The Nursing Site
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Introduction Hospice care serves as a unique specialty of nursing by focusing on providing comfort and support to patients nearing the end of their lives. While deeply fulfilling, this field presents nurses with an array of ethical dilemmas that require thoughtful consideration and empathy. In this article, we will explore the 7 ethical dilemmas in hospice care and discuss effective strategies for managing them.
Emerging RN Leader
OCTOBER 22, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN For many months, nurse leaders have been asking me why we are not more honest with the public about what is happening in our healthcare delivery system. One emergency department nurse leader related the following story that is so similar to others that I have heard: My […] The post Getting Honest with the Public appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
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Nurse Practitioners in Business
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Collaboration Issues continue to plague Nurse Practitioners. How can you avoid some of the problems, pitfalls, and issues? In this Episode of the NP Business Matters Podcast, I wanted to tackle some recurring issues I see all the time regarding NPs and collaborators. NPs often have question topics around collaboration, for example: Finding Collaborators Determining exactly what they need Occasionally, wanting to find a way to side-step a collaborator Trying to figure out what to do if they sudde
Becker's Hospital Review
OCTOBER 27, 2023
MIT Sloan Management Review published a "Nursing Satisfaction Index " that shows how nurses at 200 of the largest healthcare employers in the U.S. rate employee experience.
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.
Daily Nurse
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Nurses spend their shifts caring for patients, communicating with doctors, and much more, so a great way to show your fellow healthcare professionals how much you care is with a gift bag. So, how do you make gift bags for fellow nurses? What should you include in your bags? Here’s how to make gift bags your co-workers will love. Buy Them or Take the DIY Route?
Emerging RN Leader
OCTOBER 25, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA- BCFAAN Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you will help them become what they are capable of being – Goethe Many health systems either are currently using or will be implementing team-based models of care in 2024. The transition from primary nursing […] The post Teaching Nurses How to Delegate Care appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
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Consult QD
OCTOBER 23, 2023
A large new Cleveland Clinic study has found no link between small molecule medications like tofacitinib or upadicitinib and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), contradicting previous concerns about this class of drugs. Even more surprisingly, researchers found that biologic therapies for IBD were associated less with cardiovascular events.
Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine
OCTOBER 27, 2023
To Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, the monumental costs of health inequity—declining health outcomes and escalating financial expenditures—are on a collision course to finally break the U.S. health care system, so staying that course simply isn’t an option. “After decades of hand-wringing, our country’s health care system must finally be reformed. We pay far more for our care… The post Vincent Guilamo-Ramos Offers Healthy Nudge on Policy: ‘We Can Do Better’ appeared first on Johns Hopki
Daily Nurse
OCTOBER 25, 2023
AdventHealth oncology nurse Margaret Potter has shaved her head during Breast Cancer Awareness Month for the past twelve years to support her patients experiencing hair loss, a common side effect of chemotherapy. Potter says hair loss can be particularly emotional for women, and she doesn’t want them to feel ashamed. “The day after I shaved my head for the first time, I went back, and one of my patients said, ‘Oh my gosh, I can shave my head now!
The Gypsy Nurse
OCTOBER 25, 2023
RNNetwork provided this article. Are you about to head out on a travel nurse assignment away from home? Here’s a list of essentials you’ll want to be sure to take along. 1. A second form of ID Consider bringing along your passport as a second form of ID. Hopefully, your main form of ID never gets lost, but this will cover you if necessary. 2. Documents Items like a copy of your contract, digitally accessible copies of your immunization records, your nursing license, and your certifications are t
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
Consult QD
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Cutting-edge optical imaging techniques, advanced computational methods and complex analysis of animal behavior are being employed to better understand — and even manipulate — neurological mechanisms underlying learning and decision-making. Using preclinical mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease and autism, Murat Yildirim, PhD , assistant staff in Cleveland Clinic’s Department of Neurosciences, is conducting innovative investigations designed to help develop new diagnostic and therapeutic strategi
Minority Nurse
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Choosing the right career path in nursing can be daunting, especially when the healthcare industry offers many specialties, roles, and opportunities. Getting stuck in what we’ll call option paralysis is a real possibility, and it takes focused energy and clarity to avoid pitfalls along the way. You don’t know what to choose when you have so many choices.
Daily Nurse
OCTOBER 24, 2023
From flight nurses to military members and mayors to parents, emergency nurses go beyond the call of duty and the 2023 ENA Connection 20 Under 40 class has it all. ENA announced the third class of 20 extraordinary nurses as part of the celebration of Emergency Nurses Week. Each honoree in the 2023 class has achieved significant milestones in their healthcare careers and demonstrated positive contributions beyond their professional work.
Becker's Hospital Review
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Dianne Aroh, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer at Tacoma, Wash.-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, is passionate about turning every challenge into an opportunity.
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.
Consult QD
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Recent research suggests that women with celiac disease may face a higher frequency of women’s health disorders, such as polycystic ovarian syndrome, irregular menstruation, infertility and primary ovarian failure. This abstract, “Women’s Health Disorders in a Celiac Disease Population- A Nationwide Cohort Analysis,” was recently presented by Rama Nanah, MD, a clinical hospitalist at Cleveland Clinic, during the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2023 Annual Meeting.
NP Hub
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Becoming a skilled Nurse Practitioner (NP) requires good collaboration between students and experienced … The post 5+1 Ways to Support NP Preceptors appeared first on NPHub.
Daily Nurse
OCTOBER 23, 2023
As nursing professionals, we know that regular physical activity is one of the most important things we can do for our overall health and well-being. It helps with weight management, bone and muscle strength, and reducing the risk for chronic health issues like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer, but it can also boost our brain function and has psychosocial benefits.
Joyce
OCTOBER 26, 2023
The NCLEX is different from most tests you’ve taken during school. Instead of measuring your basic nursing knowledge, the NCLEX assumes you know your stuff, then tests how well you can apply it to real-world nursing scenarios. NCLEX questions can feel complicated, and answering them correctly requires careful reading, critical thinking, and strategy.
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.
Consult QD
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for approximately 15% of all lung cancer cases, and the number of cases are on the rise. Patients with SCLC typically present with advanced disease that rapidly resists cytotoxic chemotherapy, radiation therapy and immunotherapy. Most cases therefore have fatal outcomes. The current five-year survival for SCLC lingers around 5%, even with the addition of immune checkpoint therapy to standard platinum-based chemotherapy.
Celayix
OCTOBER 27, 2023
In the labor market in 2023, the traditional concept of people working one job for twenty years has faded away. Instead, the gig economy has taken center stage, offering flexible, project-based work arrangements that empower individuals. However, employers face a unique challenge. They must adapt to the ever-changing workforce. Their goal is to improve employee engagement to retain their talent.
Symplr
OCTOBER 24, 2023
In nursing, there are special moments that time allows to happen. Through moments of joy, fear, sadness, anger, grief, or gratitude, it’s a nurse’s job to be there through it all.
Nursology
OCTOBER 24, 2023
This blog is an extension of one that I posted on nursology.net in December, 2018 (Fawcett, 2018). In that blog, I asked what specialties could be considered legitimate for our discipline and proposed that nursology specialties should be based on the concepts of each nursology conceptual model (see the Models and Theories Gallery).
Consult QD
OCTOBER 25, 2023
The artificial intelligence (AI) language model, ChatGPT, works reasonably well for answering basic queries from the public about irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but less so for medical professionals seeking detailed and referenced information. That’s what researchers from Cleveland Clinic’s Digestive Disease Institute concluded when they tested ChatGPT’s version 4.0 with 15 commonly asked questions about IBS.
NurseBuff
OCTOBER 23, 2023
In the rapidly evolving world of healthcare, where technologies and treatments are continually advancing, one element remains at the core of effective patient care: communication. The nurse’s role is pivotal in establishing trust, ensuring comfort, and delivering optimal care. What a nurse says, or more importantly, doesn’t say, can greatly influence a patient’s experience and […] The post Top 10 Things Nurses Should Never Say To Their Patients appeared first on NurseBuff
Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Lisa Stambolis knows her way around many of the most forgotten neighborhoods—and most unequal health treatment systems—in Baltimore. A pediatric nurse practitioner as well as a public health nurse with the Baltimore City Health Department, Stambolis has been providing health care to children and youth in Baltimore City—in school-based health centers, emergency shelters, and on… The post For Neighborhood Nursing, a Known Commodity appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine.
Diversity Nursing
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Creating a healthy work environment for Nurses should be a top priority for employers in the healthcare industry. Nurses play a vital role in patient care, and their well-being directly impacts the quality of care they provide. By addressing some of the biggest issues in Nursing today, such as recruitment, retention, burnout, and bullying, employers can create a positive and supportive work environment that ultimately benefits both Nurses and patients.
Consult QD
OCTOBER 26, 2023
With an increasing incidence of food allergies worldwide, it is important that clinicians—and particularly GI specialists—are equipped to identify and manage these patients in clinical practice. “Approximately 30-35% percent of GI patients self-report having a food allergy, which speaks to the fact that food is a major trigger for GI symptoms,” says Anthony Lembo, MD , Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, while also noting that 2-4% of individuals receive
NurseBuff
OCTOBER 22, 2023
Summer season is a great time to unwind and explore some of the world’s best kept resorts. Yet the scorching heat of the sun also brings with it some health hazards we ought to take seriously. Heat stroke symptoms are always on the go to ruin our summer excitement so before you plan out your […] The post Summer Alert: 10 Heat Stroke Symptoms You Should Watch Out For appeared first on NurseBuff.
Nurse.com
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Conducting head-to-toe assessments is a critical skill for all nurses. This exam identifies potential problems and helps form appropriate nursing diagnoses and interventions. The first step of the nursing process involves collecting data with a thorough assessment. This evaluation includes many factors, including a head-to-toe exam. A head-to-toe assessment is a comprehensive patient health evaluation.
Becker's Hospital Review
OCTOBER 26, 2023
An anonymous donor has gifted $11.1 million to Yale School of Nursing in New Haven, Conn., marking the single largest donation in the school's history. The university has committed to match the gift, according to an Oct. 25 news release.
Consult QD
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Founded nearly 55 years ago, Cleveland Clinic’s School of Nurse Anesthesia was one of the first educational programs in the U.S. to formally train caregivers to work in the specialty. Originally established to fulfill a burgeoning need for qualified nurse anesthetists, the school has continued to meet this growing demand by educating scores of scholars every year on the most current evidence-based techniques for managing complex surgical patients.
Minority Nurse
OCTOBER 23, 2023
When’s the last time you thought about your retirement finances? Busy nurses can’t be blamed if the answer is, “It’s been awhile.” But ignoring or paying little attention to your financial life before and during retirement will only shortchange you. Nurses, in particular, have situations such as per diem or travel contract work that can impact their savings and retirement plans.
Nurse.com
OCTOBER 24, 2023
An RN claims his nurse manager criticized him for documenting in the medical record that a patient was “combative and noncompliant,” after the patient struck the RN and another nurse during discharge. The RN wonders how he should’ve documented the incident since the nurse manager didn’t provide constructive feedback. I’ve written blogs about legal cases that focus on nursing documentation and its importance.
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