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Upskill Your Leaders with the Nuts and Bolts Course

Emerging RN Leader

We are proud to partner with the New York ONL to present the Nuts and Bolts of Nursing Leadership. This program is a great introduction to leadership for current, new, or prospective Assistant Nurse Managers, Team Leaders, Clinical Managers, or Charge Nurses. You don’t have to be a member of NY ONL to attend. Registration […] The post Upskill Your Leaders with the Nuts and Bolts Course appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Medication safety

American Nurse

Nurses in this role serve as the face of the transplant team. Takeaways: Nurses can ensure safe practices by becoming well informed about specific medications, their actions, metabolism, and drug-drug interactions. Understanding why guidelines are developed and used in clinical practice promotes safe, competent drug selection and use. Food and Drug Administration Black Box Warnings have relevance within nursing practice.

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Nursing Roles in ECMO: And Other Recommended Reading from AJN’s November Issue

Amercan Journal of Nursing

This month’s cover photo shows a pediatric patient, Levi Drager, on ECMO at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital. The photo was taken shortly after he became the hospital’s first pediatric patient to take steps while on ECMO. See our “On the Cover” column for more. The November issue of AJN is now live. This month’s CE, “Nursing Roles in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation,” discusses the multiple roles of ECMO nurses, the various ECMO delivery care models,

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Program linking 911 callers to nurses expands throughout East County

Health Leaders | Nursing

A program credited with reducing trips to emergency rooms and saving patients and emergency services more than $700,000 over the past 20 months is significantly expanding in East County. El Cajon became the first city in the state to participate in the nurse navigator program when it was launched as El Cajon Community Care in 2023.

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Fertility Benefits for Every Age: A HR Roadmap from Gen Z to Baby Boomers

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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Meeting Growing National Demand, USAHS Expands MS-SLP Program to Florida and California Campuses

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Originally published on GlobeNewswire The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) has made its renowned Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP) Program available at its campuses in St. Augustine, Florida and San Marcos, California. This expansion maintains USAHS’ dedication to providing leading-edge health science education and allows students across the U.S. to enter a rapidly growing field with a profound impact on patient lives.

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Finding The Joy In Your Nursing Practice

Empowered Nurses

Like me, many of you went into nursing because it’s something in our DNA. We were born to serve others and provide care to those in need. Those of us who are a bit older can remember how excited we were to get our “white cap and pin” and ready to hit the floor and do the job of helping all those patients in need. However, with the stress of nursing today, it’s easy to lose sight on “why” we became a nurse in the first place.

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Top Legal Documents Every Senior Should Have in Place

Elder Care Matters

Discover the top legal documents every senior should have in place, from wills and trusts to healthcare directives and powers of attorney. This comprehensive guide ensures seniors are well-prepared for the future. The post Top Legal Documents Every Senior Should Have in Place appeared first on Elder Care Directory - ElderCareMatters.com.

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Holy Cross Health Introduces Innovative FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

Daily Nurse

Holy Cross Health is making waves in cardiac care by recently performing its first procedure with the newly approved FARAPULSE™ Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System, a cutting-edge technology designed to treat atrial fibrillation (AF), the most prevalent type of arrhythmia. The cardiology team recently conducted its inaugural procedure using this newly approved system, showcasing a significant leap in treating heart rhythm disorders.

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MSN vs. DNP: Choosing the Right Path for Your Nursing Career

Minority Nurse

Nurses positively impact their patient outcomes and the healthcare system, and one way to enhance that impact is through advancing their nursing degrees. But often, one thing that holds nurses back is feeling overwhelmed with the options for degree advancement and knowing where to start. First, you must know whether you want to pursue an MSN or DNP degree.

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Current Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD) Article from ANS!

Advances in Nursing Science

Each issue of ANS features an article that has been approved for NCPD credit, with the online text accessible from the ANS Web page for the article.

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Why Menopause Should Matter to Today’s Employers

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