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Five Tips to Improve Your Communication

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Leadership Communication is challenging today. Nursing staff are in cognitive overload, so getting anyone’s attention takes a lot of work. There is also no one best method to communicate in health systems today. Although email persists as the “official method” in most organizations, we now have two […] The post Five Tips to Improve Your Communication appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Nurses share harrowing testimonies of NMC failures at protest

Nursing Times

Black nurses have been left “broken” by the nursing regulator, due to the sheer number of disproportionate referrals and discrimination they face, a protest has heard.

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Nurse self-scheduling makes a comeback

Becker's Hospital Review

Self-scheduling has emerged as an increasingly popular option for hospitals and health systems to provide nurses with greater flexibility. However, the concept is not entirely new.

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Shaunna Parker to Lead Vanderbilt School of Nursing Women’s Health/Gender Related NP Specialty Program

Daily Nurse

Shaunna Parker, MSN’11, WHNP-BC, has been appointed director of the Women’s Health/Gender-Related Nurse Practitioner Specialty program at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. Parker, a certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, focuses on delivering healthcare services and education to adolescent and young adult populations, particularly in underserved communities.

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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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Experts weigh nurses practicing before NCLEX results

Becker's Hospital Review

Amid a nationwide push to educate, train and hire more nurses at the bedside, and faster, Rhode Island passed a law that allows new nurses to practice before their NCLEX results are known. But patient safety is a concern.

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Nurses at Rady Children’s Hospital Vote to Strike Amid Contract Dispute

Scrubs

San Diego, CA — Nurses at Rady Children’s Hospital have voted to authorize a strike from July 22 to July 24, following months of unsuccessful contract negotiations. The decision comes after the United Nurses of Children’s Hospital (UNOCH), the Teamsters union representing over 1,500 nurses, announced the vote on July 11. The union’s leadership delivered a 10-day notice to the hospital, as required by federal labor law, signaling their intent to walk off the job Reasons for the Strike

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How to Build Your Leadership Skills While Working in a Clinical Role

Ensearch

In the demanding, fast-paced world of healthcare, having strong leadership skills is essential for career progression and effective patient care. As a neonatal nurse practitioner, honing leadership abilities will help you influence positive change, encourage teamwork, and ultimately, deliver better outcomes for patients. Here, we discuss some ways you can build and strengthen leadership skills [.

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How virtual nursing is empowering care teams 

Becker's Hospital Review

As a bedside nurse turned nursing informaticist, I see firsthand the toll that demanding workloads, long shifts, and lack of leadership support take on our amazing nurses. The American Nurses Foundation reports that over half of nurses experience burnout, forcing hospitals to rethink how they deliver care and support their frontline heroes. It's about time.

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Beat the H.E.A.T – An Infographic for people working in construction

Celayix

This infographic is also available to download. Download Here 6 Essential Tips for Working in Construction During Hot Weather and Long Summer Hours 1. Buddy System with a Tech Twist Teamwork is crucial in construction, especially under extreme weather conditions. Implement a buddy system where pairs of workers check on each other regularly. This system enhances safety and fosters a sense of security and support.

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1st nurse inducted into international society

Becker's Hospital Review

Renee McLeod-Sordjan, DNP, dean of the Hempstead, N.Y.-based Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, is the first nurse to be inducted into the International Academy of Perinatal Medicine.

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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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Be Your Own Nurse: Chief wellness officer

American Nurse

In 2021, the control of wellbeing at the tail of a global pandemic made sense. How can we manage our personal worlds after so much change? How do we find meaning? How do we do the hard work of perspective change? Prior to the pandemic, we already were bringing the idea of wellbeing into our healthcare worlds. “I think every organization needs a chief wellness officer,” said Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, in a 2018 interview with Julie Cullen, managing editor of American

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10 years, 4 lessons learned from Northwell's internal staffing agency

Becker's Hospital Review

Discover how Northwell Health's FlexStaff program has saved $200 million and brought in thousands of employees in the last 10 years, thanks to a solid plan

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USAHS Founder Receives High Honor for His Contribution to Healthcare

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

The renowned healthcare practitioner and educator has been pushing physical therapy forward for the better part of a century. The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) proudly announces that Dr. Stanley Paris, who founded the University and served as its president for several years, has received the prestigious Geoffrey MaitlandAward for Advancement of Clinical Practice in Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapy.

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NJ doctors, nurses will now need to take training to address maternal health disparities

Health Leaders | Nursing

Doctors and nurses who provide care to expectant mothers and those who have just given birth will be required to take classes in bias training in an effort to help lower the higher rate of poor maternal health outcomes among women of color in New Jersey, under new rules published this week. Pillar: CNO Link: Full story Article Source: northjersey.

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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 share harrowing testimonies of NMC failures at protest

Nursing Times

Black nurses have been left “broken” by the nursing regulator, due to the sheer number of disproportionate referrals and discrimination they face, a protest has heard.

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Las Vegas valley students explore nursing profession at UNLV’s Nurse Camp

Health Leaders | Nursing

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas’s fifth annual Nurse Camp has begun, providing high school students with an opportunity to explore the nursing profession.

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The Impact of Executive Coaching

The Leadership Development Group

Explore the transformative impact of executive coaching on leadership effectiveness within healthcare organizations.

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Infographic: Chevron's Impact on Healthcare

Health Leaders | Nursing

The Chevron decision has the potential to impact public health and access to public healthcare, according to these organizations. The United States Supreme Court recently overturned the long-standing Chevron deference doctrine, which held that courts should defer to agency interpretations of statutes that fall under the particular agency's purview, when the interpretation is reasonable, and the meaning of a statute is not made explicitly clear by Congress.

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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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Unions make gains in nurse-to-patient ratios but want statewide law

Health Leaders | Nursing

Twenty-one years ago, a small handful of Democratic lawmakers introduced a measure that could have made New Jersey the first state to require nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in its hospitals. The legislation never advanced and a version is still pending today.

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