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Hello, Nurses! |
I took a peek at our newsletter from one year ago today and found some interesting tidbits. We covered new IVF protections, nursing student
stress, and Nurse Blake’s reality TV show… Check it out for a walk down memory lane!
On March 4, 2024, our medical knowledge was also challenged with some trivia, including:
🫀In many of the males affected, this disease will continue to progress until the patient requires a heart transplant or dies in their 20s or 30s.
Do you remember the answer? Click here to see if you’re right!
P.S. You can view all our past newsletters in our archive anytime you’d like.
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Today's Top Beats |
🚢 Ahoy, Nurses at Sea!
😷 Rare Disease Day
⏭️ Pressure Point Future
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HANDOFF |
NIH Postpones Rare Disease Day |
The last day of February is Rare Disease Day, aimed at raising awareness about the 300 million people worldwide living with a rare disease, including people in 8% of U.S. households. A global event, it was conducted in 106 countries, including U.S. events with the National Organization for Rare Disorders. But one partner was conspicuously absent this year—the federal government. Amidst the confusing shakeups at federal health agencies, the NIH postponed the event.
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Considering Nursing at Sea? |
Bedside jobs aren’t the only employment options for nurses. If you’re looking for a new career adventure, have you considered working as a cruise ship nurse? Salaries tend to range from $70,000 to over $130,000+, depending on your experience and the cruise line, and you’ll
mostly work mornings or evenings. Learn more about the pros and cons of being a cruise ship nurse, what it’s like and how to become one—or consider becoming a yacht nurse instead!
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Booster Shots and Human Sacrifice |
Whether you prefer escaping into fiction or getting real with nonfiction, we’ve got you covered with some book recommendations. For nonfiction, Dr. Adam Ratner’s Booster Shots urges more investment in infectious disease prevention, Carl Zimmer’s Air-Borne reveals
the “hidden history of the life we breathe,” and Carl Elliott’s The Occasional Human Sacrifice spotlights whistleblowers of medical research abuse. Or, escape into the 1860s with the Rip Through Time trilogy, where modern-day Canadian detective Mallory Atkinson mysteriously time travels and solves Victorian crimes.
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TODAY'S TOP VITAL
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15% |
The proportion of U.S. households in which someone has a rare or undiagnosed disease. These patients are big on technology—check out how many had a telehealth appointment in the past year.
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TECH TUESDAY WITH NURSE MANNY
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The Future of Pressure Point Monitoring? |
Pressure injuries remain a challenge in healthcare, affecting 2.5 million patients annually in the U.S. alone. Preventing them is a regular battle, requiring diligence, teamwork, and proactive interventions.
Leaf Patient Monitoring, a wearable sensor designed to track patient movement in real time, alerts staff when repositioning is needed. Clinical studies suggest it reduces hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) by up to an impressive 73%. The idea? Less reliance on manual tracking and more data-driven repositioning.
Undeniably a cool concept, I wonder if teamwork would be a better answer. Technology can support best practices but doesn't replace team nursing and lateral accountability. When clinicians work as a team, pressure injury prevention becomes a shared responsibility, not just an algorithmic task.
What do you think? Are these patient monitoring wearables the future, or should we double down on team-based prevention efforts?
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Nurse Manny is passionate about leveraging health tech for better patient care.
Want him to review your tech? Email him!
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Did you miss our last newsletter? Click here.
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Becoming Besties with Nurse John |
Read our exclusive interview with social media sensation Nurse John and learn more about his partnership with scrub brand Garde Malade.
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New Podcast Alert |
Downtime Procedures tackles the challenges of healthcare technology, focusing on the human side of innovation. Through success stories and lessons learned, they discuss innovation, change management, and the realities of AI in healthcare. A must-listen for nurses staying informed on technology.
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SUPPLY ROOM |
Ring-A-Ding-Ding |
Don't like to wear your engagement or wedding ring while on shift? Check out this ring holder necklace!
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BREAK ROOM |
Hospital Pager Dance-Off |
Have you ever heard pager sounds at work and thought of dance moves to go with it? You cannot imagine the moves this doctor comes up with!
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DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS
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How can you “fill your cup” as a nurse? Get inspired with these self-care tips!
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