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What Role Does Empathy Play in Nursing?

Daily Nurse

Empathy is defined as the ability to understand and vicariously experience the feelings of another person. It’s a skill that allows you to step into the shoes of patients and fully recognize their needs. In the field of healthcare, your ability to employ empathy can mean life or death for patients. While there is a […].

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Reducing Workplace Violence in Nursing & Healthcare

Relias

Workplace violence is an all-too-common problem in healthcare, and the recent shooting in a Tulsa, Oklahoma, hospital complex serves as the latest tragic example. According to a report from the U.S. Department of Labor, the rate of serious workplace violence incidents was, on average, more than four times higher in healthcare than in private industry between 2002 and 2013.

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The intense world of a Trauma Nurse (Part One)

The Nurse Break

Meet Kate King! A nurse with 27 years of experience, primarily in trauma, Kate has worked within Australia and internationally. Kate’s current role is in Trauma as a Clinical Nurse Consultant III (CNC), in a mixed adult and paediatric major trauma centre in Newcastle. She balances her busy role with parenting teenagers and two Cavoodles, and a keen interest in true crime podcasts.

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Summer Reading List For Nurses

Diversity Nursing

Working in healthcare can be emotionally and mentally taxing. Self-care is very important and sometimes curling up with a comfy blanket and a good book is the perfect antidote! If you’re looking for book ideas, you came to the right place! Check out this list of books recommended for Nurses, and maybe you'll discover a new favorite. I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse.

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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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Nurse of the Week: ONC/DJ Paulina Andujo Can Help Anyone Shake Their Groove Thang

Daily Nurse

Behind the contagious smile of Nurse of the Week Paulina Andujo BSN, RN, ONC lies not only a compassionate caregiver but also a unique talent. “I DJ on the side; it’s my creative outlet,” the orthopaedic nurse says. “It’s my therapy.” Growing up in Sunray, Texas, a rural town with a current population under 2,000 […].

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Home Healthcare Benefits for Nurses and Patients

Nurse.com

COVID-19 is continuing to challenge the healthcare industry , national economy, and basic human socialization in unprecedented ways. With healthcare workers at the forefront of these challenges, their preferences for their work environments are beginning to shift. The rate of nurses leaving the profession is rapidly increasing. Hospital IQ surveyed 200 nurses and found that 90% are considering leaving the profession — 71% of those nurses reported at least 15 years of experience.

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Husch Blackwell Grows Rankings in 2022 Edition of Chambers USA

Healthcare Law Insights blog

We are pleased to share that the 2022 Chambers USA guide published and the Healthcare team achieved outstanding results. We earned Band 1 recognition in Missouri and Texas , and Band 2 Nationwide ! Our healthcare lawyers ranked across practice areas include: Corporate M&A. Kirstin Salzman. Healthcare. Illinois: Pat Coffey. Missouri: Sarah Hellmann , Cori Turner , Harvey Tettlebaum and Curt Chase.

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Taking Advocacy to the Next Level: What It’s Like to be a Nurse Attorney

Daily Nurse

If you feel a special connection to your role as an advocate for your patients, perhaps you should consider adding the title “attorney” to your current title of “nurse.” “Many nurses realize that they are advocates at their patient’s bedside and beyond from the beginning,” says Kimberly Cleveland, PHD(C), JD, MSN, RN, C-MBC, a nurse […].

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Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management and Clinical Documentation Integrity To Avoid Coding Disasters

Relias

Coding is high value — and in high demand. Coding and clinical documentation have never been more important in healthcare. “We are seeing sign-on bonuses. The best coders can pretty much pick their jobs,” reported Sue Bowman, RHIA, CCS, MJ, FAHIMA, Senior Director of Coding Policy and Compliance for the American Health Information Management Association.

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The intense world of a Trauma Nurse (Part Two)

The Nurse Break

In part two of our Q&A with trauma nurse Kate King CNC, we get some insight into the personal impact of trauma nursing, and advice for nurses on trauma, death and transition to trauma speciality nursing. READ PART ONE. Check out our related content here: Trauma Nursing. Lessons you wish you could teach teenagers? Everyone honestly believes that it will never happen to them!

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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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Stay Informed With Career Insights From the 2022 Nurse Salary Report

Nurse.com

As turnover continues to be a challenge in nurse staffing, it’s not surprising that our recent salary survey shows that average years of experience for nurses are declining while median salaries are rising. In our 2022 Nurse Salary Research Report , average experience for RNs was 22.5 years, down from 26 years in 2020. Advanced practice registered nurses’ (APRNs) years of experience declined to 23.5 years from 28 years in 2020.

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U Utah College of Nursing Will Expand Prelicensure Track Enrollment By 25% in 2023

Daily Nurse

To help address the shortage of nurses in the state of Utah, the University of Utah College of Nursing will increase enrollment in its prelicensure track by 25% over the next year. College leaders say this increase addresses the rising need for registered nurses in the wake of COVID-19 and because of other factors that are reshaping […].

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Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management and Clinical Documentation Integrity To Avoid Coding Disasters

Relias

Coding is high value — and in high demand. Coding and clinical documentation have never been more important in healthcare. “We are seeing sign-on bonuses. The best coders can pretty much pick their jobs,” reported Sue Bowman, RHIA, CCS, MJ, FAHIMA, Senior Director of Coding Policy and Compliance for the American Health Information Management Association.

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symplr Roundtable Explores Health Plan Challenges With No Surprises Act | symplr

Symplr

The No Surprises Act (NSA), which aims to avoid holding patients responsible for the cost of unanticipated out-of-network medical bills, took effect January 1, 2022. Representatives from various health plans shared their challenges in meeting the NSA requirements during a recent symplr payer roundtable.?. The takeaway from the discussion: For payers, NSA compliance will require collaboration with provider organizations, novel workflows, and the right provider data management technology.

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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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What’s Good About Nursing?

Joy Parchment

Over the course of many weeks, we have heard numerous reports from the media, findings from various research studies about nurses. In fact, all healthcare professionals, and the amazing work that … What’s Good About Nursing?

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VA Offers Nursing Opportunities For Education and Training

Minority Nurse

With all that nurses do for our patients, it is only fitting that we do just as much for them, supporting nurses as they grow in their VA career. Whether at the bedside of a Veteran or working in an outpatient clinic, our nurses deliver quality care and lead the way in innovating how we provide nursing care. Nurses also develop patient safety initiatives, conduct research to improve care delivery, and help guide the next generation of nurses.

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Authentic leadership: Does it relate to job satisfaction and engagement?

Nursing Management

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