Daily Nurse
AUGUST 22, 2022
Nursing school is a rewarding but challenging experience. You must struggle to balance work and other important aspects of your life. You still have unread texts and exams to deal with while doing all of this. Most of the time, it appears that everything is happening simultaneously. Nursing school can be overwhelming, and it takes […].
Diversity Nursing
AUGUST 8, 2022
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the workplace is beneficial for employers, staff, and patients. More hospitals and health systems are recognizing the importance and are rolling out new DEI programs. Diversity is the range of human differences, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, religious or ethical values system, national origin, and political beliefs.
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Nurse.com
AUGUST 22, 2022
What was frequently confused as burnout in previous years has recently been accurately identified as moral injury for nurses. Burnout, an occupational phenomenon (not a medical condition), results from chronic workplace stress, is characterized by feelings of exhaustion, increased mental distancing from one’s work or cynicism about work, and reduced professional efficacy.
Minority Nurse
AUGUST 31, 2022
Gaining success as a nurse and landing that dream nursing position is within your reach using these seven strategies from International Nurse Coach Farah Laurent , MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CPXP, NPD-BC, TCRN, CPEN, CEN. 1. Believe in Yourself & Promote Yourself. If you don’t believe in yourself, it’s hard for others to believe in you. So let’s go!
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.
Relias
AUGUST 22, 2022
It’s hard being a human services worker. The role today comes with many of the same challenges our predecessors faced, with a few newer additions. Let’s take a few minutes to understand these challenges and how human services professionals can work to overcome them. Challenges a human services worker will face. While the following may not be comprehensive, it provides an overview of the challenges and struggles human services workers face in today’s market (some are not new but worth reviewing a
Healthy Workforce Institute
AUGUST 3, 2022
Human beings want to feel recognized, valued, and to believe they make a difference. They want recognition by their organization; their leader, and their peers. When employees don’t receive meaningful recognition, they leave. Healthcare professionals are not different. We know that NOW more than ever before. We’re still in the middle of the Great Resignation and in healthcare, we can’t afford to lose any more team members!
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The Nurse Break
AUGUST 24, 2022
More from ‘ Leading for Change ‘ here. I am penning this thought piece while in Darwin at the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) annual nursing conference with over 700 nurses from across Australia. While a wonderful week of inspiring nurse leadership conversations (from many fabulous nurse leaders), hearing about some wonderful initiatives and sharing a glass or two of wine between friends in some cases we haven’t seen for almost 2 years there is an underlying tension and dis
Nurse.com
AUGUST 19, 2022
Content courtesy of CBD Stat. Being a nurse is physically and emotionally taxing. Many nurses experience pain and soreness in their back, legs, and feet from long shifts. Nurses must also contend with the stress, anxiety, and even sleep disturbances that have become more prevalent since the COVID-19 pandemic began. In recent years, the use of cannabis products to treat medical or physical ailments has seen growing acceptance in the health care and scientific community.
Minority Nurse
AUGUST 15, 2022
Nursing education after COVID will rely more on technology and digital tools than ever. Simulation and online learning will be part and parcel of the curriculum for nursing students. It will also be more competency-based as the new AACN Essentials further integrate into nursing curriculums. But what about the content of the curriculum? Nursing education, according to Mary Dolansky, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Sarah C.
Diversity Nursing
AUGUST 19, 2022
Nursing is a profession that requires compassion as well as expertise, making it both an art and a science. Empathy and compassion are critical characteristics of an excellent Nurse. These qualities help us to connect with patients on an individualized basis and improve patient outcomes. Nurses must also be educated, motivated, and have a strong understanding of evidence-based practice.
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
Board Vitals - Nursing
AUGUST 19, 2022
CCRN certification is a special certification granted by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN). CCRN certification is valuable for nurses, as it allows RNs to care for patients in acute care and/or critical care setting. We’ve compiled some of the most frequently asked questions about CCRN certification to help you prepare for the exam and maintain your licensure.
Daily Nurse
AUGUST 29, 2022
Since graduating from the UCI Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice — Post-Master’s Program in 2021, Pat Patton has seen an evolution in himself. DNP in hand, he says, “I felt a change. I don’t know if others could see it, but I could see it within myself.” Patton, the chief […].
The Nurse Break
AUGUST 10, 2022
Code Brown – Dating Edition. More from Nursed at the Seams here. It’s not even 0900, I’m not done with my first coffee of the day and already I’m exhausted. Not from working a night shift, or any shift for that matter. I’m exhausted from trying to have a social life (hint, I mean dating life) as a nurse. I know I said my next blog would talk about our wonderful grad nurses that hit the floor during a pandemic, but I just need to get this off my chest first!!
Nurse.com
AUGUST 5, 2022
During my hospital residency in 2020, I worked in several ICUs, all of which had been converted to COVID-19 wards. My residency class had to deal with circumstances nurses haven’t had to deal with since the 1917 Spanish Flu pandemic, or ever before. At the start of the pandemic in North Carolina, student nurses were removed from all hospitals during our final clinical rotations because of a “mysterious disease”.
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.
Minority Nurse
AUGUST 24, 2022
My nursing education journey began when I received my BSN in Nursing at Rutgers College of Nursing in 2011. During my time there, I met some strong, professional women professors. They took such a personal interest in me that, over a decade later, I think of them with much gratitude. Their strength helped me to see myself as a strong but caring nurse.
Diversity Nursing
AUGUST 24, 2022
Hospitals are hiring or accepting volunteer teens and young adults as a long-term strategy to help combat shortages in the healthcare industry. Research shows, exposure to various healthcare fields is crucial to the development of career interests for adolescents and young adults. Earn while you learn programs give high school students the opportunity to gain knowledge in the field and make a better wage than the average part time jobs students often take.
American Medical Compliance
AUGUST 31, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a statement saying that people no longer need to quarantine if they are exposed to someone with COVID-19. This recommendation also holds for people not fully vaccinated. The CDC guidelines state that exposed people now only need to wear masks while indoors for up to 10 days. They also should test for COVID-19 on day 5.
Daily Nurse
AUGUST 1, 2022
It can be difficult for nurses to know how to best care for patients who are recovering from addiction. In order to provide the best possible care, it is important to ask the right questions. In this blog post, we will discuss five questions that every nurse should ask patients in addiction recovery. Addiction is […].
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 Nurse Break
AUGUST 6, 2022
More from In Pursuit of Excellence here. Other similar articles on self care and wellbeing here. ‘Education is important but camping is importanter’ – Strategies in self care. Since I’ve recently broken out my favourite annual leave meme (hence the first part of the title) and taken my camper trailer into the wild west of NSW, I thought it might be apt to talk about self-care and why, regardless of how much you may love what you do, regular self-care is so important.
Nurse.com
AUGUST 16, 2022
In past blogs, I have discussed the importance of adhering to standards of care and how severe the consequences can be if this isn’t done. Among some of the topics I’ve addressed are the failure to report major changes in a patient’s condition and the necessity of accurate documentation in a patient’s medical record in whatever form. I have also stressed how not adhering to the standards of care can result in liability for your facility.
Minority Nurse
AUGUST 3, 2022
If the coming fall season makes you think about someday returning to school or even getting a new certification, then it’s time to start planning how you can turn your thoughts into actions. There’s a lot to consider as you compare programs and courses that will boost your knowledge, move your career forward, and appeal to your interests.
Diversity Nursing
AUGUST 18, 2022
Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) are becoming more common for women and mothers across the nation. Overall employment of Nurse Midwives is projected to grow 45% from 2020 to 2030 , much faster than the average for all occupations. If you're interested in this career path, it's beneficial to understand what CNMs do and their role in health care. Nurse Midwives are primary health care providers for women of all ages and provide all types of gynecological, prenatal, and post-pregnancy care.
Daily Nurse
AUGUST 23, 2022
Nursing is a highly demanding career, but as a nurse, you understand how difficult it can be to find the right work-life balance — especially if you have a family or other important obligations outside of work. At times the drain on your physical and mental energy leave you feeling exhausted when your shift ends, […].
The Nurse Break
AUGUST 28, 2022
We chat with Melinda Beers, dog mumma and hockey enthusiast, about her rural and remote nursing journey. If you’ve ever thought of Rural and Remote nursing then this is a great read! Before you read on go join our exclusive PRIVATE FB Group ‘ Rural & Remote Nursing | The Australian Outback ‘ to ask questions and network with other like-minded nurses, midwives and students.
Nurse.com
AUGUST 22, 2022
What was frequently confused as burnout in previous years, has recently been accurately identified as moral injury for nurses. Burnout, an occupational phenomenon (not a medical condition), results from chronic workplace stress, is characterized by feelings of exhaustion, increased mental distancing from one’s work or cynicism about work, and reduced professional efficacy.
Digital Doorway
AUGUST 8, 2022
Nurses, the hard-working lifeblood and connective tissue of the healthcare system, can often feel as if they are doing battle with elemental forces far beyond their control in their efforts to provide optimal patient care and fulfill their personal and professional mission. While nursing can often feel absolutely quixotic or Sisyphean in nature, nurses battle on.
Diane Sieg
AUGUST 31, 2022
While flying last month, I could not help but notice the significant body art of my seatmate. She had floral images the length of her leg with beautiful lilies, roses, and cherry blossoms. My immediate (and judgmental) thought was, why would anyone want all that permanent ink on their body? Thankfully, I changed my mind to curiosity, and asked her about the significance of the art, how long it took, if it hurt, and even permission to take a photo of it.
Symplr
AUGUST 5, 2022
Nearly 10% of medical claims hospitals submit to payers are rejected or denied—translating to revenue loss of up to $5 million for the average hospital annually. Only 63% of denied claims are recoverable, and the administrative cost of following up on a claim denied by an insurer averages $188 per claim. But medical claim denials often are avoidable.
Daily Nurse
AUGUST 15, 2022
Nursing education after COVID will rely more on technology and digital tools than ever. Simulation and online learning will be part and parcel of the curriculum for nursing students. It will also be more competency-based as the new AACN Essentials further integrate into nursing curriculums. But what about the content of the curriculum? Nursing education, according to […].
The Nurse Break
AUGUST 21, 2022
Meet Rory Tanner ( again!) for Part 2 of our Complete Guide to Perioperative & Peri-anaesthesia Nursing! Rory is a Peri-anaesthesia Clinical Nurse Specialist, Educator and Facilitator and the Founder of the Aussie Nurse Educator. If you missed Part 1 where Rory shares his clinical expertise on everything perioperative and peri-anaesthesia nursing, you can check out the article here.
Nurse.com
AUGUST 31, 2022
The list of qualities that great nurses exhibit is endless. This is why narrowing the list down to just a few traits can be quite a feat. Defined as characteristics, traits, abilities, talents, strengths, values, beliefs, or morals — qualities in a good nurse can be both personal or professional. These six qualities stand out. You’re a person who deserves a high level of respect.
Providence
AUGUST 29, 2022
August 29, 2022 Career development is a critical component of our caregiver experience. According to a recent survey of more than 2,100 frontline employees by McKinsey, beyond attractive compensation, other key priorities for workers include: opportunity for job growth or promotion, learning opportunities and supportive managers.
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