Hey-O Nursing Beat Friends!
Instead of my usual questionable historical medical practice facts for Thursday, I’m switching it up to a beneficial holistic practice instead. Today’s Daily Diversion brings you a video for beginning tai chi, a soft martial art that’s been practiced in China for thousands of years. It’s known for calming anxiety and depression as well as reducing pain. Instead of being a physically combative type of martial art, the movements done in tai chi are meant to bring the practitioner a sense of calm and peace, which is exactly what I wish for you today.
Be well,
Kel M.
Managing Editor of TNB
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Nursing Student Helps Save Man’s Life at JFK Airport
Natalie Davies, a senior nursing student at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, certainly didn’t expect to need the clinical skills she had been learning during spring break. But while waiting at JFK
Airport in New York City for her flight to New Orleans, she heard a scream and turned to see a man lying on the ground. She ran over at the same time as another passenger, and the two immediately began checking his vital signs.
The man had no pulse, so Davies began CPR. It turned out the other responder was a cardiologist, so when a bystander brought over an automated external defibrillator, the cardiologist used it to administer shocks. The collapsed man’s pulse returned after three rounds of CPR and AED use. It was the first time Davies had needed to use her skills to save a life, she told WFLA Channel 8 News.
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LGBTQ Teens’ Mental Health Suffering Amidst Anti-LGBTQ Policies
A wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has been sweeping across the country, and a new national survey from the Trevor Project finds the trend is taking a major toll on the mental health of LGBTQ youth. LGBTQ+ youth are already at nearly twice the risk for suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts,
and completed suicides than their cis and straight peers, but the political climate appears to be ratcheting up the risk even more. Nearly one in three respondents said their mental health was poor “most of the time or always” because of anti-LGBTQ+ policies and laws.
According to STAT News’ coverage of the survey, simply hearing about possible laws that would ban discussion at school of LGBTQ+ individuals caused their mental health to feel “a lot worse.” The only silver lining is that support from family, friends, and the community makes a difference: trans and nonbinary youth with family support had lower rates of suicide attempts.
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Research Reveals Health Benefits of Three-Day Weekends
With Memorial Day weekend less than a month away, those who work traditional nine-to-five jobs may already be daydreaming about how they’ll use that extra day. But what if we all got three days off every weekend, even for shift workers? That’s what researchers in South Australia are recommending after their study revealed a range of health benefits from a four-day workweek. The researchers followed participants for just over a year as the participants took two to three holidays, each around 12 days long.
The findings revealed better physical activity and sleep habits among those who took breaks, even
if it was just an extra day on the weekend. For example, participants on vacation were sedentary for 30 minutes less per day, got an extra five minutes a day of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, and slept an average of 21 more daily.
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Job Offer Case Study: Is a $100,000 Sign-On Bonus Worth It?
Recently, a hospital system in California advertised a $100,000 sign-on bonus for nurses willing to commit to working there for three years. Is this as good as it sounds?
Things to research when considering a job offer with a large sign-on bonus:
Why is the company offering such a large sign-on bonus?
Is the bonus a red flag for poor working conditions or other issues?
How long is the time commitment to get the bonus?
How is the bonus paid out?
How will the bonus be taxed?
What is the regular hourly wage?
What do other local hospitals pay?
What is the cost of living there?
What do other nurses say about working there (check the comments)?
A large sign-on bonus can sound super appealing, but you need to research to validate that it’s worth it.
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DAILY DIVERSION 💊
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Tai chi has long been known to help older adults with balance and reducing falls, but it’s not only for older adults. The practice’s slow, gentle movements offer a range of benefits for people of all ages, including strength, flexibility, and all-around improved well-being. Never tried it? Here’s a great beginner’s instructional video to
check out!
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The percentage of respondents who said they were “very unlikely” or “somewhat unlikely” to share
feelings of depression, suicidal thoughts, or mental health issues with their manager or someone else at their facility, according to a new report from Trusted Health. The most common reasons for keeping mum were worries about confidentiality (72%), job security (69%), and not
seeing the issue addressed (64%).
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