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Hey-O Nursing Beat Friends! |
It’s time for another round of Mystery Diagnosis Monday! Today, I’m giving you a bit of help to figure out the answer. In the Discharge Instructions at the bottom of the newsletter, I’ll give you three possible choices for what today’s mystery diagnosis is! There, you’ll click the link to find out if your pick is right! Let’s get after it!
🧠 The main symptomatology of this disease is muscular dystrophy and abnormalities within the brain and eyes.
🧠 Infants with this disease have hypotonia, muscle weakness, and atrophy which generally worsens over time.
🧠 The brains of infants with this disease have serious findings on scans including type II lissencephaly (aka smooth brain), hydrocephalus, and malformations in the back of the brain.
Keep scrolling to find out the three possible answers to today’s diagnosis!
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Today's Top Beats |
🧑🍼 The Best of Us
💸 Mountainous Medical Debt
🏥 What Do You Like About Your Job
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Photo by: Adobe Stock
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The Best of Us |
In 1980, nurse JoAnne Foley witnessed her supervisor, Nancy Allspach, show extraordinary compassion towards a baby with a severe congenital, life-threatening disorder. Rather than leave the baby in a bassinet with minimal supervision, as was common then, the “unsung hero” cradled the infant, talked to her, and treated her with love, even feeding and rocking her. She also showed deep empathy towards the mother. This care inspired Foley, who strives to provide comfort and human connection to patients and families, especially during moments of loss and grief.
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Help Out the Midwives |
A recent study found that low-income California communities face increased challenges with maternity care due to hospital ward closures. Community midwives, who could help bridge this gap and typically work solo or in small groups, need help to become Medi-Cal providers due to complex registration and reimbursement processes. This exacerbates disparities in perinatal care access. The researchers suggest urgent action is required to streamline these processes and increase reimbursement rates, ensuring equitable care for all.
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Mountainous Medical Debt |
Medical debt remains a significant burden in the US, affecting over 20 million adults — and amounting to at least $220 billion — despite widespread health insurance coverage. Research shows high deductibles and out-of-pocket costs contribute to this issue, disproportionately impacting those with limited resources and significant medical needs, including individuals with disabilities, those in poorer health, and lower-income populations. Demographic disparities persist, highlighting ongoing challenges in healthcare affordability and access.
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TODAY'S TOP VITAL |
14% |
The spike in revenue that Northern Inyo Healthcare District in Bishop, California achieved after establishing a “turnaround group” focused on preventing the district from bankruptcy. This included increasing wages and reducing full-time employees and contract labor.
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THAT REMOTE LIFE WITH NURSE FERN |
Do You Enjoy Parts of Your Nursing Job, but Struggle With the Grind of Bedside Care?
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Nurses often turn to entrepreneurship to stay in the field with a fresh perspective. Nurse business owners and entrepreneurs can expand their favorite parts of the profession, creating a completely new career.
A few examples of nurse-led business include:
1. Nurse freelance writer
2. Mobile care or concierge nursing
3. Legal nurse consultant
4. Digital product creator
5. Inventor
6. Nurse coach
7. Doula
8. Nurse consulting
Each of these careers builds off a different aspect of nursing and gives it a new direction. To learn more about ditching the parts of your career that don’t serve you, check out the full blog here.
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Ready for remote nursing? Check our daily remote nurse job postings for nurses leaving the bedside on Nurse Fern.
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Did you miss yesterday's newsletter? Click here.
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Civic Engagement in Nursing is Not Partisan |
Having more nurses engaged in civic activities is not only better for our patients and our communities — it is better for our profession.
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DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS |
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Is today’s mystery diagnosis…
Walker Warburg Syndrome
Machado-Joseph Disease
Campomelic Syndrome
Click here to find out!
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