Scrubs
JULY 22, 2023
iStockPhoto | ThinkStock + Scrubs Nursing school was TOUGH. To this day, I still have flashbacks of panicked moments during those four overwhelming years of assignments and clinicals. Needless to say, I looked forward to graduation day and the pinning ceremony with relish. (I may or may not have drawn a smiley face with red heart eyes on the calendar…) Graduation day went off without a hitch, and then….reality hit.
Emerging RN Leader
JULY 23, 2023
Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Like many of you, I watch the news about the push for mandated staffing ratios. Nurse advocates confidently tell legislators that with 5.2 licensed nurses (if that number is even accurate), there are more than enough nurses to staff the US health system. The only reason they are […] The post Mandated Nurse Staffing Ratios appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
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Nurse Practitioners in Business
JULY 26, 2023
Ever wonder why people turn to mentorship instead of figuring things out on their own? Without a doubt, self-learning and problem-solving are essential skills to develop and practice. And for the most part, that’s how we learn and develop as children and as adults. At the same time, however, while mentorship may seem luxurious and unnecessary, there are significant benefits to working with a mentor.
American Nurse
JULY 26, 2023
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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.
Scrubs
JULY 28, 2023
Image: Corbis Photography | Veer Are you a new nurse? Do you find yourself bewildered by doctor-speak? Don’t panic! Auntie Agatha has your translation guide right here. Physician: “This will feel like a pinch.” Translation: “This will feel like I’m shooting you with a small-caliber handgun in slow motion.” Physician: “The patient presents with an interesting medical history…” Translation: ”Way too much to go into here; check out the previous doctor’s dictation.
Emerging RN Leader
JULY 26, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC For years, nurse leaders never thought much about teamwork. It seemed like such a natural part of nursing. Over the past couple of years, nurse managers are seeing changes in how many younger nurses view teamwork and collaboration. Some nurses have no interest in being team players. They […] The post A Team First Mindset appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
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Daily Nurse
JULY 26, 2023
Nurses are known for their acts of kindness, but Lisa Schneidenbach does it with incredible character. She dresses up as many different characters – all in the name of lifting patients’ spirits. Schneidenbach, an assistant nurse manager with John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack Meridian Health in New Jersey, says her passion for connecting with patients is the essence of being a nurse.
Scrubs
JULY 28, 2023
Image: Stockbyte | Thinkstock What are the the deadly dozen circumstances and characteristics that can lead to burnout and empathy fatigue ? Check which statements ring true for you, and if you’re nodding at every statement on the list below, please seek support (or at the very least, do a little soul searching). 1. Toxic supervisor and lack of colleague support 2.
American Nurse
JULY 26, 2023
Corlee Morris has dieted throughout her adult life. After her weight began climbing in high school, she spent years losing 50 or 100 pounds then gaining it back. Morris, 78, was at her heaviest in her mid-40s, standing 5 feet 10½ inches and weighing 310 pounds. The Pittsburgh resident has had diabetes for more than 40 years. Managing her weight was a losing battle until Morris’ doctor prescribed a Type 2 diabetes medication, Ozempic, four months ago.
Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine
JULY 28, 2023
Betsy Emery, Senior Assistant Director DNP Advanced Nursing Practice and Post Degree Certificate Recruitment at JHSON, hosts a sit down Q&A with Dr. Marjorie Everson. Dr. Everson is an Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing, and is the interim assistant program director of the DNP Nurse Anesthesia Track. The post Vlog: Sit Down with Dr. Marjorie Everson appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine.
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
Daily Nurse
JULY 24, 2023
Nurses are leaving the workforce at an unsustainable rate, pushing the entire U.S. healthcare ecosystem to the brink. As many as 100,000 nurses left the workforce during the pandemic, and within the next four years, 900,000, or almost one-fifth of the 4.5 million total registered nurses, will do the same. The wake of COVID-19 has left us with little choice: enact immediate, systemic change or risk accelerating the issue.
Scrubs
JULY 27, 2023
stocksy |Lumina Nurses, you work hard—harder than most. And we don’t need to tell you that those carefree “sand and sun moments” come few and far between. Which is why your vacation time, any vacation time at all, is a big deal. Not to mention wonderful, and vital to your sanity. It sure is a shame when a limited budget or an ultra-rigid schedule puts a rush on your long-awaited sabbatical.
Every Nurse
JULY 25, 2023
Home » Registered Nurse » How to Become a Registered Nurse How to Become a Registered Nurse Updated July 25, 2023 by EveryNurse Staff Take College Prep Courses in High School Choose a Nursing Degree Program Select a Nursing School Complete Supervised Clinical Training Apply for Your RN License & Pass the NCLEX It is often said that the practice of registered nursing is equal parts science and heart.
NP Hub
JULY 24, 2023
Sprawling landscapes and a slower pace of life often characterize America’s rural communities. … The post Nurse Practitioners — Pioneers in Saving Rural Healthcare appeared first on NPHub.
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.
Daily Nurse
JULY 25, 2023
Emergency departments (EDs) have made progress but still need to fully meet national guidelines for pediatric emergency care, despite the association with improved survival, found a study in JAMA Network Open. The findings are based on a 2021 reassessment of EDs by the National Pediatric Readiness Project , a partnership of the Emergency Nurses Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American College of Emergency Physicians, led by the Emergency Medical Services for Children Pro
Scrubs
JULY 26, 2023
Shutterstock | Photographee.eu The biggest issue in nursing isn’t training or hours. It’s staffing. We , as a profession, have become so used to short-staffing and double shifts that having less-than-horrible staffing is cause for celebration. Horrible staffing saves money, and let’s face it: Management’s chief concern (outside of Press Ganey scores) is money.
The Gypsy Nurse
JULY 22, 2023
Jogan Health provided this article. When examining the history of travel nursing, one thing becomes glaringly obvious: it runs side by side with the history of nursing in general! Both professions were born at the same time – due to a high demand for professional and approachable assistance for patients – and both remain crucial today. During the COVID pandemic, for example, travel nurses became irreplaceable as a temporary solution measure against a virus that was ravaging healthcar
Health Leaders | Nursing
JULY 24, 2023
Emory School of Nursing has launched a data science certificate program to help nurses better understand informatics. How comfortable are nurses with mining Big Data? "Zero, zero, zero, zero," responds Roy Simpson, DNP, RN, DPNAP, FAAN, FACMI , assistant dean of technology management and clinical professor at the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing.
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.
Daily Nurse
JULY 28, 2023
The U.S. faces growing and increasingly unsustainable health inequities , and the number of voices calling for substantive healthcare system reforms is growing. A new paper by the Duke University School of Nursing , “ Community-engaged Mpox vaccination provides lessons for equitable healthcare in the United States ,” examines why the recent U.S. response to the Mpox epidemic achieved successes and how these lessons can inform equity-focused improvements in the broader healthcare complex.
Scrubs
JULY 25, 2023
Six years ago, I balanced a single spoonful of applesauce in my hand and decided to become a nurse. That spoonful of applesauce was for my father, who lay prone in a hospital bed after suffering from a hemorrhagic stroke. My family, clustered around Dad’s bed, verbally worried about the level of care he was getting now and what he might expect in the future.
Becker's Hospital Review
JULY 27, 2023
A nurse who was fired after allegedly "slamming" the face of a 2-day-old infant into a bassinet was cleared of misconduct by the state agency, NBC New York reported July 26.
Health Leaders | Nursing
JULY 25, 2023
Money, freedom, and flexibility rank high in their motivation for traveling. Traveling, with its freedom, flexibility, and sense of adventure, can help nurses find satisfaction with their job and avoid burnout, a new survey reveals. More than three-fourths (76%) of travel nurses surveyed June 21-29, 2023, for Nomad Health’s Job Satisfaction Index report being satisfied with their most recent travel job, compared to only half (51%) who report being satisfied with their last staff position.
Daily Nurse
JULY 27, 2023
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) commends Sens. Merkley (D-OR) and Lummis (R-WY) for introducing the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act in the U.S. Senate. This legislation would strengthen healthcare access for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries by removing federal barriers to practice for nurse practitioners (NPs) and other advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs).
Scrubs
JULY 24, 2023
iStock | Cottonfioc It can be hard to de-stress as a nurse. Not only is your job incredibly stressful and emotional, but also you tend to work long hours and rotating shifts. Finding the time to relax can be tough, but as you know, it’s so important for your mental and physical health. So what’s a busy nurse to do? Try these five little stress-relievers: 1.
Becker's Hospital Review
JULY 26, 2023
As the nursing shortage grows , stressing an already burned out workforce, the remedy of retention has become obvious to hospital executives, but some nurses say they're often left out of conversations about this solution. What they really want may not always be wellness programs or appreciation days that hospitals develop.
Consult QD
JULY 25, 2023
By Adam Brown, MD A great example of the multidisciplinary aspect of rheumatology is a case recently presented at our department’s Friday morning case conference. For this case, the neurology team joined us during the morning conference to help guide us through their thought processes and teach during the presentation. The Case A man in his mid-30s with no significant medical history presented to an outside emergency room with bilateral hand numbness that had begun five weeks earlier.
Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine
JULY 24, 2023
Every six days a child in the United States is murdered in the context of custody disputes, parental separation, and divorce. Children who are murdered in the context of intimate partner violence are more likely to be killed by firearm than other mechanisms of injury. These deaths represent a significant contribution to pediatric mortality and… The post The intertwined problem of firearm and domestic violence appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine.
Scrubs
JULY 23, 2023
Image: Thinkstock | Dorling Kindersley RF Some hospital patients are unforgettable, whether because of their terrible visitors or their wild antics. Occasionally, even their rooms become memorable to the poor nurses who had to care for them! Here are the top 10 craziest things patients have insisted on keeping in their hospital rooms, as told by you !
Nurse.com
JULY 27, 2023
Understanding and using the nursing process steps is essential for individualized patient-centered care. The five key steps guide nursing care and promote better communication among healthcare team members. Some of you are fresh out of nursing school, while others are more seasoned in your careers. Regardless of your experience, applying the nursing process is vital to providing patient-centered care.
Consult QD
JULY 26, 2023
Ultrasound appears to help facilitate peripheral vascular access in hospitalized adult patients, according to a study led by Cleveland Clinic nurse researchers. In assessing factors associated with IV access success in a series of 394 medical-surgical patients at Cleveland Clinic, ultrasound use was an important predictor of first-attempt and overall peripheral IV access success, according to lead investigator Andrew Callahan, BSN, RN, Assistant Nurse Manager.
Minority Nurse
JULY 26, 2023
Robin Geiger, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, is an accomplished, results-driven, board-certified nurse executive with over 20 years of hands-on clinical leadership experience. Dr. Geiger’s professional focus is on health equity and clinician advocacy, aiming to increase resilience for healthcare providers, improve quality care and create solid support systems through the ACT (Advocacy.
Scrubs
JULY 26, 2023
Picking a nursing specialty is easy for some–harder for others! New nurses need to ultimately decide what area of nursing fits them intellectually and emotionally, and sometimes that takes real work as well as changing jobs. It is miserable to find oneself in an area of nursing that doesn’t fit–for me that would have been med/surg or ortho.
Core Medical Group
JULY 28, 2023
Behind every successful venture lies a passionate individual, and Holly's story showcases just that. With a career spanning 5 years at CoreMedical Group, she has earned her place as a seasoned and revered Senior Recruiter. Her dedication to her job has allowed her rise to the top of her division, becoming one of the go-to people for nurses seeking the ultimate travel experience.
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