Candy Campbell
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
How often are we tempted to play it safe? Sometimes a little voice inside keeps us from really testing out what we can do. Whispering to us the something new will turn out to be dangerous, stupid, foolish, trite, beneath your dignity, above your pay grade. whatever. One trick to counter this is to name your little voice. My National Speakers Association colleague and humorist, Judy Carter, calls hers, SLASH.
Emerging RN Leader
FEBRUARY 5, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Many of you have read about the more than 7,600 fake RN and LPN nursing diplomas issued by three South Florida-based nursing schools: Siena College in Broward County, Fla., Palm Beach School of Nursing in Palm Beach County, Fla., and Sacred Heart International Institute in Broward County. […] The post How Does This Happen?
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Nurse Practitioners in Business
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
On the surface, it sounds like having non-participating provider status with Medicare is a good thing. But for NPs, is it really? Medicare requires NPs enrolled with Medicare as a provider to accept assignment. That the rule had always taught me that NPs could not opt for “non-participating” provider status. Recently though, I’ve heard from several who are enrolled with a “non-participating” status.
New Thing Nurse
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
By: Sarah K. Wells MSN RN CEN CNL Oh nursing! You are so amazing! A 3-day work week! Getting to work in your PJs! Endless job security!! However, finding the job of your dreams starts with a job search. The ticket to any new position is that resume, and I know everyone loves pulling their resume out to update it. My name is Sarah, and I own New Thing Nurse , an academic and professional services company for the nursing community, and I have seen a lot of ugly nursing resumes.
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.
Josephine Ensign
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Pioneer Square, Seattle. Photo credit: Josephine Ensign Although I love words and writing, there are many times when visual information is more effective at conveying complex ideas, facts, and emotions. That is why, for many years now, I have created digital storytelling videos about health and homelessness in Seattle. I use these videos in teaching and in my public scholarship.
American Nurse
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
The best practices for the best outcomes Takeaways: Managing co-morbidities is key to wound care management. Clinical evidence does not support sterile over clean technique in wound care. Nursing judgement supersedes pressure injury assessment tools. Nurses, physical therapists, physicians, and surgeons perform wound care in almost every care setting; however, evidence-based practices continue to elude many healthcare providers.
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Emerging RN Leader
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A nurse manager described herself as a pretzel – I keep doing whatever I can to make staff happy. It only lasts a short time, and then we return to where we were. What am I doing wrong? This question often comes up during leadership development sessions. Many nurses […] The post The Truth About Trying To Make Staff Happy appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Daily Nurse
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
The role of school nurses often has the reputation of being a treater of injuries for rambunctious kids. But they have a more profound impact. Nurses in educational settings contribute to kids’ physical, personal, and social growth.
Scrubs
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Black Americans continue to suffer from health inequalities that can reduce their quality of life. They face higher rates of illness and death due to conditions that can be prevented through regular screenings and checkups compared to White people. Black people are also more likely to experience discrimination or face barriers when accessing healthcare services.
Consult QD
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
As of January 2020, there were 580,466 people across the U.S. experiencing homelessness , with more than 50 percent of individuals lacking any shelter at all. People facing these circumstances are more likely to pass away from cancer compared to those with stable housing. Radiation oncologists are one group of physicians who can help reduce barriers to care for these patients, according a recent editorial by a team of Cleveland Clinic researchers.
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
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
While cleaning up my electronic files recently, I came across a 2005 article from the Academic Medicine journal titled “A medical experience that taught me about humanism in medicine.” The author, a physician, recounted a scene in which a 36-year-old woman, in her last hours of a not-to-be-resuscitated life, defeated by cancer, was still attached to a heart monitor.
Health Leaders | Nursing
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Surveyed nurses rate employers low in perceived support and concern about their well-being. Nurses need much more support than they are getting from their leadership and employers, a new American Nurses Foundation survey reveals. Nurses continue to be stressed, exhausted, and feel lack of support from their employer, according to the comprehensive survey of more than 12,500 nurses nationwide last November as part of the Pulse on the Nation’s Nurses Survey Series.
Emerging RN Leader
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Everybody wants to be happy. But this can sometimes seem like an elusive goal. Healthcare environments are still social distancing, and the staff wears masks. Casual meals in the staff lounge and coffee breaks with colleagues are less common. We don’t have the same opportunities for […] The post Random Acts of Kindness Day This Week appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Daily Nurse
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
ConnectRN’s “unResignation Letter” initiative is a nursing movement stemming from an open letter urging healthcare facilities to consider nurses’ mental health, work-life balance, and flexibility. It encourages nurses to recommit to the profession, including those who have resigned and those considering leaving.
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.
Scrubs
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Nurses and law enforcement professionals often have trouble identifying bruises on individuals with black or brown skin. This can prevent them from dealing with situations of domestic abuse or detecting underlying health issues, such as internal bleeding. So, Dr. Katherine Scafide decided to do something about it. She’s a forensic nurse and associate professor at George Mason University who has worked with trauma patients for years.
The Relentless School Nurse
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
I shot up in bed with this searing thought in my mind; what if we are getting this explosion of student behavioral and mental health challenges all wrong? What if the essence of their collective despair was what they see in the adult world? Often when you scratch the surface of behaviors we see in school, there is fear, anxiety, sadness or despair. Reports have been linking the “mental health epidemic” to COVID disruptions , but what if that weren’t true.
American Nurse
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Several new resources are now available to support understanding racism in nursing and taking action to alleviate it. Virtual summit: Impacts of systemic racism The National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing (the Commission), co-led by the American Nurses Association (ANA), National Black Nurses Association, National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations, and National Association of Hispanic Nurses, held its second virtual summit in November 2022 to engage the nursing communit
Consult QD
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
A new prostate cancer therapy in clinical trials could treat patients resistant to treatment through targeting the disease on a molecular level, based on Cleveland Clinic research. Prostate cancer affects one out of every nine men. Most patients respond to chemical or surgical castration, which stops the body from producing the androgens that feed tumors.
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.
Emerging RN Leader
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN One of the challenges in any leadership role is that you will sometimes be asked to implement policies, procedures, and practices that you disagree with. New managers often ask me how they should deal with this and whether they should share their viewpoints with the staff. While […] The post When Leaders Don’t Agree With Organizational Decisions appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Daily Nurse
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Nurses are the backbone of the nation’s healthcare system and play a vital role in providing clinical care to patients and supporting other healthcare workers. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, nursing is the largest healthcare profession in the United States, with 4.2 million registered nurses.
Scrubs
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
A new study suggests that hating your commute to work might actually improve your mental health. Researchers from Wayne State and Rutgers University found that commuting creates a liminal space that allows your brain to switch off and recharge. The COVID-19 pandemic deprived millions of Americans of their daily commutes, which could explain the increase in burnout, anxiety, and depression. “We believe the loss of this space helps explain why many people missed their commutes,” the au
Amercan Journal of Nursing
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Carrying the burden of depression as a nurse. As I read Anna’s (not her real name) description of how much effort it took to drag herself into work, how much she felt like a burden to her family, and her fear of being “found out,” tears welled up. “I know,” I said to myself. I was analyzing an interview transcript for a qualitative study of psychiatric-mental health nurses (PMHNs) who have experienced mental illness.
Becker's Hospital Review
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Florida's Commission for Independent Education has ordered seven nursing schools allegedly tied to the fraudulent degree scandal to pause graduation and enrollment activities through March, the state confirmed to Becker's Feb. 15.
Health Leaders | Nursing
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Annual Gallup poll has ranked nursing as America’s most-trusted profession for 21 consecutive years. Nurses’ ability to ensure their patients’ well-being is among the reasons why they rate the highest in honesty and ethics, says a nursing regulatory official. In Gallup’s recent annual poll outlining the most-trusted professions in America, nurses ranked first for the 21 st year.
Emerging RN Leader
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Healthcare systems are spending millions of dollars to recruit and retain staff. But what if some of those efforts are undermined by your staff? Consider the following story that a nurse leader shared with me: I was at the gym and overheard two nurses talking about their […] The post Are Your Staff Net Promoters?
Daily Nurse
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Have you ever thought about working as an oncology nurse but weren’t exactly sure what the job could entail? Perhaps you wanted to get more knowledge about it to decide if this sector of the field was a good fit for you.
Scrubs
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
It’s been a busy two days for thousands of nurses in Austin, Texas. They turned out on Monday and Tuesday as part of Texas Nurse Day at the Capitol, an event organized by the Texas Nurses Association. It’s more than a protest. Instead, the union is taking over sections of the state capitol to meet with lawmakers to develop policies that will curtail the state’s ongoing staffing shortage.
Consult QD
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
To increase access to emerging cancer therapeutics and improve convenience for patients and researchers, Taussig Cancer Institute opened a dedicated Novel Therapeutics Clinic. Located on the main Cleveland Clinic campus in the Taussig Cancer Center, the new clinic provides access to early-phase trials of novel agents, including immunotherapies, cell and gene therapies, small molecule drugs, new radiation therapy modalities as well as viral therapies, for a wide range of solid tumors.
Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
2023 is already shaping up to be an interesting year in the world of healthcare. Our faculty experts at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing weigh in on some trends to expect in 2023 and beyond. Global Health Unprecedented disruptions caused by COVID-19, combined with economic, geopolitical and climate challenges place complex and interconnected threats… The post What Nurses Need to Know: The 2023 Healthcare Forecast appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine.
Health Leaders | Nursing
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Recently developed vrClinicals for Nursing training platform ramps up the 'day-to-day unpredictability of nursing.' New immersive virtual reality (VR) technology is transporting Herzing University nursing students to a busy hospital floor where they must handle multiple patients and frequent interruptions—just like the real world. vrClinicals for Nursing , an immersive, VR nursing education experience, recently was developed by Wolters Kluwer, Health and Laerdal Medical.
The Relentless School Nurse
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
“For decades, we’ve treated gun violence as a battle to be won rather than a problem to be solved.” – Nicholas Kristof And so here we are, five years beyond Parkland, the afternoon that brought the impact of school shootings from a professional concern to one that impacted my family on a deeply personal level. There are too many families that have received the phone calls and text messages alerting them to an active shooter in their loved ones school.
Daily Nurse
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Gifts are one of the love languages for a reason- they bring us joy, even when we give someone else a gift, so if that someone in your life is a nurse, then think about surprising them with a gift this Valentine’s Day. If you don’t know what to get them, that’s okay.
Scrubs
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Passing the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX) isn’t easy. Just ask any licensed registered nurse. But more and more students are having trouble passing the exam, which is only compounding the ongoing nurse shortage. Experts believe the COVID-19 pandemic is largely to blame. The health crisis forced nursing schools to conduct their operations online, depriving thousands of aspiring nurses the chance to learn and practice their skills in person.
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