Scrubs

MAY 10, 2023

Nurses’ Week is all about showing providers some much-needed love and appreciation for their work, and for many nurses, that means getting a gift from a patient, colleague, employer, or loved one. But not all gifts are made equally. We asked our community of nurses to share their best and worst gifts from Nurses’ Week and, oh boy, did they deliver. Some are incredibly thoughtful and touching, while others are downright strange, and maybe even a little insulting.

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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.

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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.

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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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Scrubs

MAY 6, 2023

Think back to your days on the playground. Were you that kid in school who always got hurt? Chances are you were cared for by a school nurse. But these professionals do more than just hand out Pepto Bismol and Band-Aids, they play a vital role in promoting the health and well-being of the communities in which they serve. School nurses develop care plans for the entire campus by giving staff and faculty the support they need to care for themselves and their students.

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Health Populi

MAY 8, 2023

Using the Internet and mobile health apps are as mainstream as swiping left for a date and researching features in a new car, based on the Digital 2023 Global Overview Report from Meltwater. The broad coverage of this kind of research can’t be accomplished by just one entity, and Meltwater acknowledges the partners who brought them to this research-party: these included data.ai, GSMA Intelligence, GWI, Locowise, Ookla, PPRO, SemRush, Similarweb, Skai, and Statista.

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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).

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Scrubs

MAY 12, 2023

The originator of modern nursing is back from the grave! At least for a few hours, that is. The staff at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Illinois got a surprise for Nurses’ Week when historical impersonator Megan Wells arrived in full character as Florence Nightingale. Known as the “The Lady with the Lamp” for treating patients in all kinds of unsanitary, dim conditions, Nightingale passed away in 1910, but her spirit lives on in the healthcare community.

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Health Populi

MAY 7, 2023

As implemented in the COVID-19 era and its immediate wake, the most obvious environmental benefits offered by telehealth visits replacing in-person patient encounters have been achieved through reduced patient travel, considering The Role of Virtual Consulting in Developing Environmentally Sustainable Health Care , a systematic literature review published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

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Emerging RN Leader

MAY 7, 2023

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC So far, 2023 is turning out to be another challenging year in healthcare environments. Nursing shortages persist, and the financial picture for many health system finances is not good as costs continue to soar. Some hospitals have scaled back how much they do for nurses’ week, and many […] The post Showing Appreciation This Week appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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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

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Scrubs

MAY 11, 2023

The nurses are going to Wall Street. The digital startup known as connectRN has been invited to ring the Nasdaq Closing Bell on Friday, May 12, the last day of National Nurses’ Week 2023. Ten nurses will be there to close out another week of trading on the floor. It’s just the financial industry’s way of saying thank you to the people who work in healthcare.

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Science Based Medicine

MAY 12, 2023

A recent study found that young children are increasingly being harmed by accidental ingestion of cannabis in the form of edibles. The post More Marijuana More Problems for Young Children Part 2: Additional Problems for the Aforementioned Children first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Accepted Blog

MAY 11, 2023

In just a few days, many of you will want to submit your medical school primary application. You’ve probably heard that you have to click “send” on the first day possible – which this year is May 28, 2024 – if you want your best shot. But just how true is that? The AMCAS primary deadline: Myth versus reality It is true that an early primary submission offers an advantage.

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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

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Scrubs

MAY 10, 2023

Jacob Eddington is the first and only male nurse hired to the labor and delivery ward at Ascension St. Vincent Women’s Hospital in Indianapolis, Ind. It’s a title he wears with pride. Eddington works with around 90 other nurses, and they all say having him around has made a big difference. Some of his coworkers even asked him to help deliver their own babies when they gave birth. “He is adored,” said Kari Jones, who is a nurse manager. “He is appreciated.

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Northwestern College

MAY 11, 2023

Electronic medical records make the delivery of healthcare services more efficient and can help primary care physicians and specialists provide coordinated care. However, moving from paper to digital records creates […] The post Health Information Management: More Data, Less Privacy appeared first on Northwestern College.

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Doximity

MAY 11, 2023

During Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we reflect on the contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals, both past and present, to the realm of medicine. Each week, we highlight distinguished members of the Doximity network. These interviews provide insight into the unique experiences these physicians encounter in today's medical field, as well as the paths they are pioneering.

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Minority Nurse

MAY 11, 2023

Nurses have been front and center of every medical crisis, and after the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses were recognized as frontline heroes. However, more nurses are stepping up and admitting that although they were able to save lives, the pandemic exacerbated unequal workplace conditions, which made their job harder, longer, and more stressful. As a result, a safe space nurses joined to advocate for their needs was nurse unions.

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Scrubs

MAY 9, 2023

Bryan Tsiliacos was feeling blessed ahead of his 30th birthday, so he decided to celebrate by doing 30 acts of kindness for other people, including a group of nurses in Sacramento, Cali. The project, known as “30 by 30,” has taken Tsiliacos all over the country. He said he got the idea after realizing he wasn’t satisfied with his life ahead of such a historic milestone.

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Science Based Medicine

MAY 10, 2023

While the COVID health emergency is over, COVID itself is not, and we need to have an eye on the next potential pandemic. The post WHO Declares COVID Emergency Over first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Relias

MAY 8, 2023

Trauma is pervasive. 70% of adults have experienced some type of traumatic event at least once in their lives. This can include many different experiences. Surviving a natural disaster, experiencing abuse or sexual assault, first responders arriving at the scene of a crime — all these experiences (and more) can create a traumatic stress response. For healthcare organizations of all kinds, becoming trauma-informed has never been more important.

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Minority Nurse

MAY 9, 2023

As National Nurses Week 2023 begins its celebration of nurses around the world, nurses everywhere will look forward to the future of nursing while also honoring nursing history and all the nurses who came before them. For some nurses, digging deep into nursing history is a way to learn more and to document the important pieces of a nursing past that could be lost with time.

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Scrubs

MAY 11, 2023

“I know I will be a good nurse, but I want to be more than that. I want to be a nurse who makes a change in my community; one that improves the lives of my patients through quality, compassionate, culturally centered patient care. That is what being a nurse means to me.” – Jaime Contreras , Riverside Community College “As a nurse I will have many responsibilities, but I need to take time to build relationships with patients, communicate effectively, and learn how I can best treat the person base

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Science Based Medicine

MAY 9, 2023

How would you have reacted on 1/1/2020 if a doctor claimed that a virus that killed zero children was "truly dangerous" compared to one that kill 2,000? The post An Absurd Thought Experiment first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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KevinMD.com

MAY 6, 2023

Burnout is an increasingly common phenomenon affecting approximately 63 percent of physicians. The etiology is multifactorial, with excessive workloads leading to sleep deprivation and curtailed self-care. Social media is a significant contributor to burnout that we easily overlook. Perhaps we’re looking for an escape on social media, but is more screen time what we really Read more… Physician burnout: the impact of social media on mental health and the urgent need for change originally ap

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Minority Nurse

MAY 10, 2023

With the May 10 celebration of School Nurse Day , school nurses around the country will recognize how the role of a school nurse has changed dramatically over the decades. This recognition day helps highlight the increasingly complex medical, social, and community needs and duties school nurses are responsible for. Melanie K. Bales, MSN, BSN, RN, CMS , is nursing supervisor in Georgia’s Cobb County School District and a member of the Georgia Association of School Nurses (President 2019-202

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Scrubs

MAY 8, 2023

Tina LaTorella, a nurse at Winchester Hospital in Winchester, Mass., was walking her eight-year-old daughter to school when she noticed the smell of burning wood and the crackling sound of a fire. She followed the source of the noise to find one of the houses in her neighborhood in flames. The nurse immediately stepped into action. LaTorella explained that she handed her cell phone to her daughter and told her to call for help while she raced towards the burning three-story structure to help any

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Science Based Medicine

MAY 8, 2023

Back in the day, I used to refer to something I dubbed "misinformed refusal," a term that refers to how antivaxxers had weaponized "informed consent" by inverting it to frighten parents against vaccinated. In the age of the pandemic, ProtocolKills.com generalizes misinformed refusal to all COVID-19 treatments with the help of "hospital hostage negotiator" Laura Bartlett, who views COVID-19 treatments in hospitals as "holding patients hostage" and provides an "informed consent template" that refu

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DrChrono

MAY 8, 2023

We just returned from the Healthcare Information and Management System Society (HIMSS) Global Health Conference & Exhibition in Chicago. Over 35,000 people gathered to hear leading technologists and innovators discuss the latest healthcare industry news. And the energy was incredible! It was so exciting to explore the exhibits and learn about the latest healthcare technology.

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Minority Nurse

MAY 10, 2023

Alice Benjamin’s nursing education journey has been everything except traditional. At first, she thought her path would hinder her career, and she secretly envied the traditional 4-year nursing program. But her education journey has provided unique, colorful, resourceful, well-rounded, and practical real-life experiences that helped mold Benjamin into the nurse leader she is today.

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