In Today’s Edition:

• The CDC announces campaign to reduce burnout

• The ANA backs bill to enforce safe nurse staffing ratios

• Halloween Horror Sparks a Call for Home Health Provider Safety

• Minnesota has it right: protecting patients

• Healthcare students’ are contemplating a change

• Effect change: resources so YOU can advocate

• Self Care: Love Yourself

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Finally Healthcare Burnout is Recognized at a National Level

The CDC announces campaign to reduce burnout

It's no secret to those of us working in healthcare but the CDC is catching on after the result of their latest survey, reporting that the majority of health-workers felt anxiety, depression, and burnout. This would not be acceptable in any business. Why has it taken this long for the government to catch on? Would it be plausible to guess worse patient outcomes are related to poor workplace environments, resulting in increased cost of care? Hmmmmmm. Just food for thought. 🤔

The ANA backs bill to enforce safe nurse staffing ratios

Hot off the press. On November 1st, the American Nurses Association (ANA) announces an official stance in support of the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act (H.R.2530 and S.1113), which aims to establish national minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals. The ANA views these ratios as a vital solution to the ongoing healthcare crisis. Furthermore, the legislation not only sets these staffing requirements but also focuses on identifying best practices for nurse staffing and safeguarding nurses who advocate for patient safety through whistleblower protections. Time to get those letters out to your legislative leaders folks! ✍🏼

⚙️ The More You Know

News Meant to Inspire your Inner Advocate

Halloween Horror Sparks a Call for Home Health Provider Safety

Making home calls? Consider your safety! This one has us stunned. Does your employer to background checks or send you out solo? Think twice colleagues. For once we are speechless. 😶

Minnesota has it right: protecting patients

We know medicine is a business but even “not-for- profit” hospitals have gone corporate [greedy]. Make no mistake, they have funding and discounts. It’s just not public knowledge. We are hoping this bill inspires you to come up with similar solutions for your state! 💡

Healthcare students’ are contemplating a change

Elsevier study reveals a startling rate of medical and nursing students seeking alternative (non-bedside) careers. Brush up on the various findings and consider a niche in student advocacy to enhance success…someday they will be taking care of us! 🤧

💡Inspiration for Aspirations

This week, YOU are our inspiration. Whether you are an aspiring, new, or seasoned APP with all the credentials (i.e. alphabet soup), we need YOUR voice to advocate for our prospective professions. By uniting, we can only grow stronger. So we have shared all the resources to help make your voices heard.

Effect Change: Resources so YOU Can Advocate

If you are an APP, you are passionate about something. Whether your focus is reducing gun violence, appropriate staffing, environmental health, or advancing our profession as a whole, there is an area you can effect change. Get involved with your professional legislative organizations political action committees. We need you!

Calling all nurses!

Let’s be clear, nurses have a massive presence in legislation. From individual issues such as gun violenceYour voice makes a difference. Consider a contribution to agencies and regulatory affairs by contributing letters to congress. Better yet, become an advocate by joining the federal advocacy program at RNAction.

Calling all PAs!

Make sure you have joined our national organization (the American Academy of PAs or AAPA) so that you can stay abreast with the latest in advocacy news. Make a national contribution by joining the AAPA Political Action Committee (PA PAC). The bipartisan committee works at a federal level to advance our profession. You CAN make a difference!

🧪Clinical Conundrums: Because We Love a Challenge!

Self Care: Love Yourself 🫶🏼

The International classification of Disease (ICD-11) describes “burn-out” as an occupational phenomenon resulting from chronic workplace stress. The three-dimensional (meaning related) characteristics include:

• Fatigue (energy depletion/exhaustion)

• Increased negativity related to your job (cynicism)

• Feeling ineffective (we may also interpret this as moral injury)

Look familiar? Did you know this is a legit condition with a diagnosis code (QD85)? You cannot help others without first helping yourself. Love yourself! We will be adding resources monthly to share. First up, a phenomenal podcast by one of our own, PA Meg Leddy. Check it out on your commute today! Start with this episode on self-love.

🔎ICYMI

We closed out October (aka breast cancer awareness month) with a feminine focus…Don’t miss out!

• AI ranks hospitals using nursing satisfaction, and it's gone viral

• Thought high HDL was good? Think again

• Tejocote root riddled with poison

• Obesity linked to worse menopause symptoms

• Is menopause ruining your career?

• Calling surgically minded APPs: Perioperative education resource

• Clinical Conundrums; Brush up on women’s health topics, for FREE

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