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* In their post "A Tip Sheet for Care of Textured Hair in Hospitalized Patients," nurses Irene Friedman and Michelle Sison share a downloadable document that outlines steps to take and recommended products to use in caring for Black patients' hair (https://wp.me/p7sy0l-8rs).
* "I recognized Anna's exhaustion, guilt, and shame related to depression. . . . Putting up a front that everything is 'fine' takes a tremendous toll on the body, mind, and spirit," writes nursing professor and psychiatric mental health nurse Susan Brammer in her post "When Studying Mental Illness in Nurses Means Studying Yourself" (https://wp.me/p7sy0l-8sc).
* In her post "Collaborating with Medical Interpreters: Best Practices for LEP Patients," nursing professional development specialist Anjal Pong offers tips to ensure successful interactions between nurses, patients with limited English proficiency, and interpreters (https://wp.me/p7sy0l-8sE).
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ON TWITTER, LINKEDIN, FACEBOOK, AND OUR BLOG
"Experienced nurse faculty are leaving academia due to high work demands for low salaries. A recurring nursing theme." "Many nurses are fearful that by putting their mental health first, they will be stigmatized." "With a spiraling nursing and general practice physician shortage, it will be very interesting to see how hospital at home offers solutions to the health care crisis." "We have had four instances of [workplace violence] in our ED this week alone. We are here to keep our patients safe and cared for. Who is doing that for nurses?"