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When a child got “eruptive fever,” aka chickenpox in Victorian days, colloidal baths, Calamine lotion, and lots of supportive care weren’t on the treatment panel. What was? Laxatives. Not only did those poor children have to endure daily spoonfuls of castor oil, but they also had to spend much of their miserable day on the toilet, as the belief was that purging the body would get rid of the illness faster. 

I think it’s safe to assume those poor babies would have significantly benefited from IV hydration and maybe a Banana Bag after all that nonsense.

Today's Top Beats

🥇 A Tie at the Top
💪 Nurse Leaders

🤑 Hospital Salary Roundup

HANDOFF

Answer for the Anger

Katie (Annette) Flowers, Douglas Brant, Carrie Lynn Johnson. These are just a few of the nurses murdered while doing their jobs, like several other healthcare workers, says Dr. Amy Faith Ho in a MedPage Today piece about increasing violence in healthcare. Healthcare experiences more non-fatal workplace violence than any other field—including law enforcement. Why are people so angry? The answer: “Because the healthcare system failed us when we needed it the most.”

Facing Time for Forgery

Julie DeVuono, NP, and her employee, Marissa Urraro, LPN, at Wild Child Pediatric Healthcare in Amityville, New York, took in more than $1.5 million selling fake vaccination cards in 2021 and 2022. DeVuono has pleaded guilty to that crime and for submitting fake prescriptions for oxycodone that she kept for herself. She lost her nursing and business licenses and will be sentenced in November for money laundering, forgery, and offering a false instrument for filing.

Duke and Penn Tied for Top

Duke University and the University of Pennsylvania tied as the top schools for earning a BSN, according to the latest rankings from U.S. News and World Report, forcing Penn to share the honor it held solo for the past two years. Emory came in third. But take all this with a big grain of salt. Despite U.S. News changing its formula after years of growing criticism and pushback, its critics remain unimpressed with the rankings.

TODAY'S TOP VITAL

$10,350,000

The amount that former Stone Academy nursing students are suing for after they were unable to finish their education when the for-profit healthcare college shut down in February.

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YOUR NEW THING STRATEGY WITH NEW THING NURSE

All Nurses Are Leaders

Are you looking at a job posting that requires “Leadership Experience” and feeling like you don’t have any? I’m about to explain why you’re wrong. Every nurse is a leader!

Here is a short list of leadership skills that almost every nurse can list on their resume: 

• Delegation

• Strategic Thinking

• Flexibility

• Conflict Resolution

• Effective Communication 

• Time Management

• Ability to Teach & Mentor 

Leadership roles? You probably have done those, too: 

• Charge Nurse

• Unit Based Council Member

• Super User (for anything!)

• Committee or Council or Task Force Member 

• Officer in a Nurse Professional Organization 

• Board Member for an Organization 

Highlighting these skills and roles on your resume or cover letter and in your interview can help you land your first formal leadership job. 

Still trying to figure out where to start? New Thing Nurse can help.

TODAY IN THE CHART

SUPPLY ROOM

Keep It Warm

Tired of coming back to cold coffee after patient care? Treat yourself to this Ember smart mug and sip your beverage of choice at your selected temperature for up to 1.5 hours. (You’ll thank us later.)

BREAK ROOM

Night Shift Essentials

Whether you have been working the night shift for a while now, or are adjusting to a new night shift schedule, some much needed essentials can make your routine much easier! Check out this video of must-have night shift essentials!

DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS

We’ll see you tomorrow with fresh new financial content from Savannah at Networth Nurse!

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