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Marketing Smart: Is Your Advertising FTC Compliant?

Nurse Practitioners in Business

Why would you worry about that as a Nurse Practitioner practice owner? Well, chances are you wouldn’t because you are unaware that the FTC might have an issue with how you market your practice and advertise. Time for a Reality Check… The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) was created in 1914 to prevent unfair competition and deceptive advertising practices that harm consumers.

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Traumatic Brain Injury: The Road to Recovery

Daily Nurse

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common occurrence that both healthcare professionals and laypeople should be aware of. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there were 69,000 deaths related to TBI in 2021, which amounts to approximately 190 deaths per day. Awareness is where it all begins with TBI. This includes but is not limited to the common causes of TBI, what the experience is like for patients and their loved ones, and what nurses need to know to intervene effectively in pa

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The miseducation of America's nurse practitioners

Health Leaders | Nursing

NPs increasingly treat patients independently, including in specialty practices and ERs. When they aren't well trained, the results can be tragic. Pillar: CNO Link: Full story Article Source: Bloomberg.

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Fitness to practise: 16 die by suicide while under investigation

Nursing Times

Read about NMC findings on the number of nurses who have died by suicide while under or having concluded a fitness to practise investigation.

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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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Nurses’ Experiences as Patients: Recommended Reading from AJN’s August Issue

Amercan Journal of Nursing

This painting by emergency physician Lindsey Ball is one of 40 in a series in which Ball painted on deidentified photocopies of electrocardiograms (ECGs). See our “On the Cover” column to learn more. The August issue of AJN is now live. “An ED visit and ensuing hospitalization are frightening experiences for anyone, and potentially more so for nurses, who have a deeper understanding of what is happening to them than a lay person might, and thus perhaps a greater level of fear

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Teresa Chinn

A few weeks back I attended and presented (alongside my fabulous clinical supervisor) at the BNSSG ICS ACP conference, which to be honest is way too many acronyms in one sentence but suffice to say that it was a local advanced practice event. In some ways it felt like familiar territory, after all I have presented about nursing and social media many times from Blackpool to Vienna and in local care homes to Chief Nursing Officer conferences … however in other ways it felt new and scary.

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Embracing Change: Initiatives to Empower Nurses and Elevate the Profession

Empowered Nurses

The nursing profession stands as a cornerstone of the healthcare system, with nurses providing essential care, comfort, and support to patients and their families. Yet, despite their critical role, nurses often face challenges that can lead to burnout, stress, and dissatisfaction. However, recent initiatives focusing on self-scheduling and increased control over the working environment and schedules are paving the way for a brighter, more fulfilling future for nurses.

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Some Essentia Health nurse practitioners and other advanced providers vote to unionize

Health Leaders | Nursing

More than 400 nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified nurse midwives and clinical nurse specialists who work at a variety of clinics and hospitals in Duluth-based Essentia Health’s eastern market voted Tuesday to form a union.

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Tips for Travel Nurses on Their First Assignment

The Gypsy Nurse

Taking your first travel assignment can be stressful. Not only are you starting a new job, but you also travel to a new location many times. From packing to finding the perfect short-term housing , follow these six steps to smoothly transition to your first travel nurse assignment without stress. First Travel Nurse Assignment Tips: What to pack? Of course, on your first travel nurse assignment, you will need to pack your work clothes, regular clothes, your stethoscope, and anything else you need

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Children's of Alabama critical flight nurse makes history with 5,000 patient transports

Health Leaders | Nursing

Children's of Alabama is celebrating one of its critical care flight nurses for recently making history.

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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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Brigham and Women's nurses could soon strike

Health Leaders | Nursing

Thousands of health care workers with Brigham and Women's Hospital could soon be going on strike.

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