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Violence against nurses hits all-time high: 2 new reports

Becker's Hospital Review

A growing proportion of nurses say incidents of violence and aggression they face on the job have become routine. As a result, many are considering an exit from the profession altogether.

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Save the Date! Virtual Nursology Theory Week, March 20-24, 2025

Nursology

The 2024 Virtual Nursology Theory Week is now history, so it is now time to make sure you save the date for 2025! March 20-24, 2025. For many nurse scholars and students who are seeking to strengthen nursology theory and philosophy content in education, this is a major event not-to-be missed! Our 2024 week was a … Continue reading Save the Date!

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Reimbursement isn't a priority for nurses — Here's why the ANA is still focused on it

Becker's Hospital Review

Reimbursement alone isn't among nurses' top priorities. However, a lack of transparency in nurse reimbursement is a contributing factor to many of the top issues they do want addressed, such as workplace violence and inadequate staffing.

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Healthcare Grows 72K New Jobs in March

Health Leaders | Nursing

Healthcare job growth in March outpaced the sector's 60,000 monthly average over the past 12 months. The healthcare sector grew 72,000 new jobs in March, booking another month of strong job growth and representing nearly one-in-four (23.7%) of the 303,000 jobs created in the larger U.S. economy, new federal data show. Ambulatory care and hospitals lead in job creation within the healthcare sector in March, accounting for 28,000 and 27,000 new jobs, respectively, while nursing and residential car

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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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RWJBarnabas Health unveils Institute for Nursing Excellence

Becker's Hospital Review

West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health is aiming to standardize nurse education and professional development across the system via a new institute.

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From data to action

American Nurse

In 2023, the Nurse Staffing Task Force, a collaboration between the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), an ANA organizational affiliate, outlined five imperatives, 16 recommendations, and 65 associated actions to actualize a sustainable nursing workforce. This content is for Digital Access and Print Plus subscribers only.

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Supporting the multi-generational nursing workforce

American Nurse

New research indicates that tenure in a role factors substantially in shaping the nursing experience and influencing retention. This finding comes from a Pulse on the Nation’s Nurses survey of 5,800 nurses across tenures conducted in October 2023 by the American Nurses Foundation and McKinsey & Company (nursingworld.org/survey-series-results). The survey identified novice, mid-tenure, and tenured… This content is for Digital Access and Print Plus subscribers only.

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How to Build a Customized Employment Program

Relias

The unemployment rate for persons with disabilities is more than twice that of individuals without disabilities. To help clients with disabilities find meaningful, stable jobs, many organizations have turned to customized employment. In this person-centered employment model, intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) organizations partner with clients to seek out and obtain employment opportunities.

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ANA Enterprise News, April 2024

American Nurse

Nurses make the difference Nurses deserve kudos every day, but National Nurses Week, May 6-12, offers unique opportunities to celebrate and acknowledge nurses’ invaluable contributions and invite the public to give recognition and support. “Nurses Make the Difference” is the 2024 theme. The nation’s more than 5 million RNs influence society beyond patient care and… This content is for Digital Access and Print Plus subscribers only.

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Save the Date! Virtual Nursology Theory Week, March 20-24, 2025

Advances in Nursing Science

The 2024 Virtual Nursology Theory Week is now history, so it is now time to make sure you save the date for 2025! March 20-24, 2025. For many nurse scholars and students who are seeking to strengthen nursology theory and philosophy content in education, this is a major event not-to-be missed!

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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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Vital practitioners

American Nurse

Burnout and compassion fatigue are conceptually different terms that are often used interchangeably. We define burnout as times when nurses perceive that the demands on their abilities are greater than their ability to meet those demands. This content is for Digital Access and Print Plus subscribers only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.

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Stevens-Johnson syndrome

American Nurse

Immediate medication discontinuation aids treatment success. Takeaways: Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a life-threatening necrotic rash associated with various medications, including anticonvulsants. Asian Americans and South Asian Indians face increased risk because of human leukocyte antigen allele HLA-B*1502. Treatment for minor rashes includes stopping the triggering agent and administering diphenhydramine.