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.NURSING FLASH
.HIGHLIGHTS
What nurses really want during National Nurses Week
Becker's Hospital Review
National Nurses Week is a time to show appreciation for nurses and recognize their crucial role in healthcare. This year's recognition week comes at a difficult time for them, and for many, free food or other small gifts may not be enough. The pandemic, coupled with severe hospital staffing shortages, has placed great strain on nurses. Many are frustrated, exhausted, burned out, or all of the above. This year's National Nurses Week also comes in the wake of RaDonda Vaught's criminal conviction for a fatal medical error, which has left many nurses concerned about making mistakes under increasingly challenging working conditions.
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Concerns regarding the upcoming Webinar with BALA Shoes
ANA\C
This month, ANA\California will be hosting an important webinar on the importance of taking care of your feet and their role in your overall health and well-being as a nurse. Recently, concern was brought forth by a member regarding the presenter, BALA Shoes, and an article detailing a business dispute in 2020. ANA\California will be concerted in our efforts to ensure future speakers and presenters are of the utmost integrity and respect. Thank you!
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Fallen Healing Heroes — May 11, 2022
ANA
We honor and remember the remarkable nurses who have made the ultimate sacrifice due to COVID-19. We extend our deepest condolences to the families, friends, colleagues, and communities mourning the fallen.
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Discounted certifications with ANCC
ANA
During National Nurses Month Recognition Week, ANCC is proud to honor nurses who lead and excel. As a thank you for the impact you make on the health of our communities, we’re offering 25% off certifications the entire month of May. Obtaining your certification just became a little easier!
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The 12-month Online RN-BSN program provides students, who are current RNs, the opportunity for educational and professional advancement. This program is designed to meet the needs of working registered nurses in providing them new perspectives by learning from other nurses. Students will be able to apply real-world solutions in their current positions immediately.
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.ARTICLES, ADVICE & ADVOCACY
Let's not return to pre-pandemic healthcare
Forbes
In my experience, most people tend to idealize the past. Whether formalized in eulogies, evoked in our personal memories, or put into sentimental songs like “The Way We Were” (which I must admit I still consider one of the most poignant songs ever produced as sung by Barbara Streisand and written by Marvin Hamlisch), most of us tend to emphasize the good things and suppress the pain and conflicts of the past.
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Nursing in 2022, in 8 charts
Advisory Board
For the report, Medscape surveyed 10,788 U.S. nurses over the summer of 2021. Responses came from a variety of nursing positions, including LPNs, RNs, and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), a group that includes NPs, nurse midwives (NMs), clinical nurse specialists (CNSs), and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs).
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Apply to Sacramento’s #1 hospital! Joining the UC Davis Health team connects you to a world-class university medical center that fosters collaboration and provides ongoing learning for all health care professionals. UC Davis Health offers excellent compensation and benefits, including competitive insurance plans, holidays, paid vacation/sick leave, retirement benefits and more.
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Nurses can achieve work-life balance with this familiar concept
Nurse No Bounds
Work-life balance is a buzzword that gets said quite often. Experts say we need it and, on an intuitive level, we know we need it, too. When we hear the phrase, we know in an abstract sense that balancing work and life is vital for our physical health, social life, and mental wellness. But how do we achieve that balance? Doing so will require more than just a general understanding of the concept. We need a concrete way of understanding it and knowing how to execute it effectively.
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50 freebies, discounts and deals for Nurses' Week 2022
Nurse.org
Nurses' Week 2022 — celebrated May 6-May 12 (Florence Nightingale’s birthday, for obvious reasons, right?) — is here, and Nurse.org has rounded up all the best Nurses' week deals, freebies, discounts, goodies, and giveaways for nurses.
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At NorthBay Healthcare, we are devoted to creating an environment that nurtures and nourishes a commitment to compassionate care, and just as importantly, allows you to flourish. So join us, and be part of an incredible community of dedicated professionals who share the same passion to provide exceptional patient care.
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Stanford Health Care residents and fellows vote 'yes' to union
MedPage Today
Resident and fellow physicians at Stanford Health Care voted to unionize, the Committee of Interns and Residents/SEIU (CIR-SEIU) announced recently. Out of more than 1,400 residents and fellows, 1,049 cast ballots, and 835 voted in favor of unionizing. CIR-SEIU noted in its announcement that the successful vote follows a union organizing campaign that began in December 2020 with a resident-led protest against Stanford's staff vaccination plan that excluded many frontline physicians from its initial rollout (nearly all residents, according to NPR).
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This Nurses' Month let's ensure this critical workforce has the support they need
Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
During Nurses' Month and beyond, please remember this: nurses can’t unsee what they’ve seen this past year. Post-traumatic stress, the physical and psychological toll, requires special attention to the well-being of nurses. Recognize that nurses may suffer survivor’s guilt. Remember that nurses are more likely to commit suicide than the general population.
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.WEBINARS
.NURSE WELLNESS
.NEWS FROM AROUND THE INDUSTRY
Self-care for nurses starts with leaders' support
Nurse.com
It’s no secret that self-care is an important part of maintaining overall health. But finding the time to nourish their bodies, minds, and spirits can be a challenge for nurses.
“Nurses are trained to provide compassionate care for patients, yet we’re not trained in the compassion of caring for ourselves,” says Pam Ressler, MS, RN, HNB-BC, founder of StressResources.com in Concord, MA.
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COVID-19 associated with nearly 15 million excess deaths, WHO finds
Healio
Nearly 15 million people died as a direct or indirect result of COVID-19 during the first 24 months of the pandemic, according to a new estimate published May 5 by WHO.
The estimate includes both deaths caused by COVID-19 and deaths associated with the pandemic’s impact on health systems and society. Experts generated the estimate using a model that relied on information from countries with adequate data, which was then used to make estimates for countries without adequate data, WHO said.
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COVID coverage for all dries up even as hospital costs rise
Medscape
For the first time, the U.S. came close to providing healthcare for all during the coronavirus pandemic — but for just one condition, COVID-19.
Now, things are reverting to the way they were as federal money for COVID care of the uninsured dries up, creating a potential barrier to timely access.
But the virus is not contained, even if it's better controlled. And safety-net hospitals and clinics are seeing sharply higher costs for salaries and other basic operating expenses. They fear they won't be prepared if there's another surge and no backstop.
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New research confirms racism in healthcare settings increases vaccine hesitancy among ethnic minority groups
Sage via EurekAlert!
A new study examining the associations between racial and ethnic discrimination and COVID-19 vaccine refusal has found that one in 10 people from ethnic minority groups who refused a vaccine experienced racial discrimination in a medical setting since the start of the pandemic. They also experienced twice as many incidents of racial discrimination than those who had accepted the vaccine.
The results of the survey, published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, indicate a direct effect of racial discrimination on low confidence in the health system to handle the pandemic, which in turn predicted vaccine refusal.
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U.S. baby formula shortage worsens
HealthDay News
Supply chain issues around the world are fueling a shortage of baby formula — and the problem is only getting worse.
About 40% of the top-selling baby formula products were out of stock during the week ending April 24 in the United States, CBS News reported. That's an increase from just 11% in November and still a large bump from 31% on April 3.
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U.S. launches office to battle discriminatory impact of pollution
Medscape
The U.S. Justice Department on May 5 said it was forming a new office to help low-income areas and communities of color battle the disproportionate impact of pollution and reversing a Trump-era environmental enforcement policy which critics said made it harder to hold big polluters accountable and deter future violations.
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Scientists closer to outsmarting malaria parasites
Australian National University via Medical Xpress
Researchers from The Australian National University have discovered why malaria parasites are vulnerable to some drug therapies but resistant to others, offering scientists another piece of the puzzle in the global fight against the disease.
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Screen for mental health, safety concerns at well woman visits
Healio
In addition to routine medical screening, clinicians should assess women for life factors that may affect their overall well-being during regular well visits, according to a presenter at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.
Specifically, patients should be screened for mental health issues, alcohol use and safety concerns.
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Women and people of color waited longer in the ER to receive care for chest pain
News-Medical
Women waited longer to be evaluated for chest pain in the emergency room and received a less thorough evaluation for a possible heart attack than men in the same age range. Similarly, people of color with chest pain waited longer before being seen in the ER than white adults with chest pain, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.
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Heart attack mortality rate higher in the U.S. compared to other high-income countries
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston via EurekAlert!
When it comes to treating heart attacks, U.S. hospitals may have the latest tech and low readmission rates, but the country’s mortality rate is one of the highest among the nations included in a new study.
The study, published May 4 in The BMJ, found substantial differences in care for heart attack patients across six high income countries despite international agreement on how heart attacks should be treated.
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