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Good Morning, Readers! |
I’m thrilled to share some incredible milestones from 2024 that make me so proud:
📝 TNB wrote over 25,000 words detailing the incredible journeys of over 21 powerhouse nurse leaders
🎁 Partnering with amazing organizations, we gave away $5,000 in prizes to our community!
📸 We made history as the first-ever nurse-led media company to cover press at SXSW.
And now, for my personal favorite—drumroll, please—In 2023, we delivered a staggering 4.5 million emails to our amazing community. Click here to see how many emails we sent out in 2024!
Thank you for making 2024 an incredible year for us!
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Today's Top Beats |
💰 $2,852.48
💲 The $1 Lease
🛳️ Win a Cruise!
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HANDOFF |
Tips to Stick to Your Exercising Resolutions |
It’s a new year and if you’re like many other Americans, exercising more is a top goal for 2025. But, in general, resolutions rarely last and less than 10% of people accomplish their goals. To make this one stick, try setting specific, realistic exercise goals; starting small to build momentum; and scheduling workouts in advance to form lasting habits. Visual reminders and simple tracking methods can also help maintain accountability, and making fitness part of your identity may increase your long-term commitment to it.
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Insurers Question Medical Necessity of Prosthetic Limbs |
In another head-scratcher from insurance companies, KFF reports that insurance coverage for prosthetic limbs often faces limitations, but the same isn’t true for joint replacements. Many insurers impose caps or restrictions on prosthetic devices and deny coverage based on questionable medical necessity. Some state laws require insurers to cover prosthetics, but people with private insurance plans, which are not regulated by state law, are still at risk. This often forces patients to take out loans or enter payment plans, with some facing repossession of unpaid devices.
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Health System’s $1 Lease Renewed, With Caveats |
CarolinaEast Health System has renewed its lease with Craven County for its CarolinaEast Medical Center. The total? Just $1 in base rent…along with another $450,000 annually for mental and public health services. But the county and health system are butting heads. While county officials say the larger payment will ease ER strain and prevent a bond violation, CarolinaEast raised financial concerns, noting the county already has opioid settlement funds and independent appraisals returned with sums much lower than $450,000.
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TODAY'S TOP VITAL
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$2,852.48 |
The average weekly pay for travel nurses in California in December. Click here to see how this pay—the highest in the nation—compares with travel nurse pay in other states.
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PRN
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MAP OF THE MODERN NURSE WITH DEBRIEFING THE FRONT LINES
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Meet Debriefing the Front Lines |
In the spirit of the new year, I wanted to re-introduce myself.
In March of 2020, while working as an Assistant Professor at Towson University, I began to receive calls from former students and colleagues in need of a safe space outside of their affiliated workplace to express their emotions—free of judgment.
I knew I had to act. Sixteen days after a global pandemic was declared, one-by-one, I began Debriefing the Front Lines. I kept going, until alone was no longer enough. Enter Kacie and Michelle.
DTFL is a national nurse-led nonprofit organization, providing the following through 1:1 sessions and hospital partnerships:
DTFL alleviates suffering through the sharing of personal stories and experiences, providing nurses the opportunity for self-expression as an integral part of healing cumulative care taking trauma.
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Debriefing the Front Lines is a mental health organization, debriefing single incident and Cumulative Care Taking Trauma®. Learn more here.
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Did you miss our last newsletter? Click here.
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Valentine's Happy Hour |
Feb 13 | Raleigh, NC or Virtual
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Join TNB and Nurse.com for an evening of connection, fun, and creativity—virtually or in person. Register here to attend and you’ll have a chance to win a Virgin Voyages luxury cruise!
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SUPPLY ROOM |
Stay Sharp |
We're loving these mini folding scissors, perfect for clipping on your badge or scrubs!
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BREAK ROOM |
The 23andMe Problem |
Home genetic testing company, 23andMe, recently sparked a huge controversy that you would not believe. Watch Doctor Mike break down the problem with home genetic testing. Would you still want one?
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Uncovering the Hidden Impact of Critical Care |
Explore Post-Intensive Care Syndrome and how tools like an ICU diary can aid recovery and connection during critical care.
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DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS
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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!
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