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Today is World Mental Health Day. Mental health is a subject very close to my heart, both personally and professionally.
No matter what you’re going through, I believe hope can be found in awareness and advocacy. I hope you take today to reflect on how you can help yourself—and others.
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Today's Top Beats |
🩺 Military Nursing Partnerships
❤️ Rare Disease Advocate
🌍 Health & Climate Change
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Military-Civilian Nursing Partnerships |
Military medical personnel need clinical training that’s relevant to combat medicine and general hospital care. What better place to get experience in both than civilian trauma centers and systems? A new article in Critical Care Nurse describes a partnership that enabled U.S. Air Force nurses to keep their skills sharp with civilian hospital experience. The study is one of several in this special issue that focus on the intersection of disaster, nursing care, and the military.
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Embracing Progeria with Humor |
Progeria is an extremely rare genetic disease that causes dramatic, rapid aging starting in childhood. Those with it have a startling appearance, but that didn’t bother Sammy Bosso, who joked about looking “a bit like E.T.” The longest-living person with progeria, Bosso was so good-humored that he handed out candy on Halloween at a friend’s house—just to delight in
children’s reactions to his appearance. The long-time advocate passed away Saturday at age 28 after leading a singularly remarkable life.
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Climate Change Affecting Health |
With Hurricane Milton hitting so soon after Helene, it’s clear that the effects of climate change will continue to threaten people’s health and safety. Some health effects of climate change are less obvious and occur every day, however. One example: increases in allergies and asthma, as pediatric allergist-immunologist Elizabeth Matsui recently discussed at the
American Academy of Pediatrics meeting. The suggestions and resources she shared are helpful to all healthcare providers of children and adults.
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TOGETHER WITH JOHNSON & JOHNSON
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Watch and Learn |
Missed your chance to apply for the NurseHack4Health Pitch-A-Thon? Don't worry – your opportunity to innovate is just beginning. Join us virtually on October 15th at 1 PM ET to witness your global peers in action as they pitch game-changing ideas for a healthier work environment.
This free event is your front-row seat to cutting-edge solutions that address real-world challenges in nursing. By attending, you'll gather inspiration, refine your own innovative thinking, and get inspired to take center stage next year. Learn how your colleagues take complex problems apart, fix them, and build them better. Plus, you'll gain valuable insights into what makes a winning pitch.
Don't let this chance slip away – register now and start envisioning your own transformative solution for 2025.
The NurseHack4Health Pitch-A-Thon is presented by Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, & SONSIEL and sponsored by ALL IN: Wellbeing First for Healthcare and J & J Foundation.
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TODAY'S TOP VITAL
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57% |
The proportion of strokes caused by hypertension—the leading cause of all strokes worldwide and also the easiest, most straightforward modifiable risk factor to address. Wondering what the other major causes are? Check out these incredible charts from a global study on stroke prevalence.
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MYSTERY Dx MINUTE WITH NURSE KEL |
Mystery Diagnosis Minute |
Welcome back for another Mystery Diagnosis Minute! We’re going to keep delving into some spooky diagnoses that seem too strange to be true!
🎃 This rare genetic disorder affects the brain and causes the patient to not sleep—which ultimately becomes so severe that it causes severe physical and mental collapse.
🎃 This lack of sleep generally starts when the patient hits middle age, however, it can develop at any time during the patient’s life.
🎃 These patients often have concomitant dementia, hallucinations, and Parkinson’s-like symptoms.
Think you know the answer? Click here to see if you’re right!
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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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SUPPLY ROOM |
I Put a Spell on You |
Fans of Hocus Pocus will love this badge reel featuring the Sanderson sisters!
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BREAK ROOM |
#ThrowbackThursdays |
Everyone loves a good, nostalgic episode of Full House. If you need a laugh, watch this PA’s spin on hospital workers if they were on the show, Full Hospital. Guess who was the guest star!
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