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146 hospitals, health systems ranked by best compensation for nurses

Becker's Hospital Review

MIT Sloan Management Review published a "Nursing Satisfaction Index " that shows how nurses at 200 of the largest healthcare employers in the U.S. rate employee experience.

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From One Nurse to Another: How to Make Gift Bags Your Co-Workers Will Love

Daily Nurse

Nurses spend their shifts caring for patients, communicating with doctors, and much more, so a great way to show your fellow healthcare professionals how much you care is with a gift bag. So, how do you make gift bags for fellow nurses? What should you include in your bags? Here’s how to make gift bags your co-workers will love. Buy Them or Take the DIY Route?

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Vincent Guilamo-Ramos Offers Healthy Nudge on Policy: ‘We Can Do Better’

Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine

To Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, the monumental costs of health inequity—declining health outcomes and escalating financial expenditures—are on a collision course to finally break the U.S. health care system, so staying that course simply isn’t an option. “After decades of hand-wringing, our country’s health care system must finally be reformed. We pay far more for our care… The post Vincent Guilamo-Ramos Offers Healthy Nudge on Policy: ‘We Can Do Better’ appeared first on Johns Hopki

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Cleveland Clinic Treats First Patient With Investigational Gene Therapy for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Consult QD

Human clinical testing of TN-201, an experimental gene therapy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) associated with myosin binding protein C3 gene ( MYBPC3 ) mutation, has begun with infusion of the therapy in the first patient in a phase 1b trial at Cleveland Clinic in early October. The goal of treatment with TN-201, a first-in-class adenovirus-based therapy, is to deliver a working copy of the MYBPC3 gene to the heart muscle in hopes of halting disease progression.

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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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5 Ways To Quickly Improve Employee Engagement

Celayix

In the labor market in 2023, the traditional concept of people working one job for twenty years has faded away. Instead, the gig economy has taken center stage, offering flexible, project-based work arrangements that empower individuals. However, employers face a unique challenge. They must adapt to the ever-changing workforce. Their goal is to improve employee engagement to retain their talent.

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For Neighborhood Nursing, a Known Commodity

Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine

Lisa Stambolis knows her way around many of the most forgotten neighborhoods—and most unequal health treatment systems—in Baltimore. A pediatric nurse practitioner as well as a public health nurse with the Baltimore City Health Department, Stambolis has been providing health care to children and youth in Baltimore City—in school-based health centers, emergency shelters, and on… The post For Neighborhood Nursing, a Known Commodity appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine.

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New nursing specialty certifications introduced in 2023

Becker's Hospital Review

U.S. nurses can now become certified in two additional specialties: burn nursing and cannabis.

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Admissions Talks Goes to New Orleans for The 48th Annual Conference for the American Association of Men in Nursing

Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine

For the fifth year in a row, the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing received the “Best Schools for Men in Nursing” award from the American Association of Men In Nursing. This year, the conference was held in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana. The weather was perfect, the energy was eccentric, and the food… The post Admissions Talks Goes to New Orleans for The 48th Annual Conference for the American Association of Men in Nursing appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine.

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The Relentless School Nurse: “Taking Care” by Sarah DiGregorio is a Must Read!

The Relentless School Nurse

There is something magical about listening to an author do an in-person book talk about their newly published work. I had that experience when journalist/author Sarah DiGregorio was invited to celebrate Rutgers-Camden Nursing’s 50th Anniversary as a Distinguished Lecture Series speaker. Rutgers-Camden Nursing gifted Sarah’s book to the entire sophomore class, a brilliant idea that should be considered by nursing schools across the country.

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National Black Nurses Association Moving 2024 Conference Out of Florida

Minority Nurse

The National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) released a statement regarding the association’s decision to pull its 2024 Conference out of Florida. Following a survey of our membership, today the National Black Nurses Association , Inc (NBNA) is publicly announcing its decision to move its 52nd Institute and Conference, originally scheduled to be held at the Diplomat Beach Resort (A Hilton Branded Property) in Hollywood, Florida from July 24th – 28th, 2024 to San Francisco, California from

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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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5 Key Measures of a Visitor Management Program's Success | symplr

Symplr

Not long ago, most healthcare organizations believed that their  visitor management  system was sufficient for their needs. In fact, in a 2018 International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety Foundation survey, 43% of hospitals said they didn’t require visitors to sign in or register upon entering the facility. Of the 57% that did require registration, only one-third of hospitals said they checked visitors’ names to confirm they were allowed to visit the patient.

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How Managers Can Reduce Employee Stress

Celayix

94% of American workers in 2021 said they were stressed at work. According to a poll conducted by Dynamic Signal of over 1,000 US workers, 80 percent are stressed out due to their employers’ poor communication habits. These scores are 30% higher than in 2018! Multiple studies and polls tell the same story: modern workers are stressed out at work, and the stress is affecting their sleep, health, relationships, productivity, and feeling of well-being.

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75 Years Later: Cleveland Clinic Recalls Researchers’ Pivotal Role in Discovery of Serotonin

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In 1948, three Cleveland Clinic researchers isolated a molecule in the blood that helped promote blood clotting and reduce blood loss. Initially of interest to the scientists only for its potential – albeit misguided – role in the treatment of hypertension, the finding would become one of the most important discoveries in the history of neuroscience.

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Patient Transfer Training for Healthcare Providers

American Medical Compliance

Patient care transfer can be defined as moving a patient from one flat surface to another. The two most typical patient transfers are from a bed to a wheelchair and a stretcher. Successful patient transfers, despite their seeming simplicity, depend on knowing the unique needs of each patient and simultaneously following recommendations based on evidence.

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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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When Hypertension in Pregnancy Signals Something Else

Consult QD

When an otherwise healthy patient in her 20s developed symptoms of severe hypertension 34 weeks into her third pregnancy, she was diagnosed with preeclampsia. An urgent C-section was performed and she delivered a healthy baby. Six weeks later, however, the patient sought outpatient medical care for continued episodes of fluctuating high blood pressure along with headaches, palpitations and nausea.

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Dental Laser Safety Training

American Medical Compliance

Although working with a dental laser might be quite simple to operate, there are a few things you need to know to make sure they work safely and effectively. The most important thing for everyone near a laser during operation is to wear protective eyewear. This includes the physician, the patient, the chairside attendants, and any bystanders, including relatives or friends.

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White patients are more likely than Black patients to be given opioid medication for pain in US emergency departments

American Nurse

White people who visit hospital emergency departments with pain are 26% more likely than Black people to be given opioid pain medications such as morphine. This was a key finding from our recent study , published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. We also found that Black patients were 25% more likely than white patients to be given only non-opioid painkillers such as ibuprofen, which are typically available over the counter.

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Comprehensive Catheter and Perineal Care Training

American Medical Compliance

Over 80% of all intensive care patients treated with an indwelling urinary tract catheter throughout their hospital stay had catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CA-UTIs). Within the first 30 days of hospitalization, the incidence of CA-UTIs exceeds 100%. The rate of occurrence is 3%–10% per day of catheterization. What you will learn Different types of catheters and their uses Materials, designs, and sizes of various catheters Proper hand hygiene techniques Signs and symptoms of infec

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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.