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Peering into the Post-COVID Nursing Curriculum

Daily Nurse

Nursing education after COVID will rely more on technology and digital tools than ever. Simulation and online learning will be part and parcel of the curriculum for nursing students. It will also be more competency-based as the new AACN Essentials further integrate into nursing curriculums. But what about the content of the curriculum? Nursing education, according to […].

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Peering into the Post-COVID Nursing Curriculum

Minority Nurse

Nursing education after COVID will rely more on technology and digital tools than ever. Simulation and online learning will be part and parcel of the curriculum for nursing students. It will also be more competency-based as the new AACN Essentials further integrate into nursing curriculums. But what about the content of the curriculum? Nursing education, according to Mary Dolansky, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Sarah C.

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3 Potential Benefits of CBD for Nurses

Nurse.com

Content courtesy of CBD Stat. Being a nurse is physically and emotionally taxing. Many nurses experience pain and soreness in their back, legs, and feet from long shifts. Nurses must also contend with the stress, anxiety, and even sleep disturbances that have become more prevalent since the COVID-19 pandemic began. In recent years, the use of cannabis products to treat medical or physical ailments has seen growing acceptance in the health care and scientific community.

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Is Nursing an Art or a Science?

Diversity Nursing

Nursing is a profession that requires compassion as well as expertise, making it both an art and a science. Empathy and compassion are critical characteristics of an excellent Nurse. These qualities help us to connect with patients on an individualized basis and improve patient outcomes. Nurses must also be educated, motivated, and have a strong understanding of evidence-based practice.

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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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‘If Kids Aren’t Healthy, They Can’t Learn’

Daily Nurse

UCI Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing Assistant Professor Nakia Best doesn’t tend to exaggerate: When she makes a statement, she has the data to back it up and says kids are healthier when school nurses are in the building. A self-confessed data nerd with a nursing Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina — […].

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Frequently Asked Questions About CCRN Certification 

Board Vitals - Nursing

CCRN certification is a special certification granted by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN). CCRN certification is valuable for nurses, as it allows RNs to care for patients in acute care and/or critical care setting. We’ve compiled some of the most frequently asked questions about CCRN certification to help you prepare for the exam and maintain your licensure.

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A Career As A Certified Nurse Midwife

Diversity Nursing

Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) are becoming more common for women and mothers across the nation. Overall employment of Nurse Midwives is projected to grow 45% from 2020 to 2030 , much faster than the average for all occupations. If you're interested in this career path, it's beneficial to understand what CNMs do and their role in health care. Nurse Midwives are primary health care providers for women of all ages and provide all types of gynecological, prenatal, and post-pregnancy care.

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Top 5 Tips for Negotiating the Best Nursing Salary

Daily Nurse

Ever wonder how to negotiate for the best salary as a nurse? If you’re just starting your nursing career, this can be tricky. Even well-seasoned nurses can struggle to find the right nurse lifestyle and salary to go along with it. Not all nurse salaries are created equal due to certifications, degrees of education, and […].

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Career Spotlight: Home Health Nurse

Carlow Today & Tomorrow

Home health care is a path for nurses seeking autonomy and one-on-one patient relationships. It offers nurses the opportunity to make a life-changing impact outside of the traditional medical setting. What Home Health Nurses Do Home health nurses use the fundamental skills obtained through nursing training and/or licensure to provide care for patients in their own homes.

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3 Potential Benefits of CBD for Nurses

Nurse.com

Content courtesy of CBD Stat. Being a nurse is physically and emotionally taxing. Many nurses experience pain and soreness in their back, legs, and feet from long shifts. Nurses must also contend with the stress, anxiety, and even sleep disturbances that have become more prevalent since the COVID-19 pandemic began. In recent years, the use of cannabis products to treat medical or physical ailments has seen growing acceptance in the health care and scientific community.

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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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COVID-19 Tests With Inaccurate Results

American Medical Compliance

Many people use rapid at home COVID-19 tests to ensure that they have not contracted the virus. However, many medical officials are expressing concerns over the accuracy of test results. Receiving one negative test result does n0t necessarily mean that someone doesn’t have COVID-19. According to the FDA, people conducting at home tests should perform multiple COVID-19 tests over the course of several days.

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Want to Be a Travel Nurse?

Daily Nurse

Have you ever wanted to explore the U.S. but felt tied down because of a nursing job? Then, travel nursing may be the right path for you. With travel nursing, you can choose the length of your stay, take extended holidays and vacations when you don’t wish to work, and enjoy traveling to many different […].

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Contact Lens Safety Protects Your Eyes

Minority Nurse

Eye health is essential for your overall health and is especially important for nurses. For nurses who wear contact lenses, keeping your eyes in top shape takes some dedicated effort. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has elevated the importance of contact lens care to create a Contact Lens Health Week which begins this year on August 22.

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60 Seconds of SelfCare: It’s Time to Forgive

SelfCare for HealthCare

Life-balance and self-care expert LeAnn Thieman shares 5 steps towards forgiveness. Her SelfCare for HealthCare Program dedicates an entire month to forgiveness. Learn more here: SelfCare for HealthCare. Contact me today to discuss implementing this powerful program at your facility. Interested in LeAnn Thieman’s keynote speaking, training and workshops?

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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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Wrongful Death Suit Calls Out Breached Standards of Care

Nurse.com

In past blogs, I have discussed the importance of adhering to standards of care and how severe the consequences can be if this isn’t done. Among some of the topics I’ve addressed are the failure to report major changes in a patient’s condition and the necessity of accurate documentation in a patient’s medical record in whatever form. I have also stressed how not adhering to the standards of care can result in liability for your facility.

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Nurse of the Week: Serenity Lane’s Nursing Journey From Leukemia Patient to Pediatric ER Nurse

Daily Nurse

Serenity Lane battled leukemia as a child, and the dedication of her medical team and nurses inspired her to pursue a career in nursing. This week she’s our Nurse of the Week. Almost 15 years after beating leukemia and graduating from one children’s hospital, Lane returns to another as an emergency medicine nurse. Last week, Lane […].

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Home Health Agencies Face Financial Burden of Proposed CMS Payment Cut

Relias

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposes a decrease in Medicare reimbursement for home health agencies by 4.2% next year. CMS estimates that this move would decrease reimbursements by about $810 million compared to 2022 projected reimbursements. As a home health agency provider, this proposed rule would add more financial burden at a time when you’re already struggling with turnover, staffing costs, high gas prices for your mobile clinicians, and other workforce challen

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symplr in the Spotlight, August 2022 | symplr

Symplr

Each month, we provide a roundup of news, awards, and features pertaining to symplr and symplr's subject-matter experts.

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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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Kindness Quotes For Compassionate Nurses

NurseBuff

Humanity is made stronger by kindness. It cuts through race, gender, religion, and distance. Whoever thinks it’s weak to be kind needs a dose of kindness themselves. During dark times, compassion is the flicker of light that helps you to see and who else better represent kindness than all the world’s noble nurses? Nurses provide […] The post Kindness Quotes For Compassionate Nurses appeared first on NurseBuff.

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How a Brain Tumor Helped Cyclist Chris Baccash Change His Life

Penn Medicine News

In the midst of a devastating diagnosis and a global pandemic, pro cyclist Chris Baccash found the key to climbing the mountains ahead.

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NNBA Nurse Entrepreneur News – 08/15/2022

National Nurses in Business Association

The post NNBA Nurse Entrepreneur News – 08/15/2022 appeared first on National Nurses in Business Association.

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Demonstrate and Improve Cultural Competence in Nursing

Nurse.com

As the U.S. continues to diversify, so do patient populations. By demonstrating and increasing your cultural competence, you can enhance care quality, patient outcomes, and patient-staff relationships. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the 2020 Census indicated the U.S. is now more racially and ethnically diverse than in 2010. And in a 2021 Gallup poll , more individuals identified as a part of the LGBTQ+ community than in 2012.

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5 Actions for Overcoming Nursing Career Attention Deficit Disorder

Digital Doorway

In the midst of a fast-paced, 21st-century life, it's possible for a hard-working nurse to experience what I call Nursing Career Attention Deficit Disorder (NCADD). In this context, the nurse in question loses sight of her goals and dreams, instead becoming scattered and distracted by life's myriad responsibilities and demands; she's pulled in multiple directions and feels like she's running around like a chicken with her head cut off.

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Physician Helps Ukrainian Refugees from Thousands of Miles Away

Penn Medicine News

CCH’s Kevin Sowti, MD, has assisted in humanitarian aid efforts on nearly every continent, most recently traveling to Europe to help Ukrainian refugees.

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Demonstrate and Improve Cultural Competence in Nursing

Nurse.com

As the U.S. continues to diversify, so do patient populations. By demonstrating and increasing your cultural competence, you can enhance care quality, patient outcomes, and patient-staff relationships. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the 2020 Census indicated the U.S. is now more racially and ethnically diverse than in 2010. And in a 2021 Gallup poll , more individuals identified as a part of the LGBTQ+ community than in 2012.