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Good Morning, Readers!

Are you in the Chicago area? Or are you heading to the ANCC Magnet/Pathway conference next month? Joey Ferry and Taofiki Gafar-Schaner, founders of SafeSeizure, Tamara AL-Yassin, and I of TNB are hosting a nurse networking event at The J. Parker rooftop.

In partnership with connectRN, we have curated an evening with food, drinks, and custom gifts. Tickets are free. You won’t want to miss this. Register here.

Today's Top Beats

✈️ NPs to Maui

⚖️ Unstable Staffing

💸 Diabetes Disparities

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Help is On the Way, Maui!

The Department of Health and Human Services has deployed a team to Maui, including clinical psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and nurse practitioners. The team of health officers from the US Public Health Services Commissioned Corps is there to provide behavioral health support to people impacted by the recent deadly wildfires. This includes education, assessments, referrals, and behavioral health services for wildfire victims as they return home. The wildfires have killed at least 97 people.

A Rally in Austin

Nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin are rallying to raise awareness of safety issues while Ascension builds a new tower for women’s services. The center’s cardiovascular ICU is so understaffed that some shifts begin with no nurses to cover patients leaving the OR. Moreover, the labor and delivery unit sometimes sees a single nurse on staff have to bounce between deliveries, with babies sometimes left cold, hungry, and “unstable,” according to an RN. Nurses at the center held a one-day strike earlier this year.

More Violence Against Nurses

In May, the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center implemented a monthslong hiring freeze that lasted until the end of August. The California Nurses Association is now saying that nurses and workers reported more than 30 incidents of workplace violence at the San Francisco campus since the freeze began. The health system says it complies with staff-to-patient ratios mandated by the state of California, and it has a workplace violence program that meets California standards.

TOGETHER WITH THE CLASS

Nurses + Mindful Movement

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Ready to take the first step? Try this complimentary Class, created specifically for nurses. Also, The Class is offering a 14-day free trial to their Digital Studio, plus a 50% discount on a quarterly membership exclusively for the TNB community. Simply use code NURSES at checkout through this link.

Reconnect with your true self and start feeling like you again.

TODAY'S TOP VITAL

$2.5 Million

As part of the CDC’s National Diabetes Prevention Program, the agency has awarded Trinity Health a $12.5 million grant to work on decreasing disparities in type 2 diabetes care by addressing social needs like transportation, food, and housing.

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MAP OF THE MODERN NURSE WITH DEBRIEFING THE FRONT LINES

Defining Martyr Complex

Recently, Debriefing the Front Lines teammate Michelle introduced me to the term martyr complex. “While I don’t want to label myself or anyone else, some of the characteristics feel uncomfortably familiar,” Michelle shared. 

Martyr complex is a psychological term describing someone who self-righteously sacrifices themselves or their needs in favor of others. Instead of being a diagnosable term, it is more a pattern of repeated behaviors, not just a one-time event helping someone. 

Signs include:

1. Constant self-sacrificing in multiple areas of your life, not just work.  

2. Putting yourself in situations that hurt you in order to help another

3. Repeatedly overextending yourself to serve others

4. Belief that you are the only one capable of getting the job done 

How do we overcome this pattern of behavior? Similar to most healing work, awareness is the key. Learn more about the martyr complex, find non-judgemental support, and dive deeper into self-exploration.

TODAY IN THE CHART

SUPPLY ROOM

Lemme Take a Listen

Make your daily commute go by in a flash with this free trial from audiobooks.com that includes three free audiobooks!

BREAK ROOM

True Crime Thoughts

NICU nurse Lucy Letby was sentenced to life in prison for murdering seven infants in the UK. Watch Stephanie Soo, influencer and famous mukbanger, uncover whether Letby did this for a doctor's affection in her deep dive into the case.

ASSESSMENT

CLOCK-OUT & CONNECT

DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS

Follow up with us tomorrow for advice on compact nursing licenses from Sarah at New Thing Nurse!

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