Mon.Jul 29, 2024

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The shortfalls of NP education: Report

Becker's Hospital Review

The rapid proliferation of nurse practitioners programs in the U.S. is spurring concerns about the quality of training for these advanced practice providers and potential consequences for patient safety, Bloomberg Businessweek reported July 24.

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Tracking Hand Hygiene Adherence with Wearable Technology

Daily Nurse

Wearable technology has become more common in the care of cancer patients, but it can also boost adherence to certain protocols, such as hand hygiene. Anne Corbett, MS, BSN, RN, nurse manager of the stem cell transplant unit at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, is now using this technology at her hospital where it was first piloted in October 2022 in her unit, which consists of 34 beds total within two separate units right next to each other, to see how the staff of approximate

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A Vision of Diversity, Equity, and Nursing Education 

Minority Nurse

In this time of increasing focus on efforts around diversity, equity, and inclusion , creating a more diverse nursing and healthcare workforce is a goal that many would agree is worth pursuing. A more diverse workforce positively manifests for all parties involved, whether doctors, nurse practitioners , nurses, or other healthcare professionals. However, barriers to inclusion and diversity within the doctorally prepared nursing workforce are a challenge that some are beginning to address.

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To Reimburse or Not to Reimburse: Demonstrating the Value of Nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

Nursing is often undervalued on paper. Some believe that reimbursement is the answer. What is the value of nursing? It’s an age-old question that circulates throughout C-suite meeting rooms in health systems across the country. And as of now, nursing often does not have a separate line item on many budgets, despite making up a large portion of the healthcare workforce.

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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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What are you Reading This Summer?

Nurses Advocates

I hope you are having a good summer! I wanted to share some of my writing for this week’s post. After reviewing them for this post, I found they are still pertinent and can help you personally and professionally. Take a look. If you have not read them, download them today! Feel free to share them with your nurse and case manager colleagues. I hope they inspire you to be the best that you can be.

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What Nurses Say About Nursing, and What Should Change

Amercan Journal of Nursing

A novel AI-assisted approach identified issues and developed recommendations. There have been many articles about the current challenges in nursing and what might be done to improve nurses’ workplaces and retain nurses. While nurses have proven to be resilient long before, during, and since the COVID-19 pandemic, without changes by the systems in which they work, even the hardiest of nurses will become burned-out.

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Nursing Inquiry

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How FirstHealth is modernizing a new clinical workforce

Becker's Hospital Review

Hospitals across the country are combatting significant labor shortages. This is especially true in nursing, where shortages are expected to continue intensifying over the next decade. According to the Health Resources and Services Administration , we should anticipate a national shortage of nearly 64,000 nurses by 2032. Some states will feel the impacts of this shortage more than others – including North Carolina, which is expected to be short nearly 13,000 nurses by 2033.

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Toward disrupting normalized incivility in our nursing workplaces

Nursing Inquiry

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Shared-care tech platform helps deliver better chronic condition care

Nursing Review

Collinsville registered nurse Grace Paulson says chronic conditions are at the heart of health care due to their lasting impact on people’s health and wellbeing. “Chronic diseases represent two-thirds of all deaths worldwide, and mental health conditions represent a significant component of the chronic disease burden,” Ms Paulson said. Diabetes, heart disease, asthma, arthritis, and a host of other illnesses are chronic diseases that persist over the lifespans of patients.

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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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Understanding Elder Law: Your Rights and Protections for Informed Senior Care Decisions

Elder Care Matters

Understand elder law to protect senior rights and make informed decisions about estate planning, healthcare, and living arrangements. Learn about essential legal documents and protections in our latest article. Visit Elder Care Matters for expert guidance. The post Understanding Elder Law: Your Rights and Protections for Informed Senior Care Decisions appeared first on Elder Care Directory - ElderCareMatters.com.

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$5.9m invested into post-grad scholarship for indigenous cancer research

Nursing Review

Expressions of interest are now open for Aurora Education Foundation's First Nations Cancer Scholarship , a $5.9 million investment to support Indigenous health professionals and researchers complete postgraduate study or research in a cancer-related field. The collaboration, between the Albanese government, Cancer Australia and Aurora, aims to strengthen the Indigenous healthcare workforce by supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to realise their full education and employmen

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Tracking hand hygiene adherence with wearable technology

Health Leaders | Nursing

Wearable technology has become more common in the care of cancer patients, but it can also boost adherence to certain protocols, such as hand hygiene.

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Balancing Work and Exploration: Making the Most of Your Assignments

The Gypsy Nurse

Medely provided this article. As a travel nurse, you can combine your passion for healthcare with your love for adventure. One of the most exciting aspects of this career is the chance to explore new places while advancing your professional skills. However, striking the right balance between work responsibilities and personal exploration can be challenging.

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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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States Set Minimum Staffing Levels for Nursing Homes. Residents Suffer When Rules Are Ignored or Waived

American Nurse

For hours, John Pernorio repeatedly mashed the call button at his bedside in the Heritage Hills nursing home in Rhode Island. A retired truck driver, he had injured his spine in a fall on the job decades earlier and could no longer walk. The antibiotics he was taking made him need to go to the bathroom frequently. But he could get there only if someone helped him into his wheelchair.