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☀️ Happy FriYAY readers,
Our team is currently in Philly prepping for the NTI conference with our friends at connectRN. I will be speaking on my journey from bedside to business and the importance of partnerships to build a sustainable community within nursing. Are you going to NTI? Come check me out at these times.
We are also hosting a networking event in Philly on May 22nd with our advisor Marion Leary, the head of innovation of Penn nursing. It’s important to connect in real life and network so that nurses can see all of the opportunities they have beyond the bedside. In Philly? We just relocated to open more space for tickets. Come hang and register here.
Stay safe. Be healthy. Be kind.
Tamara AL-Yassin (aka Nurse T)
CEO | The Nursing Beat
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💜 THE BONUS NURSES DESERVE GIVEAWAY WINNERS SPOTLIGHT 🔦
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Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate the nurse in your life - we were BLOWN AWAY by the responses and amazed at each and every submission. We wanted to highlight some of our winners - sharing a little about their story and just how awesome they are. Also, a huge thank you to our partners Cherokee Uniforms, connectRN, and Guardian Medical Direction. for helping making this giveaway happen for a group of truly phenomenal humans!
Tyreesha nominated her friend, Tyra - "Tyra is a nurse at heart. She is so smart but so humble. She treats every patient like they are family."
Stanley nominated by his friend, Jason - "Stanley truly has a heart of gold. His caring and compassionate nature leaves an impression on all his patients and colleagues."
Jess was nominated by her mother, Christine - "She graduated [nursing school] just as COVID hit and was thrusted right into it."
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Male Nurse Accused of Sending X-Rated Media from Patient’s Phone to Himself
Baptist South nurse Luke Waski in Jacksonville is charged with video voyeurism and sexual cyber harassment. Waski was asked by his patient to call someone from her phone to let them know she was okay. She unlocked her phone for Waski, and he made the call but then left the room with her phone. The patient received notifications on her Apple Watch that text messages, which included nude photos and videos, were sent from her phone
to Waski’s phone.
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WHO: Don’t Use Non-Sugar Sweeteners for Weight Control
The World Health Organization released new guidelines recommending against using non-sugar sweeteners to control body weight or reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases. A systematic review found that sweeteners don’t have any long-term benefit in reducing body fat in adults or children. Still, long-term use may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and mortality in adults. The recommendation applies to everyone except those with pre-existing diabetes.
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The Nurse Robots You Need to Meet
Robotic assistants in healthcare can help nurses in several ways. For example, Moxi is designed to engage with people and complete non-patient-facing tasks, while the robotic cart TUG can safely transport medication, lab samples, and surgical supplies around the facility. In Japan, a robot nurse bear can lift and relocate (elderly) patients, and another called Dinsow functions as a kind of robotic Alexa. And then there’s the highly interactive Pepper, which can greet patients, answer basic questions, and much more.
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COMMUNITY PICKS 🌼
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Are you tired of getting your tumblers snatched? Then, check out this personalized nurse’s tumbler. Not only is it adorable, no one will
question who it belongs to with your name on it!
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💸 FINANCE FRIDAY powered by
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Networking as a Nurse
A couple of weeks ago, we attended one of the top conferences in our industry, The American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL). With thousands in attendance, how was I to stand out?
Three tips I always keep in mind when networking:
It is more important to be interested than to be interesting. Ask questions, and understand others’ challenges, beliefs, and points of view. Being interested makes you interesting! Read How to Win Friends and Influence People.
Always lead with value. Consider resources you can share, an introduction you can make, or any assistance you can provide others. The key is to give more in value than you take in payment. Read The Go-Giver.
Take notes and follow up. After an event, write down what you learned from steps one and two. What is important to this person, and how can you add value to them? Take this information and send a personalized follow-up email or DM. Use Notion to stay organized.
Your network is your net worth! How can we help you? Let’s talk soon!
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DAILY DIVERSION 💊
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Laughter is healing, and while caregiving is challenging, it can also be full of funny stories. Check out these curated caregiver stories, which range from seniors’ inappropriate (i.e., dirty) jokes to deaf patients’ loudly commenting on someone’s weight to clothing mishaps.
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🤯 ONE BIG NUMBER
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The Black American population had 1.63 million excess deaths relative to their white counterparts over the last two decades, according to new research in JAMA. The deaths were most prominent among infants.
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