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Self-Care: A Challenge For Some NPs?

Nurse Practitioners in Business

Are you taking care of yourself? As NPs, we excel in telling patients how important it is to take care of themselves. But how well are we taking care of ourselves personally and professionally? Do we follow our own advice? Some of us do, but I’m afraid for some of us, self-care remains a struggle. What is Self-Care? If you’re thinking about candles, a sip of wine or two, quiet music, and the like, you’re on the right track.

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Study Shows Mental Health, Lack of Workplace Support as Key Factors Driving Nurses Away from Jobs

Daily Nurse

A recent study conducted during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic sheds light on the factors influencing nurses’ decisions to continue or leave their jobs. The research, led by experts at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and published in the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing , emphasizes the critical role of coworker and employer support in determining nurses’ job satisfaction and retention.

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Aortic dissection

American Nurse

Nursing knowledge prompts timely intervention. Takeaways: An aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the intimal wall of the aorta forcing blood to flow between layers of the aorta to create a false lumen. Type A aortic dissections occur in the ascending aorta. Type B dissections occur distal to the subclavian artery and involve the descending aorta.

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Washington State for the Summer

The Gypsy Nurse

Oscar and I have been lucky enough to call Washington State “home” for the last several months and cannot express enough how much we love this state. Our first assignment in Washington last summer took us to the Eastern side of the state, a part of Washington we didn’t even know existed until we arrived. Much like the deserts of Texas, where we are from, Eastern Washington provides a stark contrast to the evergreen, rainy Washington stereotype we all seem to know.

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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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Men in nursing

American Nurse

Better representation key for profession’s workforce, health outcome goals Men in nursing view their presence in the profession as vital for addressing social determinants of health and meeting the nation’s growing healthcare needs. Their lived experience, perspective, and clinical insights also can make much-needed inroads in improving men’s health, they argue.

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Deception and Examination: Gleaning from Patterns of Knowing in Nursing to Expose Healthcare Fraud

Nursology

Contributor: T’Neecia Leigh Applewhite MBA MS APRN FNP-C Nurses are not just the backbone of the healthcare systems worldwide but also the vigilant guardians against healthcare fraud. As the largest and most trusted healthcare occupation in the United States, with over 3.4 million registered nurses, we are more than just healthcare workers.

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How to Calculate Cost-of-Vacancy for Healthcare Hiring | symplr

Symplr

With more healthcare jobs to fill than ever before, a widening skills gap, and an unprecedented staffing shortage, healthcare talent management professionals face an uphill battle. On top of those challenges, their work is under increased scrutiny and the pressure’s on to track and deliver key metrics—such as premium labor cost—to leaders as a means to demonstrate the business effects of their talent management practices.

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Study shows mental health, lack of workplace support as key factors driving nurses away from jobs

Health Leaders | Nursing

A recent study conducted during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic sheds light on the factors influencing nurses’ decisions to continue or leave their jobs.

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Global healthcare leader Dr. Geeta Nayyar announced as HUB24 keynote

NRC Health

You won’t want to miss an exceptional keynote to kick off our event, featuring Geeta Nayyar, M.D., M.B.A., a globally recognized chief medical officer, technologist, and bestselling author who helps leaders leverage a human approach to innovation, including rapid advances in AI, to achieve better health and business outcomes. The post Global healthcare leader Dr.

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Preparing Student Nurses for Palliative Care: 7 Tips for Clinical Placement

NurseBuff

Palliative care is a term used to describe the level of hospital care given to someone with an active, progressive, advanced disease. Patients in palliative care have little to no chance of a cure and are expected to die quite soon. Palliative care is focused not on treating or curing a patient, but on providing […] The post Preparing Student Nurses for Palliative Care: 7 Tips for Clinical Placement appeared first on NurseBuff.

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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

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What is Employee Engagement and How To Improve It?

Celayix

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, one of the most pressing challenges for employers is retaining their workforce. A key solution to this is employee engagement. As Forbes defines it , employee engagement is the emotional commitment an employee has to the organization and its goals. This emotional commitment is not just a buzzword; it’s a crucial factor that can make or break your business.

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Pain Management Training for Dental Healthcare Professionals

American Medical Compliance

The Pain Management Training for Dental Healthcare Professionals educates dental healthcare professionals (DHCP) on how to assess patients suffering from oral or dental pain, while also covering common types of dental pain medications used. Effective pain management is a critical aspect of dental care, ensuring patient comfort and satisfaction. This course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to manage pain safely and effectively in your practice.

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Drug Demand Reduction and Nursing Professional Involvements

Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations

By Oluremi Adejumo, DNP, MS, RN, FIAAN, CGNC, Oluwabunmi Buhari, MBBS, FWACP, Elizabeth Ogunbiyi, MPH, DAC, RPN, RN, RM, & Lynn Chen, PhD The 2023 United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) highlighted a 23% increase in the prevalence of drug use worldwide [1]. With the legalization of cannabis in many countries, nurses must anticipate that the decades ahead will likely require an increased demand for mental and physical healthcare services in an already strained workforce relating to

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Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Training for Healthcare Providers

American Medical Compliance

The Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Training for Healthcare Providers will educate healthcare providers (HCP) on the differences between normal aging, dementia, and mild cognitive impairments. As the population ages, the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia continues to rise, posing significant challenges for healthcare providers.

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Maximizing Your Benefits Strategy: Reframing the Way We View Fertility

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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HL Shorts: Cultivating Communication Between CNOs and CFOs

Health Leaders | Nursing

CNOs and CFOs must learn to speak each other's language, says this nurse leader. On this episode of HL Shorts, we hear from Katie Boston-Leary, director of nursing programs at the American Nurses Association, about the virtual nursing models at Geisinger. Tune in to hear her insights.

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Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) Training for Dental Providers

American Medical Compliance

The Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) Training for Dental Providers will educate dental providers on using PDMPs. In recent years, the opioid crisis has highlighted the need for stringent prescription monitoring to prevent misuse and addiction. Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs have emerged as a crucial tool in this effort, providing healthcare providers with a comprehensive database of patients’ prescription histories.

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National Nurses United pushes back against deployment of 'unproven' AI in healthcare

Health Leaders | Nursing

The nation’s largest nurses union is demanding that artificial intelligence tools used in healthcare be proven safe and equitable before deployment.

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