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Vermont Strike Averted |
Nurses have reached a tentative agreement with the University of Vermont Medical Center, averting a planned 5-day strike. The Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals representing 1,900 nurses, initially planned the strike to protest labor practices and a lack of financial transparency. The agreement includes a 23% wage increase over the next 3 years, along with an additional step added each year of the contract, marking the largest wage increase in the union’s 21-year history.
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Texas Independent Practice Battle |
Nurse practitioners in Texas are pushing for legislation that would allow them to practice independently (like NPs in 27 other states), a move they say would expand primary care access, provide more personalized care, and alleviate their financial burdens associated with paying supervising physicians. But they face strong opposition from some physicians, including the Texas Medical Association’s president, who says physicians are “trained at a higher level” and points to a 2023 TMA survey which found the majority of respondents opposed expanding NP’s scope of practice (though the question posed did not specifically mention NPs).
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Free Medical School
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Beginning in Fall 2024, education at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine will be free for most students thanks to a $1 billion Bloomberg Philanthropies donation. The initiative allows students from families earning under $300,000 to attend tuition-free and those from families earning up to $175,000 to also have living expenses covered. The donation also increases financial aid for graduate students at its schools of nursing and public health, as well as its other non-medical graduate schools. This isn’t the first healthcare-related initiative from Bloomberg Philanthropies this year.
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TODAY'S TOP VITAL
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The number of HIV infections that occurred among more than 2,100 cisgender women in South Africa and Uganda who received twice yearly injections of the drug lenacapavir. Click here to see how that figure compares with women who took daily PrEP pills and why some experts are calling the preliminary results a “real game-changer.”
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What Does Innovation Mean to You? |
The Nursing Beat wants to hear your thoughts on nurse-led innovation at your facility. Take the survey for a chance to win one of three $100 American Express gift cards.
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE WITH NURSE KEL
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Today’s Trivia Topics |
Are you ready for another round of Today’s Trivia Topics? To find the answers to the questions, click on the emojis at the start of each question.
🧓 What muscles in the human body are the strongest? (Hint, it’s in the facial region!)
🦴 Which bone is the bone not connected to a joint within the human body?
🧑🚀 True or False: Astronauts cannot cry in space due to the lack of gravity.
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Kelly McClure, MLS, BSN, RN, is a nursing school instructor for LPNs and RNs at
Ehove Career Center in northeast Ohio. She is also TNB’s resident trivia guru.
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Why Med Rec is Not a Waste of Time |
Medication reconciliation is a key part of every patient history. It’s hugely time-consuming and every health care professional knows the results are highly questionable. So how can we do this well?
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Free CE’s from BCEN |
Mark your calendars! BCEN will be offering a free series of webinars from July 16-18, covering mental, emotional, physical, and financial advice and resources for all RNs, regardless of specialty. Register here!
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SUPPLY ROOM |
Ice Ice Baby |
These iced coffee sleeves come in different sizes and patterns, keeping your drink cold and your hands dry!
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BREAK ROOM |
Yummy Fusion |
If you love making pasta at home, but are looking to get creative in the kitchen, check out this easy Japanese fusion recipe! This dish will be a hit at dinner parties or date nights!
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