HUDDLE
|
Good Morning, Readers! |
Team TNB had an amazing time at the ANCC National Magnet Conference last week!
Wanna catch up on everything you missed? Check out our recaps on LinkedIn and Instagram!
|
Today's Top Beats |
🍴 Harmful Cooking Utensils
💉 COVID Vaccine Ban
🩺 Virtual Nursing
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HANDOFF |
Toss Your Cooking Utensils |
Black plastic kitchen utensils may contain harmful flame retardants, often from recycled e-waste, which can leach into cooking oil when heated and pose health risks like cancer, thyroid
disease, and hormone disruption. Recycling facilities struggle to process black plastic, leading manufacturers to rely on unregulated e-waste sources. Studies show high levels of flame retardants in black plastic utensils, food containers (including sushi trays), and toys. Instead of using black plastic, cook with utensils made from materials like steel or silicone to reduce your exposure to harmful chemicals.
|
|
|
Country’s First COVID-19 Vaccine Ban |
Southwest District Health in Idaho, which serves six counties, is now barred from providing COVID-19 vaccines following a narrow board vote, marking a first in the U.S. A plea from Southwest’s medical director on the vaccine’s importance wasn’t enough to overcome public opposition and misinformation. At the next board meeting, the chairman plans to push for limited vaccine access, especially for high-risk patients like the unhoused and those in long-term care who rely on the department for vaccines.
|
|
|
Nurses Protest New Virtual Care Model |
Providence Alaska Medical Center’s new virtual nursing model, launched to address a registered nurse shortage, has raised safety concerns among nurses who argue it increases bedside nurses’ workloads by raising patient-to-nurse ratios. The model assigns virtual nurses to handle non-direct care tasks alongside bedside nurses and nursing assistants. While Providence
sees this “co-caring” approach as a way to meet Alaska’s projected nursing shortfall, nurses fear it could lead to burnout and compromised patient care, prompting protests and an unfair labor complaint.
|
|
|
TODAY'S TOP VITAL
|
$52.17 |
The effective hourly pay new nurses with a bachelor’s degree will earn by 2027 at Pittsburgh-based UPMC. Click here to learn the hourly pay for new nurses without a bachelor’s degree, how many registered UPMC nurses will benefit from the wage hike, how this wage compares with local competitors, and more.
|
|
|
PRN
|
THAT REMOTE LIFE WITH NURSE FERN |
Remote Virtual Nursing |
Though nursing will always require a human touch and a clinical eye, there’s no shortage of administrative and computer tasks required of the bedside nurse. With the innovation of virtual nursing, these cumbersome jobs are outsourced. This takes the burden off of bedside nurses, hopefully allowing them to spend more time assessing and listening to patients.
Roles in virtual nursing include:
Working from home or working in a command center
Working for a virtual nurse staffing company, your local hospital system, a clinic, or a homeless shelter
Completing patient admissions, discharges, and other administrative tasks
Performing virtual visits and monitoring patient conditions
Patient education and teaching
Want to learn more about what virtual nursing is like? Check out the full article with commentary from Bre Loughlin, MS, RN, and the CEO of Nurse Disrupted, a virtual nursing platform, here.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ready for remote nursing? Check our daily remote nurse job postings for nurses leaving the bedside on Nurse Fern.
|
|
|
|
Did you miss our last newsletter? Click here.
|
|
|
SUPPLY ROOM |
Write This Down |
Take report in style with these cute float pens!
|
|
|
BREAK ROOM |
Scary Comments |
Doctor Mike asked his colleagues what was the worst comment they have ever heard from other physicians. You would not believe what these doctors said.
|
|
|
DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS
|
|
|
Share your unique link below 👇 via text, email, or snail mail and share it with your besties! The more friends you refer, the more swag you earn!
|
|
|
