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Happy Holidays!

The Nursing Site

Wishing everyone happy holidays– whatever you celebrate! Please stay SAFE! Drive and travel safe! Stay well. There is a Tripledemic ongoing. Take necessary precautions. Soups and liquids and lots of rest. Handwashing!!! And dispose of tissues quickly and safely. Wear a mask if it’s called for! Be well and enjoy your time with loved ones.

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Side Gig: The Forgano Nursing Shoes Company

Daily Nurse

Nurses have tough jobs. One of the small things that have helped brighten their days is choosing to wear stylish nursing shoes and scrubs. Whether scrubs are in different colors, with cartoon characters, or feature hobby-related items like books or bikes, they can cheer up nurses and their patients. But now, a nurse has gone […].

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The Nursing Shortage: Looking Ahead to 2023

Nurse.com

Statistics show the nursing shortage is still a crisis, but 2023 could be a turning point. Front-line nurse don’t need numbers to know that the nursing shortage is wreaking havoc on their workplaces. Nevertheless, the data do make a convincing case that it’s past time to get serious about making changes. And in 2023, recruiting and retaining good nurses could be the most critical area of focus in determining a hospital’s success.

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What You Need to Know About Medication Errors

Diversity Nursing

Healthcare workers, especially Nurses, face more challenges today than ever. Nurses must quickly adapt to fluctuating Nurse-Patient ratios, evolving technology, and the evolutions of healthcare and how it affects the way we provide care to our patients. Medication errors are an unfortunate consequence of overwork, distraction, and system errors. The consequences of medication errors can range from minor to serious.

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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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On Healthcare Leaders' Minds: Tame the Tech Stack for Staff, Patient Benefit | symplr

Symplr

Health system executives are ramping up efforts to control the proliferation of niche software solutions , opting for tools that integrate easily with existing core solutions and that help eliminate workforce frustration.  symplr's Executive Customer Council (ECC) discussed this and other enterprise healthcare operations issues as they met December 1 for the ir final g athering in the inaugural year for the ECC.

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How to Handle Working a Holiday Shift

Daily Nurse

Christmas and New Year’s Eve are holidays to take time off and enjoy with our loved ones, but for some nurses, the holidays can mean another shift to take over— one that can be more stressful during a time it feels like others are opening presents. However, nurses still celebrate just like other workers who […].

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Abandoned by governments and employers

Evidence-Based Nursing

Nurses, midwives and other National Health Service (NHS) workers are at greater risk of developing Long Covid than other people 1 with highest infection rates seen among nurses. 2 3 These NHS workers put their own lives on the line to care for people with COVID-19, often without adequate personal protective equipment. At the time NHS workers were seen as ‘heroes’ But now NHS workers with Long Covid have been abandoned by the UK Governments and, in many cases, their employers.

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Healthcare Contract Management: A symplr Value Proposition | symplr

Symplr

Up to 80% of transactions in a healthcare organization are governed by contracts. Surprising? Commonly thought-of physician employment contracts are just the tip of the iceberg. Leasing, purchasing, services, supplies, and maintenance contracts impact practically every function in healthcare operations—from the use of surgical robots and shoe covers to lawn care.

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How Data Analysis Helps Nurses Understand the Risk of Infectious Diseases

Daily Nurse

The battle against infectious diseases has been present for the longest time in history. Yet, even today, we continue to witness outbreaks such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, infectious diseases tend to occur suddenly, causing havoc and uncertainty in communities due to their ability to spread fast. Moreover, growing globalization and interconnectedness have made […].

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Firestorm

The Nurse Break

Republished article of The Nurse Path. Find more of The Nurse Path here. Check out our other articles and guest bloggers here. Want to write an article? Go Here. On Saturday 18th January 2003 a freak and devastating firestorm tore through my city. 4 people died and over 500 homes were destroyed. It resulted in the 2nd largest single hospital disaster response in Australian history.

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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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85% of Americans Misjudge Their Diet Quality

SelfCare for HealthCare

A study of more than 9,700 Americans found about 85% misjudged the quality of their diets, with most overestimating how healthful it was. People largely know that they need to eat more fruits and vegetables, that whole grains are good for them, and that they should eat fewer fats and fried foods, yet the study showed most did not. For the study, the researchers asked participants to rate their diet as excellent, very good, good, fair or poor.

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Eleven Career Paths for a Speech-Language Pathologist

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Earning a master’s degree in speech-language pathology may sound narrowly focused, but it can lead to a wide range of speech pathology career opportunities, from research-focused roles to hands-on clinical treatment positions. 1 Once you gain clinical expertise, you can expand your reach to teach students, create policy, develop innovative products, raise money for nonprofit organizations or even curate social media tools that help individuals with speech and language disorders.

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Treating the Schizophrenia Community with Humility

Daily Nurse

Clinicians should approach their psychiatric care of adults with schizophrenia with a degree of cultural and intellectual humility, recognizing patients are the experts on their lived experience. It’s not feasible nor necessary for clinicians to become experts on each patient’s race, religion, culture, or beliefs. However, by practicing humility and curiosity, we can learn from […].

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Nursing errors. The Dirty Dozen.

The Nurse Break

Republished article of The Nurse Path. Find more of The Nurse Path here. Or check out our other articles and guest bloggers here. The Dirty Dozen refers to a set of 12 human factor (human error) conditions or pre-cursors that can contribute to a nursing mistake. Of course there are many more that these (perhaps you can share some with us from your own experiences ).

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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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Healthcare Predictions for 2023

Premier Medical Staffing

Job Information Job Profession: Healthcare Predictions for 2023 Job State: Job Location: Job Specialty: Job Assignment: 2023 is right around the corner, and it is anticipated that it will usher in new challenges and focuses in medicine. Not only will technological advancements continue to enhance the way patients are treated, the way organizations treat their clinicians will need to change as well.

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Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP) Prerequisites and Education Requirements

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

The field of speech-language pathology involves diagnosing and treating speech and communication barriers in patients across the lifespan. This field of communication science typically requires a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP). 1 During an MS-SLP program, students learn the necessary academic and clinical skills to succeed within the profession.

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Nurse of the Week: Elissa Molfino Steps Up to Care for Patient’s Dog

Daily Nurse

San Luis Obispo nurse Elissa Molfino is used to caring for her patients, but her patients’ pets, not so much. But that’s what happened when she volunteered to do when a patient who’d suffered a bad fall showed up at the French Hospital Medical Center. Molfino can now add crisis dog rescuer to her resume […].

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A New Path: After 13 Years Teaching, Colorado Nurse Finds Joy in Patient Care

Post University

When Jessi Harper went to college in 1999 at Rice University, she had plans to become a teacher. The native of Hobbs, New Mexico, graduated with a bachelor’s in English before becoming an early childhood educator at a Montessori school. After earning a Master of Arts in English at the University of Houston, she became a high school teacher, again in a Montessori school.

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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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Red flags to watch out for in the nursing interview process

Nurse Deck

Whenever you are in the recruitment process, always note red flags during the interview. Job interviews help recruiters and employers get to know nursing applicants better beyond their resumes. At the same time, job interviews give you, as the applicant, a chance to learn more about your future employer. It is a two-way street, after all. Here are red flags to look for in the nursing interview process.

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What to Look for in an MS in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP) Program

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Speech-language pathologists (SLP) are in demand to diagnose and treat a wide range of communication disorders and conditions in patients of all ages. Working with individuals to improve their ability to communicate is a rewarding and empowering role, and it starts with the right education. If you’re considering a career in this field, finding and completing a reputable speech therapy master’s degree program is necessary to obtain SLP licensure. 1 We’ll take a look at several factors to help you

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Nightingale College’s PN Program Receives Accreditation from the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA)

Nightingale College

Nightingale College’s PN Program Receives Accreditation from the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) PN program granted accreditation through March 2028 Announced today, December 22, 2022, The Practical Nursing (PN) program offered via distance education at Nightingale College is accredited by the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education […]

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How a CVO Creates Value for Your Health System | symplr

Symplr

Today’s medical staff services professionals (MSPs) wear more hats th a n ever , and t he critical provider data they handle affects compliance, safety, and a system’s financial hea l th. But they wage a daily battle to expertly credential ever-more providers, using fewer resources , amid a growing list of priorities tied to reimbursement.

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Discover Interim Healthcare Management

Core Medical Group

The job market has been a whirlwind in recent years, so it’s likely affected you in one way or another if you’re in a management or director-level position within the healthcare industry.

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More Tik Tok Nurses

Empowered Nurses

Can you imagine working in a facility where the ratio is 1 nurse to 53 patients? This may be acceptable in long term care but what about at an emergency psychiatric facility? That’s what happened in Buffalo, New York where the institution’s nurses’ demands for safer staffing apparently fell on deaf ears. While the Director of Nursing was on vacation, there was a lack of urgency by those in management and human resources.

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The 17 Must-Have Nursing Gifts For The Holidays

NurseBuff

When you buy something using the links on our posts, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Learn more. Nurses do a lot of work for their patients. Sometimes, they even miss their meals and bathroom breaks just to make sure that their patients are well and safe. They handle […] The post The 17 Must-Have Nursing Gifts For The Holidays appeared first on NurseBuff.

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Top Nurse Leader Characteristics and Skills

Relias

A nurse can consider working toward attaining a leadership role at any point during their career. Motivation could come from a personal or professional goal, or someone may have recognized their potential and recommended them for advancement. When considering moving into leadership, nurses should assess the characteristics of effective nurse leaders to see how a leadership role could benefit their own growth and that of their organizations.

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The Focus of the Discipline of Nursing

Nursology

Notable works Newman, M.A., Sime, A.M. & Corcoran-Perry, S.A. (1991). The focus of the discipline of nursing, Advances in Nursing Science, 14(1), 1-6. [link] Based on my many years of experience in nursing education, I believe that the most important concept that students need to grasp is that nursing is a discipline.

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New Zealand Nurse in Australia – Jacob

The Nurse Break

Nursing in Australia is amazing! Read here from other nurses who have made the move from across the world. Want to share your journey moving to Australia to nurse? Contact us. Introduction. I’m from New Zealand and have been in Australia since 2017. I finished year 11 in Auckland, and from there I enrolled in a foundation program at a polytechnic (TAFE) where I did bridging studies over 18 months to prepare me for future studies, I chose the nursing pathway and the units during this course were

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Cybersecurity Threats to Health Systems

American Medical Compliance

Cybersecurity threats against healthcare systems have increased since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic due to the adoption of new health technologies. During 2020, cyberattacks against health systems increased by forty-seven percent. Adopting stronger security measures will be essential to protecting patient data moving forward. Causes of Increased Cybersecurity Threats.

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29 Awesome Gift Ideas Nurses Will Adore

NurseBuff

When you buy something using the links on our posts, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Learn more. You don’t have to wait for Christmas or even Thanksgiving just to give your favorite nurse a special gift. Every day is an awesome opportunity to make hard-working nurses feel appreciated […] The post 29 Awesome Gift Ideas Nurses Will Adore appeared first on NurseBuff.

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Best Blogs of 2022

Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine

2022 was another exciting year for On The Pulse. We were named the top school of nursing blog on several lists and saw our readership expand more and more throughout the year. A lot has happened at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in 2022, and now It is time we re-visit some of our… The post Best Blogs of 2022 appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine.

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The Conscious Creation of Your Nursing Career

Digital Doorway

As the year comes to an end, it's always a good time to pause, reflect, and take stock of the current state of your nursing career. As I've often said in my writing, podcasts, and keynote addresses, you can always choose to allow your career to happen to you, or you can instead take inspired action and make it happen. Which sounds better to you? Conscious Career Creation Consciously making your nursing career happen involves several key factors: The will/desire to create a career that's unique t

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Factors that Affect Behavioral Health Provider Retention

Relias

From counseling individuals with mental health disorders to helping vulnerable children and families access critical resources, behavioral health professionals perform a wide range of important work. But while there’s no question that these professionals are an irreplaceable part of every community, far too many go without them due to the mental health workforce shortage.