Health Leaders | Nursing

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

4 nurse executives who have transformed nursing at their respective organizations share their key tips. Virtual nursing, the return of licensed practical nurses to acute care, and adding advanced practice nurses are among care models nurse executives are implementing as they seek to adapt to the current state of today’s healthcare environment. HealthLeaders talked with four nurse executives who are transforming nursing care at their respective organizations and asked each one, "What are key tips

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Emerging RN Leader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I recently interviewed a nurse leader who shared her concerns about the level of cognitive overload experienced by nurses today. She shared the following observation: So, let’s hypothetically walk in the shoes of a medical-surgical nurse today. I start my shift with five assigned patients, but by […] The post Managing the Cognitive Overload of Nurses appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Do you know how well your website works for you? Do visitors to your site stay and consume the content you provide for them, or do they leave within seconds? One factor that determines the success of your website is the quality of the experience users have when visiting your site. User experience is what happens when we engage with any product or service.

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New Thing Nurse

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

By: Sarah K. Wells MSN RN CEN CNL Imposter syndrome strikes everyone at different times. We question our worth, our skills, and sometimes, our why. If imposter syndrome attacks during interviews, try these tips from Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP : Recognize Your Expertise: Pause and think about what you do well. Consider making a list before your interview and reviewing it to prepare.

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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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Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the last few weeks, Dr. Junxin Li, Dr. Laura Samuel, Dr. Deb Gross, and Dr. Kali Thomas have been awarded R01 grants (Research Project grants) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Ariana Chao has been awarded an R56 (a NIH High-Priority, Short-Term Project Award), which helps renew funding for an existing, funded… The post Six R01 Research Projects Funded at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine.

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Emerging RN Leader

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Onboarding new graduates now takes a village. A nurse manager shared her concerns, “I am shocked at how underprepared our new nurses are this year. While doing leader rounding, I asked a new graduate about her patient, and her assessment of the priorities for care was genuinely […] The post Coaching to Promote Critical Thinking appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

UConn's new Nursing and Engineering Innovation Center to blend nurses' problem-solving abilities with technology experts. The University of Connecticut (UConn) is combining nurses’ problem-solving, innovative nature with engineers’ technology expertise to create the Nursing and Engineering Innovation Center , one of the first of its kind in the nation.

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American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it’s a growing – and potentially fatal – threat to people. In September 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory alerting doctors and public health officials of an increase in flesh-eating bacteria cases that can cause serious wound infections.

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Nursology

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

I have a friend, Margaret, who confesses to being burned out. She’s in a state of panic and malaise, characterized by feeling weighed down by exhaustion, disengagement, and decreased productivity.

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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Jordana Latozas, RN, MSN, ACNP, went to nursing school intending to stay in the ICU forever, but her career trajectory took on a life of its own, and in February 2020, she founded the Recovery Mobile Clinic , Michigan’s first mobile addiction clinic. The Clarkston, Michigan-based mobile clinic provides care and treatment to patients across seven Michigan counties who are recovering from substance use disorder and do not have access to the reliable transportation needed for regular care.

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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

Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the world of nursing, consistent rates of students graduating from nursing programs, becoming licensed, and successfully entering the workforce are critical to the long-term viability of the nursing profession and the healthcare system itself. As the true lifeblood of healthcare delivery, nurses are central to patient care, from long-term and public health to acute care and home health.

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American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The sudden and unexpected emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic presented many new challenges for healthcare delivery in 2020. Since then, much has changed in the way providers render primary care and specialty services across communities and patient populations. Let’s take it back for a moment. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic due to the SARS-CoV2 virus, which spread across the world and, according to Woldometer, infected more than 600 million people and resulted in

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Consult QD

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Glioblastoma, the most common primary malignant brain tumor, typically presents late, is difficult to treat and has a poor prognosis. “You can count on one hand the number of FDA-approved drugs for glioblastoma in the past 50 years,” says Justin Lathia, PhD , the Melvin H. Burkhardt Endowed Chair for Neuro-Oncology Clinical Research in Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner Research Institute.

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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Call it divine intervention or being at the right place at the right time, but cardiac nurse Lauren Huyvaert saved the life of a University of Notre Dame football fan last year during a game against UNLV. Recently, the two were reunited. Daily Nurse honors Lauren Huyvaert, RN, a cardiac nurse at the Memorial Leighton Heart and Vascular Center in South Bend, Indiana, as the Nurse of the Week for jumping into action, performing CPR, and saving the life of Mike Brown, 77, when he became unrespons

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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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Becker's Hospital Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Some health systems employ virtual nurses for administrative work and watching patients who are at a high risk of falling. Trinity Health is diving into virtual care with three-person hybrid nursing teams, according to Gay Landstrom, PhD, RN.

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NIOSH Science Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

As of 2019, more than 18 million people, 11.5 % of the United States workforce, were employed in healthcare settings. Everyday healthcare workers face hazardous work conditions due to exposures to infectious agents and hazardous drugs and chemicals.

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Consult QD

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Cleveland Clinic urology researchers have made a startling discovery that holds major potential for noninvasive treatment of idiopathic male infertility: The aromatase inhibitor anastrozole improves sperm count even in men who don’t have elevated estrogen levels. The drug, which blocks the body from converting testosterone to estrogen, is approved for treating women with postmenopausal breast cancer.

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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The awareness of medical professionals for infection control is high. But, the pandemic taught us that an even higher level of vigilance is to control and prevent infection, and disinfecting your scrubs is part of the challenge. One of the fronts of the war on infection is the sterile processing of scrub uniforms worn on the job. Surgical attire needs special attention to ensure that medical professionals are part of the solution and not part of the problem !

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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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Advances in Nursing Science

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The current ANS featured article is in the “Visions” section of ANS, titled “Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Patient’s Perception of Nurse-Patient Relationship as HealingTransformations Scale (RELATE Scale)” by Katherine C. Rosa, PhD, FNP-BC.

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American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

It’s clear that the state of the nursing shortage is at a crisis level. As an experienced bedside nurse, a recent nursing psychiatric/mental health graduate student, and a clinical adjunct faculty instructor, I have a strong opinion about what must be done. In the recent Nurse.org 2023 State of Nursing report, 91% of nurses said they believed the nursing shortage was continuing to worsen, citing burnout, poor working conditions, insufficient pay, and lack of appreciation as the primary reasons.

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Consult QD

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Although deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been used for more than two decades to treat the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD), the disease’s causal mechanisms and the precise way in which DBS affects the neural substrate to mitigate symptoms remain unknown. Now, an enterprising Cleveland Clinic research project aims to identify the specific neural dynamics that underlie PD movement disruptions and use that knowledge to develop individualized, feedback-responsive “closed-loop” DBS technol

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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

At a time of significant instability and uncertainty in 21st-century healthcare, holding onto valuable nursing staff could not be a smarter focus for organizations that want to stay ahead of the game. If nurse attrition is an arch-enemy of high-quality patient care, how can prudent facilities ensure their nurses stick around ? It’s Not About Pizza and Tote Bags According to the 2023 NSI National Health Care Retention & RN Staffing Report published by NSI Nursing Solutions, a hospital

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The Gypsy Nurse

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

TRS Healthcare provided this article. Travel nursing can be a rewarding career path for nurses across a wide range of specialties who want to travel the country and take on new challenges. But moving to new locations and working in unfamiliar environments can also be taxing. That’s why it’s essential for travel nurses to embrace support systems while on assignment.

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Every Nurse

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

BEYOND THE BEDSIDE 9 Careers for Registered Nurses Beyond the Hospital Bedside EveryNurse Staff Last Updated: 09/30/2023 Popular Posts 10 Highest Paying Nursing Jobs & Specialties Why Should You Earn a BSN? It May Soon Be a Requirement Why an RN-to-BSN With No Pre Reqs Can Hurt Your Career 6 Reasons Nurses Quit Develop These Nursing Skills to Maximize Patient Care 4 Elements of Time Management New Nurses Need to Know People typically connect nursing to caring for ill patients at the hospita

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Consult QD

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

What do you do when a patient presents with M protein in their blood or urine, but no signs of active multiple myeloma? Often these patients have what is considered smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM): That is, abnormal lab tests but no active disease. Although there is much debate about whether or not to treat these patients, there is progress that has been made in understanding this condition.

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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Burnout and high turnover have been taking a toll on nurse clinicians, resulting in a staffing deficit that will only worsen. According to McKinsey & Company, the U.S. will be short 200,000 to 450,00 registered nurses for direct patient care by 2025. Research from NCSBN further reports almost 900,000 RNs intend to leave the workforce by 2027.

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Becker's Hospital Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Cannabis nursing is now officially recognized by the American Nurses Association as a specialty nursing practice, the group announced Sept. 27.

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Every Nurse

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Beyond the Bedside 7 Jobs You Can Do With a BSN Degree Besides Nursing EveryNurse Staff Last Updated: 09/29/2023 Popular Posts Top Nursing Jobs Outside the Hospital 10 Highest Paying Nursing Jobs & Specialties Why Should You Earn a BSN? It May Soon Be a Requirement Why an RN-to-BSN With No Pre Reqs Can Hurt Your Career A Closer Look at the RN Job Description 9 Careers for RNs Beyond the Hospital Bedside Are you interested in a nursing career , or looking to change your career after spendin

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Empowered Nurses

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Were you aware that the CEO of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia was paid $7,700,000.00 in 2021? And got a bonus of $5,600,000.00 to boot? That’s more than the hospital had provided in all charity offerings over the previous three years! That package averaged to over a quarter million ($256,000.00) a week; almost $6,400.00 an hour! When I first heard of Madeline Bell’s mind blowing salary, I was like, “Oh my gosh, this is crazy!

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The Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

This book, Courageous Well-Being for Nurses , sits on my bedside table and came just in time for the start of the new school year! I am enjoying reading the many stories shared by nurses who generously reveal their challenges and triumphs to reclaim their emotional well-being. I am sharing my enthusiastic endorsement of this important guide, chock full of science, actionable steps, real-life scenarios, and hundreds of resources and recommendations to promote the well-being of nurses across all s

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Consult QD

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Years ago, Elliott Richards, MD , attended a grand rounds meeting in which a maternal-fetal medicine specialist shared the case of a patient whose fetus was so active that her obstetrician initially believed she was pregnant with twins. “Every time her initial provider performed a sonogram, a second ‘twin’ was seen,” Dr. Richards says. “Later in the pregnancy there was a scan where they couldn’t find the second baby, and her case was referred to this higher-level provider.

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Scrubs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The twenty-first century is dominated by the revolution in technology. Digital tools have a big impact on education, that much is obvious. Consider a student who doesn’t use the Internet, computers, or other electronic gadgets. It’s hard, if not impossible. Students can send and receive emails from their lecturers and have access to network libraries’ resources.

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Nurse.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

I’ve been a nurse practitioner (NP) for over 25 years and was an OR nurse for 21 years before that. My mom was a nurse and my father was a doctor — both were alcoholics. Neither ever sought treatment. Susan Draves, RN I struggled with the effect that all of this had when I was growing up, but it did come in handy once. While I was working the day shift at a family practice clinic, a patient dressed in biker gear walked in.

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