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Advocate redesigns the 'nurse manager' role

Becker's Hospital Review

Advocate Health recently reimagined the role of nurse managers, said Jane Dus, DNP, RN, senior vice president and chief nursing officer of the system's Midwest region.

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Behavioral Interview Questions: Why They’re Asked and How to Answer Them

Ensearch

Preparing for an interview can be daunting, even if you’re confident you have the qualifications for the role. One technique healthcare systems use to screen nurses and other professionals is behavioral interview questions. Understanding why these questions are asked and how to answer them effectively can set you apart from other candidates and increase your [.

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Should Nursing Education Go Back Into Hospitals?

Health Leaders | Nursing

WVU Medicine has invested in a diploma program, says this CNE. For years in West Virginia, nursing education has taken place within educational institutions. Registered nurses typically complete a two-to-four-year program, then enter the workforce after earning their degrees and taking the proper exams. However, WVU Medicine West Virginia University is investing in an alternative route.

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Woman who posed as nurse leader pleads guilty

Becker's Hospital Review

A Texas woman pleaded guilty to fraudulent use of identifying information after being accused of working as a nurse supervisor at two facilities, NBC affiliate KFDX reported Oct. 20.

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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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Creative Halloween Costumes for Nurses to Wear at Work

Minority Nurse

Halloween is around the corner, and that means getting the chance to work in fun costumes. However, finding appropriate workplace costumes can be challenging. You might discover that typical costumes aren’t always the best in healthcare, however, you can still be creative and celebrate on a festive holiday with your outfit. If you’re tired of seeing “sexy nurse” while googling for nurse costumes, find some ideas you can wear for the spooky season below. “Operation!

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Genome sequencing developed to trace Covid is now protecting babies in intensive care from infectious diseases

Nursing Review

Rhys Thomas White , ESR ; David Winter , ESR , and Suzanne Manning , ESR Anyone who has spent time inside a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) knows it’s intense. For the tiny babies cared for in these wards, any infection could prove fatal. Great care is taken to prevent the spread of pathogens, but outbreaks still occur. Traditionally, detecting outbreaks within a NICU has been reactive – only after multiple babies fall ill at the same time.

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World first as NSW identifies number of people with metastatic breast cancer

Nursing Review

In a global first, almost 8,000 people have been identified by linking existing data as living with incurable breast cancer in New South Wales. Cancer Institute NSW has linked data sets from Australian cancer registry, hospitals and clinical treatments, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), and the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), to identify 7850 women and 50 men with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) living in the state – a unique methodology that will soon be shared locally and internationa

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NRC releases playbook for next-generation experience management

NRC Health

Learn how generational insights and holistic, next-gen strategies can bridge the experience gap and empower healthcare leaders. The post NRC releases playbook for next-generation experience management appeared first on NRC Health.

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‘National scandal’: Only 1-in-100 rentals are affordable for essential workers

Nursing Review

Barely one-in-100 rentals in Australia are affordable for the average nurse, construction worker, early childhood educator or hospitality worker. Anglicare Australia has crunched the numbers and finds essential workers who can get a rental have essentially no money left to live their lives. The research surveyed more than 45,000 rental listings across the country in March.

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Nurse Faculty Member Earns DNP and Promotion to Assistant Director

Post University

In her formative years growing up in Arkansas, Kennetta Wiggins decided she wanted to work in medicine one day. She went to the University of Arkansas after graduating high school with plans to major in chemistry and pursue a path to become a physical therapist or family physician. However, when a friend of the family connected Kennetta to a nurse and a nurse practitioner, she had the chance to shadow them in their jobs.

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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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Husband of Boston Nurse Lindsay Clancy Speaks Out Following Tragic Incident Involving Their Children

Scrubs

Husband of Boston Nurse Lindsay Clancy Speaks Out Following Tragic Incident Involving Their Children Lindsay Clancy, a 32-year-old nurse from Duxbury, Massachusetts, was charged with the deaths of her three young children in January 2023. The case shocked the nation, drawing attention to mental health struggles, particularly postpartum mental illness, which can have devastating consequences.

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The Role of Hospital Based Nurse Scientists – Reader Response

American Nurse

In response to The Role of Hospital Based Nurse Scientists Dear Editor, We are writing in response to the article “The Role of Hospital-Based Nurse Scientists” by Caroline Stephenson. We agree with the author that nurse scientists are integral in the hospital setting for many of the reasons listed. Our concern, however, is with the statement, “Nurse scientists with PhD or doctor of nursing practice (DN) degrees empower.

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Empowering Independence: USAHS Miami’s Community-Based Falls Prevention Program

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Falls are one of the leading causes of injury among older adults, particularly those over the age of 65. While many may view a fall as an unfortunate accident, the reality is that these incidents can be life-altering, causing significant physical harm, emotional distress, or worse. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), falls cost the healthcare system $50 billion annually, so finding effective prevention strategies is critical.

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Are NPs replacing docs? They’re definitely reshaping healthcare.

Health Leaders | Nursing

The number of nurse practitioners has nearly quadrupled since 2010, and the profession's meteoric rise will likely continue. BLS projects the number of nurse practitioners will grow 40% between 2023 and 2033. Increasingly, though, NPs are doing work that doctors have historically done, leading to tension between the groups over training, experience, and pay.

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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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Toward a Better Understanding of Statistical Significance and p Values in Nursing

Nursing Forum

Background: Nursing aims to rely on the best evidence, yet nurses frequently struggle with statistics, impeding the integration of research into practice. The misuse of statistical significance and p values is a pervasive issue, widely debated across disciplines but often overlooked in nursing. Objective: This study seeks to elucidate key arguments surrounding the misuse of p values, assess their relevance to nursing, and propose recommendations for improvement.