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Nurse Leader Coach Workshop March 28, 2024

Emerging RN Leader

Hi, Emerging RN Leader Blog Readers I am pleased to announce that I am partnering with the New England ONL to offer our extremely popular Nurse Leader Coach Workshop on March 28th. You don’t have to be a member of ONL to enroll. You can register by clicking on this LINK. The post Nurse Leader Coach Workshop March 28, 2024 appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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California nurses use billboard to voice opposition to hospital sale

Becker's Hospital Review

Nurses at Palm Springs, Calif.-based Desert Regional Medical Center launched a billboard campaign against the sale of the hospital to Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, according to a Feb. 26 National Nurses United news release.

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Can Hospitality Cure the Woes of Healthcare? 

Daily Nurse

Have you ever wondered about the similarity between “hospital” and “hospitality”? Is this a coincidence, or can we identify how they’re connected? Maybe we can also discover how hospitality concepts could help repair the broken relationship between the healthcare system and its patients. Healthcare revolves around the delivery of patient care. Thus, customer service and satisfaction must play a role in its success.

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Top paying metropolitan areas for 6 nurse specialties

Becker's Hospital Review

Discover the top paying metropolitan areas for nurse specialties in California, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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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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Leap Forward: Where are They Now

Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine

On Leap Year Day, check in with Brittany Kelly, Clifton Thornton, and Ashley Gresh, former students circa 2014 and get a glimpse of where they are now. Brittany Kelly “Staying Power” spotlighted Brittany Kelly, MSN, RN in the Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine back in 2014, when she was a student in the MSN (Entry Into… The post Leap Forward: Where are They Now appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine.

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Sleep and the glymphatic system

American Nurse

Takeaways: Similar to the lymphatic system, the glymphatic system acts as a glial-dependent waste clearance pathway in the brain to drain away soluble waste proteins and metabolic products. The mechanism for waste clearance occurs primarily during slow wave sleep. Increases in amyloid beta and tangles, which is associated with Alzheimer’s disease, may result from increased production of waste products or a reduction in removal.

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How to Improve 5 Common Hospital Communication System Problems | symplr

Symplr

If you’ve ever shown up for a meeting or event only to find out it was canceled, you probably felt frustrated that you weren’t notified in time. In our hectic daily lives, missed connections result in wasted time and opportunities. But missed messages in a hospital setting are more than just inconvenient. Communication failures in health systems negatively affect patient care quality and steal valuable time from busy healthcare workers.

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The Success Principles Work for Everything

Empowered Nurses

I want to share a very personal journey with you. Eight years ago, I was planning to move to California. I did not have a law or nursing license there so I decided to take the California Bar Exam. I hired a coach and started studying. I was relearning subjects I had not looked at in 25 years! The California exam is all essay for attorneys and the pass rate was 32% at that time.

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How Patient Experience Affects Healthcare Quality and Reimbursement

Symplr

Hotels feature walls made of succulents and greet travelers with warm chocolate chip cookies on arrival. The elevator at the building downtown pipes in calming nature sounds. Movie theaters feel like plush living rooms. Now, the enhanced experiences consumers expect and receive elsewhere are coming to healthcare facilities. But more importantly, your organization’s quality scores and reimbursement levels increasingly depend on the ability to deliver an overall positive patient experience through

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The nurse’s role in advance care planning

American Nurse

Facilitate difficult conversations and support patient decision making. Takeaways: The 1990 Federal Patient Self Determination Act requires that Medicare- and Medicaid-funded healthcare organizations follow state laws related to advance directives. Advance directives are legal documents that allow adults to record their wishes related to serious illness or end-of-life care.

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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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Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Healthcare’s Secret Weapon | symplr

Symplr

Clinical collaboration among multidisciplinary teams is essential to provide the best possible patient care. But we can also look at multidisciplinary collaboration as the foundation for the healthcare delivery system of tomorrow.

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Informing family members about patient treatment nonadherence

American Nurse

To: Ethics Advisory Board Subject: Informing family about patient nonadherence As a nurse practitioner, I’m the primary care provider for a patient who’s clearly not taking his medications and is showing indications—through observation, vital signs, and bloodwork—of compromised health. Consequently, his life is in danger. As his primary care provider, am I allowed, or conversely, obligated, to inform my patient’s family about his deteriorated status?

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Understanding Psychotropic Medications Training

American Medical Compliance

The following Understanding Psychotropic Medications Training is designed to educate healthcare providers (HCP) on the different types of psychotropic medications. Medications can play an important role in treating mental disorders and conditions. They are often used in combination with other treatments, such as psychotherapy and brain stimulation therapy.

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High school nurse camp

American Nurse

A pipeline for rebuilding the nursing workforce Takeaways: Solving the nursing shortage requires creative recruitment strategies. An immersive experience at one hospital allowed students to witness the nursing role and its impact. Piedmont Fayette Hospital, a 310-bed acute care hospital in Fayetteville, Georgia, continues to experience the impact of workforce shortages affecting many healthcare organizations.

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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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Infographic: Five Things You Need To Know From ViVE

Health Leaders | Nursing

Healthcare C-suite execs flocked to ViVE this week in Los Angeles. The 2024 ViVE conference in Los Angeles is sparking innovative conversations. AI and cybersecurity were among some of the big topics, and health leaders are looking for more action and ROI in these spaces. Nursing was also top of mind, with healthcare executives talking about how they can improve workflows, reduce stress, and boost patient care Check out the five hot topics at ViVE this year.

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

American Nurse

Family medical history reveals risk for sudden cardiac death. Takeaways: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the number one cause of sudden cardiac death in young people. HCM usually results from an autosomal dominant genetic mutation. An extensive multigenerational family history and review of systems can help reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death and lead to prompt diagnosis and treatment.

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OTD Student Makes Her Entrepreneurial Mark and Empowers Caregivers

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Meet Mariah Mendez, a Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) student at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) in San Marcos. Mendez’s pioneering passion is not only changing lives but also winning accolades. A winning entrepreneurial spirit In November 2023, Mendez clinched the top spot in the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) San Diego Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA).

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Nursing group quells concerns as Billings Clinic anesthesia contract expires

Becker's Hospital Review

Billings (Mont.) Clinic's has moved away from using contracted anesthesia providers to create its own anesthesia department, causing some concern around how the health system will attract physician anesthesiologists.

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Leveling the Playing Field: How HR Can Equitably Improve Health Outcomes Through Fertility Benefits

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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How Indiana is Attracting More Nurses

Empowered Nurses

With the continuing nursing shortage, it is estimated that one in four Hoosier nurses will be retiring by the end of the decade. This is happening in all states. Some states have chosen to provide $125 million to lure students into the profession. Other states provide a living allowance alongside child care benefits. House Bill 1259 was introduced in Indiana and it cleared the senate and then will be voted on by the house.

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Elevating the voice of nurses through advocacy

American Nurse

2024 priorities include nursing workforce protections, access to nursing care, and payment parity. The end of the first session of the 118th Congress was notable, to say the least. For starters Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was removed and a relatively unknown lawmaker, Mike Johnson (R-LA), was elected to the role following a tumultuous 3 weeks of nominations, votes for, and withdrawals of other candidates.

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