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.

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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 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.

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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

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Scrubs

MARCH 30, 2023

As a black woman, Kara James learned how to advocate for herself at a young age. She grew up in Carson, California and was forced to move out of her mother’s house when she was in high school because her mother didn’t have enough money to take care of her. She moved in with family in New Orleans and began work towards a career in nursing. Now, she’s looking to empower other black women as a nurse practitioner at Planned Parenthood. “I know what it’s like being from the hood, I know w

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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.

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Health Populi

MARCH 28, 2023

The phenomenon of Deaths of Despair is the short-hand name for rising mortality among certainly people living in the U.S. due to overdose, accidents, and suicide. Angus Deaton and Anne Case published their first of many research papers on Deaths of Despair in 2015. Their research uncovered the risks of dying a Death of Despair to be higher among men, especially those between the ages of 25 and 64.

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Scrubs

MARCH 31, 2023

Getting information from patients is crucial when their life is on the line, but what do you do if the patient doesn’t speak your language? Every second counts when someone is having a medical emergency, and two nurses are sharing their tips on how to get necessary information from a patient when they’re struggling to communicate. Terri Tanner, an emergency department nurse at Northwest Hospital in Maryland, remembers trying to talk to a patient who was suffering from an unknown condition during

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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.

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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.

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Relias

MARCH 31, 2023

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” — Jane Goodall Nurses who excel in their clinical practice and gain satisfaction from mentoring others might consider pursuing a nurse leader role. Advantages of leadership roles — besides a higher salary and prestige — are a greater ability to make a difference within their healthcare organization, positive impact on those they lead, and ultimately, more power to improve patient outcomes.

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Scrubs

MARCH 29, 2023

A new cancer detection tool known as the “holy grail” of early detection is currently being tested in hospitals throughout the U.K., and experts say it could revolutionize cancer treatment by predicting tumors more than a year before they begin to form. It is the first pan-cancer blood test, according to Ashish Tripathi, founder and CEO of Tzar Labs and chairman of Epigeneres Biotech, an Indian firm that first developed the test in 2021.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 31, 2023

Clara Bridges, Atlanta Housing’s oldest living resident and nursing veteran of 33 years, celebrated her 102nd birthday with friends, family, and song at the Peachtree Senior Tower, where she has been a resident since 1975. The spry centenarian, known for her sharp memory, recalls birthdays and phone numbers of nieces and nephews. At 102, she still has a quick wit, a zest for life, and the energy to exercise and enjoy healthy foods.

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E-Clinic

MARCH 29, 2023

In today’s digital age, online reviews have become an important tool for consumers to make informed decisions about where to go for healthcare services. In fact, a recent study found that 84% of people trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations. For clinics, this means that having a strong online reputation can be the difference between attracting new patients and losing them to competitors.

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Scrubs

MARCH 29, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration announced today that Narcan, an essential tool in combating opioid overdoses, can now be sold over the counter. The move is aimed to increase the availability of the drug at a time when opioid-related deaths remain high across the U.S. Over 106,000 people died of drug-related overdoses in 2021 alone, according to the National Institute of Health.

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Scrubs

MARCH 27, 2023

Safety issues have long been a concern for all types of nurses, but providers at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital say they are particularly worried about illegal drug use inside the facility. One nurse is now in the hospital after being exposed to narcotic smoke on the job. The staff said she fainted and seemed to go into a panic attack after inhaling the contaminated air.

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Scrubs

MARCH 27, 2023

Linda Pegg and Becky Meadows may be done with nursing after hanging up their scrubs, but they aren’t done helping people in need. They recently started volunteering with International Institute Southwest Missouri to sponsor refugees from Afghanistan relocating to the U.S. Now both women are sponsorship group leaders, balancing several refugee cases at once. “It’s changed my life.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 29, 2023

Esther Conteh has enjoyed an extraordinary and varied healthcare and nursing career for over 25 years. She emigrated to New York City from Sierra Leone as a teenager and was inspired by her mother’s work as a midwife back home and decided to pursue a career in healthcare. After working as a home health aide at VNS Health, she became an RN with the organization and moved quickly through the ranks, leading to her current leadership role, where she oversees a large and diverse team.

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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.

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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.

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