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What’s Trending Now

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN In my leadership development work with health systems across the country, I feel like I have a front row seat to the evolving picture of what is happening in healthcare and nursing. We are almost at the end of the first quarter of 2025, and here is […] The post What’s Trending Now appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Nurses at the Forefront of Infection Prevention

Nursology

Contributors: Katie Rose Davis MSN, RN, CIC andWyona Freysteinson, PhD, MN, RN, FAANTexas Woman’s University Imagine a military hospital in the 1850s that is between Russia and Europe. The hospital is dark, with lanterns scattered throughout the drafty, putrid areas. Wounded soldiers shriek out from pain or feverishly hallucinate from infections.

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Two Days Left Until the Masterclass Starts – Register Now

The Nursing Site

GET READY Times almost up! There are only two days left until the Masterclass starts- register now! If you havent registered NOW for the Reignite Your Passion in Healthcare Masterclass! (March 28-April 1). Join me and 20 other experts as we share the latest insights and strategies to help you break through limitations, build resilience , embrace challenges, and unlock your potential through continuous learning and self-improvement.

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The Relentless School Nurses: The OpEd Nurses Are Prolific!

The Relentless School Nurse

As we navigate the complex landscape of public health and education in 2025, it’s crucial to highlight voices that advocate for the well-being of our communities. Donna Gaffney and Teri Mills, my friends also known as the “Op-Ed Nurses,” are seasoned healthcare professionals and leaders in Nurses for America. They have been using their voices to raise awareness about serious public health risks, including the dangers of vaccine misinformation and misguided health policies.

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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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Why I Love Being a Home Care Nurse

Diversity Nursing

As a home care Nurse, I have the privilege of stepping into my patients lives in a way that goes beyond clinical care. Unlike the fast-paced environment of hospitals or clinics, home care allows me to provide personalized, compassionate care in the comfort of a patients home. Every day brings new experiences, deep connections, and the rewarding feeling of making a true difference in someones life.

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Why nursing students withhold reports of clinical workplace bullying: fear of negative impacts and perceived systemic ineffectiveness

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Yang L, Zeng Q, Wang Y, et al. Why nursing students do not report workplace bullying during clinical practice: A mixed methods systematic review. Nurse Educ Today 2024;142:106341. Implications for practice and research Nursing schools and clinical institutions must collaborate to mitigate bullying experiences among students. Nursing schools should enhance their education programmes, training protocols and reporting mechanisms for addressing bullying incidents.

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Implementing PAD and PADIS guidelines: reduced ICU stay and ventilation with limited impact on mortality

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Hume, N. E., Zerfas, I., Wong, A., Klein-Fedyshin, M., Smithburger, P. L., Buckley, M. S., Kane-Gill, S. L. (2024). Clinical impact of the implementation strategies used to apply the 2013 pain, Agitation/Sedation, delirium or 2018 pain, Agitation/Sedation, delirium, immobility, sleep disruption guideline recommendations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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California Nurse Pursues Family Nurse Practitioner to Expand Her Practice to Include Holistic Care for Women

Post University

When Karissa Rubio was a high school junior, she got a part-time job through her high schools career center as a medical assistant at a family physician practice. That opened a new world to me, says Karissa, who grew up in Lawndale, California. I loved listening to the doctors talk to patients and helping out. Karissa worked at that family practice for the rest of high schooland full time after she graduated.

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Obesity management requires a personalised, collaborative approach from general practice

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Ryan et al, 2024 "Beyond the Scale": A Qualitative Exploration of the Impact of Weight Stigma Experienced by Patients with Obesity in General Practice. Implications for practice and research General practice teams need training about the complex factors contributing to obesity, including weight-sensitive communication, to ensure people with obesity feel heard and to prevent staff from unintentionally promoting harmful eating behaviours.

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Infographic: How to Do Wellbeing CPR

Health Leaders | Nursing

Here are three tools that nurses and nurse leaders can use to prioritize their wellbeing. Focusing on wellbeing is critical for nurse leaders who want to combat burnout and lower nurse turnover rates. For CNOs who want to prioritize wellbeing and self-leadership for their workforces, Diane Sieg , a registered nurse, author, and the creator of the Well-Being Coaching Initiative, suggested "CPR," but not in the traditional sense of the term.

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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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Alternatives to 'saturation for greater transparency in reporting of sample size decision-making in qualitative research

Evidence-Based Nursing

Qualitative research is generally conducted using small samples. This is because the intention in qualitative research (crudely compared with quantitative research, eg) is to gather an in-depth contextual understanding of the phenomenon of interest. Data saturation is one of the commonly known approaches to estimate and confirm adequate sample size in qualitative research.

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Breaking Barriers: Shelly Buck Named Nurse of the Week

Daily Nurse

In celebration of Womens History Month, we honor Shelly Buck, president of Riddle Hospital , a true trailblazer in healthcare leadership. While women make up the backbone of the healthcare workforce, leadership roles remain disproportionately out of reach. Buck is changing that narrative, breaking barriers, and leaving a lasting mark earning her the well-deserved title of Nurse of the Week.

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Adults with intellectual disabilities in group homes experience strong social connections but face physical challenges in feeling at home

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Chinn, D., Levitan, T., Power, A., et al. (2024). What does ‘feeling at home’ mean for adults with intellectual disabilities living in group homes in England? Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities , 37(5). [link] Implications for practice and research Support staff in group homes should focus on enhancing residents’ involvement in personalising their physical spaces to foster a greater sense of comfort and belonging.

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First-Generation College Student and Fulfills Doctorate Dream

Post University

Of her seven brothers and sisters, Marcia Azevedo is the only one who has gone to college. Born and raised in Brazil, Marcia was the baby of the family. Her father started his own business, and most of her siblings followed in his entrepreneurial footsteps. Marcia, however, charted her own path. When I was 12, I became a Seventh-day Adventist Christian, she says.

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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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Nurses should prioritise constipation prevention for people with severe/profound intellectual and developmental disabilities and multiple long-term conditions

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Roberts C, Ding J, Bishara D, Riaz S, Sheehan R, White A, Strydom A, Chauhan U. Constipation prevalence and risk from prescribed medications in people with intellectual disability: findings from an English mortality programme. J Intellect Disabil. 2024; 0(0): online first. [link] Implications for practice and research Greater attention to constipation is needed in cause of death reporting and mortality review for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs).

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New York Nurse Will Earn BSN 30 Years After Earning ADN

Post University

May 2025 is a big month for Tara Coppola. Shell finish the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree at Post Universityexactly 30 years after she became a Registered Nurse. Her son will also graduate high school and prepare to start his own college journey. I started my education at the State University of New York Potsdam as a biology major on the pre-medical track, but realized that I was better suited for nursing, says Tara, who was born in New Jersey and raised in upstate New York.

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First responders are exposed to high levels of trauma, are affected by it, and need support

Evidence-Based Nursing

Implications for practice and research This study shows that across a diverse range of first responders in Australia, levels of trauma and of subsequent mental health symptoms are high. There was some variation in this between the category of first responder. The authors could find little evidence of any interventional studies to help those affected.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Come Learn With Me & Trusted Colleagues!

The Relentless School Nurse

In an era where gun violence continues to be a leading cause of death among children, school nurses find themselves on the front lines of a critical public health crisis. On April 7, 2025, at 6:00 PM Eastern, the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) and End Family Fire will present a groundbreaking webinar: “Proactive Care: School Nurses’ Crucial Role in Gun Violence Prevention” This timely and essential webinar aims to empower school nurses with the knowledge and tool

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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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Large study of childbirth experiences of Russian women shows that those with a history of past abuse are at higher risk for maternal complications, including caesarean birth, complications for the baby and obstetric violence

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Suarez A, Yakupova V. Childbirth experiences of women with a history of physical, sexual, and child abuse: A cross-sectional study of 2575 Russian women BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2024; 24 ;2–11. Implications for practice and research Survivors of past abuse are at an increased risk of maternal complications during pregnancy and childbirth.

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NMC approves new advanced practice principles

Nursing Times

Read about the Nurisng and Midwifery Council's new advanced practice principles and what its governing council has to say about them.

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Empowering tomorrows nurses and midwives: transforming undergraduate programmes in responding to evolving healthcare environments

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Ryder M, Browne F, Curtin M, et al. (2024). National Evaluation of Undergraduate Nursing and Midwifery Curricula. J Adv Nurs. Sep 5. doi: 10.1111/jan.16430. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39235133. Implications for practice and research Higher Education Institutions must continuously transform and modernise nursing and midwifery curricula, in preparing graduates to meet the demands of evolving healthcare.

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Indigenous Relational Practices as a Strategy to Transform Acute Hospital Settings: A Kaupapa Māori Grounded Theory Study

Nursing Inquiry

ABSTRACT Relational practice is the basis for human connection and is linked to enhanced healthcare experiences and involvement with healthcare services. Although the nurse-patient relationship is typically built around behavioural communication skills, relational practice requires developing awareness, connectedness and responsiveness to others. The task-oriented ways of working have eroded these attributes.

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Childhood maltreatment and its long-lasting impact on health: a novel large-scale study highlights its links to adult mental and physical health

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentry on : Espinosa Dice AL, Lawn RB, Ratanatharathorn A, et al. Childhood maltreatment and health in the UK Biobank: Triangulation of outcome-wide and polygenic risk score analyses. BMC Med. 2024; 22(1):135. Implications for practice and research A trauma-informed approach across healthcare settings could help address both adults’ physical and mental health impacts of abuse and neglect occurring in childhood.

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Living near nature: how green and blue spaces protect mental health in adults--insights from the UK Biobank study

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on : Liu, B P, Huxley, R R, Schikowski, T, Hu, K J, Zhao, Q and Jia, C X (2024). Exposure to residential green and blue space and the natural environment is associated with a lower incidence of psychiatric disorders in middle-aged and older adults: findings from the UK Biobank. BMC Med, 22 (1), 15. 10.1186/s12916-023-03239-1 Implications for practice and research Integrating natural environments into healthcare interventions presents an effective approach to reducing psychiatric disor

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Advancing our knowledge on the maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with ADHD

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Amikam U, Badeghiesh A, Baghlaf H, Brown R, Dahan MH. The association between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and pregnancy, delivery and neonatal outcomes-an evaluation of a population database. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2024 15;24(1):364. doi: 10.1186/s12884-024-06561-5. Implications for practice and research The risk of adverse maternal as well as neonatal outcomes should be carefully monitored in women with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and their new

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Transdisciplinary collaboration is critical for empowering nursing academics to navigate and teach digital transformation

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Zhao L, Robab A, Ruby W, et al. National survey on understanding nursing academics’ perspectives on digital health education. Journal of Advanced Nursing (2024). Implications for practice and research Transdisciplinary collaboration of nursing academics is vital for comprehending digital health transformation in nursing teaching, learning and practice.

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Mindfulness-based mobile applications may provide a useful adjunct to treatment as usual for people with depression

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Sarlon J, Schneider E, Brühl AB et al. Adjunctive use of mindfulness-based mobile application in depression: randomized controlled study. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2024. 10.1007/s00406-024-01884-y. Implications for practice and research Nurses may consider using mindfulness-based mobile applications (MBI apps) alongside treatment as usual to promote recovery in people with depression.

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Optimal amount of support for young Autistic children depends on their individual and family needs

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Sandbank M, Pustejovsky JE, Bottema-Beutel K, et al. Determining Associations Between Intervention Amount and Outcomes for Young Autistic Children: A Meta-Analysis. JAMA Pediatrics 2024. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.1832 Implications for practice and research Professionals should support families to identify quality autism support aligned with their needs and values, considering the available evidence and the potential for harm reported by Autistic people.

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Hope as a mediator enhancing family resilience in patients with gynaecological cancer

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Xu X, Li M. Illness perception and family resilience in gynaecologic cancer patients: A study on the mediating role of hope. J Adv Nurs. August 8, 2024. doi:10.1111/jan.16375 Implications for practice and research Integrating interventions that foster hope enhances family resilience in patients with gynaecological cancer, promoting effective coping and adaptation.

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Importance of supporting registered nurses and nursing students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

Evidence-Based Nursing

This is an education commentary on Martikainen, R. M., Kuivila, H. M., Koskenranta, M., Kamau, S., Oikarainen, A., Matinlompolo, N., Juntunen, J., & Mikkonen, K. (2024). Exploring the integration of culturally and linguistically diverse nurses and nursing students in healthcare: A cross-sectional study. Nurse Education in Practice, 80, 104129. [link] Background and purpose Despite the growing prevalence of multicultural working environments, cultural and linguistically diverse (CaLD) nurses

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Exercise is a potential effective core-treatment modality to prevent and treat depression and improve cognitive performance

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Noetel M, Sanders T, Gallardo-Gómez D, et al. Effect of exercise on depression: a systematic review and network metanalysis of randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2024:e075847 [link]. Implications for practice and research As a low-cost alternative treatment for preventing and treating depression, exercise should be adopted by multidisciplinary healthcare team and integrated into prescribed treatment modalities based on personal characteristics, individual preferences and availa

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Nurse-delivered sleep restriction therapy is cost-effective in improving insomnia, mental health and quality of life with primary care patients

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Kyle SD, Bower P, Yu L-N, et al. Nurse-delivered sleep restriction therapy to improve insomnia disorder in primary care: the HABIT RCT. Health Technol Assess 2024; 28 :1–107. doi: 10.3310/RJYT4275 Implications for practice and research Training and service pathways should be developed for nurses to deliver sleep restriction therapy in primary care settings.

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Nurses should not have to go 'above and beyond to care for people dying at home

Evidence-Based Nursing

Commentary on: Sørstrøm AK, Ludvigsen MS, Kymre IG. Facilitating planned home death: A qualitative study on home care nurses' experiences of enablers and barriers. J Adv Nurs 2024 Mar 21. doi: 10.1111/jan.16171 Implications for practice and research Policy development in community palliative care must prioritise comprehensive support for both family caregivers and nurses, to provide ethical care when dying at home is the goal Further ethnographic research should continue to provide 

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