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Hello, Nurses! |
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Did you know yesterday was International Nurses Day? Every May 12th (Florence Nightingale’s birthday), the international nursing community celebrates our vital profession. In our handoff below, read about the World Health Organization’s report on nursing worldwide and see how your country compares.
In this newsletter sponsored by Indeed, you'll read all about how to find a job worth your talent. And don’t forget we extended our Nurses Week giveaway to May 14 at 11:59 P.M. EST! Enter* for a chance to win incredible giveaways from top brands! |
Today's Top Beats |
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🛑 Nurses Protest L&D Closure
⚠️ Tariffs Impact Healthcare
đź’š Self-Care Is Healthcare |
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HANDOFF |
Nurses Protest L&D Closure |
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A decline in births is the reason cited by Mount Desert Island Hospital in Bar Harbor, Maine, for plans to close their labor and delivery unit in July. But Maine nurses say they weren’t consulted on the “shortsighted” decision that would make the 10th Maine L&D closure in the past decade. More than 100 nurses from across Maine protested the closure alongside community members last week, but the hospital remains firm on its decision. |
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Tariffs Impact Healthcare |
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Uncertainty continues over what tariffs the federal administration will enact on which products, despite recent trade meetings, and Americans are reeling as the effects begin hitting home. A recent post by The Nursing Beat advisor Taofiki Gafar-Schaner, MSN, RN, explained how tariffs are already affecting healthcare, including preventing or delaying kids from receiving life-saving heart transplants. Here’s more on what tariffs actually are and how they’ll affect healthcare costs and equipment. |
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WHO Releases Major Nursing Report |
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On International Nurses Day yesterday, the World Health Organization launched its State of the World's Nursing report 2025. The report updates and builds on the 2020 edition, which gathered information from 191 countries on a global workforce of 27.9 million nurses. The new report “provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the nursing workforce,” including 12 priorities from the “Global strategic directions for nursing and midwifery 2021–2025” plus five additional priorities. Read all the details here. |
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TOGETHER WITH INDEED |
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Nursing Jobs Worth Your Talent |
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Visit the Careers in Care nursing hub and find employers who value nursing excellence as much as you do.
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TODAY'S TOP VITAL |
24 hours |
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The length of a vigil at the Capitol last week, where hundreds of disability advocates, Medicaid patients, families, and politicians showed up to protect Medicaid. |
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NURSE ON-CALL |
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TECH TUESDAY WITH NURSE MANNY |
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Tech Power = Responsibility |
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In today’s digital healthcare landscape, tools like EHRs, wearable devices, and mobile health apps have transformed how we deliver care. But with this progress comes real responsibility, especially around data privacy.
Some new initiatives propose consolidating massive datasets—from pharmacy claims to genomics and wearable data—into centralized databases. While the intent is to improve research into complex conditions like autism, it also raises red flags for digital security and patient consent.
As nurses, we’re trusted stewards of patient information. And at the risk of sounding like a HealthStream module, staying sharp on digital best practices matters. That includes using secure platforms, protecting access, and teaching patients how to keep their data safe.
By centering privacy in tech-forward care and advocating for our patients, we help preserve the trust that defines our profession.
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Nurse Manny is passionate about leveraging health tech for better patient care. Want him to review your tech? Email him! |
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How to Pass the HESI A2 |
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Learn everything you need to know about the HESI A2 and how to pass the exam. |
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SUPPLY ROOM |
Little Miss Nurse |
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Since you can never have enough nurse-y clothes, check out this cute sweatshirt (perfect for work or home). |
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BREAK ROOM |
Self-Care Is Healthcare |
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Do you have hundreds of banked PTO hours that you haven’t used yet? This is your sign to use that PTO now! Go on that well-deserved vacation! |
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DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS |
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Check out all the details on our Nurses Week giveaway, still open through tomorrow, May 14 at 11:59 P.M. EST! |
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*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Giveaway begins 5/6/25 at 0700 EST and ends 5/14/25 at 2359 EST. Open to legal U.S. residents age 18+ who are licensed nurses or nursing students.
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