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One of Today’s Top Beats discusses what one nurse described as the “terrifying creep” of healthcare AI.

It’s clear that AI is here to stay, so I’m curious: what experiences have you had with AI in your workplace? Do you feel like it has helped you? Hindered you? Both?

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Today's Top Beats

💻 Healthcare AI
📞 911 Operators

🩺 Native American Nurses

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Celebrating National NP Week

Have you been celebrating National Nurse Practitioner Week this week? Communities across the country have been expressing their appreciation for the work of the 385,000 NPs working in the U.S. In Clarksville,Tennessee, local leaders have issued proclamations for the week and Baltimore’s local CBS discussed NP’s vital role in filling healthcare gaps. Check out the AANP’s resource guide and proclamation week map.

AI’s “Terrifying Creep” into Healthcare

As AI becomes an increasingly bigger presence in our lives, many nurses wonder how much it should be involved in their day-to-day work and how they can prepare for its increasing role. Certainly there are opportunities for AI to improve nurses’ workflow, but are we moving too fast? Neurology ICU nurse Michael Kennedy shared in a recent essay how AI’s “creep” in hospitals “terrifies” him. What do you think? Is he right to be terrified?

911 Operators Can Reduce Disparities

Women are less likely than men to receive a bystander’s CPR if they experience a cardiac arrest outside of the hospital, ironically because of bystanders’ fear of harming the woman or being perceived as touching her inappropriately. But if a 911 operator guides the caller through the steps of CPR, that disparity goes away, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Science Symposium.

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The number of discharges that two virtual nurses oversaw over six months at Yale New Haven Health, working 3-4 days a week remotely and two days a month in-person to build trust and with on-site nurses. Check out how much their work reduced patients’ length of stay and increased early discharges.

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The Impact of Native American Nurses

Only 0.4% of registered nurses identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, yet Indigenous populations have created care systems and healing traditions still in use today. While the U.S. healthcare system is still working to support these practices, the contributions of Native American nurses are crucial to recognize and celebrate: 

• Dr. Mistie Wilkie: A champion for minority nursing students, Dr. Wilkie has secured millions in funding to improve recruitment and retention for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Indigenous students. 

• Dr. Michelle Kahn-John: A psychiatric nurse practitioner, researcher, and educator, Dr. Kahn-John leverages the Navajo concept of wellness to inform practice and research.

• Marcella LeBeau: A Lakota leader and World War II veteran, Marcella LeBeau served the Indian Health Service for 31 years, advocating for Indigenous health until her death in 2021 at age 102. 

Note: For this article, the terms “Native American,” “American Indian,” “Alaska Native,” and “Indigenous” are used at different times. Learn more about language choices and Native American Heritage Month.

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Just Cruisin’

Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of a neurosurgeon is like? Guess what kind of car this surgeon drove on the way to work.

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