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Today's Top Beats |
😬 Abortion Anxiety
👩🏽⚖️ Monopoly = Lawsuit
🍽️ Foodie Friday
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HANDOFF
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Abortion Anxiety |
If you’re feeling more depressed or anxious since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, you’re not alone. A recent study found increased anxiety and depression symptoms in women aged 18–45 from states with abortion-trigger laws. While the researchers also saw an increase in these symptoms for the general population,
they stress that most of the increases were shouldered by women of reproductive age. The findings are significant as the US Supreme Court plans to weigh in on a challenge to the recent mifepristone ban.
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Disparities of the Heart |
The most common cardiac operation in the US — coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG, pronounced “cabbage”) — can have very different outcomes depending on your sex. Building upon years of past research, a recent study found women have a higher mortality rate than men (2.8% vs 1.7%) following CABG. What’s more, women are more likely than men (28% vs 20%) to experience complications, including strokes, kidney failure, follow-up surgeries, sternum infections, and prolonged ventilator use and hospital stays. Factors like age, symptom differences, and underrepresentation of women in clinical trials contribute to these disparities.
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Monopoly=Lawsuit |
Over the past few decades, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has steadily grown to become the largest private employer in Pennsylvania by gobbling up nearly 30 competing healthcare providers. And now they’re being sued for it. In a class-action lawsuit, nurse Victoria Ross alleges that UPMC’s monopoly over the employment market in Pennsylvania has suppressed wages and restricted workers’ mobility. Other claims against UPMC include unfair business practices — acquiring competitors and imposing restrictive measures to prevent employees from leaving — and labor law violations that hinder unionization.
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TODAY'S TOP VITAL
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56.2% |
The percent of patients who were able to keep their weight off one year after discontinuing semaglutide. That figure is 55.7% for patients who took liraglutide.
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FINANCE FRIDAY WITH NETWORTH NURSE
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Mastering Your Money Mindset For Nurses |
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Did you know that your mindset largely determines financial success? Yes, some skills and strategies are involved, but how you think about money can make or break your financial success. Our work schedules, lack of financial education, and an instant gratification culture make mastering a positive money mindset one of the most challenging aspects for nurses.
Without a positive money mindset, nurses risk a self-fulfilling prophecy where their negative beliefs about money can hinder their progress. But there are things you can do to increase your chances of financial success:
Commit to being successful: visualization, affirmations, and an unwavering belief!
Maintain an attitude of gratitude for what you do have. Place value and energy and what’s most important.
Know that small changes and education will compound over time.
Ready to get started changing your mindset around money? Take our free module with your account here.
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You Could be Risking Your Patient’s Life by Not Cleaning Your Stethoscope |
If you can’t remember the last time you cleaned your stethoscope, you’re not alone — but you also might be putting your patients at risk.
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SUPPLY ROOM
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A Little Help for Leaders |
If you are new to a nursing leadership role and would like to learn more about leader rounding, check out these free resources from nurse-founded Radius Leaders.
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BREAK ROOM
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Happy Foodie Friday! |
Chia pudding is an easy meal-prep breakfast that is high in fiber and antioxidants. Check out this chia pudding recipe with a twist. We guarantee you will love it very matcha 😜.
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DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS
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Times have changed, and so has nursing. Find out the valuable lesson that nurse Casey Green is teaching her nursing students and new grads here for navigating the nursing profession.
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