American Medical Compliance

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations are vital for maintaining a safe and healthy work environment in all industries. This includes dentistry. According to NSC Injury Facts, workplace injuries cost businesses $167 billion in 2021. As dental professionals, it’s crucial to understand and adhere to OSHA dental compliance standards to ensure the well-being of both staff and patients.

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The Gypsy Nurse

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Travel Nursing as a Family: How do we make it work? This is one of the most frequent questions that we get. The thing is, we didn’t know the answer to this question until we started doing it. And honestly, we’re still figuring it out. We knew what we wanted to do, but it was hard to imagine that it would actually happen. Literally picturing it in our heads seemed to be nearly impossible.

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The Relentless School Nurse

OCTOBER 3, 2024

I’m excited to share a new article, “Embracing a Multigenerational Workforce: A School Nursing Perspective,” published in the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (OJIN). In this piece, co-authored with dear colleagues Ellen M. McCabe, PhD, PNP-BC, RN, NCSN, FNASN, and Beth Jameson, PhD, RN, CNL, FNASN, we dive into the unique mix of generations working in school nursing today and how this diversity can be both a challenge and an opportunity.

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Nursing Times

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Read about why the NMC has appointed equality, diversity and inclusion advisor Mac Alonge to help improve its culture.

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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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Becker's Hospital Review

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare is the only national winner of the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing's 2024 National Certification Champion Award for health systems.

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American Nurse

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Nurses are uniquely qualified for public service. Nurses have a unique status in our healthcare system and our nation. Ranked in public opinion polls for 22 consecutive years as the most trusted profession we occupy rarified territory in a world teeming with distrust and discord. From this esteemed position we have the power, privilege, and indeed, responsibility, to advance the health and well-being of our patients and effect positive change in our workplaces, profession, and society.

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American Nurse

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Younger nurses seek belonging, leadership opportunities, solutions for workplace challenges Benita Chatmon Stephanie McClellan Andrea Laliberte As healthcare continues to evolve, the nursing profession must engage the emerging workforce, particularly Millennial and Generation Z (Gen Z) nurses. These generations bring unique perspectives, values, and behaviors that are reshaping nursing.

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Empowered Nurses

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The healthcare industry is facing a perplexing and unfortunate contradiction: hospitals are laying off nurses even as a nationwide nursing shortage continues to worsen. For those of us who live and breathe nursing, this seems illogical—how can hospitals justify layoffs when they struggle to staff their units adequately? Let’s dive into why this is happening and what it means for the future of nursing care.

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American Nurse

OCTOBER 3, 2024

This dedicated area offers rest and aids stress reduction. Takeaways: The Secret Garden is a first-of-its-kind dedicated 24/7 staff-only wellness and respite space, which has been shown to promote stress-reduction. It’s innovative and cost-effective, demonstrating staff interest with an increase of 350% utilization in 1 year. This pioneering model of staff caring for staff has been presented locally, nationally, and internationally, receiving positive feedback from other institutions as well as

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Health Leaders | Nursing

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Southern University’s School of Nursing has made history with its largest class of Black male nurses. The university said 33 Black male nurses are currently enrolled in the program. This makes it the largest number they have had in the nursing program at one time, the university confirmed.

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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

American Nurse

OCTOBER 3, 2024

A quick response leads to a good outcome. Takeaways: Preeclampsia is a leading cause of preventable maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States. Patients also are at an increased risk for diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and cerebrovascular disease later in life. Early identification of pregnant patients with risk factors for preeclampsia or those with early manifestations of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy can improve pregnancy and neonatal outcomes.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Some 600 union nurses at Kapi'olani Medical Center today ratified a new, three-year contract that was ironed out after more than a year of negotiations with management, with the assistance of two federal mediators. The union nurses had until 6 p.m. to vote today, with the majority voting to ratify the contract. The new contract was agreed upon after two strikes, a lockout by management, and two rounds of negotiating efforts with federal mediators.

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American Nurse

OCTOBER 3, 2024

In response to Foot assessment and care Dear Dr. Gelinas, I am responding to the article Foot assessment and care from volume 19, issue 9, written by Dr. Laura Swoboda. As a wound care nurse, this article resonates with me. I treat various foot wounds-with most resulting from diabetes. Proper foot care is imperative for diabetic patients. Diabetes is the predominant cause of non-traumatic lower extremity amputation (LEA), with 80% of LEAs resulting from diabetic foot ulcers (Cascini, et al., 202

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Daily Nurse

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Every career path offers an array of insights and experiences, and nursing is no different. Since our work takes up a large percentage of our waking lives, finding meaning in it can make it feel less like a chore and more like an opportunity for learning and personal growth. Nursing allows us to work with patients across their lifespans, explore non-clinical roles, work in environments without any patient interaction, collaborate with an enormous cornucopia of colleagues, and have a vast diversi

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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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Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Unfortunately, many nurses of color often encounter roadblocks to moving ahead in leadership. They may want to serve their community and better represent healthcare access from where they grew up. Still, obstacles such as racial bias, unfair hiring practices, and lack of adequate mentors can stand in their way, according to a 2023 study. These challenges can be complex and discouraging, but there are resources and people to support you as you go through this career journey.

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American Nurse

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Does the American Nurses Association (ANA) provide any resources for dealing with workplace violence (WPV)?

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Penn Medicine News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

One year after Nobel Prize recognition of mRNA vaccines, new research at Penn shows how medicine is changing rapidly as a result of the discovery.

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American Nurse

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Assess firearm access and educate patients on safe gun storage. Takeaways: Gun violence remains a devastating public health epidemic in the United States. This study evaluated nurse knowledge and comfort with assessing firearm access and providing education on safe gun storage. Results can help inform hospital policy and nursing educational initiatives aimed at improving safe gun storage for patients and the public at large *The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doesn’t recommend using

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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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American Nurse

OCTOBER 3, 2024

What nurses need to know about long COVID Lillee Gelinas Lost in the crush of headlines focused on many other important news topics is the persistence and recent resurgence of COVID-19. New data, as of August 2024, warn that a COVID-19 wave has surged throughout the United States and could increase as autumn arrives and people move indoors. The more we learn about the virus, the more we’re learning about long COVID or post-COVID-19 syndrome.

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American Nurse

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Prompt identification of triggers can help ensure effective treatment. Takeaways: Autonomic dysreflexia (AD) can affect patients with spinal cord injuries at T6 level or above who lose the ability to feel below the injury level. Internal and external stimuli can trigger AD, causing a sudden change in vital signs and potentially leading to death. Nursing education about the interventions necessary to to alleviate AD episodes can help ensure good outcomes.

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