Emerging RN Leader

APRIL 19, 2023

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN During the last two weeks, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and NSI Nursing Solutions released new nursing workforce research. While the short-term picture of the nursing workforce has slightly improved from 2021 to 2022, the long-term picture remains quite challenging. The following are five […] The post 5 Takeaways from the Latest Workforce Research appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Daily Nurse

APRIL 17, 2023

Most people are hardworking and often pretty good folks, and then there are the others like those caught up in a scheme uncovered in January where several people allegedly faked diplomas and transcripts and sold them to nurses—many of whom had allegedly used them to sit for their licensing and work as nurses. The thought that this could happen is absolutely horrific.

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Emerging RN Leader

APRIL 16, 2023

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN It is no secret that health systems are struggling with finances. To preserve clinical roles at the point of care, increasingly administrative roles are eliminated while those remaining take on more responsibilities. That works until it doesn’t. Consider the following email I recently received from a blog […] The post Negotiating Your Workload When the Role Expands appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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The Nursing Site

APRIL 19, 2023

I would like to thank Berxi Insurance once again for bestowing honors for The Nursing Site as one of the Best Nursing Bloggers Around. We are always honored and humbled to be in such distinguished company. Berxi is one of the leading malpractice insurance companies servicing nurses. Please check out their website and the other bloggers, blogs and vlogs they have honored for 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.

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The Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 17, 2023

What a delightful and unexpected honor to be recognized with the HealthImpact DAISY Nurse Leader Award for Advancing Compassion Through Policy. I want to acknowledge Sharon Goldfarb, DNP, RN, PNP-BC for nominating me for this notable recognition. The HealthImpact DAISY Nurse Leader in Policy Award is an honor that recognizes a nurse who has made significant contributions to healthcare policy at the local, state, or national level.

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New Thing Nurse

APRIL 18, 2023

By: Sarah K. Wells MSN RN CEN CNL The first thing you will be asked in every interview is some version of, “Tell us about yourself.” To successfully introduce yourself, you need to craft an elevator pitch about yourself. This is an attention-grabbing 30 to 60 second pitch about you as a nurse that gives an idea of who you are and why employers should hire you.

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Becker's Hospital Review

APRIL 19, 2023

More than 70 percent of nurses, on average, are directly affected by workplace violence incidents at least once per month, according to research. They're more susceptible to experiencing violent incidents while at work than nearly every other profession, which has prompted Congress to push forward a bill to address it.

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Consult QD

APRIL 21, 2023

A new Cleveland Clinic podcast series created by and for nurses aims to help listeners navigate the ever-changing healthcare landscape through interviews and discussions on the most important topics that affect their lives and careers. Launched in April, “ Nurse Essentials ” will focus on everything from career growth to clinical practice challenges to self-care.

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Daily Nurse

APRIL 21, 2023

In collaboration with Valley Health and the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association (VHHA), Shenandoah University is working to tackle the region’s nursing shortage through a program that will enhance the training of aspiring nurses and create a sustainable pipeline of new healthcare professionals. NextGen Nurses program draws upon the expertise of semi-retired and retiring nurses to help train the next generation of nurses before they leave the profession.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

APRIL 20, 2023

Seasoned nurses strengthen Jefferson Health's workforce while sharing their deep expertise. Jefferson Health is re-engaging retired nurses to support its nurses and care teams as they struggle with staffing shortages. The Nurse Emeritus Program provides the opportunity for experienced, retired nurses to engage with, support, and mentor nurses, nursing teams and new leaders across Jefferson Health’s 18 hospitals in southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey.

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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

Scrubs

APRIL 19, 2023

As the building nurse at Wilson Vance Intermediate School, Nancy Rook spends a lot of time with Gunner Hartley, a fourth grader with spina bifida. The two can often be seen roaming the halls together as Rook helps Hartley manage his condition at school. Hartley uses a wheelchair, and the other children often have questions about his condition, so Rook decided to write a children’s book to show them that his disability doesn’t make him different.

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Consult QD

APRIL 19, 2023

The world’s first quantum computer devoted to healthcare research is now operational at Cleveland Clinic, part of a landmark partnership with IBM called the Discovery Accelerator that will use advanced computing technologies to hasten biomedical innovations. The IBM Quantum System One is installed in the Lerner Research Institute on Cleveland Clinic’s main campus.

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Daily Nurse

APRIL 18, 2023

A Florida hospital surgical intensive care unit (SICU) improved clinical alarm management practices and reduced nurses’ self-reported alarm fatigue, according to a study published in Critical Care Nurse ( CCN ). “ Implementing a Unit-Based Alarm Management Bundle for Critical Care Nurses ” details how the 27-bed SICU at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, implemented a standardized approach to alarm management and improved nurses’ knowledge for configuring the settings

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Minority Nurse

APRIL 18, 2023

Trust between a nurse and their patient is one of the strongest assets a healthcare provider can carry in their repertoire. Unfortunately, social and health discrimination against minority groups around the world makes offering trust more difficult. Lansing, Mich.-based nurse practitioner Kristal Richardson-Aubrey and her team aim to approach this reality with empathy and understanding.

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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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Nurse.com

APRIL 21, 2023

Content courtesy of Seattle University. Often referred to as the mother of nursing, Florence Nightingale will be celebrated during Nurses Week and Nurses Month in May. And this year, the contributions of a lesser known, yet extremely important, pioneer in nursing will be celebrated along with Nightingale. Well-known national and international organizations intend to recognize these nurses and also bring attention to current issues in nursing to foster change and progress in the profession.

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Becker's Hospital Review

APRIL 20, 2023

UW Health has developed one of the nation's first registered nurse apprenticeship programs to expand Wisconsin's pipeline of future nurses, the health system said April 20.

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Daily Nurse

APRIL 20, 2023

El Camino Health is the first health system in the world to use FloPatch , a new blood flow monitoring technology that will help improve sepsis patient outcomes. Courtesy El Camino Health. “Timing is crucial when caring for patients with sepsis,” says Cheryl Reinking, Chief Nursing Officer at El Camino Health. “Our nurses have seen firsthand how effective FloPatch is in monitoring the effectiveness of treatment in deteriorating patients, especially those with sepsis and low

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Scrubs

APRIL 19, 2023

Rachel Foster had a traumatic few months after falling off an electric scooter in November of last year. The fall left her with serious head injuries and several broken bones. She was taken to a hospital in Edmond, Oklahoma near where she lives and spent the next week n a coma. The doctors told her husband John that she would never wake up again or breathe on her own.

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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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Nurse.com

APRIL 18, 2023

According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), clear and accurate documentation is essential for safe, quality, evidence-based nursing practice. This applies across settings, for registered and advanced practice nurses alike, according to ANA’s Principles for Nursing Documentation Guidance for Registered Nurses. “Charting is important because it can prevent errors, helps with accurate assessment and diagnosis, and improves outcomes for the patient,” said Cherlyn Shultz-Ruth, DNP, MSN, RN, D

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American Nurse

APRIL 19, 2023

Many journals ask authors to submit keywords (single words or phrases) as part of manuscript submission. At this stage, you’ve been working with your article a long time and can see the end in sight (at least until you receive peer review comments), so it’s tempting to dash off a few words and hit submit. Don’t. Instead, take time to thoughtfully choose keywords.

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Daily Nurse

APRIL 19, 2023

Nurse Alli Bullard thought she had her career path planned out. She set aside her aspirations of becoming a nurse to pursue her other passion —education. After graduating from Auburn University Montgomery with a bachelor’s in education, she began working at her grandmother’s daycare and loved working with preschoolers. But in 2017, her grandfather had open-heart surgery.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

APRIL 18, 2023

'We are committed to making a PhD accessible and attainable for talented individuals from all backgrounds,' dean says. A new PhD program at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON) is answering the call for a more diversified nursing workforce. The Pathway to PhD Nursing Scholars , designed to accelerate diversity within PhD-prepared nurses, will be an eight-week intensive program to recruit and prepare students from groups underrepresented in nursing with mentorship, resources, networking, and c

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Becker's Hospital Review

APRIL 18, 2023

A new commission of national nurse leaders, healthcare executives, policy experts and academics has launched to change the way healthcare systems reimburse for nurse services.

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Penn Nursing

APRIL 19, 2023

The crucible of the global pandemic, racial injustice, and a crippling nursing shortage has sparked increasing calls for nursing to address its own problems, ranging from inequity to structural racism. Answering this call is a new book from Sigma, Taking Action: Top 10 Priorities to Promote Health Equity and Well-Being in Nursing. Penn Nursing faculty, alumni, and students are among the seventy national and international nursing leaders to tackle the most pressing issues confronting the professi

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Scrubs

APRIL 15, 2023

Lisa Buchanan has seen more than her fair share of patients go through cancer treatment. While working as an oncology nurse at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, she treated lung, head, and neck cancers, but the job eventually led to an unexpected career change. She started talking to some of her patients about the potential medicinal benefits of cannabis. “Those are pretty rough cancers, and some of my patients were using cannabis to help their symptoms.

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The Gypsy Nurse

APRIL 15, 2023

Medely provided this article. When it comes to travel nursing, many RNs think of traveling and exploring faraway places. However, that’s not always an option for everyone, as some nurses want to be closer to home. Nurses can actually choose to be local travel nurses and only “travel” close to home or within their own state. Local assignments provide an option, different from per diem shifts and traditional travel nursing assignments, that benefits both nurses and the facilities they serve.

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Nursology

APRIL 18, 2023

Contributor – Maribel Alcala This brief introduction encourages the development of the nursology knowledge on cultural diversity and inclusion. It focuses on the vulnerability of the Spanish-speaking population in the United States who immigrated to this country looking for a better quality of life, leaving behind what they have been taught for generations, their homes, … Continue reading Por Que Yo?

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Healthy Workforce Institute

APRIL 19, 2023

When I worked as a staff nurse, there were times when I was treated poorly by a patient prompting me to file an incident report but honestly, it was so complicated that I justified not doing it. Like, a patient who was not cognitively intact scratching me when I was trying to turn her or getting hit while trying to restrain an intoxicated patient. Justifying their behavior coupled with a complicated reporting system led me to avoid reporting it.

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Consult QD

APRIL 19, 2023

After receiving myriad treatments since first being diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2006, a 79-year-old man presented in August 2021 with slowly increasing M-spike numbers. He had exhausted other treatment options, and was seen at Cleveland Clinic’s Taussig Cancer Institute for consideration to receive chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy.

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Scrubs

APRIL 20, 2023

Older nurses have been quitting the industry in droves due to unsafe working conditions and excess stress. They have valuable experience that can benefit younger nurses, but they take these experiences with them when they leave. Jefferson Health, which operates 18 hospitals throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey, recently announced it is using the Nurse Emeritus Program to keep retired nurses engaged.

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Nursology

APRIL 21, 2023

Contributor: Kristin Six, BSN, RN, CWOCNEarth Day 2023 – Saturday, April 22 Every day, nurses strive to work in line with the nursing profession’s principle of beneficence, or working to do good. But our nursing practice often directly violates another of nursing’s core ethical principles, nonmaleficence, more commonly known as “do no harm.

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Becker's Hospital Review

APRIL 21, 2023

Nursing associations are voicing their support for House legislation reintroduced this week that would remove practice barriers for advanced practice registered nurses.

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Nurse.com

APRIL 21, 2023

Nurses are going beyond a “screen and refer” approach to ensure patients and families get the help they need. Social determinants of health (SDOH) assessments can be used to achieve better outcomes. Imagine you’re a nurse in a neonatal ward. You notice a new mother only visits her baby a few times a week and stays only 15 minutes each time. Would that give you a negative opinion of the mom?

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