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Good Morning, Readers! |
Today is Election Day and there is no doubt that this election is an important one—for all of us.
Team TNB wants to encourage you to exercise your right to vote today, if you haven’t done so already. It’s a simple, yet powerful way to make your voice heard and to ultimately shape the future of our country.
Check your voter registration status and find your polling place here.
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Today's Top Beats |
🟦 Tetris & Anxiety
🩺 Patient Safety
💵 Side Hustles
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HANDOFF |
Play Tetris to Reduce Anxiety |
Stressed about Election Day? Playing a bit of Tetris, or a similar logic-based game, may help. Research has shown Tetris can prevent PTSD symptoms and a study in September described an experiment done during the pandemic with healthcare workers who experienced at least two intrusive memories—a key feature of PTSD—in the past week. Playing Tetris for 20 minutes reduced intrusive memories by 80%. Other research has shown Tetris
helps reduce anxiety, too.
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Patient Safety Improving |
While it’s not quite at the levels seen before the pandemic, patient safety in hospitals has significantly improved, according to a new study in Nursing Research. In 2022, the most recent year with complete data, all five indicators of patient safety improved: fall rates, central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia cases, and pressure injuries related to devices or immobility.
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A Nurse’s Lucrative Side Hustle |
When Megan Walsh, an endoscopy nurse, began feeling particularly overwhelmed in March 2021, she started making plant wall decor to help her relax. She also incorporated aromatherapy into her creations to help with the stress. Now, she’s pulling in more than $121,000 in sales at her Etsy store and her side hustle has enabled her to scale back her nursing schedule enough to feel better. Do you have a side hustle that’s helped you scale back and relax more? Share it with us.
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TODAY'S TOP VITAL
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35% |
The proportion of clinicians who have part-time jobs or side hustles, though just over half those side jobs are also in healthcare. Check out the other types of side jobs they had.
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MYSTERY Dx MINUTE WITH NURSE KEL |
Mystery Diagnosis Minute |
It’s time for another Mystery Diagnosis Minute! Since November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, I thought I’d take you through some diagnoses—some familiar, some not—that can happen with our diabetic patients.
🤔 New research has shown that when a patient has been hyperglycemic for an extended period of time, this organ is negatively affected.
🤔 When this organ is damaged and there is a subsequent fat buildup, the patient’s blood sugar levels can increase dramatically.
🤔 There are increasing numbers of patients who have T2DM as well as disease within this organ.
Think you know the answer? Click here to see if you’re right!
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Kelly McClure, MLS, BSN, RN, is a nursing school instructor for LPNs and
RNs at Ehove Career Center in northeast Ohio. She is also TNB’s resident trivia guru.
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How To Be on Guard for Cognitive Biases |
One of the greatest fears of any healthcare worker is making a mistake that harms a patient.
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SUPPLY ROOM |
So Punny |
Need to show someone appreciation at work? Check out this funny magnet card!
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BREAK ROOM |
Alarming or Soothing? |
Alarm fatigue is a challenge many nurses face on a daily basis and many become desensitized to the alarms. Listen to what sounds help this nurse fall asleep at night…it’s not what you think!
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DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS
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