Fri.Feb 02, 2024

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Combined Cardiac Surgery and Liver Transplant Is a New Option for Highly Selected Patients

Consult QD

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is estimated to occur in as many as 30% of patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD), a rate much higher than the estimated 6% of the general public. However, heart failure before, during and after liver transplantation can be devastating and life-threatening. So, patients with multiple comorbidities may feel like they don’t have any options in terms of treatment.

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Hospitals work to end stigma on med-surg nursing

Becker's Hospital Review

While hospitals and health systems have seen improvements in nurse turnover and recruitment since the height of the pandemic, many continue to have a particularly hard time staffing medical-surgical units.

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CRNA Helped Save Martin Luther King’s Life After 1958 Stabbing

Daily Nurse

By the time an assassin’s bullet killed Dr. Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968, the much-loved – and much-hated – SCLC leader knew he might never see his daughters grow up. Once he entered the spotlight during the 1955-56 Montgomery, Alabama bus boycotts, King and his family lived through his remaining years like a city under siege, constantly calculating acceptable risks and trying to anticipate the next threat.

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AdventHealth hired 7,000 nurses in 2 years. What happened next?

Becker's Hospital Review

"Learn how AdventHealth successfully reduced nurse turnover and hired 7,000 nurses post-pandemic through their innovative strategy of "use less, lose less, hire

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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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Medical gaslighting: Why don’t you hear me?

American Nurse

To: Ethics Advisory Board Subject: Medical gaslighting: Why don’t you hear me? In my time as a nurse, I’ve observed patients’ concerns being dismissed as nonconsequential or in their heads. I’ve found these patients to be sincere and quite clear in articulating their problems, and I’ve witnessed their frustration, dismay, and even confusion when they’re not really heard.

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How to Become an Occupational Therapist

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

An occupational therapist ’s career can be rewarding as it involves helping individuals perform meaningful everyday activities. 1 Not only is occupational therapy a rewarding career, but it also offers a promising salary. As of May 2022, the U.S. employed almost 135,000 occupational therapists who earned an average annual salary of $92,800. 2 In this post, we walk you through what it takes to get an occupational therapy degree, how long it takes, specialty opportunities and more.

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Vendor Compliance for Supply Chain Management

Symplr

Supply chain management in healthcare has evolved from straightforward purchasing into a profession where cost, quality, and safety intersect to form a complicated framework of responsibilities. As the healthcare industry has grown, so too has the area of responsibility for the supply chain manager, and vendor compliance management has become crucial to keep healthcare organizations secure.

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Healthy hearts

American Nurse

Knowledge and actions reap benefits for our patients, ourselves. Women’s heart health comes to the fore each February when women and men nationwide wear red to raise awareness of women’s risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and support them in reducing their personal risk. This cause affects nurses on several fronts. Our profession, predominantly female, reflects the CVD risk all women face: CVD remains the leading cause of death in women, yet less than half of women know about this threat.

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Breaking Stereotypes: How New Nurses Can Step Into Leadership Positions

NurseBuff

In the past, nurses were seen as quietly serving, like hardworking angels in clean hallways. Their voices provided comfort in the midst of machine noises. But a new generation of professionals is rewriting the narrative. Nurses are swapping scrubs for power suits, transitioning from bedside to boardroom, and challenging the notion that healthcare leadership is […] The post Breaking Stereotypes: How New Nurses Can Step Into Leadership Positions appeared first on NurseBuff.

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Be the voice of reason

American Nurse

Connect with individual patients, participate in community outreach, and share information responsibly. Lillee Gelinas Misinformation and disinformation continue to plague healthcare. Many nurses encounter patients in their practice who disagree with prescribed treatment or preventive measures based on “facts” they’ve gathered online. Those encounters can prove uncomfortable, create friction between the nurse and the patient, and in worst case scenarios lead to incivility or violence.

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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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How NYC Health + Hospitals doubled new nurse retention

Becker's Hospital Review

When Natalia Cineas, DNP, RN, joined NYC Health + Hospitals as senior vice president and chief nurse executive in 2019, her first major initiative was scaling the system's nurse residency program. Five years later, the program has grown to six times its original size and new-nurse retention has doubled.

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Where in the Pacific Northwest do you want to work?

Providence

As part of our seven-state footprint, the Providence family of organizations serves the Pacific Northwest, all the way from the picturesque Cascades in Washington state to the beaches along the Oregon coast.

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7 Effective Strategies for Nurses to Excel in Psychiatric and Mental Healthcare

NurseBuff

The world of psychiatric and mental healthcare is a delicate dance between science, empathy, and unwavering resilience. Nurses in mental health serve as the bedrock of support, guiding individuals through the intricate challenges of mental illness. Psychiatric nursing demands clinical expertise, emotional intelligence, cultural sensitivity, and unwavering dedication, creating a profession driven by a profound […] The post 7 Effective Strategies for Nurses to Excel in Psychiatric and Mental

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Comprehensive Management of Maternal Hypertension Training

American Medical Compliance

One of the leading causes of pregnancy-related maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality globally is still hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP). The following Comprehensive Management of Maternal Hypertension Training is designed to educate healthcare providers on hypertension. What you will learn: Risk factors for developing hypertensive disorders during pregnancy Diagnostic criteria for hypertensive disorders during pregnancy Pharmacological management of hypertension in pregnancy Signs

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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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Rhode Island's nurse licensure compact now in effect

Becker's Hospital Review

Rhode Island's entry into the multistate nurse licensure compact took effect Jan. 1, allowing registered nurses, licensed practical, and vocational nurses to practice in person or through a telehealth platform across participating states without needing to reapply for a license in that territory.

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Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations for Dental HCP

American Medical Compliance

The following Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations for Dental Healthcare Employees course educates employers and staff with knowledge on preventing coronavirus exposure (SARS-CoV-2), a virus that causes COVID-19. Additionally, the COVID-19 Prevention regulations apply to all employers, employees, and places of employment with the following exceptions: Work locations where there is only one employee who does not have contact with other people.

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How to Become a Nurse Practitioner: A Practical Guide

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Nurse practitioners perform many of the same services as physicians without attending medical school, and they are in high demand—the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects the field to grow 38% by 2032. 1 To become a nurse practitioner, you’ll need to earn a graduate-level nursing degree, at least a master’s, and become certified in your specialty area. 2 Continue reading to learn more about this growing profession.

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Understanding the Educational Requirements for Nursing

Post University

Nursing is a career in which skilled healthcare professionals combine the science of medicine with the art of caretaking. This career field is consistently described as both challenging and rewarding, and anyone interested in pursuing a career as a nurse should be aware of the education required for nursing. Overview of Nursing Education There are several educational pathways that could lead to a nursing career, with the level of education attained directly impacting the type of nursing position

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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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Using Crosswalks to Map Mandatory Training Requirements

Relias

The healthcare industry is highly regulated. Post-acute care organizations are subject to many federal, state, and accrediting agency requirements. These regulations frequently change, making it challenging for organizations to stay up-to-date and maintain compliance across all their locations and services, as different states and service lines have varying requirements.

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Atrial Fibrillation Guideline Introduces Stage-Based Classification, Stresses Early Rhythm Control

Consult QD

A new stage-based classification of atrial fibrillation (AF) and a greater emphasis on early rhythm control are among highlights of a new guideline on AF issued by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. The proposed classification is designed to better define AF as a progressive disease, breaking it into four stages: Stage 1 ( at risk for AF) — presence of modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors associated with t

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How to Apply the Stages of Change Model to Addiction Treatment

Relias

Originally developed in the 1970s by James O. Prochaska and Carlo C. DiClemente, the Stages of Change model has been in use for several decades. In that time, researchers have found that the Stages of Change model can be useful when applied to addiction treatment. From helping individuals with substance use disorders to providing a framework to quit smoking, or any other addictive behavior, this model has proven efficacious.

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The Exec: Cassie Lewis Named New CNO for the Bon Secours Richmond Market

Health Leaders | Nursing

Bon Secours’ new Richmond market CNO is excited to take on her new role after holding many leadership positions within the system already. Cassie Lewis has held a variety of leadership positions since joining Bon Secours in 2012. During the last 11 years, she has served as the chief nursing and quality officer for the Providence Group within Bon Secours Mercy Health, regional director of Advanced Practice, and lead nurse practitioner and co-director of St.