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The Nursing Beat has wrapped the SXSW conference as an official media partner, feeling inspired and connected. You may ask, how does this all-encompassing conference of fashion, television, music, sports, and tech intersect with nursing?
We say EVERYTHING.
Learn why 👉 here(volume up, please)!
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Today's Top Beats |
🚺 It's A Girl Thing
🥃 Gender & Alcohol Policies
💼 Your New Side Hustle
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It’s A Girl Thing |
Female nurses and other healthcare workers are experiencing alarming rates of burnout that are consistently higher than their male counterparts. Research suggests that factors such as inequity, lack of autonomy, and poor work-life balance — in particular, the burden of familial responsibilities — contribute the most to this gender disparity. Compared with female nurses, male nurses appear to be better able to handle long, extended work weeks without getting burnt out, which experts attribute to differences in child care and child-rearing pressures outside of work.
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Fix the Policies |
The World Health Organization is urging governments to consider gender in their alcohol policies, which often overlook gender differences and allow the industry to target women with tailored marketing. Alcohol is a causal factor in over 200 disease and injury conditions, but both genders face distinct risks. Women experience greater harm at lower consumption levels — as well as more second-hand harm from partners’ alcohol use — and men at higher risk of excessive drinking.
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The Age Old Healthcare Narrative |
Older adults spend an average of 21 days yearly on medical appointments, a recent study found. But for many, the healthcare setting is rife with ageism, full of instances of medical professionals overlooking their autonomy or speaking patronizingly — and this discrimination costs the healthcare system billions. Efforts like the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative and Changing the Narrative aim to counter this bias, and some 3,700 sites across the US are considered “age-friendly.”
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TODAY'S TOP VITAL |
11,000 |
The number of emergency room visits from unsupervised melatonin ingestions by young children between 2019 and 2022.
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TOGETHER WITH ASTANZA
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Your Aesthetic Side Hustle |
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Astanza shares your passion and drive – offering new opportunities, fostering business growth, educating clients, and uplifting communities. Join Astanza, where nursing entrepreneurship meets changing lives.
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MAP OF THE MODERN NURSE WITH DEBRIEFING THE FRONT LINES
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This Is Not a Nursing Shortage
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There is a popular narrative that the US healthcare system is experiencing a nursing shortage. There are 5.2 million registered nurses - of these, 89% are employed within the profession. This is a false narrative. There is not a nursing shortage.
Instead, there is a shortage of nurses willing to:
The “nursing shortage” solution requires institutional courage, a pledge to care for and protect those who depend on the institution, engage in moral action, and operate with integrity despite cost. The focus must shift from temporary solutions to efforts involving well-being and retention.
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Debriefing the Front Lines is a mental health organization, debriefing single incident and cumulative care taking trauma. Learn more here.
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SUPPLY ROOM |
Beautiful Dreamer |
Keep track of your dreams and manifest your goals for the future with The Dreamer journal.
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BREAK ROOM |
Who’s Right? |
Have you ever contemplated whether you should follow your head or your heart? If you need a laugh, what happens when your head and your heart have a heated discussion.
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DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS |
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Professionalism in nursing can be a hotly debated topic. Check this out to give your own practice a bump in the right direction.
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