Happiness is one of the most overlooked aspects of health and well-being. Relationships are crucial to our happiness. Are you building friendships with those you work with, who work for you, or who you work for? Visit us at SelfCare for HealthCare™ to learn how you can improve your relationships in your workplace.
Read Full BlogThere must a Yoga for you. Recently one of my Selfcare for Healthcare hospitals sent me a photo of their department doing Goat yoga–I had never even heard of it, and begin exploring this Goat yoga on the internet. I came to learn there are too many forms of Yoga to name. With so many…
Read Full BlogApril 2-8th is National Public Health Week so this is a perfect time to recognize the life-saving work of our public health nurses. These devoted men and women impact the health and well-being of their communities and our world. Public Health Nurses comprise the largest segment of the professional public health workforce and serve in many settings…
Read Full BlogIn my last video I spoke about the wide-reaching effects that good social connectedness can have on our overall health. Build stronger relationship with friends and co-workers alike by sharing a meal together–this truly can be one of THE best ways to develop those connections.
Read Full BlogA new report from CareerBuilder lists the worst excuses for missing work in 2017. According to the annual survey, 40% of workers have called in sick when they weren’t, compared to 35% in 2016. Among the craziest reasons provided by employees, as reported by employers: A bear was in employee’s yard and they were afraid to come out.…
Read Full BlogFemale nurses who work frequent night shifts may be at greater risk for certain cancers, according to a new study published a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Chinese researchers compared data from 61 studies, from more than 114,000 cancer cases and more than 3.9 million participants from North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. They found…
Read Full BlogA large new study from the American Cancer Society inventoried risk factors for various types of cancer. The findings shed much-needed light on the numbers of cancers that could be prevented by making the necessary lifestyle changes. The new research examined a total of 1,570,975 cancer cases, 587,521 of which resulted in death. During the analysis, 17…
Read Full BlogBetter employee engagement can improve hospital performance, according to a new Advisory Board study. For the study, researchers used Advisory Board Survey Solutions data, which included responses from more than one million respondents from hundreds of hospitals. The study found that every 1 percent increase in hospital employee engagement correlated with a 0.33-point increase in the facility’s…
Read Full BlogThe 2017 AMN Healthcare survey of 3,347 nurses shows that 27% of the nurses who say they are planning to retire intend to do so in less than a year. In 2015, only 16% of nurses reported they planned to retire in less than a year. Approximately 60,000 baby boomer RNs have exited the workforce each year…
Read Full Blog