Scrubs
MARCH 28, 2023
Student nurses need to complete at least 400 hours of clinical training before they can take the National Council Licensure Exam, but more states are allowing students to practice their skills in simulated labs instead of on real patients. A new bill in New York State would allow nursing students to substitute up to 30% of their clinical training with “high-quality simulation education.
Electronic Health Reporter
MARCH 30, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Amanda Hansen, president, AdvancedMD My father was diagnosed with diabetes when he was very young and lived his entire life maneuvering various healthcare systems. He had multiple eye surgeries, which is common for diabetes […] The article The Promise of Connected Healthcare: How AI Advancements Are Creating More Meaningful Experiences appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
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Emerging RN Leader
MARCH 5, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN What has been interesting in my leadership development work is examining the trends that emerge over time. We are almost at the end of the first quarter of 2023, and here is what leaders are telling me now: Nursing turnover is about at the same rate as […] The post What’s Trending Now appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Health Populi
MARCH 29, 2023
The U.S. spends more on health care than any other nation in the world. Yet Americans’ health outcomes rank relatively low compared with other wealthy peer nations on Planet Earth, manifesting a low return-on-investment for this huge financial spend. Nowhere is this more evident than in America’s place in equity compared with nine countries, shown in the graph on health care system performance from The Commonwealth Fund’s perennial study, Mirror, Mirror – the latest versi
Minority Nurse
MARCH 28, 2023
Diabetes Alert Day was introduced in 1988 and for decades has helped raise awareness about diabetes this significant medical condition. During her early years as a nurse, Kim Ellis MSN, FNP-C, CDCES and founder of Ellis Diabetes Education & Consulting, LLC , discovered there was a big need for diabetes information in the communities she served, so she focused her specialty in helping folks with the condition and sharing education.
Relias
MARCH 7, 2023
Nurses have one of the most in-demand roles in healthcare, and with a 6% projected job growth rate through 2031, the demand for nurses to fill both vacancies and new roles is only increasing. Given the current and future need for nurses, healthcare organizations must focus on recruiting new nurses, but perhaps more importantly — keeping their nursing staff engaged in clinical practice.
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Electronic Health Reporter
MARCH 23, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Dan Leibu, co-founder and chief operating officer, League. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare industry rapidly adopted new technologies and processes to improve care delivery and keep patients and staff safe. […] The article Healthcare Platformization Will Prepare Us For The Next Pandemic appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Emerging RN Leader
MARCH 29, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Nursing leadership roles are challenging today. The last thing most leaders want is negative feedback about their performance. Consider a story a leader recently told me: I was depressed for days after I saw our all-employee survey results. It seems everyone wants to blame someone for what […] The post Handling Negative Feedback appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Health Populi
MARCH 17, 2023
The pandemic worsened food insecurity for many people in the U.S., putting more people at risk for not only hunger but for chronic diseases that can be managed with access to nutritious, fresh food. In Helping SNAP Consumers During Economic Headwinds from Numerator, we get a current read on food security, the SNAP program, and the challenges of chronic health management that are intimately tied.
Minority Nurse
MARCH 20, 2023
The fundamental mission of every healthcare provider is to first do no harm. Unfortunately, however, for far too long systemic inequities in the healthcare system have perpetrated and perpetuated harm. Both implicit and explicit biases have strongly determined healthcare processes, including informing how patient pain is understood, diagnosed, and treated.
Medical Gas Compliance
MARCH 27, 2023
Healthcare demands will always be a growing concern. Designing an effective and caring healthcare facility is an intricate process; it must meet a full range of activities, from routine exams to life-threatening emergencies. As healthcare facility managers, we aim to keep patients safe and in a welcoming environment that enhances quality and patient satisfaction.
Scrubs
MARCH 30, 2023
Some one million nurses with active RN licenses are not working due to unsafe working conditions, according to National Nurses United, the largest nursing union in the country. Nurses have been organizing to get federal lawmakers to pass a bill that would set minimum nurse-patient ratios for every department in every hospital in the country. The bill, known as The Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act, was authored by Sen.
Electronic Health Reporter
MARCH 22, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Lu Zhang, founder and managing partner of Fusion Fund. In theory, artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the healthcare industry for the better in a number of important ways. AI and machine learning’s […] The article 3 Ways To Overcome Barriers To AI Adoption In Healthcare appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Emerging RN Leader
MARCH 1, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Many health systems today are looking at redesigning care to a team-based model. When making this change, it is essential to think about the role of teamwork. Don’t assume that it is strong. Consider the story a nurse manager recently shared with me. It feels like I […] The post Teaching Teamwork Skills appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Health Populi
MARCH 21, 2023
Most U.S. health citizens think AI is being adopted in American health care too quickly, feeling “significant discomfort…with the idea of AI being used in their own health care,” according to consumer studies from the Pew Research Center. The top-line is that 60% of Americans would be uncomfortable with [their health] provider relying on AI in their own care, found in a consumer poll fielded in December 2022 among over11,000 U.S. adults.
Minority Nurse
MARCH 23, 2023
Nurses have been called many things over the years, and saint, hero, angel, and savior are just several ways they’ve been described. In a misguided sense, nurses have even been unceremoniously sexualized in the form of the tired cliché of the sexy nurse Halloween costume. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it became increasingly common to see signs outside hospitals saying something akin to, “Heroes work here.
Relias
MARCH 13, 2023
Occupational wellness is a key ingredient to a healthy, happy, and balanced life — no matter one’s line of work. When it comes to direct support professionals (DSPs) and other positions focused on care where burnout is prevalent, occupational wellness is even more important. Although achieving occupational wellness is often discussed from the perspective of the employee, there’s actually quite a bit that organizations can do to promote it.
Scrubs
MARCH 7, 2023
Shariya Small wasn’t ready to be a single mom when she gave birth to triplets earlier this year. The 14-year-old resented having to wake up at all hours of the night to change diapers and feed her babies. It was all a little too much for a teenager to handle. All three of her children were born prematurely at 26 weeks, which only complicated the situation.
Electronic Health Reporter
MARCH 24, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Oliver Paterson, director of product management, VIPRE Security Group. The healthcare sector is predicated on protecting all sensitive information for a practice and its patients. Threats come from every direction, whether through email, an […] The article Sending Emails No Longer A Security Problem For Healthcare appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Emerging RN Leader
MARCH 26, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Poor communication skills in healthcare environments can lead to medical errors, fragmented care, poor team coordination, and incivility. Most problems that occur in teams are traceable back to challenges with communication. So consider the following stories that leaders and friends (not in healthcare) have told me during […] The post Team Communication appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Medical Gas Compliance
MARCH 29, 2023
Every smooth-running healthcare facility has a time when they need to shut down some part of their medical gas system for maintenance or installation. The effect of this downtime is that many departments in the building are taken out of their comfort zone. Here are some ways to make the process easier for everyone involved.
Minority Nurse
MARCH 22, 2023
For 15 years, Latanya Weston was in operating rooms in her home state of Georgia, amputating the limbs of patients who suffered from kidney disease. The feeling of the scalpel pushing down on flesh and the sound of the bone cracking haunts her. A Georgia native, Weston knew that the mortality rate of kidney disease is 30 to 40 percent higher in her state than the national average.
Health Populi
MARCH 10, 2023
As our homes and health care services continue to converge, we can see signposts of direct-to-consumer strategies from the pillbox (where DTC is a mature thing) to clinical care in peoples’ hands (and on their preferred technology platforms). Some examples this week make this point, which taken together demonstrate the portfolio of ways more people – as health consumers and caregivers – can engage in their health, well-being, and clinical care.
Scrubs
MARCH 25, 2023
Christy Fliss isn’t used to seeing much daylight as the charge nurse on the night shift at Sanford Health Sylvan Court in Canby, Minnesota where she’s worked for nearly nine years. Her colleagues know and love her for her attention to detail and stabilizing presence in the ICU, so they decided to surprise her with the DAISY Award to show her how much they appreciate having her around.
Electronic Health Reporter
MARCH 23, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Carm Huntress, CEO, Credo. It’s the 21st century, and 78% of hospitals still “often or sometimes” receive their medical records via mail or fax, according to a 2021 report from the Office of the […] The article Can Artificial Intelligence Solve Our $125 Billion a Year Medical Records Problem?
Emerging RN Leader
MARCH 22, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Promotions from within can be tricky. Not everyone will be thrilled that you were selected for the position. A new nurse manager recently told me about her struggles managing her former peers. While initially, the staff seemed happy with her selection, she is now finding resistance especially […] The post Being Promoted from Within appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Medical Gas Compliance
MARCH 13, 2023
What is a Medical Vacuum Pump? A medical vacuum pump system provides a safe, sufficient flow of gas or vacuum at the required pressure. While the Joint Commission (JC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) keeps us on our toes with the current standards and recommendations they continually roll out, one thing has stayed consistent for healthcare facility managers looking to keep their patients safe: The need for quality suction equipment. specifically a medical vacuum system
Minority Nurse
MARCH 15, 2023
March is National Kidney Month and Minority Nurse caught up with nephrology nurse Nancy Colobong Smith, MN, ARNP, ANP-BC, CNN to find out what it’s like to be a nurse in this specialty. She is the national president-elect 2023-24 of the American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA). Please tell me about your role now and how your career brought you to this place.
Health Populi
MARCH 8, 2023
Many health citizens in the U.S. would likely skip receiving preventive health care services if the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) coverage for them goes away, a Morning Consult survey found. The first chart illustrates the top-line of this research: that most U.S. adults would not pay out of pocket for several preventive services including tobacco cessation, drug use screening, weight loss measures to prevent obesity-related illnesses, as well as screening for depression or HIV.
Scrubs
MARCH 24, 2023
“Patient in room 709 didn’t sleep all night and thinks his call light is to get the cops to come and arrest us,” said the night shift nurse as she packed her things. How can nursing be so predictable and unpredictable at the same time? As soon as I walked into his room and tried to introduce myself, he exclaimed, “Oh great, another woman; if they really think they can keep me here, they should at least bring a man to do the job!
Electronic Health Reporter
MARCH 22, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Love.Life, a health and wellness company leading the convergence of food, medicine, and wellness therapies, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Plant Based TeleHealth Inc., a nationwide telemedicine service focused on the prevention and reversal […] The article Love.Life Acquires Telemedicine Platform Plant Based TeleHealth Inc. appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
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