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Nurses Leaving the Workforce!

November 17, 2023

About 100,000 registered nurses in the U.S. left the workplace due to the stresses of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the results of a survey published by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.   Another 610,388 registered nurses, who had more than 10 years of experience and an average age of 57, said…

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Too Little Sleep is a Serious Health Risk

November 24, 2022

Older adults who sleep just five or fewer hours a night have a greater risk of developing more than one chronic disease, new research shows. The new study examined sleep duration and its effect on multimorbidity—or the occurrence of more than one chronic condition, like diabetes and cardiovascular disease, at once. It found that people…

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Can Your Job Determine Heart Health?

October 14, 2020

Could your chosen profession determine the health of your heart? New research suggests that it may. Scientists analyzed data from more than 65,000 postmenopausal women in the United States and found several jobs were associated with poor heart health. Compared to women with other occupations, the risk of poor heart health was: 36% higher in…

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How Americans Rate their Health-related Behaviors

September 23, 2020

The good news is that 7 out of 10 Americans rate their health-related behaviors and attitudes as good or excellent. The survey, conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of the American Osteopathic Association, questioned 2,032 U.S. adults. Participants were asked about their work, sleep, and exercise habits as well as their concerns regarding politics,…

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Can You “Catch up on Sleep” on Weekends?

October 12, 2019

People who are sleep-deprived during the week often try to make up for it on weekends. But a new study suggests the tactic may not work. Researchers found that weekday sleep loss had negative effects on people’s metabolism and “catch-up” sleep on the weekend didn’t reverse it. In fact, there were signs that the extra…

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Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation with SelfCare for HealthCare

October 3, 2018

Nurses work tirelessly to meet patients’ needs, but for many, this comes at the cost of their own health. Nurses are more likely to be overweight, have higher levels of stress and get less sleep than the average American, according to the American Nurses Association (ANA) Health Risk Appraisal. They are at risk for burnout, illness,…

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