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The Secret Garden: A staff-only wellness and respite space

American Nurse

Takeaways: The Secret Garden is a first-of-its-kind dedicated 24/7 staff-only wellness and respite space, which has been shown to promote stress-reduction. A well workforce could save the profession and potentially improve care and patient satisfaction. Nursing responsibilities frequently interrupt needed breaks.

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What is Neurodiversity? Understanding Neurodiversity

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

As a result, the brains varied methods of processing information become a part of self-identity. Neurodiversity has expanded to incorporate a wider group, including those who self-identify as neurodiverse. 2 Everyone has strengths and weaknesses, and understanding this develops inclusion and acceptance. Kathy Leadbitter, et al.

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Peer support and nurse well-being

American Nurse

Many more programs exist now in recognition of the psychological support that our nurse colleagues continue to need as we care for each other during the challenges of staffing crises, under-resourced hospitals, and the ongoing challenges and repercussions of the pandemic. Peer support offers psychological safety.

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The diversity of mental health nursing is enormous. Q&A with Monica Taylor

The Nurse Break

Monica has expertise in emergency psychiatry and undertook state projects where she led the development of the WA framework for clinical supervision in public mental health services and was project lead for national forensic benchmarking. What advice would you give to your younger self?

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Nursing ethics and shared governance model

American Nurse

Incorporating ethical competence and professional development into everyday nursing practice is imperative to fulfilling ethical obligations for optimal patient care. Takeaways: Through shared governance, nurses are encouraged to participate in organizational decision-making to satisfy professional obligations.

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Health Policy

American Nurse

HEALTH POLICY is essential to promote wellness and make sure that large scale health goals are met, and standards of care are upheld. 2019) found that trauma history is associated with suicidal ideation, non-suicidal self-injurious behavior, and aggression. Molecular Psychiatry, 26(9), 5079–5086. BMC Psychiatry, 22(1).

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Empowering Tomorrow’s Nurses: Building Resilience for a Fulfilling Career

American Nurse

The intensity of nursing education often stretches students to their limits, preparing them for the realities of patient care. New Mexico needs an additional 5,704 registered nurses (RNs) to meet the national benchmark of 92 RNs per 10,000 population (New Mexico Health Care Workforce Committee, 2023). With 42.5% 2021; Hughes et al.,