Relias

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Retaining direct support professionals (DSPs) is a seemingly never-ending challenge for organizations that serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Agencies are always looking for ways to help new hires understand and get excited about the job, engage their employees, and recognize the experience of their veterans. A DSP peer mentoring program is a great way to increase employee engagement and retention.

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Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

You’ve gone through the application process, aced every interview, and finally gotten an offer for your dream job. Earning a place as a new team member is no small achievement; however, keeping that place and making a good first impression will be essential to your long-term success. As the old adage goes, you never get a second chance to make a first impression.

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Nurse Abnormalities

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Whether you are a registered nurse (RN), licensed practical nurse (LPN), or nurse practitioner (NP), there is a nursing Iinstagram account that can benefit your nursing practice or daily life in one way or another. The following are ten nursing Iinstagram accounts that I love following for education, motivation and even just for some humor. This post is sponsored by my favorite company for board review question banks, BoardVitals.

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Inspire Nurse Leaders

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Top 10 Financial Terms All Nurses Need to Know Lori Armstrong DNP, RN NEA-BC November 29, 2021 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Are you new to a nurse manager role or thinking about making a change into leadership? Moving to a manager role is a significant shift in responsibilities that require new skills. For many, entering the world of finance and budgeting can be overwhelming.

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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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Nursing Uncensored

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Taking up a nursing course in college is difficult and challenging as it requires a lot of hard work memorizing so many things. This is the reason why nursing students are, in general, very studious. They are always very busy, being so diligent with their academic responsibilities. But just like any student, even nursing students succumb to the persuading temptation of procrastination.

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Minding The Bedside

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Many of us are working on trying to become more aware of what we put into our bodies. We've come to realize that certain foods, while tempting or alluring, aren't really good for us. And so, we've become choosy - even vigilant - in deciding what to eat. But, do we do this with our thoughts? The post How to Meditate: Choose Your Thoughts appeared first on Minding The Bedside.

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Diversity Nursing

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The holidays are a joyful time but also a stressful time for many people. The pandemic has also added an extra layer to the holiday blues. So here are some tips for managing this season's stressors. According to Psychology.org , common symptoms of the Holiday Blues are: Situational sadness. Trouble concentrating. Irritability. Anxiety. Fatigue. Symptoms often begin in November and last until the start of the new year.

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Carlow Today & Tomorrow

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Nurses are known as caregivers, but many of them can also be called “innovators.” Health care organizations and companies are seeking nurse innovators to help develop health solutions that can improve patient care. They recognize that nurses are in situations every day in which they directly interact with patients and thus, can provide first-hand insights into the effectiveness of products and processes.

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Healthy Workforce Institute

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

While most healthcare leaders deal with disruptive behaviors in the workplace daily and understand the angst this causes them and their teams, many are unaware of the tremendous impact to patient safety, the patient experience, team performance , and the bottom line. Numerous studies show the deleterious effects disruptive behaviors in the workplace have on employee morale, turnover and a high rate of medical error and adverse patient outcomes ( The Joint Commission, (2008, 2016 ).

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Relias

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Recent social movements such as Black Lives Matter and protests over the murder of George Floyd have brought anti-racism and diversity, equity, and inclusion to the forefront of American consciousness. For behavioral health providers, addressing racism and racial trauma in behavioral healthcare is crucial. Providers have a moral obligation to understand how incidents of racism can impact clients of color and have the competency to address this impact.

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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

Minding The Bedside

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

For anyone who meditates, or who has ever tried to meditate, dealing with the thoughts, emotions and sensations that arise during one's mediation practice can be a real challenge. In fact, these temporary phenomena can be such a challenge that many people abandon their attempt to meditate because of them. The post How To Meditate: An Amazing Breakthrough in Meditation appeared first on Minding The Bedside.

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Nursing Times

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The nursing associate role is new and it is important to understand support needs and career aspirations of trainees. This article comes with a handout for a journal club discussion The post Support and career aspirations among trainee nursing associates: a longitudinal cohort study appeared first on Nursing Times.

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Diversity Nursing

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

When it comes to recruitment and retention, creating a supportive environment is key. A great way to provide support is through mentorship programs. Studies report mentorship programs in retaining and easing the transition to practice for new graduate Nurses, re-entry Nurses, and Nurses new to a specialty area are critical in retention. Nurse mentorship is described as a synergetic relationship between a beginning Nurse (the mentee) and a Nurse with multiple years of experience (the mentor).

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NexNurse

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

This Emergency Room Nurse job description template is optimized for posting on job boards. Each section is designed to help increase your visibility on job board search engines by leveraging SEO best practices. Make sure that you keep your job ad titles concise and free from the use of any jargon or internal terms. An emergency room nurse works with physicians and other nurses in healthcare facilities.

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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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Gebauer Company

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Most of us can recall at least one encounter with a school nurse during our childhoods. Perhaps your school nurse was the comforting presence you needed when you suddenly came down with a raging fever, or put your mind at ease while patching up a playground injury. But while these experiences are certainly common, school nurses do much more than take temperatures and slap bandaids on scraped knees.

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Relias

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

A team of competent, compassionate, and qualified clinicians forms the backbone of every profitable home health business. Successful agencies recognize that long-term success depends on meeting required clinical regulations and having staff with the home health specializations to meet shifting client needs. Keeping an eye on your case mix is important with Medicare reimbursement shifting to value-based purchasing.

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Minding The Bedside

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Walking meditation is a practice in many contemplative traditions. The object of this practice is to use the simple act of walking as an opportunity to practice moment-to-moment awareness. Meditation is moment-to-moment awareness. Meditation is about not being distracted in the moment. The post Walking Meditation, Every Moment is Extraordinary! appeared first on Minding The Bedside.

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Teresa Chinn

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

How many times have you heard someone say “pain is what the patient says it is”? I have heard this a lot of late, so much so that I am beginning to question it’s credibility. It was in 1968, over 50 years ago, that McCaffrey defined pain as “it’s whatever the experiencing person says it is, existing whenever and wherever the person says it does” and whilst I agree wholeheartedly with this I wonder if it’s time to change the messaging on pain?

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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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Diversity Nursing

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Violence against healthcare workers is more common than most people realize. The environment of a healthcare institution can create high levels of stress for patients, their loved ones, and staff. Fear and illness are major contributors of agitation and aggression from patients. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health classifies work place violence (WPV) into four basic types : Type I: Involves “criminal intent.

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Minding The Bedside

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A Worldwide Epidemic of Stress in Nursing As an RN, I've worked in many environments that I would describe as "stressful." Why were they stressful? Because there was an abundance of stressors. People often confuse the words around stress, maybe because they're so stressed out?! Before we can learn how to handle stress [.] The post A Worldwide Epidemic of Stress in Nursing!

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Relias

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In order to foster direct support professional career growth within your organization, make sure your staff members have options beyond their current roles. To create an effective career path , organizations must find ways around the traditional barriers to DSP professionalization, such as lack of investment from government agencies, data to measure their impact on the community, and systematic solutions to meet the ever-expanding need for DSPs.

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Minding The Bedside

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Does Anger Ever Get Away From You How often do you experience a situation where you can feel the anger arise, you know that it's coming, and yet you're not be able to do anything about it? Do you ever wish that anger didn't have such a hold on you? Would you like to be able to work with anger so that instead of leaving you feeling helpless, it helped you to work on your meditation practice instead?

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Minding The Bedside

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

You're Already Empowered! When nurses talk about empowerment, the discussion often focuses on how we can find power over the circumstances in our work environment. And when we talk about feeling stressed or burned out, we’re usually talking about the circumstances at work that are causing us to experience stress (see article on stressors and [.] The post Stressed?

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Teresa Chinn

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

How many times have you heard someone say “pain is what the patient says it is”? I have heard this a lot of late, so much so that I am beginning to question it’s credibility. It was in 1968, over 50 years ago, that McCaffrey defined pain as “it’s whatever the experiencing person says it is, existing whenever and wherever the person says it does” and whilst I agree wholeheartedly with this I wonder if it’s time to change the messaging on pain?

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