People tend to think of the New Year as a time to ponder—about ourselves, our lives, and our careers. It’s also a great time to think about your personal career goals. While it may seem difficult during the pandemic to […]
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During the initial US COVID-19 outbreak last March, Americans were quick to express their gratitude to nurses and other healthcare workers. Entire cities boosted the spirits of HCWs with nightly cheers, and individuals as well as businesses sent meals to
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My wife, Sally, is an infusion nurse at Lurie Children’s Hospital and is now in her 43rd year on the front lines. She received the COVID-19 vaccine on January 2nd. I have been working from home as the NICU Quality
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The Medscape 2020 nurse job satisfaction survey dove into fears, PPE woes, and other highs and lows of life in the workplace during the pandemic. Medscape surveyed 10,400 nurses across all regions of the US and analyzed responses from 5130
Yes, in 2021 we can continue to cite nurses as the most trusted professionals in the United States. It should come as little surprise that the events of 2020 elevated trust in nurses to a record high. This year, not
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Are you ready to launch a career with your advanced degree? Are you interested in public leadership and helping Veterans? If you answered yes to these questions, take a look at VA’s prestigious Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) program. We use the
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Although it may not happen often, there could be times when a patient comes into your department at the hospital or the health care office you work in, and they have a service dog. Would you know what to do?
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Even during challenging economic times, VA has added to its workforce and is poised to continue growing, according to Jessica Bonjorni, chief officer of human capital management at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Bonjorni recently joined Mike Owens, VHA marketing
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Flu season is here, and the media is filled with news about the new Covid vaccines, so this is a good time to have a sort of primer explaining the profound importance of vaccination for communities as well as individuals.
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Caring for today’s acutely ill hospital patients calls for a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach. When it comes to rating collaboration, however, physicians rate their collaboration with nurses more highly than nurses rate that collaboration, notes a recent study. “A Multisite Study
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