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Hello, Nurses! |
In our Handoff today, you’ll read what missing sleep can do to a nurse’s health. For better sleep and a stronger immune system, try to
adopt as many of these sleep hygiene tips as you can:
😴 Try to go to bed and wake up at the same time each day.
🛌 Make your bedroom dark, cool, cozy, and irresistible.
💤 Give yourself enough screen-free wind-down time.
🍷 Avoid alcohol and caffeine too close to bedtime.
🏃 Exercise during the day but not right before you hit the sheets.
Everyone is different, and some of these may work better for you than others. But they’re worth a try for better rest!
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Today's Top Beats |
🔕 Alarm Fatigue No More!
👕 High-Tech Scrubs & Gowns
🚫 Long COVID Committee Dissolved
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HANDOFF |
Less Sleep = More Infections for Nurses |
Nurses who don’t get enough sleep have a greater risk of several infections, according to a new study. Getting at least two hours less sleep than they felt they needed more than doubled nurses’ risk of the common cold, sinusitis, and gastrointestinal infections and
more than tripled the risk of pneumonia/bronchitis. Even getting a few minutes less than needed increased these infection risks, and working nights increased the common cold independent of sleep.
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New Progressive Care Nursing Standards |
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses published the first standalone guidance specific to progressive care nurses last week. Though the AACN has previously provided clinical guidance for this specialty, the new guidelines provide much more detail than past
publications. “Progressive care” is a two-decades-old term referring to patients who are moderately stable but acutely ill and at a high risk of instability. The quickly growing specialty was the 9th most in-demand healthcare job on LinkedIn last summer.
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TODAY'S TOP VITAL
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3.4k - 5k |
The range of jobs that will be cut from the National Institutes of Health workforce in the next few days. That works out to 17-20% of the 20,000 jobs at NIH. See how many jobs were already cut last month and how these cuts might affect cancer research and more.
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TECH TUESDAY WITH NURSE MANNY
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Computerized Scrubs? The Future of Fabric |
MIT researchers have woven the future into fabric—literally. They’ve developed an elastic fiber computer that can be sewn into clothing, creating a wearable monitoring system. Imagine scrubs that track your vitals, flagging dehydration or stress before you even feel it. For nurses who are always on the move, this could mean injury prevention, posture tracking, and even real-time fatigue monitoring.
For patients, the possibilities are just as game-changing. Smart hospital gowns could continuously monitor vitals, alerting nurses to early signs of sepsis or cardiac changes without clunky wires. Compression socks with embedded sensors could detect circulation issues before they escalate. In home health, fiber-infused shirts could track activity levels, mobility, and fall
risks—a total game-changer for remote patient monitoring.
Innovation that understands the human body—and helps nurses care for it better. The future of healthcare is seamless, and nurses will be the ones stitching it together.
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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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5 Ways the Pandemic Changed Nursing |
Five years after the first lockdown, this blog looks back at how COVID-19 shifted nursing practice.
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SUPPLY ROOM |
A Cinderella Story |
Calling all peds nurses! These Disney keychains may be the perfect distraction for your little patients!
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BREAK ROOM
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American Healthcare Woes |
A father had to call for an emergency ambulance ride for his sick daughter. You would not believe how much the cost increased after he used his health insurance. What are your thoughts on American healthcare?
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DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS
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Do you ever get alarm fatigue on the job? Check out this nurse’s unique hack to turn those beeps into bops!
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