New Thing Nurse

JULY 7, 2020

Masks can be such a simple thing. From a just a piece of cloth across your lower face (always covering your nose and mouth) to high-end pieces of technology with valves, filters, full eye protection, and many more bells and whistles, the mask has recently become a major part of everyone’s lives. As COVID-19 cases continue to skyrocket across the United States , the wearing of a simple cloth mask (along with washing your hands, staying at least 6 feet from others, and staying home when possible)

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Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

JULY 14, 2020

stylephotographs/123RF.com. We all played this game as kids: a short phrase is whispered from one person to the next. The last person says the phrase as she or he understood it. And the end message? It bears no resemblance to the phrase that started the game. Miscommunication between recruiters and candidates can sometimes feel like the whisper game.

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Board Vitals - Nursing

JULY 12, 2020

The National Council Licensure Examination ( NCLEX® ), is used by all state nursing boards to determine whether or not a nurse is ready to practice at an entry-level. There are two NCLEX examinations, the NCLEX-PN® , for practical and vocational nurses, and the NCLEX-RN® , for registered nurses. Although many concepts are overlapping, this post will solely discuss the NCLEX-RN® for the sake of simplicity.

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NIOSH Science Blog

JULY 9, 2020

Health care facilities need to foster and promote a strong culture of safety that includes a commitment to worker safety, provision of and adequate access to safety and personal protective equipment, and extensive training efforts that utilize protocols requiring specific safety actions. The American Nurses Association (2016) states that “A culture of safety describes the core values and behaviors that come about when there is collective and continuous commitment by organizational leadership, ma

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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.

Communication

Nursing Uncensored

JULY 5, 2020

Note from Adrianne: I had the pleasure of interviewing Jenny on the podcast about her life as a Nurse Anesthetist and how she made the journey through school. You can listen to that episode here. Afterward, Jenny was generous enough to provide this blog post for all of you considering this next big step in your career. Check out her thoughts on how to make yourself a highly qualified candidate for CRNA school.

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ER Nurses

JULY 8, 2020

[link] Have you found rhythm in your daily work routines amidst COVID craziness? You do what you have to do to cope. But note, this is trauma. Inundated ER rooms look like war zones, and with government officials doing little to curb the rapid acceleration of the virus, we can expect it to get worse.

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Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

JULY 23, 2020

Elnur Amikishiyev/123RF.com Enjoying nights at the hospital is a matter of perspective It’s four o’clock in the morning. You’re sharing popcorn with co-workers from an emesis basin. You rewarm coffee that was too thick and bitter the first time around. A group of nurses are laughing at something on someone’s phone, doctors are shopping online. The patients have finally fallen asleep, and you’re waiting for the day shift to roll in so you can go home.

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Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

JULY 21, 2020

langstrup/123RF.com When you make a mistake at work, it can definitely be a stressful time! Making a mistake can have consequences that could range from people losing confidence in you to endangering your job. While making a mistake can seem very bad at the time, it is an opportunity to better yourself and improve how you are perceived. The key, when you do make an error, is how you respond to your mistake, as this often has more of an impact on those around you and their perception of you than

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Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

JULY 9, 2020

Stanislau Valynkin/123RF.com Side hustles offer the chance to earn extra money, whether someone wants some extra spending money without having to pick up extra shifts or is trying to build another source of income. Nurses have the education and experience to participate and succeed in many side hustles in which others may not be able to be involved.

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Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

JULY 1, 2020

Wavebreak Media Ltd/123RF.com Just as many of us begin to venture out in the world for more than groceries and essential medical care, a second COVID-19 wave has struck many places across the country. Once again, we’re encouraged to stay home. Hugging or close contact with those outside our immediate family or friend group is discouraged. Not knowing what comes next only heightens our current stress.

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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

Nursing Management

JULY 31, 2020

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