May, 2019

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6 Reasons Nurses Get Fired: Social Media Mistakes, and More

Board Vitals - Nursing

The unfortunate truth is that nurses get fired. Not laid off, not transferred – fired. It’s uncomfortable to contemplate and discuss, but nurses need to know what can potentially lead to firing in the current environment. There are many reasons for termination; from unsubstantiated claims to legitimate events. They can include patient errors, HIPAA violations, causing undue risk for an employer, and social media mistakes.

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Deciding to become a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) or Nurse Practitioner (NP)? Here is what you need to know.

Nurse Abnormalities

Photo courtesy of www.wearfigs.com This blog post is sponsored by one of my favorites companies – BoardVitals. Check out all of BoardVitals review question banks for almost any medical specialty. I get a lot of questions about which route to take, post-bachelors degree in nursing. The possibilities are endless and nursing education is confusing, to say the least.

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How the Magnet Recognition Program® is affecting registered nurses

The Chicago School

As hospitals seek to set themselves apart, more registered nurses are discovering the value of earning a BSN degree to advance their career. The post How the Magnet Recognition Program® is affecting registered nurses appeared first on Insight Digital Magazine.

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House of God

EDNurseasauras

I used to work with a doc who would continuously refer to the Rules of the House of God. This was a novel, written in the 70's. You should go read it, if it's still in print, it's doubtful it would be published in this day and age. For non-jaded health care people, it's dark and full of scurrilous behavior. This doc always used to say that it should be required reading for anyone who works in an ER.

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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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Happy Nurses Week 2019!

ER Nurses

High five a nurse. Give a hug to a nurse you love. Buy some flowers, or some beer.

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Managing interpersonal conflict: Steps for success

Nursing Management

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Are APRNs Happy with Their Career Choice?

Board Vitals - Nursing

When you ask if advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) are happy with their career choices, you hear a resounding “yes”. Of course, there are caveats like wanting more time with patients and fewer politics in the workplace, but by and large APRNs are happy with their career and given the chance, would choose it all over again. Medscape conducted a survey recently, of 10,284 nurses that included APRNs.

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Just culture: It's more than policy

Nursing Management

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