Workplace incivility: Nurse leaders as change agents
Nursing Management
DECEMBER 31, 2018
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Should I Sit for My Critical Care Registered Nurse Certification?
Board Vitals - Nursing
NOVEMBER 11, 2018
A question many nurses working in critical care ask themselves is whether or not to sit for the CCRN certification. I certainly did, and for me, the answer was yes. Before deciding if it is right for you, it is important to understand the value of a certification. Certification exams serve to demonstrate mastery in a field or specialty; both to one’s self and the rest of the world.
Coloring Therapy for the Hospital
ER Nurses
OCTOBER 29, 2018
The current rage in art therapy models is the coloring book craze, particularly the adult coloring book market, which has exploded over the past couple of years with new titles. Some coloring books are marketed with 'art therapy' label suggesting coloring is a viable means to not only calm the mind, but offer therapeutic benefits as well.
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.
Why Nurses Swear &%$#@
Nurse Abnormalities
JANUARY 4, 2018
I have been a certified potty mouth my entire life. I dropped my first official F-bomb in fourth grade, playing basketball on the asphalt playground during recess at my Catholic school. Then, I never stopped. Most people who know me well, know me for my eloquent swearing. I have even been told that when I swear, it doesn’t sound offensive. I guess I’ll take that as a compliment.
Physical cure, mental care
The Chicago School
DECEMBER 18, 2018
Overcrowded psychiatric hospital wards plus record numbers of ER patients presenting with mental illness means nurses need to be equipped. Most are not. The post Physical cure, mental care appeared first on Insight Digital Magazine.
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Principles for sustaining shared/professional governance in nursing
Nursing Management
DECEMBER 31, 2018
No abstract available
PNCB vs ANCC Pediatric NP Exam: How to Decide Which One to Take
Board Vitals - Nursing
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
When you are ready to take the boards to become a certified pediatric nurse practitioner there are a lot of details to consider including content, test preparation, and cost. Two governing boards offer the exam: the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Please note, if you are looking to become a pediatric nurse practitioner in an acute setting, only the PNCB offers that specific exam.
BoardVitals & Picmonic: The Complete NCLEX® Study Buddy
Board Vitals - Nursing
OCTOBER 31, 2018
With so many study options to help you prepare for your NCLEX ® exams, it can be confusing to know what will work best for you. We’ve recently partnered with Picmonic, a mnemonic study aid that turns hard-to-remember facts into memorable pictures and stories, to bring you the complete NCLEX ® study buddy you’ve been looking for. The BoardVitals NCLEX ® question banks bring together high-quality board review questions with comprehensive explanations and rationales to help you prepare with confide
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
Why You Need Help Passing Your Board Exam
Board Vitals - Nursing
OCTOBER 14, 2018
There are many challenges associated with taking and passing the medical board exam. If you are a would-be physician with only the board exam standing between you and your new career, you may need some extra help in making sure you pass with flying colors. While the challenges of the board exam are imposing, they can be overcome. Here are the top five challenges you will face, and how to get past them, so you can enjoy the sound of people calling you “Doctor.” 1.
Engagement and retention in float pools: Keeping the team above water
Nursing Management
SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
No abstract available
What Inspired You to Become a Nurse?
Board Vitals - Nursing
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
Florence Nightingale, founder of modern nursing. There are nearly 3 million r egistered nurses (RNs) in the US – 2,824,641 to be precise. Just over 9% of them are men. That’s triple the rate of male nurses in the 1970s. The vast majority of nurses, 63%, work in hospitals and on average they work 37 hours per week for an average salary of $67,930.
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.
Coping with Death as a Nurse
Board Vitals - Nursing
AUGUST 30, 2018
How do nurses cope with death? By talking with one another. This strategy presents itself repeatedly in the literature, blogs and nurse forums. Regardless of the source, one thing is very clear, nurses know the benefit of talking about patient deaths with one another for comfort, debriefing, support and the ability to continue caring for other patients.
Comprehensive nursing peer review: Our voice, our practice, our growth
Nursing Management
JULY 31, 2018
No abstract available
Shared governance councils: 10 essential actions for nurse leaders
Nursing Management
JUNE 30, 2018
An abstract is unavailable.
What It Takes To Become a Correctional Nurse
Board Vitals - Nursing
JUNE 26, 2018
A correctional nurse is one of the most unique positions in healthcare. While most nurses may never envision a career behind bars, it’s a rewarding experience that can prepare them for a tough career in patient care. Each year, the number of individuals in America’s correctional facilities and prisons continue to grow. Just like any other citizen, these inmates have medical needs that must be met in a timely and professional manner.
Leveling the Playing Field: How HR Can Equitably Improve Health Outcomes Through Fertility Benefits
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.
Important Considerations to Help You Pass the NCLEX-RN®
Board Vitals - Nursing
JUNE 14, 2018
If you’re wrapping up nursing school and facing the NCLEX-RN ® , you might be intimidated by the career-making (or breaking) exam. The NCLEX-RN® exam tests more than your knowledge of content – it tests your ability to use that knowledge, and apply critical thinking skills when presented with a clinical scenario. This means your questions will require more than regurgitating a memorized list of facts, which is what you’ve seen and been tested on throughout nursing school.
Meeting the measurements of inpatient staffing productivity
Nursing Management
MAY 31, 2018
No abstract available
The secrets to successful nurse bedside shift report implementation and sustainability
Nursing Management
MAY 31, 2018
No abstract available
BoardVitals Partners with ZDoggMD to Honor Nurses with ‘Nurse Virginia’ Video
Board Vitals - Nursing
MAY 10, 2018
As part of National Nurses Week, BoardVitals Partnered with ZDoggMD with this “Nurse Virginia” video, which is a parody on the song, “Meet Virginia” by Train, to show appreciation to a group of vital and oftentimes underappreciated professions in healthcare. In addition to supporting the potluck for the nurses in the video, BoardVitals gave away free “Trust Me I’m a Nurse” T-shirts to the first 2,000 nurses that signed up at [link].
BoardVitals Updates NCLEX® Question Banks to Help Combat Test Anxiety
Board Vitals - Nursing
MAY 2, 2018
Have you heard? The BoardVitals NCLEX RN® and NCLEX PN® banks have been updated with new features to help you learn better, gain relevant practice, and feel confident going into test day. The NCLEX® question banks will still have all the great features you’ve come to expect from BoardVitals, such as the ability to compare your performance against the national average and a 100% Pass Guarantee , plus new features to help you become better equipped to tackle the NCLEX®.
Developing a staffing plan to meet inpatient unit needs
Nursing Management
APRIL 30, 2018
No abstract available
Developing a staffing plan to meet inpatient unit needs
Nursing Management
APRIL 30, 2018
No abstract available
Supporting successful mentoring
Nursing Management
MARCH 31, 2018
In the first installment of our two-part series, we discussed organizing a mentor program for nurse managers who want to develop their careers. In part 2, we examine how nurse managers can assist staff members with their own mentoring program.
Strategies for overcoming language barriers in healthcare
Nursing Management
MARCH 31, 2018
No abstract available
Free Continuing Education Courses for Nurses by NursingCE
Board Vitals - Nursing
MARCH 8, 2018
Nursing is a lifelong learning process. One that you should be passionate about as the healthcare industry is a rapidly changing environment that affects how you care for your patients. One way for you to stay abreast on current practice and to improve your nursing skills and knowledge is to take continuing education (CE) courses. Continuing nursing education was created to give nurses the opportunity to learn and advance their own techniques in safe patient care.
3 Keys to Developing an Effective NCLEX® Study Plan
Board Vitals - Nursing
FEBRUARY 12, 2018
If you’re getting ready for the NCLEX-RN®, you might be overwhelmed by getting prepared for it. Here are three tips to developing an effective NCLEX® study plan to help you ace your exam. 1. Figure out what the NCLEX-RN® exam is? The first key to creating an effective NCLEX® study plan to pass your NCLEX-RN® exam is to gain an understanding of what the exam actually is.
Think Before You Ink: Tattoos Seen in the ER
Board Vitals - Nursing
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Forty percent of Americans now have tattoos and they don’t simply say “Mom” or “I love Sally”. These days physicians are seeing “tats” that are meant to be instructive, insulting, playful or deeply meaningful. Sometimes physicians are left to discern the level of sincerity in the tattoo itself and if it’s a public statement or an instruction for first responders.
Using systems thinking to envision quality and safety in healthcare
Nursing Management
JANUARY 31, 2018
No abstract available
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