Mon.Nov 11, 2024

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Budget-Friendly Travel Tips for Travel Nurses on Assignment

The Gypsy Nurse

Budgeting is essential for all of us; however, it is even more important for travel nurses. As travel nurses, you spend 13 weeks on an assignment and typically move on. With each of these moves, you need to have the funds to get to your next location and have the funds to pay for a place to stay during your next assignment. Below you will find some tips to help you with your budget while on assignment: Negotiate monthly AirBnB or VRBO before you book It never hurts to ask for a discount on hou

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How Leaders Are Optimizing the Workforce in 2024

Health Leaders | Nursing

Recruiting alone won’t solve the workforce crisis, according to these leaders. One of the biggest areas of concern for healthcare executives of all titles is the workforce, and the issues go far beyond recruitment and retention. Today’s CNOs, CMOs, and other industry leaders are confronting AI, breaking down barriers to entry in education, and cultivating a sense safety in the workplace, all in an effort to create the most sustainable workforce possible.

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Turning the lens on ourselves: exploring the practitioner’s own narrative

Nursing Times

The post Turning the lens on ourselves: exploring the practitioner’s own narrative appeared first on Nursing Times.

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How a Care Coordination Center Can Improve Care Inefficiencies

Health Leaders | Nursing

Memorial Healthcare System's new $1.7 million center aims to eliminate gaps in patient navigation and care management. The new Care Coordination Center at Memorial Healthcare System is expected to boost care quality and patient safety, the CMO of the health system says. The South Florida health system invested about $1.7 million in the 3,000 square foot facility and equipment.

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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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Primary care involves more than GPs. A new review shows how patients can better access care

Nursing Review

Stephen Duckett , The University of Melbourne Australians today are more likely than previous generations to live with complex and chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease and depression. This means they’re more likely to need health care from a variety of different providers, such as nurses, podiatrists, psychologists and physiotherapists, as well as GPs.

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Is Your Nurse Leader Team Prepared for the Future?

Inspire Nurse Leaders

Staffing shortages, rapidly changing technology, regulatory requirements, and the ongoing demands of patient care all make it difficult to look beyond the immediate day-to-day tasks.

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Preparing for 2025: Key Action Steps for Healthcare Staffing Success Amid Industry Shifts

Ringo

As healthcare regulations and workforce needs evolve, discover strategic actions to navigate policy changes, address staffing shortages, and leverage technology for a resilient, future-ready workforce management approach.

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Commission says NSW nurses‘ strike “unnecessary”

Nursing Review

New South Wales public sector nurses and midwives are preparing to walk off the job again in the latest union-led industrial action for higher wages. The NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association has warned that its members will commence a 24-hour strike at the beginning of the morning shift tomorrow, Wednesday 13 November, "to demand the NSW government value our professions".

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American Nurse Tragically Murdered in Budapest: The Case of Mackenzie Michalski

Scrubs

In early November 2024, a shocking tragedy unfolded in Budapest, Hungary, as American nurse Mackenzie Michalski was murdered while visiting the city. Michalski, a 31-year-old nurse practitioner from Portland, Oregon, was an accomplished medical professional working in neurosurgery. Known for her dedication to patient care and her compassionate nature, she was widely respected in her community and beloved by family, friends, and colleagues.

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Home for the Holidays? 3 Questions to Ask

Diane Sieg

Whether you love or dread this time of year, planning and prioritizing for the Holidays are important to help you stay Home, even if you travel. By Home, I mean feeling connected and grounded in yourself. This allows you to experience what is most meaningful with an authentic joy instead of powering through and getting lost in it all. To stay Home for your Holiday, practice these 3 Self-Leadership skills with 3 questions: 1.

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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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Nurse Practitioner vs RN Salary: Understanding the Pay Gap in Nursing

Every Nurse

CAREER PATHS Nurse Practitioner vs RN Salary: Understanding the Pay Gap in Nursing By EveryNurse Staff Writers | Updated on November 11, 2024 Medically reviewed by Joanna Whitfield, MSN, RN Our Promise We are dedicated to providing high-quality, trustworthy content. Our team of writers, editors, and experts rigorously researches and reviews all material to ensure accuracy and relevance.

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Planning for Long-Term Care: Options, Costs, and Strategies

Elder Care Matters

Explore long-term care options, costs, and planning strategies. Learn about in-home care, assisted living, and nursing homes for seniors. The post Planning for Long-Term Care: Options, Costs, and Strategies appeared first on Elder Care Directory - ElderCareMatters.com.

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Firearm safety: Nurses’ knowledge and comfort – Reader Response

American Nurse

In response to: Firearm safety: Nurses’ knowledge and comfort Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the recent article by Sheppard et al. (2024) on Firearm Safety : Nurses’ Knowledge and Comfort (October 2024 issue). I appreciate the authors’ skillful and neutral approach to this critical yet often politicized topic, highlighting the essential role nurses play in firearm safety discussions.

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Rising Numbers, Rising Need: Addressing Addiction and Mental Health in Minority Veterans

Minority Nurse

The demographics of Veterans in America are changing. Although the overall Veteran population is expected to decline, the number of minority Veterans is projected to increase. Minority Veterans (all races/ethnicities excluding non-Hispanic white Veterans) currently make up about 25% of the total Veteran population but will make up just over 35% by 2040.

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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 Intersection of Nursing and the Navy

Daily Nurse

Nursing has been a part of the armed forces since time immemorial, with nurses playing a vital role in the care of members of the Navy, Army, Marines, Coast Guard, and Air Force, as well as their families. For many nurses in the military, sincere pride and a great depth and breadth of experience are intrinsic to the life that the armed forces provide.

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8 Reasons Why You Should Become a Nurse Practitioner

Minority Nurse

Nurse practitioners have a significant impact on the healthcare system. Not only do they provide comprehensive, holistic care, but they also develop relationships with their patients’ family members, leading to overall better health outcomes. Patients who are cared for by NPs, specifically in primary care, experience an increase in access to healthcare and a decrease in hospitalizations, which impacts not only their patients but also the healthcare system.

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Thinking Theoretically in Nursing Research—Positionality and Reflexivity in an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) Study

Nursing Inquiry

ABSTRACT This paper explores the application of positionality and reflexivity drawing on the experience of a British Minority Ethnic (BME) group senior nurse researching nurses with the same ethnic heritage in an IPA study. It explores how using IPA informed reflexivity and positionality as a researcher who shared the same ethnicity with the research participants.