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Interview Tips for New Healthcare Providers

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

Even with a fancy degree like MD, PA, NP, RN, or DO, and despite a lot of evidence that shows the world you’re a competent, learned, responsible person, interviewing for a potential job can still be anxiety-provoking. It can be paralyzing. In one of my interviews for residency, my larynx went on a coffee break. The interviewer was the department chairperson – Dr.

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The Feeding Ministry

Nurse Focus

First of all, I would like to thank the American Nurses Foundation and Johnson & Johnson for extending your help. This is the first time that I’ve ever received help from any organization and I can’t begin to tell you how grateful I am.

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How Much CE Allowance Should Nurse Practitioners Expect?

Board Vitals - Nursing

A continuing education (CE) allowance should not be a reason to take or not take a new nurse practitioner (NP) position, but it is definitely a job perk to explore and consider. Employers vary widely when providing a CE allowance in the amount and the stipulations of how the money can be used for nurse practitioners, physicians assistants (PA), and physicians.

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Five reasons to join the Providence Home and Community Care team

Providence

June 22, 2021 Under the umbrella of Home and Community Care (HCC), Providence offers assisted living, home health, hospice care, infusion pharmacy, PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), palliative care, private-duty nursing and skilled nursing. Here are five reasons caregivers find working at Providence Home and Community Care rewarding.

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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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Setting up a Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) shared-governance council in an acute hospital trust

Nursing Times

This article provides a guide to setting up a Black, Asian and minority ethnic shared-governance council and outlines the benefits for patients and staff The post Setting up a Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) shared-governance council in an acute hospital trust appeared first on Nursing Times.

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Reasons to Hire a Nurse with High Standards

Nurse Focus

Her name was Dee. I watched her in awe. She was tall, nearly six feet in her stockings. A lanky frame and a no-nonsense ponytail complemented her down-to-earth manner and gentle demeanor.

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Be Kind to Each Other

Nurse Focus

I’ve been a hospice nurse for six years. While death and dying is my specialty, I can’t begin to tell you how even more heartbreaking and difficult my job has been during the pandemic.

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Going from Caretaker to Being Taken Care of… One Nurse’s Story

Nurse Focus

As a nurse, I used to believe that there was no worse feeling than watching one of my patients struggle. This year, I learned that there was — there is nothing worse than feeling helpless to help a patient. COVID-19 is simply awful.

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Protecting Myself to Serve My Patients

Nurse Focus

I’ve always loved my profession. As nurses, we are often the go-to support team for people in the most need. We become part of our patients’ families, playing the most crucial role of advocate for our patients and their needs.

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One of the First, One of the Last

Nurse Focus

I was one the firsts. Working as a nurse in Las Vegas, Nevada, I contracted COVID-19 during March 2020. I am also a long-hauler. In fact, I’ve never gotten to care for a COVID-19 patient because I haven’t been able to return to work.

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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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A Nurse’s Perspective – My Personal Battle with COVID-19

Nurse Focus

As a home health nurse, I am only as protected as my patients are honest. Although we have protocols in place prior to patient visits, you can never be too careful.

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How to increase nurse recruitment and retention

Nurse Focus

Nurses seek organizations that promote their autonomy, respect their expertise, and include their voices in decision-making and innovative efforts.