Suicide is a rising epidemic in today’s contemporary society. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), globally nearly one million people die each year at their hands, by an act of suicide and more than thirty thousand people die annually […]
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Have you heard about the annual health event called Movember (“Moustache” plus “November”)? Men pledge to grow the facial hair above their upper lips and to get donations from their friends, family, and coworkers to fund efforts to address the
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Seton Hall University’s College of Nursing, School of Health and Medical Sciences, and the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine recently received an interprofessional training grant from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
It is inevitable that many of us will face a bad day at work. Whatever the situation may be, feelings of frustration, anxiety, and even depression can accumulate over time and put us at risk for experiencing nurse burnout. Burnout
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Five members of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON) faculty have been selected for induction as fellows in the American Academy of Nursing’s (AAN) 2018 fall meeting taking place tomorrow, November 3. Induction to the Academy recognizes significant contributions
The term self-care is a big umbrella that covers a ton of wellness topics, such as life-balance, stress relief, weight management, fitness, relationships, spirituality, and much more. It’s tough to pinpoint just one life arena you’llwant to make changes to
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This week we’re featuring Duties to Self: The Nurse as a Person of Dignity and Worth, from Creative Nursing. Author Marsha Fowler, PhD, MDiv, MS, RN, FAAN, explained how the shift in nursing education has informed current nurses how to take care
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The Columbia University School of Nursing recently received a $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) to fund a new exploratory center called the Center for Improving Palliative Care for Vulnerable Adults (CIPC) with multiple chronic
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It’s a fact: Nurses are caretakers, but do they take care of themselves? Nope. That’s probably why we see the high numbers of nurses with depression, anxiety, burnout, and fatigue. Ultimately, that leads them to leave the bedside or the
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Nurses are gaining weight. A study in the International Journal of Nursing Studies shows that the prevalence of overweight among U.S. nurses ranges from 30% to 55%. There are many things that impact a rise of overweight or obesity in
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