Nurse Practitioners in Business
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Hearing about Medicare cuts causes a provider’s blood to run cold. Let’s look deeper – are they really cuts? Will you really lose money by seeing Medicare patients? I am constantly asked “Should I opt out of Medicare?” and/or “Should I start or switch to a cash-only practice?” by NPs who are new to business and those who have been in practice for years.
The Nurse Sabbatical
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
The first 2 months have been interesting post-sabbatical. It feels like I am falling in line with kids who have to go back to school. Initially in September when someone would ask, how was my sabbatical? I would say great. But I struggled in answering if my sabbatical was truly over or if was I still in it. Here’s why. When you have a job, you have a set schedule, you report to someone, you don’t take days off whenever you want unless you are the boss.
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Daily Nurse
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Faced with the unfortunate reality that healthcare workers are five times more likely to experience nonfatal violence-related injuries on the job compared to those who work in private industries, the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) and the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) have updated the Guiding Principles on Mitigating Violence in the Workplace and related […].
Minority Nurse
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
A member of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN), LaToya Freeman DNP, APRN, ACCNS-AG, CPPS, HNB-BC, PCCN is also a clinical nurse specialist at Michigan Medicine. In honor of Med-Surg Nurses Week, Dr. Freeman shared her thoughts about this nursing specialty with Minority Nurse. Above all else, she sees a positive future ahead. . “The best days for nursing are in front of us,” says Freeman.
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.
Board Vitals - Nursing
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
While it seems we only just started 2022, time flies! The end of the year is fast approaching, and soon many clinicians will be in a hurry to complete their annual continuing medical education requirements. Those with employer-sponsored CME allowances will need to spend their remaining 2022 CME allowance by the December 31st deadline. Many CME activity providers offer ways to earn CME conveniently online and some even include a complimentary gift card to popular retailers such as Amazon.
Nurse.com
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
As travel nursing demand subsides, hospitals are hoping they’ll return to the full-time workforce. Travel nurses made as much as $10,000 a week during the worst of the pandemic. However, salaries have dropped to $2,662 per week on average in recent months. Travel nurses are having contracts abruptly cancelled while in transit to their new site. Agreed-upon salaries are being renegotiated at lower rates.
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Minority Nurse
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
For the second year, WaterWipes has awarded a Pure Foundation Fund, which awards the department of the winning nurse $9,000, as well as a 6-month supply of WaterWipes. According to a statement from WaterWipes, the Pure Foundation Fund “recognizes the outstanding work of healthcare heroes who have made a difference in the lives of parents and babies in their pregnancy, birth, and postnatal journey.
FreshRN
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
… this is tough, it takes some time to understand what you need to know for your specific role. Naturally, a cardiac acute care nurse will deal with this much more than someone who works inpatient rehab, orthopedics, or on another non-cardiac unit. But just becasue you don't deal with 5-Lead ECG Interpretation on a daily basis, doesn't mean it isn't helpful knowledge.
Premier Medical Staffing
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Job Information Job Profession: How to Make Temporary Housing Feel Like Home Job State: Job Location: Job Specialty: Job Assignment: After securing a travel assignment, the first order of business is finding housing in your new city. Your travel nurse agency should be able to help you arrange short-term housing, which can come in range of options. These include apartments with variable lease terms, sublets, extended stay hotels, and even vacation-type rentals through Airbnb or Vrbo.
Daily Nurse
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Lacey Price, a nurse for the last 14 years at the Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa, Okla., was among 33 nurses from the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System recognized as part of the Great 100 Nurses Celebration of Oklahoma for going above and beyond in serving others through their profession. Price honors […].
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
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
The VA knows that inclusion equals innovation. By ensuring that every Veteran receives care that matters to them and their whole health, VA providers and staff get to know each Veteran personally to provide better care tailored to the patient’s health and wellness goals. All Veterans are different, and health care is not one-size-fits-all. However, diversity in VA personnel helps bridge the gap in health care disparities, an attitude adopted at the very top of their organization.
Hospital Recruiting | Nursing
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Scroll leisurely past an advertisement on any website, stop — even inadvertently — and you’re likely to find yourself inundated with that product or service for days afterward. Some believe voice-activated personal assistants are listening for marketing opportunities. The fact is, data is the most valuable resource in the world today, outpacing real commodities like oil and gold.
Ensearch
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Graduating from the NICU is an exciting milestone for parents, but it’s also one that can come with concerns and uncertainties. Babies that have been in the NICU face a higher risk for medical and developmental issues, and parents understandably want to ensure their babies’ needs are met even after they’ve left the hospital. For [.] The post A Guide to Working in NICU Follow-Up Clinics appeared first on ENSEARCH.
Daily Nurse
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
A healthcare career as a pharmacy technician at VA offers unique opportunities and excellent benefits and might be the prescription some need. The VA is always looking for candidates with top-notch organizational skills to help keep their pharmacies running. Pharmacy Technician Role Offers a Unique Environment A pharmacy technician at VA works closely with pharmacists […].
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.
Minority Nurse
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
The growth of your career as a nurse can be consciously self-generated or simply a result of happenstance and a laissez-faire attitude toward professional development. Neither of these options is necessarily bad in and of themselves, but a thoughtfully sculpted career is definitely fodder for a much richer, more satisfying, and rewarding trajectory.
Carlow Today & Tomorrow
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Compassionate. Sharp. In your corner. Everyone has benefited from the incomparable care that comes from a nurse. Nurses can work under pressure, help patients with the treatment they require, and think critically about complex problems. But becoming a nurse and practicing nursing is not a one-way street. There are many paths you can take toward the highly in-demand career.
Ensearch
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Having skilled, dedicated neonatal nurse practitioners (NNPs) is essential to ensuring quality outcomes in any neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Yet, connecting with top talent isn’t always easy, especially amid healthcare staffing shortages. Fortunately, there are several ways you can improve your NNP outreach. Here are a few strategies to try. How to Boost Your [.
Daily Nurse
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Tampa General Hospital’s emergency department are the first in the nation to use an FDA-cleared rapid blood test to successfully evaluate patients 18 and older with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), including concussions. Results are available in approximately 15 minutes. A plasma sample is inserted into the portable device to conduct a test. Then the test […].
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.
Minority Nurse
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Have you read Part 1 and Part 2 of our interview with popular nurse influencer and nursing advocate Nurse Blake? Catch up before reading Part 3. Whether you know Nurse Blake from his Facebook videos, podcast, live shows, or cruises, he’s proven that he’s a force to be reckoned with! Tell me a little bit about your shows. You had done some smaller ones, but how did it all progress?
Diane Sieg
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
How often do you ask yourself, Why am I so tired? When we question our energy levels and don’t feel justified when they are low, we dismiss the need to prioritize our rest and recovery , a critical practice to Well-Being. See what I mean from this recent individual session in the Well-Being Coaching Program: Can you give me your 2-word check-in for how you are feeling today?
FreshRN
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Starting nursing school can be pretty intimidating. You don’t know your classmates or the level of experience they bring to the table. You just assume everyone else knows more than you and they all know exactly what they’re doing. (Or, at least I did!) Well, I’ve got a secret for you. Lean in a little closer […] The post How to Survive Nursing School Masterpost appeared first on FRESHRN.
Symplr
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
With every actual and potential medical incident comes an opportunity for education—to improve healthcare quality meaningfully and sustainably. The safest healthcare organizations are those that track all incident data and set safety benchmarks against which they hold themselves accountable to ensure ongoing performance improvement.
Providence
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
November 9, 2022 We recognize that our caregivers who served or are serving in the military offer unique experiences and contributions in delivering world-class care to our communities. This Veterans Day and always, we honor and celebrate these caregivers, as well as the families that support them.
The Nurse Break
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
Louise Moffatt is a community health nurse who provides nursing care to communities, including Hospital in the Home (HITH). Louise began nursing eight years ago, starting with the completion of her AINs, ENs and then graduating as an RN at 46. Louise has a passion for community nursing and loves plants and crochet outside of nursing! Louise shares her experience in the increasingly important fields of community health and HITH nursing, and provides practical advice for nurses interested in these
FreshRN
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
So you’ve just started your new job as a new graduate nurse. You have a great preceptor, you like your unit, and your manager seems pretty cool. But you dread going to work. You get report and you’re already an hour behind. You’re already an overwhelmed nurse. There are so many things to do right this second that you shut down. You can’t do this. It’s too much.
Symplr
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
As widely reported and acutely felt, in 2022 health systems are broadly on track to post their worst financial results in decades. That fact is all the reminder we need that healthcare organizations are businesses with exposure to macro-economic headwinds and tailwinds, like any other. But unlike other sectors, healthcare is part of the critical infrastructure that holds up our society, our economy, our families, and ourselves.
Penn Medicine News
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Penn experts are focused on HPV-related throat cancer, which more often affects men and is growing more common than cervical cancer in the developed world.
Advances in Nursing Science
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
This Commentary is being published simultaneously in multiple journals. See the full list of journals here.
The Leadership Development Group
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
On October 20, the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a new framework on workplace well-being that does more than offer simple guidelines. It demonstrates how the country’s leaders are placing a new emphasis on healthy employees and workplaces as a result of the changing nature of work.
Minority Nurse
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
Urology Nurses and Associates Week is sponsored by the Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates every year from November 1-7. As this year’s Urology Nurses and Associates Week comes to a close, nurses in the specialty can continue to spread awareness about their specialty and education to help their patients and the general population. As with any nursing specialty, urology nurses are experts in one area, but the opportunities to practice urology nursing are varied and range from offices to res
Penn Medicine News
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
A Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health partnership helps busy bus drivers stay on top of their health, yielding ‘life-changing’ results for some.
Digital Doorway
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
In managing their careers and busy lives, nurses can be very focused on the "outer" aspects of life and work: family, chores, shopping, resumes, job-hunting, pursuing education, social media, etc. But how do we keep the nurse's inner life fed and watered? Let's explore ten strategies for cultivating that inner life and nurturing happiness, wellness, and personal/professional balance as 21st-century nurses with very full lives and careers to grow.
Nurse.com
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
A nursing student said she was arrested on the eve of her high school graduation when she was 18 years old. She was at a party to which police were called. She ran away from the police and was charged with resisting arrest. The student wonders if the misdemeanor charge will prevent her from getting her RN license. It’s more than curiosity about criminal history.
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