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Nurse Depression and Anxiety: Stopping the Mental Health Crisis

Relias

Nurses are the backbone of the healthcare system, providing essential care and support to patients and their families. In this article, we’ll look at what causes elevated levels of nurse depression and anxiety, how nurses can help themselves and each other, and how healthcare leaders can support their nurses’ mental health.

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Whole Person Care: What It Means, How To Use It, and Why It’s Important

Relias

For example, to administer whole person care to a client experiencing depression, a therapist could consider: Biochemical reactions in the client’s brain, such as lowered levels of dopamine or serotonin If the client’s basic needs are being met, i.e., are they experiencing housing, food, and/or clothing insecurity? Payers : Many in the U.S.

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Microaggressions towards LGBT individuals: what about clinical practice?

Society of Clinical Psychology

Microaggressions have been described as “brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, and environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative insults to the target person or group” (Torino et al., 2020; Anzani, Sacchi, Prunas, 2021).

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Creating Effective Training Programs in Post-Acute Care

Relias

According to the Relias 2023 S tate of Healthcare Training and Staff Development Report , 68% of managers in the post-acute-care sector reported that their current staff development and training program has a “major” or “significant” impact on achieving their organization’s top business goals. “It

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Staff Development Vital for Adapting to Shifting Rehab Therapy Needs

Relias

Like all healthcare providers, rehabilitation therapists have had to adapt and adjust to the extraordinary challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. The very means by which therapists deliver vital rehabilitation services has shifted in ways that appear to be lasting and permeate nearly every facet of care.

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Patient, Nurse, and Solution Provider: Cheri DiStefano Pays It Forward

Relias

After considering a career change for a couple of years, her mind kept going back to the idea of entering the healthcare profession. An extensive care team of nurses, doctors, respiratory therapists, and physical therapists worked around the clock to care for their son for 51 days. This is what I kept coming back to,” she said.

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What is neuroaffirmative practice?

Prosper Health Collective

Neuroaffirmative practice is a relatively new approach to healthcare that aims to provide a safe and welcoming environment for neurodivergent people. Additionally, the therapist may use language that is more suited to their patient’s communication style, such as visual aids for those who process information more easily in this way.

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