

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Health Leaders | Nursing

APRIL 21, 2025

The next challenge for virtual nursing will be growing to scale, says this virtual care leader. Health systems have made significant strides in virtual nursing over the past few years as technology opens the door to new possibilities. Stephanie Johnson, executive director virtual care for UnityPoint Health , recently gave HealthLeaders an update on the health system's virtual nursing progress over the past year.

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Post University

APRIL 21, 2025

Lisa Levack knew when she was a teenager that she wanted to serve her country. Growing up in a small town in New York, Lisa wasnt ready for college immediately after graduating high school. Instead, she enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1999following the path of her two older brothers, who served in the Navy and the Army. The Marines was everything I wanted, and I absolutely loved it, says Lisa, who was an FA-18 aviation mechanic.

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Nursing Review

APRIL 21, 2025

Introducing the latest evolution in our Hollowware range. As hospitals and healthcare facilities evolve, so does the need for medical consumables that optimise efficiency, enhance performance, and reduce environmental impact. Our original CubeWare TM range is widely accepted and used in hospitals across Australia and New Zealand. CubeWare2.0 is Multigates latest innovation in hollowware.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

APRIL 21, 2025

The next challenge for virtual nursing will be growing to scale, says this virtual care leader. Health systems have made significant strides in virtual nursing over the past few years as technology opens the door to new possibilities. Stephanie Johnson, Executive Director Virtual Care for UnityPoint Health , recently gave HealthLeaders an update on the health systems virtual nursing progress over the past year.

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Ensearch

APRIL 21, 2025

As a neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP), you play an invaluable role in delivering specialized care to newborns with the most critical care needs. Balancing the demands of clinical practice with the pursuit of research opportunities can be challenging, but engaging in research is vital for advancing neonatal care and improving patient outcomes. Research allows NNPs [.

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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

Nurses Advocates

APRIL 21, 2025

In this post, I am introducing my latest special report. This is an updated version of ‘Stepping Up to Certification’ that I have shared for the past five years, in hopes of helping professionals find the certification that is right for their care goals. I am proud of this report because it marks the first and only ongoing collaboration among all the major certification bodies in the ‘helping professional’ space – Case Management, Patient Advocacy, and Volunteers.

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Registered Nursing

APRIL 21, 2025

Selecting the right capstone project is a pivotal moment in any nursing student’s academic journey. As the culminating experience of your nursing education, your capstone project demonstrates your ability to synthesize knowledge, apply evidence-based practice, and address real-world healthcare challenges. This comprehensive guide will walk you through everything you need to know about nursing capstone projects, from understanding their purpose to selecting a topic that aligns with your pro

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Nursing Inquiry

APRIL 21, 2025

ABSTRACT Stereotypes in mass media depict harmful and inaccurate portrayals of nurses and nursing work. As memes are understood to be units of culture, they may be examined as artifacts, deepening understandings of contemporary culture. This critical qualitative analysis of nursing memes from two popular social media platforms seeks to identify current cultural narratives and social meanings of nursing reproduced within the public domain.

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Nursing Review

APRIL 21, 2025

After the preventable death of a 22-month-old boy, a scathing audit has found Northern Beaches Hospital is failing to deliver the safe, integrated public care promised under its private partnership. The findings raise serious questions about the long-term viability of the arrangement. The NSW Auditor-Generals report, released on Thursday, concluded that the hospital, operated by private company Healthscope under a 40-year agreement, is not meeting key clinical outcomes or integration goals, desp

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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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Nursing Inquiry

APRIL 21, 2025

ABSTRACT Operational failures in hospitals, such as communication breakdowns and equipment malfunctions, challenge nurses by disrupting patient care, workflow, and clinical processes. These failures are primarily addressed with short-term solutions, rather than comprehensive, long-term strategies. This study investigates the impact of operational failures on patients and examines whether nurses alter their problem-solving behavior in response to the perceived direct impact on patients.

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Nursing Review

APRIL 21, 2025

On his campaign trail, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged $200 million to upgrade St John of God Midland Public Hospital in Perth. He promised more beds and operating theatres, and a redesigned obstetrics and neonatal unit. It followed other recent election promises from the Labor government, including $120 million for new birthing facilities at Sydneys planned Rouse Hill Hospital and $150 million to build a health centre in southern Adelaide.

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Nursing Inquiry

APRIL 21, 2025

ABSTRACT With the growing complexity of hospital care, patient safety has become even more critical. This study explores the development and exchange of situation awareness of clinical hospital ward nurses engaged in interdisciplinary and distributed teamwork. A focused ethnographic study was conducted and involved shadowing 10 hospital ward nurses, semi-structured interviews, group reflections and patient record screenings.

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Nursing Inquiry

APRIL 21, 2025

ABSTRACT Conflicts can arise when a medical team declares a patient brain dead, especially in Lebanon, where families may be reluctant to accept the diagnosis for religious or cultural reasons. Families sometimes withhold consent for organ donation until they can reconcile their beliefs with their concerns. This manuscript examines these challenges through the eyes of an ICU nurse, who described what happened when a 22-year-old woman was declared brain dead.

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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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