Scrubs
MAY 11, 2023
Is there a goat in the house? In addition to being a VA nurse, Mary Jordan is known as a lover of baby goats. She brings her furry farmland friends to the hospital where she works every year to celebrate National Nurses’ Week. The staff at Patient Care Services at Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital in Columbia, Missouri lined up in the adjacent lawn to play with a group of baby Nigerian dwarf goats.
Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 3, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Hari Prasad, founder and CEO, Yosi Health. Wasteful administrative costs are crippling healthcare. That’s the key finding of a recent research brief published by Health Affairs, a leading journal of health policy under the […] The article Combatting Wasteful Administrative Costs At the Practice Level appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
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Emerging RN Leader
MAY 31, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN When did travel nursing become a specialty? It is a question that leaders now ask themselves. Consider the story a CNO colleague shared with me: I was casually chatting with the dad of one of my son’s friends while I was picking him up last weekend. He […] The post No – Travel Nursing Is Not a Specialty appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Health Populi
MAY 25, 2023
Our pets can be personal and family drivers of health and health care cost savings, according to a new study from according to a new report from researchers at George Mason University published in their paper, Health Care Cost Savings of Pet Ownership. Reviewing this new paper inspired me to explore the current state of the pet/health market and implications for their human families, my weaving of various stories explored in this Health Populi blog post.
Science Based Medicine
MAY 21, 2023
British consulting cardiologist Dr. Aseem Malhotra has become the latest darling of the COVID-19 minimization and antivaccine movement in the UK. Previously known for anti-statin views and advocacy of the Pioppi diet who pivoted to more dangerous misinformation during the pandemic. The post Unsafe and Ineffective: Aseem Malhotra first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
Minority Nurse
MAY 12, 2023
Yes, I said it. It’s time that nurses put nurses first! This is our week, our month, shoot, it’s even our year. Come on. Let’s go. Ask for what you want both in your professional life and personal life. The world knows that we deserve more, and we deserve the best. We work hard, so we need to take care of ourselves. We give, give, and give and it is time to receive.
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Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 5, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Bill Stone, CEO, AllClear Healthcare. Despite major changes in the healthcare system over the last few years, it’s still hard for many patients to get answers for the causes of chronic or sudden-onset health […] The article How Private Practices Can Leverage Personalized Health Diagnostics appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Emerging RN Leader
MAY 21, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Just before the start of nurse’s week, the Surgeon General issued an advisory on the epidemic of loneliness and isolation in the United States today. Now some of you may think that this advisory does not extend to happen within work settings, but you would be wrong. […] The post Give Every New Graduate a Battle Buddy appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Relias
MAY 23, 2023
What does it mean to look at your work through a trauma-informed lens? Imagine sitting in a parking lot, drumming up all your courage just to walk into a behavioral health center. You have never seen a counselor before, and you are very nervous. You haven’t had a good night’s sleep for weeks. You have nightmares, seem to always be ‘on edge’ and anger easily.
Science Based Medicine
MAY 18, 2023
A condensed timeline of the events, people, and far-right global politics that repurposed science and medicine to promote fake miracle cures for COVID-19 and spread deadly disinformation with a focus on the United States, France, and Brazil. The post Repurposed to Radical: How drug repurposing created a global right-wing market for COVID early treatment fraud first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
Minority Nurse
MAY 19, 2023
Hospitals serving more patients at risk for complications during childbirth are less likely to have enough nurses to care for patients during labor, delivery, and recovery, according to a new study in Nursing Outlook. The findings reveal one of many factors that may contribute to poor maternal health outcomes in the U.S. for the most vulnerable childbearing populations, including Black mothers and those insured by Medicaid.
Scrubs
MAY 3, 2023
Nurses all over the country are going on strike or walking away from the bedside due to low pay and stressful working conditions. But your life as a nurse can vary dramatically based on where you choose to live and work. WalletHub recently conducted a nationwide study of the best and worst states to be a nurse. The findings are based on data in two key categories: “Opportunity & Competition” and “Work Environment.
Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 24, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Baraka Floyd, MD, pediatrics physician at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health and Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford School of Medicine and Lindsay Stevens, MD, pediatrics physician at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health and Clinical Professor at […] The article Addressing Food Insecurity with Electronic Health Records appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Emerging RN Leader
MAY 3, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Being a nurse leader in today’s environment is very challenging. Many nurse managers today are at the beginning of their leadership journey. A young leader recently asked me – everybody talks about what I should do, but do you have ideas about things I should be sure […] The post Ten Mistakes That Can Derail Your Leadership appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Medical Gas Compliance
MAY 30, 2023
Medical gas supply systems in healthcare facilities provide gases such as oxygen, nitrous oxide, and medical air throughout your facility as needed. These are critical gases for maintaining your patients' wellbeing. These systems are also monitored with alarms that activate when there is a pressure change or other type of issue that requires attention.
Science Based Medicine
MAY 5, 2023
None of us have to fantasize what we would have done during a pandemic. What you actually did the past three years is exactly what you would have done. The post Letter to a Medical Student: There Is No Elite RCT Strike Force first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
Minority Nurse
MAY 11, 2023
May signifies everything we look forward to–time for graduations, pinning ceremonies, vacations, and anticipation for warmer weather; however, for the recent nursing graduate, May also signifies a time for preparation for one of the most important exams they may ever take, NCLEX. Graduates can look forward to taking the NCLEX if they remember PUPS. (More on PUPS below).
Scrubs
MAY 15, 2023
Patrice Wilson was kidnapped on May 13 while leaving the overnight shift at the Detroit Medical Center in Michigan, according to the police. She was seen being abducted in the facility parking lot where a man entered her vehicle and forced her to leave. “He approached our victim just as she was getting into the driver’s side of her vehicle.
Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 19, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Leon Rozenblit, JD, PhD, Registry CoE, IQVIA, Alexandra Weiss, nonprofit strategy, patient organizations, IQVIA. The past few years ushered in a historic wave of innovation in the therapeutic development landscape, heightening the demand for high-quality, […] The article Understanding the Benefits of Data Registries for Advancing Patient Centricity and Research appeared first on electroni
Emerging RN Leader
MAY 10, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN The nation celebrates nurses this week. Yet sadly, all is not well with the profession. Last week, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing released some concerning nursing school enrollment data. The number of students in entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs decreased by 1.4% in 2022, ending 20 […] The post Nursing School Enrollments Now Down appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Sensible Medicine
MAY 31, 2023
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Science Based Medicine
MAY 31, 2023
Why plausibility must play a central role in scientific medicine. The post Why Scientific Plausibility Matters first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
Minority Nurse
MAY 11, 2023
Angela Purcell, a nurse making a difference, has helped save patients’ sight and taught others how as part of the Flying Eye Hospital. Purcell didn’t start her career expecting to help save people’s eyesight around the globe. In fact, she didn’t even start working as a nurse until an amazing experience changed her life permanently. Purcell, now an RN with an Ophthalmic Nurse diploma and the Associate Director of Nursing for Orbis International’s Flying Eye Hospital , began her career as a leg
Scrubs
MAY 15, 2023
Some things are meant to be. Logan Riesterer was dropped off at Ascension Saint Mary in Chicago when she was just a baby, but she ended up right where she needed to be. Nestor Hermogino, who worked as the secretary in the ICU back in the early 90s, used to start each shift at the hospital praying for his family. In the chapel, he discovered the infant wrapped in a blanket on March 20, 1992.
Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 11, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Wonil Gregg, vice president of customer engagement and experience, DCPerform. Whether you’re a customer or a worker, chances are you’re all too familiar with the persistent challenges of stockouts and overstocks across the healthcare […] The article Best Practices for Reducing Stock Outs and Overstocks In the Healthcare Industry appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Emerging RN Leader
MAY 24, 2023
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Today’s nursing shortage is unlike any other that we have confronted in my more than four decades of nursing. The gap between the number of nurses needed and those available continues to grow. The Surgeon General warns it could be as high as one million nurses in […] The post Solving Wicked Problems appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.
Sensible Medicine
MAY 30, 2023
Thank goodness John Ioannidis exists. Inter alia, if it wasn’t for his research, plenty of the work of academic journal editors and science publishers would go unnoticed, through thick and thin. Instead, his meta-research prompts us to question about these professions and about the future of science communication. Two of his very recent papers pushed me to reflect - from my possibly biased point of view (I am a scientific publisher) – on what is an important issue also to those who w
Science Based Medicine
MAY 22, 2023
Last week Dr. Vinay Prasad wrote a Substack arguing that medical students should learn the principles of evidence-based medicine before basic science.This is a recipe for amplifying the main flaw in EBM that science-based medicine was meant to correct, and Dr. Prasad's arguments would have been right at home on an integrative medicine blog. [Note ADDENDUM.
Minority Nurse
MAY 11, 2023
You Make a Difference: such simple words to write but a challenge to put into practice. So I ’ m thrilled to introduce you to a nurse living up to the mantra. Meet Alice Benjamin, or Nurse Alice, as she ’ s known to many and how she ’ s making a difference in her patient ’ s lives, the surrounding community, and the nursing profession every day. Nurse Alice’s personal experience of her father dying in the ER from cardiac arrest while awaiting care inspired her to become the best cardiac nurse in
Scrubs
MAY 16, 2023
A white female employee at Bellevue Hospital in New York City was caught on camera trying to take a rental bike from a black man in a dramatic scene. In the video, which was posted to Twitter, the woman in scrubs can be seen trying to take the CitiBike, while trying to paint the man as a threat. “Help! Help me! Please, help me,” the woman yells in the clip, which has already racked up over 6.6 million views.
Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 9, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ophir Ronen, CEO, CalmWave. Hospitals routinely collect vast amounts of data, including information about patients’ health, care delivery, and organizational performance. This data could theoretically be utilized to drive huge improvements in health outcomes […] The article How Hospitals Can Use Their Historical Data To Their Advantage appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
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