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Good Morning Superstitious Readers, |
Last week, I gave you the deets on the truth behind hospital visits and full moons. One of our subscribers followed-up to ask if more births occur during storms. The surprising answer can be found here.
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Today's Top Beats |
😷 Bird Flu is Back
✋ Hands Off
🎙️ Better Practice through Podcasts
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Bird Flu is Back |
For only the second time ever in the US, someone has contracted a strain of H5N1 avian influenza. Texas health officials reported the case Monday and say the person is believed to have contracted the virus from dairy cattle, which have a confirmed outbreak of the infection. Fortunately, the person’s only symptom is eye inflammation, and none of their close contacts have shown symptoms. It’s very rare for this avian flu to be transmitted from person to person.
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Hands Off |
New federal guidance now requires hospitals to get explicit patient consent before conducting breast, pelvic, prostate, and rectal exams for training purposes. Without consent, hospitals won’t receive Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. Doctors commonly perform these physical exams in sensitive areas on anesthetized patients for the sake of student learning—but often without consent, STAT reports. The US Health and Human Services has finally listened to the patients, advocates, and legislators who have pushed for this change for years.
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Striking in Silicon Valley |
Nurses in Santa Clara County, California, began a three-day strike Tuesday to protest workplace conditions, wages, and nurse-patient staffing ratios. It’s the first strike in the history of the Registered Nurses Professional Association union, authorized by a vote in which 97% of members voted to strike. It was expected to affect three South Bay hospitals. Union demands include a 15% wage increase through October 2025 and improved protections against workplace violence.
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TODAY'S TOP VITAL |
40% |
The percentage of nurses who said they planned to stay in their current role into the next year, with others planning to seek a new employer, move into travel nursing, or leave nursing altogether.
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TOGETHER WITH BCEN
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Need 14 CEs? |
BCEN Learn Live is the game-changing conference for emergency, transport, and trauma nurses! From May 5-7, 2024 in Chicago, you will experience all things critical care and leave inspired by the biggest influencers of healthcare today.
What can I expect?
Who is speaking?
Alice Benjamin, MSN, ACNS-BC, FNP-C, CCRN, CEN, CV-BC - Empowering Emergency Nurses in Media
Scott DeBoer, MSN, RN, CPEN, CFRN (R), CEN (R), EMT-P - Surviving Neonatal Resuscitation, aka. NRP for EMS/ER
Sarah Wells, MSN, RN, CEN , CNL - The Internet Never Forgets! How to Use Social Media as a Nurse (TNB's own content contributor extraordinaire!)
Check out the rest of the speaker line up here.
ARE YOU READY?
Register here.
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YOUR NEW THING STRATEGY WITH NEW THING NURSE |
Better Practice through Podcasts |
I said it before; I love podcasts. I am what you could call a #podhead. I’m sharing a few recent podcast favorites today! Improve your practice and expand your knowledge by listening to these healthcare podcasts:
See You Now: The American Nurses Association and Johnson & Johnson launched this podcast to share the human-centered solutions of innovative nurses addressing healthcare challenges.
TedHealth: From smart daily habits to new medical breakthroughs, listen to TEDHealth with host Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider.
Nurse Converse Podcast: In each episode of Nurse Converse, hear a fresh perspective with a rotating lineup of incredible nurse hosts from various backgrounds, specialties, and experiences.
Walking Home From the ICU: Host Kali Dayton, an ICU nurse practitioner on a mission to create Awake and Walking ICUs, reveals the big picture of sedation and immobility + explores how to improve patient outcomes.
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New Thing Nurse helps the nursing and NP community land dream jobs!
Join us on IG or Facebook @newthingnurse.
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SUPPLY ROOM |
Vacation, STAT |
Work hard, play hard! Book your tickets now for the NurseCon cruise that offers over 85 continuing education hours and epic parties throughout the voyage.
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BREAK ROOM |
Working at Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital |
Can you imagine what it would be like to work as a nurse on Grey’s Anatomy? Three surgeons ambulating the patient? Sign us up! Click here to see the dream come to fruition!
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