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Hello, Nurses! |
This month, our Mystery Diagnosis Minute with Nurse Kel will focus on the kidneys. In pathophysiology, I remember feeling absolutely flabbergasted at how kidneys function — and how things can go wrong. What topics or body systems grabbed your attention in nursing school? Tell us here!
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Today's Top Beats |
🧑⚖️ Weight Loss Drug Decision
🥵 Moms Have More Cognitive Work
🥰 Treat Yourself!
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HANDOFF |
New Student Nursing Assessment |
Elsevier Health has launched a new standardized test that enables nursing instructors to assess how prepared their students are for clinical practice. The HESI Clinical Practice Readiness Assessment aims to assess students’ clinical judgment and practice readiness. These are two key focus areas of the NCLEX that researchers have found lacking in recent years. See what skills the test will focus on at the Elsevier HESI CPRA site.
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Compounders Must Halt Tirzepatide Production |
Now that GLP-1 drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound are no longer experiencing shortages, compounding pharmacies lack the legal justification for continuing to sell their compounded versions of the drug compound, tirzepatide. Compounders pushed back on the FDA’s decision last year that
shortages had ended, but a federal judge sided with the FDA last week, telling compounders they must immediately stop making tirzepatide. The FDA has said it will give compounders until March 19 to stop making the drug.
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Moms Do Most Household “Cognitive” Work |
This statistic won’t surprise any moms: Mothers take on about 70% of the mental load for household tasks, a recent study found. A survey of 3,000 U.S. parents asked who does the cognitive work—planning, organizing, decision-making, etc—done for various household tasks. Moms manage most core tasks, those essential for family functioning that cannot be put off, and it takes a toll. Dads mostly manage the less
frequent episodic tasks, such as gardening or repairs.
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TODAY'S TOP VITAL
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77% |
The percentage of survey respondents who said they would feel comfortable if their coworker discussed their mental health with them, according to a recent poll. Find out how many would also feel comfortable supporting their coworker in a mental health crisis!
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MYSTERY Dx MINUTE WITH NURSE KEL |
Mystery Diagnosis Minute |
Hey everyone! Welcome back for another round of the Mystery Diagnosis Minute! This month all of the diagnoses will be kidney-centric in celebration of National Kidney Month! Let’s get into it!
🫘 This congenital kidney disease causes the patient to have a deficiency in the alpha-GAL enzyme (the tackler of GL-3 in cells), causing a buildup of the GL-3 that damages the kidneys.
🫘 Some common symptoms of this disease include proteinuria, temperature sensitivities, decreased diaphoresis, and neurological problems like vertigo and tinnitus.
🫘 “Crisis” periods of this disease are characterized by excruciating burning pain in the feet or hands, which can then spread elsewhere in the body.
Think you know the answer? Click here to see if you’re right!
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Kelly McClure, MLS, BSN, RN, is a nursing school instructor for LPNs and
RNs at Ehove Career Center in northeast Ohio. She is also TNB’s resident trivia guru.
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How to Avoid Burnout |
Burnout in healthcare has festered for decades, but the COVID pandemic accelerated the problem. Discover how to avoid nursing burnout and enjoy nursing for years to come.
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SUPPLY ROOM |
You're Instrumental |
OR nurses will love this adorable badge reel!
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BREAK ROOM |
Treat Yourself! |
Looking for some retail therapy to treat yourself after a long workweek? Check out these amazing discounts for nurses! If you know, you know.
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