Daily Nurse
APRIL 27, 2023
The life and career of a nurse can be inspiring and fulfilling, and, like any career, it can also become stale, stagnant, and not as fulfilling as it used to be if it’s not carefully fed and watered. All jobs risk becoming rote and robotic, and nursing is no exception. Compassion fatigue, burnout, stress, or garden-variety boredom can transform a career you used to love into one you tolerate at best and perhaps even loathe.
Becker's Hospital Review
APRIL 24, 2023
No more applications for green cards for foreign nurses will be accepted by the State Department this year, and only applications submitted by June 2022 will be processed until the backlog eases up and more green cards are made available, according to a bulletin issued by the department April 20.
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Emerging RN Leader
APRIL 5, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN How do I stay positive? It is a question that many leaders now ask in the face of significant staffing shortages, mounting budget issues, and a turbulent healthcare environment. Consider the following story a leader shared with me: By nature, I am an optimist, but now it […] The post Maintaining Positivity appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Emerging RN Leader
APRIL 19, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN During the last two weeks, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and NSI Nursing Solutions released new nursing workforce research. While the short-term picture of the nursing workforce has slightly improved from 2021 to 2022, the long-term picture remains quite challenging. The following are five […] The post 5 Takeaways from the Latest Workforce Research appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
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.
Daily Nurse
APRIL 24, 2023
According to “The 2022 Nurse Practitioner Professional Liability Exposure Claim Report: 5th Edition,” claims again nurse practitioners (NPs) are rising. To find out what this means and what NPs can do about it, Daily Nurse interviewed Georgia Reiner, MS, CPHRM, Risk Analyst, Nurses Service Organization (NSO). What follows is our interview, edited for length and clarity.
Donna Cardillo
APRIL 27, 2023
I recently stayed in a hotel out of state the night before a speaking engagement. I decided to walk to a local market to buy some food rather than go out to eat. It was raining lightly, but enough to need an umbrella. I noticed a pickup truck with a passenger cab in the parking … Witnessing Homelessness: A Story of Compassion and Gratitude. Read More » The post Witnessing Homelessness: A Story of Compassion and Gratitude. first appeared on Donna Cardillo, RN.
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The Nursing Site
APRIL 4, 2023
Nurses Month is approaching rapidly now. The tradition of Nurses Day (May 6) and Nurses Week (May 6-12) has expanded into a month-long celebration during the pandemic and it seems to be sticking. The official American Nurses Association theme for 2023 is You Make a Difference. There will be weekly focus areas during the May celebration of nurses. The focus areas are: May 1-7 : Self-Care May 8-14: Recognition May 15-21: Professional Development May 22-31: Community Engagement Download your own c
Nurse Practitioners in Business
APRIL 27, 2023
Quick story… Last week, we had a couple of trees removed. One was a tall, beautiful ash, the other a well-established oak. Unfortunately, the ash was dying, and the oak was pushing against a retaining wall that now must be replaced. It was a sad affair, twice, since it was so close to Earth Day… But of course, that’s not what happened! Why am I telling you this?
Emerging RN Leader
APRIL 16, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN It is no secret that health systems are struggling with finances. To preserve clinical roles at the point of care, increasingly administrative roles are eliminated while those remaining take on more responsibilities. That works until it doesn’t. Consider the following email I recently received from a blog […] The post Negotiating Your Workload When the Role Expands appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Scrubs
APRIL 5, 2023
Professionals in virtually every industry have been buzzing about Chat-GPT ever since it debuted in November of last year. The AI-powered chatbot can generate all kinds of text from stories and poems to computer code. It uses language models to produce text that mimics the style of human beings. And now doctors are using it to answer routine clinical questions.
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
The Relentless School Nurse
APRIL 21, 2023
I had a conversation with my husband, Ed, that I had not had before, the one where I admitted I was fearful of being shot at school. I have thought about it, those deep, dark thoughts that pass through my mind almost every single day, but I had not shared it out loud. By saying those words, it made my fear feel very real. Columbine happened 24 years ago this week, almost every day feels like a commemoration of another mass shooting.
Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine
APRIL 27, 2023
In the pool or in any health care setting, leadership you can count on Coral Alonso Garcia was born out of sync. There’s a last time for everything. Advised by a physician that exercise would be good for her premature baby’s development, Garcia’s mom found a nearby swimming pool, and it wasn’t long before the… The post All Together Now! appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine.
The Nursing Site
APRIL 24, 2023
Nurses Week stickers. Nurses Month is rapidly approaching! May 1st is next week. May 6 is Nurses Day in the US. May 12 is the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale and International Nurses Day. The theme as designated by the American Nurses Association is You Make a Difference. The focus this year is on Self-care, Recognition, Professional Development, and Community Engagement.
New Thing Nurse
APRIL 18, 2023
By: Sarah K. Wells MSN RN CEN CNL The first thing you will be asked in every interview is some version of, “Tell us about yourself.” To successfully introduce yourself, you need to craft an elevator pitch about yourself. This is an attention-grabbing 30 to 60 second pitch about you as a nurse that gives an idea of who you are and why employers should hire you.
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.
Emerging RN Leader
APRIL 30, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Most health systems will employ many new graduate nurses this spring/summer. An increasing number of these new graduates plan to travel once they gain some RN experience. While historically, travel agencies and other health systems might not have employed nurses with so little experience – the recent […] The post Ensuring New Graduate Professional Socialization appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Scrubs
APRIL 6, 2023
California’s mask mandate for all healthcare settings came to end on Monday. Patients and staff are no longer required to wear face masks in hospitals and long-term care facilities, but it is still highly recommended. Nurses say the move puts their health at risk at a time when some 139,991 Americans are getting infected with COVID-19 every week. Members of the California Nurses Association recently voiced their opposition to the move, which they say puts their health at risk. “We know tha
The Relentless School Nurse
APRIL 15, 2023
Click to view slideshow. What an honor to be invited to participate in this celebration of Shannon Watts. I was one of the speakers sharing the impact of gun violence in schools and spoke about the power of collaborating with school nurses to bring #BeSMART and ERPO training to our school communities. I recommended that school nurses may be the best way for these life saving programs to be introduced to school communities.
Consult QD
APRIL 11, 2023
Earlier this year, Cleveland Clinic completed its 4,000th consecutive isolated mitral valve repair without a perioperative death, continuing a mortality-free stretch that dates back to 2014. While isolated mitral valve repair has come to be a relatively low-risk operation at most centers, the mortality rate nationwide remains near 1%, or 1 in 100 cases.
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.
The Nursing Site
APRIL 19, 2023
I would like to thank Berxi Insurance once again for bestowing honors for The Nursing Site as one of the Best Nursing Bloggers Around. We are always honored and humbled to be in such distinguished company. Berxi is one of the leading malpractice insurance companies servicing nurses. Please check out their website and the other bloggers, blogs and vlogs they have honored for 2023.
Health Leaders | Nursing
APRIL 24, 2023
Battling racism is the Rx for safer and healthier moms and babies, educator says. Disproportionately high mortality rates for black women aren’t caused by genetics, says an expert in healthcare disparities that affect maternal care; the cause appears to be systemic racism. Black women can be “healthy as a marathon runner” and receive ample prenatal care, yet they still face a higher maternal risk, says Mykale Elbe, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC , director of the MSN Nurse Practitioner Program and Assistant
Emerging RN Leader
APRIL 26, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Virtually every health system in the country is either considering or in the pilot phase of testing new nursing care delivery models. This is not surprising. Outside of a few specialty areas, future care delivery models will necessitate a team-based approach with professionals and support staff working […] The post Building An Infrastructure for New Models of Care Delivery appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Scrubs
APRIL 18, 2023
A nurse has finally been laid to rest after her remains were found in the trash in Huber Heights, Ohio. Shianne Richardson and her wife were dumpster diving in the neighborhood when they happened upon an urn filled with the nurse’s cremated remains. Both women knew they had to give this woman the final sendoff she deserved. “We sometimes stop at dumpsters because a lot of places throw away food,” Richardson explained.
The Relentless School Nurse
APRIL 12, 2023
I am honored to share a guest blog post from Barbara Markley, a community member and attorney from Broward County, Florida. In her post, she highlights Lock it Up!, a program that provides free gun locks and public education materials to anyone that requests them. By safely securing firearms, accidental shootings and gun suicides can be prevented.
Daily Nurse
APRIL 25, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) integration in healthcare has become more prevalent through the advancements of ChatGPT, an OpenAI-developed AI language model based on deep learning that produces human-like text. ChatGPT has many questioning its role in healthcare, specifically its use in nursing education. So Daily Nurse spoke with Bei Wu, PhD, FGSA, FAAN (Honorary), Vice Dean for Research, Dean’s Professor in Global Health, New York University, Rory Meyers College of Nursing , and Xiang Qi, B
Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine
APRIL 17, 2023
Do kids stay safe when parents separate because of abuse? According to Johns Hopkins School of Nursing PhD Candidate Katie Spearman, there is no risk assessment tool that assesses a child’s risk of lethality or danger after separation. Through her research, Spearman is seeking to improve risk assessment and intervention for children exposed to domestic… The post Episode 25: Preventing Child Abuse after Parental Separation appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine.
Consult QD
APRIL 10, 2023
Automated urine technology has become a popular choice for urinalysis microscopy. But findings from a new Cleveland Clinic-led study that compare its accuracy to that of a nephrologist-interpreted microscopy call its utility for diagnosing acute kidney injury (AKI) into question. Owing to higher patient volumes and workflow standardization, nephrologist-performed microscopy has become more of a rarity in most healthcare centers in recent years, explains nephrologist Georges Nakhoul, MD , senior
Emerging RN Leader
APRIL 23, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A new leader recently asked me whether the feeling of imposter syndrome and a fear of “people will find out that I don’t know what I am doing” is normal with new leaders. I reassured her that this is quite common and not even restricted to those […] The post Imposter Syndrome and New Leaders appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Becker's Hospital Review
APRIL 19, 2023
More than 70 percent of nurses, on average, are directly affected by workplace violence incidents at least once per month, according to research. They're more susceptible to experiencing violent incidents while at work than nearly every other profession, which has prompted Congress to push forward a bill to address it.
The Relentless School Nurse
APRIL 2, 2023
There are many unsung heroes in schools across the country. One, are our crossing guards, they are on-duty rain or shine, snow or sleet to keep our students safe. Read this story about how Jim, a Maine crossing guard saved a student from being hit by a speeding car: ‘Jim the lifeguard’: Winthrop school crossing guard saves child from near miss But that is not the entire story, you see, the little girl he saved was actually the school nurse’s daughter!
Scrubs
APRIL 20, 2023
Binta Diallo was at the urgent care clinic at the local H Mart in North Carolina because her son needed a physical for football and they couldn’t get an appointment at the doctor’s office. She was in line waiting for her coffee at the in-store café when a woman started screaming, “Call 911!” Diallo explained to the woman that she didn’t have her phone because her son was using it.
Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine
APRIL 7, 2023
Dr. Katie Nelson and Vanessa Abacan received funding from The Deans Travel to further their research. One of the requirements for receiving this funding is to put together a short blog documenting their experience after returning from travel. Katie and Vanessa have shared their stories. Vanessa Abacan BSN, RNC-MNN This was my first time attending… The post Stories From the Deans Travel Fund appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine.
Consult QD
APRIL 21, 2023
A new Cleveland Clinic podcast series created by and for nurses aims to help listeners navigate the ever-changing healthcare landscape through interviews and discussions on the most important topics that affect their lives and careers. Launched in April, “ Nurse Essentials ” will focus on everything from career growth to clinical practice challenges to self-care.
Emerging RN Leader
APRIL 9, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Incredible Health (which now has one of four RNs in the country on its platform) just released its 2023 State of US Nursing Report. The company analyzed hiring data from more than 700,000 Incredible Health nurse profiles in March 2023. They also surveyed more than 3,000 registered […] The post Intent to Stay in Nursing – Some Good News appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
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