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Sleep Better Tonight with These Science-Backed Strategies
Falling asleep can be difficult, especially
after a particularly grueling shift. In many cases all the sleep hygiene of a cool,
dark, quiet room isn’t going to be the...
Patient-to-Nurse Staffing Ratios Squash Sepsis
Regulations and care bundles work to reduce sepsis-related deaths but could be improved upon. Here's how implementing patient-to-nurse staffing ratios can.
How Effective Is Your Face Mask?
N-95 face masks are the gold standard, but what protections do surgical and procedure masks offer against particles that could carry virus? University of North Carolina School...
How a Food Rut Can Be an Easy-Eating Strategy in Busy Times
When life is crazed, thinking about what to eat is the last thing you probably want to do. Knowing that you're going to eat a bagged salad...
When Professionalism Doesn’t Look the Same to Everyone
What does professionalism mean to
you? What does it look like? No matter your vision it probably focuses in the
manner that one carries themselves, speaks to others, presents...
A Greener Mediterranean Diet May Yield More Heart Health Benefits
Have you heard of the green Mediterranean diet, aka green Med
diet? It turns out that this version that serves up more plants and very little
red meat or...
Be More Innovative: The Mind Trick that Helps Spark Ideas
The world of nursing is changing
and the ways to solve the problems that the pandemic has revealed in public
health, nursing, and patient care will be to create...
3 Ways to Build Resilience
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed your life and has most likely challenged your resilience. Build back your resilient zone with these tips.
Photos May Prevent Wrong-Patient Order Errors
Something to consider when facemasks aren’t a thing: Including pictures with electronic health records (EHR) could decrease the rate of wrong-patient order entries.
The More Proactive You Are, the More Successful a HCP You Might Be
Proactive people tend to create positive outcomes. And compared to reactive people, they tend to perform at higher levels. Now, a study out of the University of...
How Covid-19 Changed Nurse Life
Nurse life changed because of the pandemic: the hours, the job, the career. A new survey sheds light on what it’s like to be a nurse in...
Don’t Let Covid-19 Get in the Way of Compassionate Nursing
Compassion and nursing are bedfellows, but the Covid-19 pandemic has strained this symbiotic relationship. What once was conveyed by touch and nonverbal communication, no longer can be...
Why Headaches in Healthcare Professionals Are Common
Sometimes they’re pounding. Sometimes
they’re stabbing. Sometimes they’re a dull ache, and sometimes they’re debilitating.
They are headaches, and according to research, half of healthcare professionals
experience them.
What We Should Know About Male Nurse Burnout
Burnout syndrome affects a wide range of nurses...even when there isn’t a pandemic in process. It is a concern of administrators and healthcare leaders alike. Numerous researchers...
Mindful Self-Care + Meaning Made = Higher Professional Quality of Life
Recent research evaluating the
factors that contribute to professional quality of life of palliative care workers (PCW) found
that engaging in mindful self-care activities had a direct and positive
effect.