January, 2023

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The DAISY Team Award As A Way to Honor Teamwork

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Nursing is a team sport, but it might not seem that way in today’s environment. Many team members are exhausted, burned out, and focused on their personal needs. As one manager recently observed – it’s me, me, and more me. When I raise the question about how whatever […] The post The DAISY Team Award As A Way to Honor Teamwork appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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An update to California’s AB-890

Nurse Practitioners in Business

California passed a law, AB-890, effective January 1, 2023, giving NPs in their state more autonomy than they previously enjoyed. It’s being implemented in a stepwise fashion. And like many laws, it’s rather confusing for everyone involved. On January 12, 2022, NPBO was lucky enough to host a webinar with Melanie Balestra who is a nurse practitioner and an attorney in California, where she spent nearly 2 hours answering questions.

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The Art of Delegation in Nursing

The Nursing Site

Have you learned the art of delegation in nursing? Or are you quickly burning out and constantly staying late to chart and complete tasks because you feel it’s faster and easier if you do it all yourself? Delegation is an art and a science. You need to understand how and when to do it, but sometimes it’s essential and you need to practice before it gets that desperate.

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Writing Residencies and Retreats

Josephine Ensign

Writing residencies and retreats are essential for maintaining and deepening my writing and creative life. If you have never taken one or you are planning to take time away to write, I’ll share my experience and advice for making the most of a residency or retreat. First, finding and applying for your first writing residency can be a daunting endeavor.

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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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Cover Letters: Do I need one?

New Thing Nurse

Cover Letters: Do I need one? By: Sarah K. Wells, MSN, RN, CEN, CNL Cover letters were once a standard MUST for every job application. Times have changed and with the transition to computer-based job applications, cover letters are now NOT necessary for most new job opportunities. There are still a few situations where a cover letter can make the difference between being hired or not.

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It’s 1 year since my sabbatical

The Nurse Sabbatical

Happy 2023 everyone! It’s been a while since I posted a blog but between the holidays and preparing for the New Year, life got hectic! I am sure you can share the sentiment. So it’s officially 1 year post-sabbatical, and things are great. I have never been happier and healthier mentally and physically. Of course, there are things that could be better because such is life.

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The Benefits of Purchasing Used Medical Equipment

Nurse Practitioners in Business

When it comes to medical equipment, the cost is a major factor to consider. Used medical equipment can be an excellent option for nurse practitioners just getting started in their own practice as well as established practice owners. The upside to purchasing used equipment is that you can save money without sacrificing quality. Used medical equipment can be a great way to save money, for both NP just starting their practices as well as established practice owners.

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Setting Intentions for Self-Care in 2023

The Nursing Site

Journaling is an effective tool in setting intentions Typically, the end of the year or the first couple of weeks of the new year are times when people think about new year’s resolutions. It’s a time for letting go of the past and planning new goals and focus on the blank slate. It’s a time for renewal and reflection. A time to begin new and rediscover yourself.

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Why Nurses Should Learn Wilderness Medicine

Daily Nurse

Nurses are some of the most versatile, widely skilled healthcare professionals, so if you’re a nurse that loves to camp and backpack, now may be the right time to add some wilderness medicine skills to your professional toolkit. Nurses say they like spending their free time traveling, exercising, and exploring the great outdoors.

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What Witnessing a Code Does to Us.

New Thing Nurse

By: Sarah K. Wells, MSN, RN, CEN, CNL What is a Code : For the context of this post, a Code is a coordinated resuscitation effort to deliver ACLS or PALS care to a patient Who is the “us” : Members of the healthcare team that are part of the Code response or who witness the Code response How witnessing a Code impacts us : Codes are traumatic to witness, let alone participate in.

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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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States With Full Practice Authority for Nurse Practitioners Serve Marginalized Communities More Effectively

Health Leaders | Nursing

In FPA states, the NP workforce tends to be more diverse and better racially and ethnically aligned with the state's overall population, a new West Virginia study says. Granting full practice authority (FPA) to nurse practitioners (NPs) is a “costless” way to help communities of color address healthcare access disparities, say authors of a new West Virginia University study.

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All Nurses Are Leaders

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, NEA-BC, FAAN A professional colleague called me with a dilemma. She is in a philosophical argument with some well-known nurse leaders on whether – All Nurses Are Leaders. She thought there was general agreement on this but was learning others saw it differently and didn’t believe all nurses are leaders. […] The post All Nurses Are Leaders appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Nurses Share Their Worst Nurse-Patient Ratios

Scrubs

The number of patients assigned to each nurse varies from hospital to hospital, but nurses say they are being asked to care for more patients than they can handle. If the nurse-patient ratio is too high, nurses might not have time to do everything that’s required of them in a day. They may end up working overtime or forgo breaks just to get it all done, which can lead to burnout and higher turnover rates that leave the remaining nurses short staffed.

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Using LinkedIn to Accelerate Your Nursing Career

Minority Nurse

If you want to be a badass nurse who confidently uses LinkedIn to accelerate your nursing career, here are ten spicy tips for success from international nurse coach Farah Laurent , MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CPXP, NPD-BC, TCRN, CPEN, CEN. Do your research. I have been a LinkedIn member for many years; however, It was only in 2021 that I truly realized the power of LinkedIn and all that it has to offer.

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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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Virtual Reality Helps Nursing Students Experience a Patient’s Perspective

Daily Nurse

A virtual reality (VR) simulation helps undergraduate nursing students experience an emergency-care scenario from the perspective of an intubated patient. The scenario is intended to instill empathy that, contrary to popular belief, is a skill that can be acquired and strengthened.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Stories From the Field – Meet Meg Jenkins!

The Relentless School Nurse

My last blog was a call for stories to share from school nurses across the country. I was excited to hear from Meg Jenkins, a New Hampshire school nurse and incoming Director to the NASN Board. She is a great Twitter friend and fellow gun violence prevention advocate. You can follow Meg on Twitter! This is Meg’s reflection on her school nursing journey to become NCSN – Nationally Certified School Nurse.

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Lack of Racially Diverse NPs in Neonatal ICUs Creates 'Glaring Health Disparities'

Health Leaders | Nursing

Neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP) training programs don't include enough underrepresented groups, affecting care of the tiniest patients, study says. Racially diverse nurse practitioners offer valuable perspective in caring for underrepresented patients, yet "glaring health disparities" exist in neonatal ICUs because neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP) training programs lack racial minorities, a recent survey says.

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Holding Nurses Accountable for Being Team Players

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN How do we hold professionals accountable for being team players? This is a challenging question that many nursing leaders ask during our rebuilding teams workshop. One manager shared her story: I have some nurses who have no interest in being team players. Everything seems to be me […] The post Holding Nurses Accountable for Being Team Players appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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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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22 Nurses Asked to Surrender Their Licenses in Georgia

Scrubs

The nurses who received fraudulent degrees from now-closed accredited nursing schools in Southern Florida are waking up to a brutal reality. The scheme involved the selling of 7,600 fake nursing degrees to individuals looking to become licensed nurses even though they had never been to nursing school. Now federal officials are asking anyone who used these fake diplomas to obtain nursing licenses under false pretenses to give their licenses back.

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Saying Yes to Your Nursing Career

Minority Nurse

In healthcare and nursing, there’s always so much in our career we can say no to; however, there are plenty of things we find ourselves saying yes to. Granted, it’s always empowering to say no to things like working a double shift when you’re exhausted, accepting bullying and incivility as normal, working without adequate PPE, and unsafe staffing levels that put your license and your patients at risk.

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Nurse Practitioner Role Named “Best Health Care Job” in 2023

Daily Nurse

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) is celebrating the news that U.S News & World Report, for the second year in a row, ranked the nurse practitioner (NP) role first on its “2023 Best Health Care Jobs” list and second on its “100 Best Jobs of 2023” list. The annual rankings consider “… the most important aspects of a job […].

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The Relentless School Nurse: Nurses Once Again Listed as the Most Trusted Profession…But Why Doesn’t It Feel That Way?

The Relentless School Nurse

I read the news that Gallup released their annual poll of the most trusted and respected professions. Nurses have come in first for twenty-one years straight. The one year we came in second to firefighters was after 9/11. I did not feel the same sense of pride and enthusiasm as I have felt in the past when the poll was published. I actually felt numb.

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Nurses Take Top Spot for Honesty and Ethics in Gallup Poll

Nurse.com

The results of the 2022 Gallup poll on honesty and ethics are in, and nurses are once again at the top of the list! Nurses have earned this honor 21 years in a row. In the poll, 79% of Americans who participated in the survey rated nurse honesty and ethics as very high or high. Although the 2022 rating is two percentage points lower than the 2021 poll and 10 percentage points lower than the 2020 poll, when nurses were on the front lines at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses still far su

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Helping Nurses Think More Long-Term

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Nurse leaders are asking me how to help staff become more long-term thinkers. Younger staff, they observe, are living in the moment and fail to consider the longer-term impact of some of their decisions. Some examples they give include the following: […] The post Helping Nurses Think More Long-Term appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Artificial Womb Promises Designer Babies and Fewer Complications

Scrubs

A group of scientists in Berlin, Germany say they are close to developing the world’s first artificial womb facility that grows babies outside of the human body. Parents would be able to watch their baby develop on a remote app and choose their child’s physical characteristics from a menu. The project, known as EctoLife, would be able to create 30,000 babies a year using a ground-breaking approach developed by researcher Hashem Al-Ghaili.

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Nursing Profession Tops Gallup Poll

Minority Nurse

Once again, the nursing profession tops career lists that use metrics as varied as trustworthiness, salary potential, and job growth to come out with high marks. Continuing its long-running streak, nursing ranked at the top of the most trusted professions for the 21st straight year in a recent annual Gallup poll. According to Gallup, those in the healthcare industry garnered the top spots overall, but the nursing profession beat out all other professions on the list with 79 percent of respondent

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The Importance of Tech Literacy for Nurses

Daily Nurse

Medicine and technology have continuously operated hand-in-glove, and never has that been more true than today — and this is all the more reason for nurses to prioritize tech literacy if they want to be the best nurse they can be. Nursing is the ultimate caring profession, but nursing is also a science. Making it […].

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WHAT IS A PAY-ON-DEATH ACCOUNT?

Elder Care Matters

A Pay-On Death account is an estate planning tool that allows an individual to pass money to family or loved ones without the necessity of probate when he or she dies. Under a POD account, title and ownership of the account will automatically transfer to a named beneficiary upon the death of the owner, without… The post WHAT IS A PAY-ON-DEATH ACCOUNT?

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How To Address Nurse Bullying and Incivility

Nurse.com

It may have been a comment you heard long before graduating from nursing school — the one about nurses “eating their young.” It’s a statement that is unfortunately true for some nurses. For a profession seen as the most honest and ethical , it would seem unlikely that nurse bullying could be an issue that many nurses face. But the bullying that some nurses face hastens their departure from the profession and leads to high turnover rates and contributes to the already severe nursing shortage.

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The importance of Employee Communication in the Workplace

Celayix

70% of company mistakes are due to poor communication. Gartner Research Effective employee communication in the workplace is an integral part to the success of any organization. It is what drives productivity, relationships and engagement and also mitigates conflict. During the pandemic, we saw the adoption of remote working from companies all over the world.

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Girl Has Leg Amputated After Hospital Ignored Her Cries for 10 Hours

Scrubs

Stephanie Sedillo is suing Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico after her daughter’s leg had to be amputated because the staff allegedly ignored her cries for 10 hours. Sedillo said her daughter Meiah Tafoya fell and hurt her leg while playing at school. “I got a call from the school, saying there was an incident, and rescue was on the way, and that’s all they told me, so I rushed to the school,” Sedillo explained.

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The Importance of Teaching Nursing Students How to Cope with their Mental Health

Minority Nurse

We’ve seen the statistics showing that nurses and future nurses need mental well-being more than ever. With healthcare staffing shortages all over the country, healthcare facilities and consumers cannot afford to lose more nurses. At the root of it is that nursing is an incredibly stressful profession, with 63% of nurses reporting significant workplace stress, 70% saying they put the safety and well-being of the patient above their own, and 31% reporting a workload assignment higher than which t

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NJ Nurse Claire Donaghy Travels the World to Make Sure Children Can Smile

Daily Nurse

NJ nurse Claire Donaghy found a second home in Rwanda, a nation she first visited as a surgical team member with Operation Smile in 2014. Donaghy is a nursing professor at William Paterson University and is eager to return to lend her expertise to this important mission.

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