Mon.Nov 20, 2023

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Enter Sheec’s Holiday Healthcare Giveaway!

The Nursing Site

It’s that wonderful time of the year, and we’re here to make it even more special for our incredible community of nurses and healthcare professionals. Sheec Socks is spreading some holiday cheer with an exclusive Nursing Holiday Giveaway that you won’t want to miss! Why ComFits? Let’s talk comfort – and we mean serious, all-day comfort.

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Semaglutide Shows Secondary Cardiovascular Prevention Benefits in Patients Without Diabetes

Consult QD

For the first time, a pharmacotherapy for overweight and obesity has been shown to reduce cardiovascular events in patients with established cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the absence of type 2 diabetes. The finding, achieved with weekly injections of the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide (Wegovy ® , Ozempic ® ) in the multicenter SELECT trial, establishes overweight/obesity as a modifiable risk factor for CVD, according to lead investigator A.

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Menopause section to be added to nurse wellbeing app

Nursing Times

The ShinyMind app, made for nurses by nurses, is set to launch a section which will offer menopause advice and support. Read more.

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Recharge and Reconnect: Nature’s Influence on Nurse Mental Health

Daily Nurse

A recent paper in Science Advances reveals the value of nature experience for mental health. Nurses are no strangers to long shifts and hectic work environments where the stakes can often be life or death. High stress levels can drain nurses’ energy, impede attention and critical thinking, and ultimately lead to declining patient care and outcomes.

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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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Scope of NMC whistleblower investigation revealed

Nursing Times

Read about the terms of reference for an investigation into the NMC's treatment of whistleblowers and handling of fitness to practise cases.

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Gratitude in Scrubs: Nurse's Heartfelt Thanks

Diversity Nursing

In the fast-paced world of healthcare, where long hours, demanding schedules, and challenging situations are the norm, it's essential to take a moment to reflect on the things that make the Nursing profession uniquely rewarding. Let's delve into the aspects of the field Nurses are thankful for. Support Systems Nurses hold deep gratitude for the unwavering support and love they receive from their families and friends.

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Improving Teamwork, Morale and Outcomes with Plan-of-Care Visits

Consult QD

Asking questions, translating medical jargon and helping patients communicate their concerns are informal work responsibilities that most clinical nurses do every day. With the implementation of plan-of-care visits, conversations have become a formalized, integral part of hospital patient care at Cleveland Clinic. Also known as collaborative medical rounds, plan-of-care visits are designed to ensure that a patient’s clinical nurse and primary physician or advanced care provider are actively enga

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6 Reasons Your Risk Reporting System is Failing You

Symplr

Health systems often piece together risk, quality, and safety systems using multiple software packages that don’t work together or share data. This leads to hospital staff spending extra time and effort on data entry and reporting. Since information is locked in silos, staff can also miss opportunities for quality improvement and insights that can drive better patient outcomes.

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Man Gives 35 Gallons of Blood 50 Years of Donations

Penn Medicine News

At age 22, Marc A. Satalof donated his first pint of blood at HUP. On Nov. 15, now 76, he returned to Penn Medicine to give his 280th and final pint—marking a total of 35 gallons diligently donated over more than 50 years.

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Experts Stress Importance of Improved Access to Fentanyl Testing

Consult QD

Psychiatrists warn that the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic is experiencing a “third wave” marked by the rise of illicitly manufactured synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl and its ultrapotent analogues, which have surpassed prescription opioids as the leading cause of overdose-related deaths. Although several social and psysiological factors contribute to the lethality of fentanyl, experts say it is particularly concerning that those who use the drug are unable to determine whether a dose may be d

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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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Glaucoma Treatment Options: A detailed look at the various treatment options available for managing glaucoma

Scrubs

Safeguarding vision means understanding glaucoma and treatment choices. Glaucoma is a serious eye condition that can lead to permanent vision loss if untreated. Thankfully, many options exist today to effectively manage glaucoma. Whether you are looking for a glaucoma clinic near me or want to learn about the latest glaucoma therapies, this guide provides insights into approaches from eye drops to advanced surgery.

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13 top nursing programs for men

Becker's Hospital Review

The American Association for Men in Nursing has named 13 schools in the U.S. as the top nursing programs for male nursing students.

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Echocardiography as a Diagnostic Tool: How Cardiologists Use Echo to Assess Heart Health

Scrubs

Echocardiography, or echo for short, is a key diagnostic test used by cardiologists to assess the heart. It utilizes high-frequency sound waves, also known as ultrasound, to generate images of the beating heart. Unlike other imaging modalities, echo is non-invasive and does not involve radiation exposure. During an echo, a transducer is moved around the chest area to direct sound waves towards the heart.

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Webinar Recap: The Holidays are Coming! Is Your Workforce Plan in Place?

IntelyCare

In our recent webinar with McKnight’s, Sean Carney , VP of Client Services at IntelyCare, Landa Stricklin, MSN, RN, LNHA, CHC , Director of Clinical Consulting at Richter, and Jennifer Richter, President & Founder of Richter, discussed how strategic staffing decisions facilities make during the next two months are critical to a successful end of 2023 and start to 2024.

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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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New patient record storage system to be built for NSW

Nursing Review

NSW Health are building a single digital patient record (SDPR) system that will store all patient records in one place to streamline health services. The state's government said there are currently nine systems used for electronic medical records, 10 administration systems and five pathology information systems, some of which are not connected state-wide.

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Save the date and register now for Human Understanding Beyond | HUB24 in San Diego

NRC Health

Register now for Human Understanding Beyond | HUB24 in San Diego! We'll go beyond benchmarks, scores, and expectations to bring you novel solutions for humanizing care, empowering your workforce, and restoring Human Understanding between patients and providers. The post Save the date and register now for Human Understanding Beyond | HUB24 in San Diego appeared first on NRC Health.

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‘I was told to return to work as soon as I regained consciousness.’ Why only a third of assaulted nurses report it to police

Nursing Review

Violence against nurses is pervasive. They are more likely to experience physical violence than any other health-care professionals. Violence against nurses occurs in the context of violence against women , with 87.5% of Australia’s nursing workforce identifying as women. Nurses report being punched, hit, struck, having objects or body fluids thrown at them, being kicked, grabbed, spat on, threatened, pushed, slapped, strangled, scratched, bitten, or sexually assaulted by patients.

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Opinion: Safety of healthcare professionals a critical component to ensuring safe patient care

Health Leaders | Nursing

In the past year alone, we've seen several headlines capture the disturbing trend of healthcare workers enduring various forms of abuse ranging from verbal, sexual and physical assaults on the job to worse -- murder within their workplace by gun violence.

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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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9 Specializations for Education-Oriented Nurses

Registered Nursing

Nursing is a profession that offers a diverse range of career opportunities , each catering to specific interests and skill sets. For nurses with a passion for education and a desire to share their knowledge with others, several specialized roles focus on educating future nurses and the broader community. Read on to explore the top specializations for education-oriented nurses, each offering a unique pathway to imparting knowledge, promoting health, and influencing healthcare policies.

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Everett nurses strike ends as negotiations continue

Health Leaders | Nursing

A massive, five-day nurses strike ended Sunday, but negotiations for a new contract are far from over. Providence Regional Medical Center Everett said it was a seamless transition back to work today, while nurses clarify they have not yet reached an agreement with Providence.

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Understanding and Supporting Behavioral Health in Older Adults Training

American Medical Compliance

People may go through life events as they become older, such as dealing with a serious illness or losing a loved one, that influence their mental or behavioral health. While a lot of people will cope with these changes in their lives, some may feel depressed, lonely, or socially isolated. Persistent negative emotions have the potential to develop into mental diseases like anxiety and depression.

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Recharge and reconnect: Nature's influence on nurse mental health

Health Leaders | Nursing

By spending more time in nature, nurses can rejuvenate their energy levels, improve their mood and concentration, and commit themselves to delivering high standards of patient care.

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WA nurse banned after threesome with vulnerable patients

Nursing Review

A nurse in Perth has been banned from practising for five years after engaging in a threesome with two vulnerable patients and giving them tips on how to self-harm. Teagan Cant was reprimanded by the Nursing and Midwifery Board last month after admitting she had struck up personal relationships with two women that she had looked after separately during their hospital stays.