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A New Normal for Healthcare Workers After Covid-19
The thought of returning to our regularly scheduled programming is wonderful, but those of us in healthcare know that regardless of our hopes, we aren’t going back to the way things used to be. Too much has happened. Too much is known. We can’t go back. All we can do now is move forward. But, how?
Read moreThe Healthcare Worker’s Furlough Survival Toolkit
The US Healthcare sector has been upended by the nationwide spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Existing provider shortages are amplified as hospitals reach capacity to treat the sickest patients. On the opposite end of the spectrum, more than 43,000 US healthcare professionals and support staff have been furloughed as hospitals scale down or discontinue some service line… Adapt a concrete plan with some cognitive shifts to get through the next days and weeks of furlough.
Read moreSelf-Care for Healthcare Workers During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This new reality, no matter how temporary, is affecting us deeply, and it’s more important now than ever to practice some self-care…
Read moreThank You to Our Healthcare Workers
To all of our healthcare workers, thank you for all that you do and for the sacrifices you make for us each day. We want you to know that during these tumultuous times, your efforts make all the difference.
Read moreThe Changing Face of Healthcare Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
Even as the pandemic highlights gaps in our health care system, individuals, organizations, and governments have stepped up to deliver innovations to fill these gaps. While this change has come amidst a crisis, there are important lessons in these emergency measures that have the ability to affect our profession into the foreseeable future.
Read moreNurses, Lack of PPE, and Covid-19
Look back in history, and you’ll surely find that during every tragedy, war, or disaster, nurses were on the front lines.
Read moreProvider Perspective: Is Rural Practice the Right Fit for Me?
Rural health care is in the national spotlight, so there’s no better time to separate facts from fiction as health professionals start job searches and careers. Too often new health professionals have limited exposure to rural practice, so let’s set the record straight.
Read moreThe Doctor Is In?
In the present day, Doctors of Nursing Practice and Doctors of Medical Science are suggesting that there may be a better way to train high-level healthcare providers, or at least an alternative one. Maybe one day, those with a DNP or DMS will be considered full-fledged physicians by all–it only took DOs about 80 years.
Read moreBefore you Click “Send” – Social Media Pitfalls for Healthcare Providers
You’ll never regret cultivating and practicing self-restraint with social media. You’ll enjoy making fewer messes to clean up – and you know things are never quite the same, no matter how hard you scrub.
Read moreTalents You Can Exploit – How Health Care Professionals Can Capitalize on Soft Skills
Healthcare professionals have a solid core of soft skills that go ignored, unrecognized, or minimized when contemplating a career shift. It’s these very skills that can propel open-minded seekers into the spotlight of hiring managers, startup founders, and fellow entrepreneurs.
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