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Dwelling on Cancer Increases Anxiety and Symptoms

August 15, 2023

A study found a prevalence of distress and anxiety among patients with chronic blood cancers, before and after receiving treatment. “We found that ‘dwelling on’ the cancer and on the uncertainty and unpredictability of watch and wait resulted in increased anxiety, which could be more problematic than any physical symptoms,” the authors wrote in the…

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History of Male Nurses

August 1, 2023

Contrary to the common perception that male nurses are a relatively recent phenomenon, men in nursing can be traced to 1600BC. History speaks of military and religious orders such as the Parabalani (“those who disregard their lives”)—a group of men who cared for people with leprosy in Alexandria in AD416, or St Camillus de Lellis,…

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More Male Nurses to the Rescue!

July 18, 2023

Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates just 8.9% of the country’s 2.7 million registered nurses in 2011 were male. By 2015, men accounted for 10.6% of a workforce approximately 3 million strong. Last year, the data indicates, 13% of the country’s 3.2 million registered nurses were male. About 14% of entry-level baccalaureate nursing program graduates were male in…

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Huge Nursing Shortage

July 5, 2023

The world faces a deficit of 13.5 million nurses in the next decade. In its first report on the state of the world’s nursing, the World Health Organization estimated that an additional six million nurses will be needed by 2030. This is a 20% increase from the current total global nursing stock of 27.9 million. In addition,…

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Diet Affects Depression

June 20, 2023

Young men with a poor diet reported a decrease in symptoms of depression when they switched to the Mediterranean diet compared to young men who underwent befriending therapy, a new study shows. Some were put on the Mediterranean diet, which involves eating lots of fruits and vegetables, beans and nuts, healthy grains, fish, olive oil,…

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Not Burned Out, but Drained Out

June 6, 2023

Burnout affects up to 70% of nurses and 40% of physicians. And unfortunately, the demands of modern health care are sending more and more providers to exit the profession. Baby Boomers are getting sicker. Veteran staff are making the Silver Surge into retirement. Millennials are entering healthcare, recognizing the challenges, and opting for less-stressful jobs.…

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60 Seconds of SelfCare: Heart on a Hike

May 24, 2023

  SelfCare expert LeAnn Thieman, keynote speaker, New York Times Best Selling Author and healthcare consultant, reminds us that love is everywhere. Keep your eyes (and your heart) open. For more self-care and life balance tips, visit www.selfcareforhealthcare.com.

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Silence Can Regenerate Our Brains.

May 16, 2023

Researchers at Duke University Medical School tested the effects of different sounds on the brains of mice. It was silence—more than classical music, white noise, and mice pup sounds—that stimulated growth of neurons in the hippocampus, the region of the brain most associated with memory. The researchers described a core finding: “trying to hear in…

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Happy Nurses Week from LeAnn Thieman! YOU Make a Difference Every Day!

May 9, 2023

Nurses Week and Healthcare Speaker/Trainer LeAnn Thieman thanks all nurses who give and give and give each and every day. You are seen. You are appreciated. You are loved. Please feel free to share, download or embed this video to thank the nurses in your organization/life. For more ways to honor nurses, visit www.selfcareforhealthcare.com

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New Findings on Nurse Wellness

April 26, 2023

According to the American Nurses Foundation’s findings from a new mental health and wellness survey of more than 9,500 nurses, over 34% of nurses rated their emotional health as not, or not at all, emotionally healthy. Most nurses surveyed said they have felt stressed (75%), frustrated (69%), and overwhelmed (62%). Close to half (42%) of…

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