CVD in the Workplace
Another recent study on CVD (Cardiovascular Disease) has reiterated what many experts have already been saying; the more stressful your job, the more likely you are to have CVD. In their study, the researchers reviewed the empirical evidence linking work, psychosocial stressors and CVD. These work stressors can produce chronic biologic responses and promote unhealthy behaviors, which increases CVD risk. While you may be used to...
Silver Tsunami: Will Your Facility Sink or Swim?
Tsunamis in nature are caused by a shift in the tectonic plates, in other words, an earthquake. But, tsunamis also serve as the perfect metaphor to describe the current global aging population crisis. From 1946 to 1964 an earthquake felt around the world happened known as the baby boom. The result? A silver tsunami 65 years in the making. In 2030, we expect the population of older Americans to double to 72.1 million and life...
Autonomy Granted for Nurse-Run Clinics
Nursing Legislation In 2015, nurse practice laws in the state of Minnesota were changed to give advance practice nurses the autonomy to see patients without a physician oversight. The amendment to nursing regulation is being picked up by more and more states in an effort to fill the need for primary and specialized care. Thus far, 21 states and the District of Columbia have taken on this legislation, allowing nurse practitioners more...
Ethical Nursing: Treating Family
In medical facilities across the country, nurses face ethical dilemmas that challenge their training and personal morality everyday. As with many cases of ethics, there is rarely a perfect solution to a problem. Decisions may be reached on the basis that a procedure will be beneficial or causes no harm, yet matters are hardly black and white. There are many issues of ethics that nurses may encounter, though one that is continually...
The Truth About The Magnet Program
Some see it as a guide to creating the optimal nursing staff and hospitals, while others see it as simply a marketing ploy to enforce more and more regulations to simplify hospital management. Either way, the program created by the American Nurses Credentialing Center has stirred up a debate between nurses and doctors alike. Although initially created to recognize excellent nurses and measure the strength and quality of their nursing,...
Breaking Bad News in Nursing
Although nursing can have its joys and sense of accomplishment, it’s not unlikely that you’ll be breaking bad news to patients and their families. Not everything always goes according to plan, and for many people receiving information about a poor diagnosis or prognosis this process can be particularly difficult. The traditional view of this situation involved a nurse and doctor sitting down with the patient and their families...