Tue.Sep 10, 2024

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I Am a Baby Nurse. Not!

Donna Cardillo

I often see/hear new nurses referring to themselves as “newbie nurses” or “baby nurses,” inferring that they are just starting out in the profession. Imagine if a new attorney said, “I’m a baby lawyer,” or a new physician said, “I’m a newbie doctor.” It sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it? That’s because this language is demeaning, unprofessional, […] The post I Am a Baby Nurse.

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Urgent Action is Needed to Prevent Nurse Suicide

American Nurse

Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States, with more than 48,100 people losing their lives to suicide per year (National Institute of Mental Health, 2024). Death by suicide impacts subpopulations in the United States at varying degrees, and male and female nurses have a higher suicide rate than the general population (Davidson et al., 2020).

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I Have to Tell Them…This Story, Our Story…Your Story

The Gypsy Nurse

I have to tell them, Brian. I have to tell them this story, our story, your story. Tell them that for five years, you fought, and you fought hard. There is no denying how hard you tried. Doctors, counselors, medications, and battle after battle. I watched you fight your demons right in front of me. I have to tell them how you promised me you would never leave us.

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Sepsis Survivors Face Continued Risk of Hospital Readmissions

Daily Nurse

A recent study published in the American Journal of Critical Care (AJCC) reveals that sepsis survivors are at a significant risk of being readmitted to the hospital, especially those who were discharged to home health care or home settings. Despite the success of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign, which has reduced sepsis prevalence and related deaths by nearly 30% from 1990 through 2017, there is a growing concern about the post-discharge outcomes for survivors.

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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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The Impact of Scheduling on Employee Wellbeing

Celayix

Our previous blogs have discussed issues that arise in the workplace, specifically focusing around bad scheduling as well as last-minute scheduling changes. Why is employee scheduling such a burning issue in the modern workplace? What have recent studies suggested regarding the impact of scheduling on Employee wellbeing? We’ll be addressing all these questions in this blog!

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The Importance of Professionalism in Nursing

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Part of being a great nurse is the ability to demonstrate professionalism. Regardless of their level of nursing , a successful nurse is someone who exhibits compassion, empathy, and commitment—and who dedicates their career to personal growth and professional development. This post defines professional values in nursing, discusses how you can best demonstrate it, and explores ways you can expand and strengthen your core professional qualities.

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Workplace pressures ‘contributing’ to nurse suicide risk

Nursing Times

Read about new findings from the RCN on a rise in nurses expressing suicidal thoughts and a pilot it is launching as a result.

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Las Vegas Hotel and Casino Removes Manual Process

Celayix

Organization Company Name: Hotel (Name Confidential) Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Industry: Hospitality Company Size: 800+ Employees Challenges A unique luxury resort hotel and casino in the heart of the Las Vegas strip was looking for an automated solution to their manual scheduling process. The main goals of their search included the need to fulfil the following requirements: Automate their existing 100% manual process.

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Report Card: How Are We Doing?

American Nurse

I recently found an envelope that belonged to my parents with all my elementary, junior high, and high school report cards. In the early years, the report cards were on cardboard stock folded in half with handwritten grades on the inner pages and teacher comments on the back cover. There was a space for parents to sign the report card and acknowledge that they had seen it.

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Trauma-Informed Care Cheat Sheet: A Quick Guide to Improving Care

Relias

Trauma-informed care is a framework for delivering healthcare that acknowledges the profound effects of trauma on individuals’ lives. Its goal is to foster an environment that promotes safety, respect, and empowerment in order to promote healing. Many individuals seeking support have endured traumatic experiences such as abuse, violence, neglect, loss, or oppression, all of which can influence their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

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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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UHHS Leadership Conference

American Nurse

ANA-Ohio President Rebecca Patton and ANA board member and UHHS Director of Policy Khaliah Fisher-Gracfe represented ANA-Ohio at the University Hospitals Health System Nursing Leadership Conference in Cleveland Ohio. Dr. Patton is also pictured with Rear Admiral Aisha Mix DNP, FAAN (in uniform), who served as an Assistant Surgeon General and the 12th Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service and Michelle Hereford, MSHA, RN, Chief Nursing Executive, University Hospital Health System.

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Nurses strike vote passes at Mission Hospital with 97 percent in favor

Health Leaders | Nursing

Ninety-seven percent of nurses voted in favor of authorizing a strike at Mission Hospital in Asheville over Labor Day weekend. This display of unity does not guarantee a strike will occur, but gives the union’s bargaining team the authority to call a strike if deemed necessary. This vote has the potential to give the union much more leverage in its negotiations with HCA, the Tennessee-based for-profit hospital chain that acquired the hospital’s parent company, Mission Health, in 2019.

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Advocacy and Suicide Prevention

American Nurse

According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), advocacy is a pillar of nursing. Nurses instinctively advocate for their patients in their workplaces and their communities. ANA defined advocacy as “the act or process of pleading for, supporting, or recommending a cause or course of action. Advocacy may be for persons (whether as an individual, group, population, or society) or for an issue, such as potable water or global health.

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Nurses at Allegheny Valley reach deal with AHN; West Penn nurses to vote on one

Health Leaders | Nursing

Union nurses and health care workers at Allegheny Valley Hospital had approved a new three-year contract, thus averting a threatened strike. The agreement “includes a significant investment in frontline staff,” according to a statement from SEIU Healthcare PA. Union members will see an average 16% increase in pay and compensation. Some members will see increases as high as 36%.

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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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Colleagues, Communication, and Collaboration: The ANA-Ohio Inaugural Nurse Summit

American Nurse

ANA-Ohio proudly hosted the 2024 Inaugural Nurse Summit on April 16, 2024, at the Ohio University College of Health Sciences and Professions Dublin Integrated Education Center in Dublin, Ohio. The theme for the summit was Colleagues, Communication, and Collaboration, and leaders from Ohio nursing associations were invited to the table to provide an update on their organization, identify current challenges, discuss opportunities, and suggest areas where Ohio nursing associations can work together

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Guardianship and Conservatorship: Key Insights for Protecting Seniors and Their Estates

Elder Care Matters

Guardianship and conservatorship are essential tools within estate planning to safeguard the welfare of incapacitated seniors. These legal mechanisms help protect individuals from financial exploitation and ensure their personal and financial needs are met through a court-appointed representative. The post Guardianship and Conservatorship: Key Insights for Protecting Seniors and Their Estates appeared first on Elder Care Directory - ElderCareMatters.com.

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Advocacy from the Bedside Nurse: The Bell

American Nurse

Imagine simply walking out the front door right this moment only to find yourself returning home weeks to months later. This is often the reality for many newly diagnosed cancer patients when visiting the emergency department to discover an abnormal lab result guaranteeing them a stay in the hospital. Whether it be the need for a blood transfusion, urgent chemotherapy, or the discovery of immunosuppression, many patients newly diagnosed with cancer often have an unexpectedly long first hospital

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HL Shorts: Educating New Generations of Nurses

Health Leaders | Nursing

The significant changes in healthcare have also impacted nursing education. On this episode of HL Shorts, we hear from Dr. Jason Dunne , chief academic officer at the Arizona College of Nursing , about how nursing education has evolved to fit the needs and values of the new generations of nurses. Tune in to hear his insights.

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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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Want to Become More Involved?

American Nurse

Do you want to become more involved with ANA-Ohio? We are seeking diverse members with various expertise and backgrounds to serve on committees. This article outlines the process to apply for a committee appointment. Applicants must be an ANA-Ohio member and be willing to serve a two-year term. Your term will begin once your application is approved by the board.

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When Is It Time to Advance Your Nursing Education? 

Minority Nurse

Nursing education can be a lifelong process. When you started, you may have earned your LPN, RN, or BSN, and you moved forward into your career with all sorts of hopes, goals, and aspirations. You may have wanted to work in a particular specialty, had your sights set on the traveler lifestyle, or were focused on making sure you could pay the bills, give your kids a good life, and plan for your eventual retirement.

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Celebrate Nursing Professional Development Week: September 14-20, 2024

American Nurse

Nursing Professional Development (NPD) is a specialty practice of nursing “that improves the professional practice and role competence of nurses and other healthcare personnel by facilitating ongoing learning, change, and role competence and growth with the intention of improving population health through indirect care” (Harper & Maloney, 2022, p. 16).

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Emerging Nurse Leaders: Mentors Who Set the Stage

American Nurse

Sitting in my fourth-grade classroom, I smiled as I realized I had friends. Having friends was a big deal in fourth grade, as I felt loved, I belonged to a group, and, most importantly, I had a friend’s house where I could play. I had three best friends. One best friend I shared years of playing, imagining, and creating real-life scenarios in which we pretended to be grown-ups with costumes and props.

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Nurse Advocacy Beyond Voting – Working on Political Campaigns

American Nurse

Nurses can and should vote to exert their political advocacy in favor of candidates and issues that align with nursing values and beliefs. Yet nurses can express their political advocacy beyond voting by becoming more involved with political campaigns or by communicating and meeting with legislators. Since we are currently in a political campaign period, this is an article about how nurses can become more involved.

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Enhancing hospital workforce stability through innovative practices

American Nurse

Attracting and retaining skilled nursing staff are a crucial focus for healthcare organizations across the country, demanding substantial operational effort and financial resources. The national hospital turnover rate, currently at a notable 20.7%, highlights the magnitude of this ongoing challenge. High turnover significantly impacts workforce morale, outlook, and well-being.

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The anxious nurse

American Nurse

No one responded to the new nurse’s comment as she returned from answering the patient’s call light. “I don’t know why they can’t just text me,” she complained. “All the patients have cell phones. I’d rather they just text me so I don’t have to go into the room.” Only the nursing instructor paused and stared, no doubt saving her counsel for a private moment.