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Hey-O Nursing Beat Friends! |
It’s Mystery Diagnosis Monday and this one might be a familiar to our surgical and neurosurgical nurses.
🤔 This skeletal disorder occurs when one or more cervical vertebrae are congenitally fused together.
🤔 Patients may have an unusually short neck and restricted movement of the head and neck areas.
🤔 While this primarily affects the head and neck region, this disease can cause anomalies in other body systems, including the cardiac and renal systems.
Think you know the answer? Click here to see if you’re right!
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Today's Top Beats |
🧑⚕️ Free Nursing Program
🏥 Investing in Nurses
💻 Remote Nursing Sustainability
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HANDOFF |
Free CNA Program |
The San Diego College of Continuing Education offers a free program for non-citizens to become certified nursing assistants. Free for all migrants and asylum seekers, the program is especially interested in teaching the specific requirements for becoming a California CNA to people with medical experience from their home countries. With a high success rate of 98% passing the certification exam on the first try, this program can be a stepping stone for immigrants' careers in healthcare.
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Invest in Nurses |
A new study found that hospitals can improve their patient experience scores (HCAHPS) by investing in nurses. Researchers analyzed scores from more than 500 hospitals in California, Florida, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, finding that hospitals that provided better work environments, more education and training for nurses, and appropriate staffing levels for nurses had higher patient
satisfaction scores. Nurse participation in hospital affairs also strongly affected scores. Find out which nurse-related factors did not.
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1-Day Strike |
More than 40 medical technicians held a one-day strike at MarinHealth Medical Center in California to protest low wages and benefits. The National Union of Healthcare Workers, representing
107 medical technicians, has been negotiating a new contract since last October. The union is asking for a 20% raise over five years compared with the hospital’s 2.5% annual raise offer. The union says that many technicians cannot afford to live in Marin County on their current wages and that the hospital is losing staff because of low pay.
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TODAY'S TOP VITAL
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81% |
The percent of physicians who believe generative AI will enhance interactions between patients and their care team. Can you guess what percentage of physicians believe AI will not improve interactions with patients?
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THAT REMOTE LIFE WITH NURSE FERN |
Is Remote Nursing Sustainable? |
Here are some current trends we’re seeing in remote nursing jobs and remote work in general.
It’s much more competitive to land a remote role. It’s hard to find data on remote nursing jobs (we probably should have kept better stats at Nurse Fern!) but what we are seeing is that more nurses are looking for a break from bedside, without a large increase in remote job openings, which equals more competition for what’s
available.
Now that “return to office” is possible on a large scale, many companies that had only been posting remote now have hybrid options available.
Due to supply and demand, It’s taking longer to get noticed by employers.
Having a stand out resume, LinkedIn profile (yes, nurses are on there!), and keeping up to date on the industry and employers you want is key to success
in the application process.
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Ready for remote nursing? Check our daily remote nurse job postings for nurses leaving the bedside on Nurse Fern.
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Certified Nurse Anesthetist Week: Career Highlights, Advice, and More |
Learn more about what CRNAs do, the work they put into their careers, and what opportunities CRNAs have in their careers.
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SUPPLY ROOM |
Brain Freeze |
If you're prone to headaches during or after your shifts, this IceBeanie could help!
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BREAK ROOM |
Life in Perspective |
If you want to watch an uplifting and heartwarming show, check out My Last Days, a documentary featuring people diagnosed with terminal illnesses living their lives to the fullest. Watch the award winning series here.
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