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Good Morning Readers,
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Juneteenth is an important day as it marks the commemoration to the end of slavery in the United States. Here are perspectives from a few nurses on what Juneteenth means to them and how they celebrate this significant day in African American history.
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Today's Top Beats
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📝 ANA Racism in Nursing
📈 Black Nurse Collaborative
💪 Burnout Resources
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Stay safe. Stay healthy. Be kind.
Tamara AL-Yassin (aka Nurse T)
Chief Executive Officer
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HANDOFF
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Arlington Juneteenth Celebration Celebrates City’s First Black Nurse
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In 1967, Margaret Taylor made history when she became the first black nurse to practice in Arlington, Texas, the birth state of Juneteenth. Taylor, now 82, has worked at Arlington Memorial Hospital, today known as Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital, for nearly 50 years. This was only possible because, as a teen, she traveled outside of Arlington to pursue educational opportunities in Fort Worth, 13 miles away. She has now been recognized by local Arlington officials and Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital in a Juneteenth ceremony for her historic work.
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ANA Releases New Statement on Racism in Nursing
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The American Nurses Association’s Center for Ethics and Human Rights has released a new position statement promoting an “emancipatory approach to nursing
practice which is rooted in social justice and advances health equity.” Recommendations for nurses to practice emancipatory nursing, regardless of setting or specialty, include engaging in self-reflection to address potential racial biases, investing in developing advocacy skills, and recognizing the “very tangible risks associated with decolonizing nursing.”
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Black Nurse Collaborative Champions Black Nurses
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Founded in July 2022, the Black Nurse Collaborative aims to bring Black nurse professionals with varying skills and competencies together, promote professional growth and entrepreneurship, and address health inequity. Last month the organization hosted its inaugural summit, a forum for Black nurses—including RNs, DNPs, nurse managers,
chief nursing officers, academic deans, and nursing professors—to speak candidly about health and workplace equity. BNC has now released “SMARTT” tips for Black travelers to protect their health: Sanitize, Mask up, Avoid people with symptoms, Remember to get your vaccination, Take the essentials, and Travel clinics are an untapped resource.
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TODAY'S TOP VITAL
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6.7%
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The percentage of the US RN population that are African American.
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PRN
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THAT REMOTE LIFE WITH NURSE FERN
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Is Remote Nursing the Answer to Work-Life Balance?
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Work-life balance is a challenge for many nurses due to ever-increasing work stressors. But when nurses have control over the time they aren’t at work, what stops them from enjoying their personal lives?
Tara Ryan Kosmas, MSN, RN, NC-BC, CHSE, SOAR, the executive director of Debriefing the Front Lines, lists seven roadblocks that nurses might encounter that prevent them from having a healthy balance. Which one is your biggest hurdle?
1. Hustle culture and societal pressure.
2. Desire for success.
3. Unrealistic expectations from leadership.
4. Inflation.
5. Perfectionism.
6. People pleasing.
7. Previous trauma.
Here are some available resources for nurses struggling with burnout:
Debriefing the Front Lines: A nurse-led non-profit organization to support nurses. (Courtesy of DTFL, check out your complimentary one-year subscription to the Daily Communication Initiative!)
Don’t Clock Out: Don’t Clock Out is another nurse-founded non-profit that offers weekly support groups.
Read the full article 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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THE SUPPLY ROOM
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Lifesaver LED Light
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If you’re tired of using a boring pen light when you make your rounds in the dark, check out this Lifesaver LED light that clips onto your scrubs!
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THE BREAK ROOM
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Origins of Juneteenth
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Juneteenth was made a federal holiday in 2021, but its origins stretch back to 1865, when it was first observed in Galveston, Texas, as the African American Emancipation Day. Learn its history here.
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DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS
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Ambulate with a dancing gait! See you q.d. M-F!
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