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PBS NewsHour Explores What Makes Nurses Vulnerable to Burnout

Daily Nurse

A federal study shows that nearly half of healthcare workers reported feeling burned out last year. Research suggests nurses are especially vulnerable to burnout , which can impact their care. In collaboration with the Global Health Reporting Center and with support from the Pulitzer Center, Stephanie Sy reports from Columbus, Ohio, for a PBS NewsHour series, Critical Care: The Future of Nursing.

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Cleveland Clinic Urologist To Lead Esteemed Medical Journal  

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Hadley Wood, MD , staff in Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Genitourinary Reconstruction and Vice Chair of Clinician Development in the Glickman Urological Institute, was named editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed journal Urology. She will assume the role Jan. 1, 2024, following in the footsteps of Eric Klein, MD, Chair Emeritus of the Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, who served as editor-in-chief of the renowned journal for 15 years.

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Holiday Gift Ideas for Healthcare Heroes: Share Your Appreciation

Daily Nurse

It comes as no surprise the art of gift-giving is our most prominent tradition. Finding the right present can take time and effort. Instead of ruminating over what the perfect gift would be, knowing what a great gift would be is much simpler. Nurses, healthcare professionals, doctors , and physicians are some of the most hardworking people on the planet.

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A Unique Opportunity to Explore Quantum Computing’s Potential

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Quantum computing’s powerful data analysis capabilities are poised to transform healthcare by greatly accelerating the pace of biomedical discoveries. Yet companies hoping to leverage this unique advanced technology can have difficulty gaining experience with quantum computing and applying it to their research and development work. “Based on our experience, many companies are eager to experiment with quantum computing but struggle with access,” says Laura Jehi, MD , Chief Research Information Of

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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 Representation in Nursing is Important

Diversity Nursing

In the dynamic realm of healthcare, the significance of representation in Nursing cannot be overstated. Nurses are the backbone of healthcare, playing a pivotal role in patient care, advocacy, and community health. As the profession continues to evolve, it is imperative the Nursing workforce reflects the diversity of the populations it serves. Representation in Nursing goes beyond demographic statistics.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Is This Happening in Your School District?

The Relentless School Nurse

The story of Pitt County North Carolina schools should be a wake-up call for many districts across the country that have relied on Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds to boost school nursing services. The content of this blog post is in response to the following article: Expiration of COVID funding could cost schools nursing positions In Pitt County North Carolina schools, a looming challenge threatens the progress made in ensuring the well-being of their students.

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Nurse-to-Nurse Gift Exchange Ideas: Show Your Colleagues Some Love

Minority Nurse

With the holiday gift season approaching, it’s a great time to start thinking about how to show appreciation to your favorite colleagues. Positive nurse-to-nurse relationships can profoundly impact your experience working in healthcare. Gift exchanges are common in many workplaces, so why not plan one with your nurse colleagues? Here are some options for the best nurse-to-nurse gift exchange ideas.

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Tips for Networking As a Travel Nurse

The Gypsy Nurse

Trustaff provided this article. Trustaff’s Networking Tips for Travel Nurses Navigating the dynamic world of travel nursing can sometimes feel like a solitary journey. However, with the right connections and relationships, every travel nurse can amplify their career opportunities and enrich their professional experiences. Networking, an often-underutilized tool, is pivotal for personal and professional growth, especially for travel nurses.

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Tuition Reduction Available for Select Programs When You Start Next Spring

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Graduate school is an investment in your future: Earning an advanced degree is a way to boost your credentials and open more doors in your career. And at USAHS, you can make that investment without breaking the bank. We’re pleased to offer tuition reductions for students who enroll next Spring (start date Jan. 8. 2024) in the following programs: The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program.

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Samaritan Medical Center to use Covid money for nursing scholarships

Health Leaders | Nursing

Samaritan Medical Center says it’s getting $150,000 in COVID relief recovery money from Jefferson County. Samaritan will invest in nursing scholarship programs to help reduce the hospital’s reliance on travel nurses.

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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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A Call for a Collaborative OT: USAHS Assistant OT Program Director Shares Integrated OT Toolkit

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

According to an article in the International Journal of Integrated Care , “Occupational therapy is a profession concerned with improving well-being for persons of all ages through enabling occupations to promote health and participation in society.” Heidi Woolley , MSOT, OTD, OTR/L, Associate Professor and Assistant Program Director of OT programs at the University of St.

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Nurses rally outside HCA West Florida’s Tampa office

Health Leaders | Nursing

Nurses spoke out about alleged mismanagement at their hospitals, including 16 facilities HCA operates along the Gulf Coast in Southwest Florida, ahead of union contract expirations next year, according to a press release.

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Connecting with the Person Behind the Patient (Podcast)

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It’s easy for nurses to get so caught up in patient assessments, lab results and bedside tasks that they lose sight of the patient as a person. “I think it’s up to us as nurses walking in the [patient’s] room to understand that we’re entering the room of a person who has a life,” says Nancy M. Albert, PhD, CCNS, CHFN, CCRN, NE-BC, FAHA, FCCM, FHFSA, FAAN.

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Together, New England College and hospitals aim to tackle nursing vacancies

Health Leaders | Nursing

The state’s health care industry had to get creative after the pandemic exacerbated pre-existing workforce shortages, doubling the vacancy rate for nurses and LNAs between 2019 and 2022, according to the New Hampshire Hospital Association. New England College’s response was to create a new nursing program that benefits students and the state’s hospitals well before students graduate.

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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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The Two FDA-Approved M-TEER Systems Are Comparable at 1-Year Follow-Up, CLASP IID Data Show

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After one year, intervention with the PASCAL transcatheter valve repair system demonstrated noninferiority to intervention with the more established MitraClip ™ system for mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER). So conclude investigators with the CLASP IID randomized clinical trial comparing the two M-TEER systems in 300 patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) at prohibitive risk for mitral valve surgery.

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“Green Exercise” Sharpens Minds

SelfCare for HealthCare

A new, small study of the neurological effects of “green exercise” — meaning physical activity done in nature — finds a short stroll outside in nature improves working memory and concentration substantially more than completing the same brief walk inside. Researchers found that walking, inside or out, generally increased brain blood flow and cleared people’s minds.