September, 2024

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A User’s Guide to Working with You

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Nurse managers today struggle with boundary and communication issues with their staff. Team turnover is high on many units, and few expert nurses are available to explain unit norms to new staff. Why not make things easier for staff and prepare a user’s guide to working with […] The post A User’s Guide to Working with You appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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A Conversation with Dr. Simha Reddy

Josephine Ensign

Dr. Simha Reddy is director of the Puget Sound VA Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team, where, for over the past ten years, he has done healthcare outreach and primary care with veterans experiencing or having experienced the trauma of homelessness in the Seattle area. In addition, he serves on the Implementation Board of King County’s Regional Homelessness Authority and has served on the governing board of the long-running advocacy group, the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness.

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I Am a Baby Nurse. Not!

Donna Cardillo

I often see/hear new nurses referring to themselves as “newbie nurses” or “baby nurses,” inferring that they are just starting out in the profession. Imagine if a new attorney said, “I’m a baby lawyer,” or a new physician said, “I’m a newbie doctor.” It sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it? That’s because this language is demeaning, unprofessional, […] The post I Am a Baby Nurse.

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School Health Nursing comes to Baltimore

American Nurse

Nationwide, a third of schools don’t have a nurse. At the end of 2023, about 50 RNs covered more than 150 schools in the Baltimore school system. Nurses attend to cuts and bruises, but also provide chronic care and case management for conditions like asthma, diabetes, and ADHD. Children can’t focus on learning if they can’t breathe or if their blood sugar is through the roof.

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Fertility Benefits for Every Age: A HR Roadmap from Gen Z to Baby Boomers

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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Nurse workplace violence reporting increased 1,080% with new tool

Becker's Hospital Review

Making it easier to report workplace violence with quick-scan codes on walls and badges increased reporting by 1,080% in two months, according to a new study.

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Your Voice, Your Power: Help Us Fight Injustice in the Nursing Profession

Equality 4 Black Nurses

At Equality 4 Black Nurses, we are not just advocates. We are a movement for change. Right now, we need your voice more than ever. SURVEY HERE If you have been impacted by the Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC) investigation into computer-based test (CBT) irregularities at the Yunnik Centre in Ibadan, Nigeria, this is your moment to take a stand.

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A Conversation with Tim Harris

Josephine Ensign

Tim Harris, 2015, Photo credit: Josephine Ensign Tim Harris , founder and longtime director (1994-2020) of Real Change , Seattle’s “street paper” anti-poverty newspaper, talked with me about his life and work in 2015. Real Change turns 30 this year, with the first issue published on August 20, 1994. My purpose with this Skid Road oral history project and podcast is to highlight and celebrate the visionary people in Seattle who have impacted the landscape locally in terms of hou

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The Relentless School Nurse: What Will School Nursing Look Like in 2050? Here is a Chance to Share Your Vision!

The Relentless School Nurse

Croakey Health Media School nurses are invited to participate in a foresight project led by Dr. Terri Hinkley, CEO of the National Association of School Nurses (NASN). This survey is part of a research project Terri is conducting for a course exploring the future of school nursing in 2050. Foresight projects use a systematic approach to anticipating and preparing for future developments and challenges.

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Professionalism

American Nurse

Practicing decency in a fast-paced world. Lillee Gelinas Decency. The social respect and professionalism that bind us together as nurses. But I’m beginning to think that there isn’t enough of it today. We’re too busy and too distracted to practice the habits and professional behaviors we’re well aware of. Just think of the speed at which everyone is living.

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25 best nursing programs: US News

Becker's Hospital Review

The top 25 Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs in the U.S. according to U.S. News & World Report's latest rankings. See which universities made the cut.

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Why Menopause Should Matter to Today’s Employers

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

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New Publication Highlights the Economic Value of Nursing

Daily Nurse

Leading academic researchers, supported by the American Nurses Association (ANA) Enterprise Institute for Nursing Research and Quality Management, have unveiled a groundbreaking paper on the economic value of Nursing. “ The Nursing Human Capital Value Model ,” authored by esteemed scholars Dr. Marianne Weiss, Dr. Olga Yakusheva, and Dr. Kathryn A.

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Open Workshop on Rebuilding Healthcare Teams

Emerging RN Leader

I am proud to partner with the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations to present our popular workshop – Rebuilding Healthcare Teams. This workshop is open to leaders outside of South Dakota. Registration Link Please feel free to contact me at roseosherman@outlook.com if you have any problems with registration. The post Open Workshop on Rebuilding Healthcare Teams appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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A Conversation with Hannah Glover

Josephine Ensign

The best part of my job is working alongside smart, dedicated, and compassionate people who make a positive impact on the lives of people experiencing homelessness. People like Hannah Glover. She is a health navigator at the Elizabeth Gregory Home, a day shelter for women and female-identified people in the University District (U District) of Seattle.

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Happy Anniversary Nursology.net!

Nursology

On September 18, 2018, we posted the blog message titled “Today – the official launch of Nursology.net!” The site was conceived about a year earlier by a group of Nursologists who were members of the “Theory-Guided Practice Expert Panel of the American Academy of Nursing. We were concerned about the gradual trend to delete courses … Continue reading Happy Anniversary Nursology.net!

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Maximizing Your Benefits Strategy: Reframing the Way We View Fertility

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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Newlywed Nurse Melissa Jubane Found Dead, Neighbor Arrested for Murder

Scrubs

The tragic story of Melissa Jubane, a 32-year-old nurse from Beaverton, Oregon, took a heartbreaking turn when she was found dead on September 7, 2024, just days after returning from her wedding in Hawaii. Jubane, a nurse at St. Vincent Hospital, had gone missing on September 4 when she failed to show up for her morning shift. Concerned coworkers and family immediately contacted the police, who initiated a welfare check at her apartment.

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A PTSD crisis among nursing aides: What to know

Becker's Hospital Review

A third of healthcare workers reported symptoms of PTSD related to the pandemic, but nurse aides and other lower-paid healthcare workers said they have been unable to get help for their conditions, KFF Health News reported Sept. 25.

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Nurses: Always Ready, Always Willing

Daily Nurse

Nurses always seem to show up where and when they’re needed. Of course, they staff emergency rooms, ICUs, home health care agencies, community health clinics, and nursing homes worldwide, but they show up elsewhere, too. Only some people are aware of their presence, but there are staff nurses on cruise ships, nurses employed at Disney World, nurses on the scene at NASCAR, and nurses acting as consultants on movie and television sets in Hollywood.

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Urgent Action is Needed to Prevent Nurse Suicide

American Nurse

Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States, with more than 48,100 people losing their lives to suicide per year (National Institute of Mental Health, 2024). Death by suicide impacts subpopulations in the United States at varying degrees, and male and female nurses have a higher suicide rate than the general population (Davidson et al., 2020).

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Leveling the Playing Field: How HR Can Equitably Improve Health Outcomes Through Fertility Benefits

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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Will There Be a Surplus of Nurses by 2028? It Depends

Health Leaders | Nursing

A new report predicts a surplus of some nurses, but a shortage of others. For the past several years, the workforce shortage in healthcare has persisted, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses in particular have felt the impact of the shortage, and CNOs have been working around the clock to recruit and retain the best talent possible to bridge the gaps.

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5 Ways to Reduce Horizontal Violence in Healthcare

Relias

Did you know that while only 10% of professionals across industries report experiencing disruptive behavior in the workplace, healthcare professionals report rates that are three times higher? In fact, horizontal violence — also known as lateral violence or workplace bullying — is alarmingly prevalent in nurse-to-nurse interactions, with estimates suggesting that between 46% and 100% of nurses experience or witness this behavior at some point in their careers.

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The Promises, Pitfalls & Personalization of AI in Healthcare

NRC Health

Healthcare experiences are human experiences, and the use of advanced technology has often come at the expense of human connections – until now. The post The Promises, Pitfalls & Personalization of AI in Healthcare appeared first on NRC Health.

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Urgent needs in nurse practitioner education

Becker's Hospital Review

Pitfalls of nurse practitioner education made national headlines in July after a Bloomberg Businessweek article criticized programs for allegedly accepting students and graduating them without proper training or experience.

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Nursing Without the Burnout: Flexible Career Paths for Lower Stress

Daily Nurse

As a profession, nursing is prone to high rates of burnout among overburdened staff, often in traditional hospital or clinic settings. Between shifting and demanding hours, the emotional toll, and the notorious physical strain, nurse well-being, and patient care suffer. In recent years, several new fields have arisen to give nurses lower-stress career options: home healthcare, telehealth, and continuing education for future nurses.

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Read alert: The decline of reading

American Nurse

A student just 2 weeks from graduation once asked me, “Where is the gallbladder?” With candid unconcern, the student admitted that she had never read a nursing textbook or a journal article throughout her studies. I couldn’t decide if this interaction made me more surprised or worried. For some time now, educators and social scientists have been lamenting the decline of reading —for school and for fun, across all levels.

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Should Nurses Try to Get Published?

Minority Nurse

When we think about nurses getting published, our thoughts naturally turn to nurses in academia doing research or teaching. However, being published is actually for everyone. Any nurse has the opportunity to be published, which can open the doors of possibility and reveal unforeseen career opportunities. Why Get Published? Dottie Roberts, EdD, MSN, MACI, RN, OCNS-C, CMSRN, CNE, has been the editor of the MEDSURG Nursing journal since 2002 and sees getting published as an equal opportunity. 

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Climbing the Ladder: Meredith’s Sales Success at Relias

Relias

At Relias, individual stories of growth and achievement are not just celebrated—they are central to our identity. We sat down with Meredith Tobias, Enterprise Client Executive, whose career embodies the expansive opportunities and developmental culture at Relias. From her start in entry-level sales to becoming a top-tier enterprise client executive, Meredith’s sales success at Relias is a testament to ambition, resilience, and the supportive environment we foster.

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Empowering Staff to Address Skin Issues in Assisted Living 

American Medical Compliance

In assisted living, one of the most critical aspects of resident care is the prevention and management of skin issues. For instance, one of the most common risk factors associated with the development of pressure ulcers is being 70 years of age or older. Skin health is not only a matter of comfort and well-being but also a key indicator of a resident’s overall health status.

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10 states with largest projected CNA shortages, surpluses

Becker's Hospital Review

Mercer predicts a severe nursing assistant shortage by 2028, with only 13 states meeting demand. See which states are projected to have more supply than demand.

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Turning Personal Loss into Personal Connections: A Nurse’s Journey Through Kidney Care and Heartbreak 

Daily Nurse

After starting my nursing career in labor and delivery, I transitioned to caring for patients with kidney disease at dialysis centers. Then, after working for nearly 17 years in dialysis, I moved to Interwell Health , a value-based kidney care provider, where I could use my years of experience to educate kidney patients and try to help them improve their kidney function and overall health to help delay or even prevent dialysis.

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Understanding the Silent Crisis: Suicide Among Nurses

American Nurse

A silent crisis is brewing in the halls of our healthcare institutions. Death by suicide is on the rise amongst nurses and is drawing global attention. According to Usher et al. (2023), while high suicide rates among other healthcare professionals are frequently highlighted in the media, disturbingly high suicide rates among nurses have gone unrecognized.

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Even with AI, healthcare must be in ‘the humanity business’

NRC Health

In a joint discussion, they offered their perspectives on AI’s potential, the need for ethical safeguards and building trust in AI. The post Even with AI, healthcare must be in ‘the humanity business’ appeared first on NRC Health.

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5 Ways to Support Diverse Clinical Groups

Nursology

Guest Contributor: Danielle Brochu Growing up in a community where there were two students of color in a high school of about 500 students total, moving away to university was an eye-opening experience for me, especially in regard to diversity.

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Building an NHS that truly supports people living with long COVID and ME: government action needed now

Evidence-Based Nursing

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed our understanding of healthcare challenges, with long COVID emerging as a significant current and ongoing public health issue. 1 For governments across the four UK nations, this presents both a challenge and an opportunity to build a National Health Service (NHS) that truly responds to the needs of all its patients, particularly, those with long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).

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