Where Can I Work as a Phlebotomist?
Are you planning to start a career in phlebotomy? As a phlebotomist, who has the important task of drawing blood for medical purposes, you can help bridge the gap between…
Things to Know as an LPN or RN If You Move to Another State
Whether you're a licensed practical nurse (LPN) or registered nurse (RN), you're worked hard for your license. If you’re moving to a new state, you'll probably want to know how…
Pros & Cons of Working for a Nursing Agency
Whether you are just beginning your nursing career or you already have years of experience, finding the right job can still be a daunting task. An incredible benefit of the…
How to Do a Change Mid-Career to Become a Nurse
Whether you feel the call to a career in nursing or are ready to leave your current job and are interested in nursing, it’s never too late to make the…
CNA Job Description, Salary, & Required Skills
A certified nursing assistant (CNA) is an integral part of the patient care team in many health care settings. Many work in nursing homes, long-term care facilities, and hospitals. They…
How the 4 Principles of Health Care Ethics Improve Patient Care
Working in the health care field can be both rewarding and challenging. Each shift you work is filled with new patients, sometimes unexpected experiences, and many choices that will have…
Tips for Keeping Your Energy Up When Working a Double Shift
Working a double shift in the nursing field can sometimes feel like an impossible task. It's often emotionally, mentally, and physically exhausting to give the best quality care to all…
The No-Stress Guide To Renewing Your CNA License
The health care field is often a stressful place to work, and one of the many stressors is remembering to maintain your professional license or certification. Since the health care…
15 Commonly Asked CNA Interview Questions
As a certified nursing assistant (CNA), you're a caregiver who's passionate about serving others. You can perform well in high-stress situations, and your critical thinking and skills can sometimes help…
8 Tips for Pregnant Nurses
Working as a nurse is incredibly rewarding. Yet it can be a challenging job too, especially if you are a pregnant nurse. The physical and emotional aspects of nursing work…
What Does a CNA Do?
A certified nursing assistant (CNA) works in various types of health care settings, including in long-term care facilities like nursing homes and assisted livings or even more private settings, like…
10 Soft Skills You Need as a Successful Nurse
You need a strong set of soft skills to empower you to have a productive career and a positive impact as a nurse. Of course, your nursing career is built…
8 Perks of Being a CNA
The health care industry is filled with a wide range of opportunities, and you don’t need to become a registered nurse (RN) or doctor (MD) to break into the field.…
How to Work the Night Shift When You Have Kids
Working a late-night or overnight shift as a nurse can be grueling no matter what your personal circumstances, but these shifts can be especially difficult if you're a working parent.…
How to Survive a CE Audit as a Health Care Professional
As health care professionals, continuing education (CE) is an essential part of our career development. For many of us, it’s a requirement every few years to have a set number…
Nursing Interviews Decoded – Part 8: After the Interview
Congratulations! When you finally walk out of that interview, take some time to relax. Your part isn’t quite done yet, but you have a moment to breathe. Grab yourself a…
Nursing Interviews Decoded – Part 7: Do You Have Questions for Us?
After all the other questions are said and done, one of the last questions an interviewer will ask you is, “Do you have any questions for us?” The short answer…
Clipboard Health Spotlight: Morsey Beck, LVN
Meet Morsey Beck, LVN Meet Morsey Beck, our health care professional of the month! Morsey is an LVN in the Houston, Texas area. A mother of four, it is an…
Nursing Interviews Decoded – Part 6: What About Job Details?
The questions that typically come at the end of the interview can either be the easiest or the most difficult to know how to answer. Once the interviewer gets to…
Nursing Interviews Decoded – Part 5: Can You Do the Job?
Most of the time, the interviewer will have a pretty good idea of what the job in question would require from you. The interviewer could be the direct supervisor for…
Nursing Interviews Decoded – Part 4: How Well Do You Work With Others?
There will be at least a few questions during your nursing job interview that will gauge how well you work with others — not just patients, but patients’ families and…
Nursing Interviews Decoded – Part 3: Tell Us About Yourself
In every interview, the main topic at hand is you. The company and interviewers want to know you — not just your skills, work experience, and education credentials. Each company…
Nursing Interviews Decoded – Part 2: How to Answer Questions
There’s a strategy for answering questions during an interview. Just like nurses prepare and strategize on how to complete their responsibilities during school or on the job, you can do…
Nursing Interviews Decoded – Part 1: Before You Show Up
You’ve likely heard of the nursing shortage affecting the United States. With baby boomers aging and many older nurses retiring, that need will only keep growing. But, depending on what…
How Flexible Is a Nursing Career?
Nursing is the largest health care profession in the United States. It has a faster than average job growth when compared to other professions, and its need across the medical…
12 Ways to Be a Happy Nurse
Happiness is the best prescription we can recommend to nurses like you. While joy does not come in pill form, there are easy steps that you can take to become…
What Can Essential Oils Do?
Essential oils have certainly risen in popularity in the United States over the past few decades. Some people treat them as a cure-all, a replacement for modern medicine techniques. Others…
US Sees Record COVID-19 Deaths for Second Week and States Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round up … US Sets Record COVID-19 Deaths for Second Week For the second week in a row, the United States set a…
Home Health Care: What Is OASIS?
The Home Health Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) is your ultimate tool as a home health care professional. As an essential element of home health, OASIS helps you collect…
Top 10 Nursing Blogs For Every Health Care Professional
Nursing blogs are great places for nurses and health care professionals to find inspiration and information. These websites with a personal touch are a source of useful advice, inspiring stories,…
Countries Consider Reducing COVID-19 Vaccine to 1 Dose & South Africa Tests Vaccine On New Variant
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … U.S. Debates Halving Moderna Vaccine Doses Moncef Slaoui, the head of the U.S. vaccine program Operation Warp Speed, said that the…
When Can I Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
Although the federal government is responsible for purchasing and allocating doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to each state, the states are responsible for determining how they’re going to distribute the…
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10 Tips to Give Older Adults for Healthy Aging
Aging is inevitable and out of our control, but many aspects of healthy aging are a result of choices we can make. As we know many health care professionals work…
What Does a Nurse Manager Do?
Nurse managers can make a double impact on health care since they play double roles as a nurse and as a leader. If you are a nurse manager, you will…
TSA Sees Highest Airport Numbers Since March and U.S. Purchases 100M More Pfizer Doses
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round up … U.S. Airports See Highest Numbers Since Mid-March The U.S. Transportation Security Administration reported that U.S. airports screened 1.28 million passengers…
How to Find the Right Health Care Professionals for Your Facility
Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, hospitals and health care centers are staffing up more than ever. Especially amid the coronavirus pandemic, many facilities are looking to hire more health…
Moderna Vaccine Approved and Nursing Home Vaccine Initiative Begins
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round up … Moderna Vaccine Gains Approval, Pfizer Vaccine Continuous Distribution The United States now has two COVID-19 vaccines that have been given…
Can Facilities Require Staff to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
The COVID-19 has had a heavy impact on the health care system. As a health care facility, you’ve had your experiences with staff and patient exposures, quarantines, and lockdowns. You…
Am I Required to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
As health care workers, many of us are already familiar with vaccine requirements by our employers. We work in a profession that has a higher risk of encountering vaccine-preventable illnesses,…
The COVID-19 Vaccine Information Hub
Here at Clipboard Health, we’re excited that the COVID-19 vaccine is finally here. However, we understand that our facilities, health care professionals, and patients likely have many questions and concerns.To…
How to Answer Patient Questions About the COVID-19 Vaccine
The first of the COVID-19 vaccines are here, and the largest vaccination initiative in United States history is underway. However, these vaccines come with many common questions that patients are…
What We Know About the Top COVID-19 Vaccines So Far
There are dozens of potential COVID-19 vaccines in full development worldwide, but only a handful have made the shortlist of most promising, and only three at the time of this…
The COVID-19 Vaccine is Here
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Begin in the United States An intensive care unit nurse in New York City became the first person…
How to Become a Phlebotomist
Are you interested in a career in the medical field but unsure of which direction to go? The staggering cost of education might intimidate you from transitioning immediately into health…
Why Is Psychology Important for Nursing?
A nurse’s main responsibility is to provide care and support to their patients. But to do so, we have to understand and analyze what their patients are thinking and feeling…
CDC Guidelines for the Holidays
As the COVID-19 pandemic worsens in many areas across the United States, many people are anxiously debating on what to do for the holiday season. This time of year is…
How the Holiday Season 2020 is Affecting Staffing Shortages
For many facilities, keeping the floor adequately staffed without burning out your employees while simultaneously balancing time-off requests is already a delicate act during normal times. However, the situation has…
Clipboard Health Spotlight: Dominique Bassett
Meet Dominique Bassett, our health care professional of the month! Caring for her grandmother is what motivated her to become a CNA. After that, she wanted to help more people…
U.S. May Get Vaccines as Soon as Friday and Gene-Editing Sickle Cell Treatment Shows Promise
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … United States May Begin Distributing COVID-19 Vaccine as Early as Friday An advisor from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said…
Tips on Social Media & Nursing
Social media has become crucial to sharing information among people and for forming networks to exchange ideas and staying connected. As a nurse, or other health care professional, you probably…
1st Blood Test to Diagnose Alzheimer’s Hits Market & 2 Vaccines Expected Before Christmas
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … First Blood Test for Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease Hits Markets A new blood test that can help to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease has…
How to Identify and Fill Staffing Gaps at Your Facility
Every health care facility will experience ebbs and flows in their staffing needs from time to time. Normally, hospitals, clinics, and doctors' offices have an increased need for medical staff…
What Causes Nursing Turnover?
Nurse turnover is a huge issue for a career field that’s already facing shortages of licensed staff. In many areas, qualified nurses can be difficult to find and hire, so…
Pfizer Files for Emergency Use Authorization for Vaccine & Third Vaccine Reports 90% Efficacy
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … Pfizer, BioNTech File for Emergency Use Approval from FDA Following Pfizer’s announcement several weeks ago that preliminary results from their Phase…
How to Find Nursing Home Jobs in Your Area
The country is aging rapidly, but individuals are also living longer lengths of life, thanks to medical advances and new technologies. Both of these factors contribute to the exponential growth…
Moderna’s Vaccine 94.5% Effective and States Rush to Buy Ultra-Cold Freezers for Pfizer’s Vaccine
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … Moderna’s Coronavirus Vaccine Is Potentially 94.5% Effective Moderna Inc. announced on Monday that the preliminary data from their coronavirus vaccine’s late-stage…
Pfizer Vaccine Shows 90% Efficacy and FDA Grants Emergency Use to COVID-19 Antibody Treatment
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … Pfizer and BioNTech Coronavirus Vaccine Shows 90% Efficacy The joint team of Pfizer and BioNTech reported that the first set of…
What Do Nurse Case Managers Do?
Meta Description: Case Management is a growing and vital field in the nursing industry. Case managers bridge the gap between care plans and patients with identified health care barriers. Nurse…
How to Start Working in Home Health Care
There’s no better time to work in home health care. As the baby boomer generation ages and more people seek out home-based care as an alternative to nursing homes or…
Nursing Homes CNAs May Spread COVID-19 & Grocery Store Workers at High Risk
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … COVID-19 May Spread in Nursing Homes Due to Shared Staff A group of researchers from UCLA and Yale University examined nursing…
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8 Perks of Working in Home Health Care
Home health care jobs are growing quickly in the nursing industry. In the United States, it’s expected to grow 36% by 2028, a considerably much faster rate than the average…
Staffing During a Nursing Shortage? Fill Shifts for Now
Many health care facilities find themselves understaffed from time-to-time. Often, it is obvious that the nursing shortage is a temporary state of affairs, and it is, therefore, unnecessary and uneconomical…
Jails Contracting Medical Services See Increased Deaths & Study of Race-Based Algorithm Shows Racial Disparities
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … U.S. Prepares for Halloween During the Pandemic As Halloween fast approaches, kicking off the end-of-the-year major holiday season, here’s a roundup…
Best Nurse Resume + Free Template
First impressions count: Your resume as a health care professional or nurse gives potential employers their first impression of you. A well-crafted nurse resume empowers you to make a positive…
The Many Forms of Breast Cancer
A cancer diagnosis is never good news for a patient. It can be scary, unknown, and confusing. As health care professionals, it’s important we educate ourselves about common health concerns…
COVID-19 May Cause Diabetes and Pfizer Begins Vaccine Mass Production
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … COVID-19 May Trigger Diabetes, Researchers Investigate A growing number of cases indicate that COVID-19 may be triggering the development of type…
Clipboard Health Spotlight: Chantel Jarrett, CNA
Meet Chantel Jarrett, our health care professional of the month! Chantel has been a CNA for 11 years in the New York metro area, and credits her grandmother for her…
5 Medical Superstitions and Those That are Backed by Science
Many people wouldn’t describe medical professionals as a superstitious bunch. Most of us wouldn’t even describe ourselves as such. But if you work around the medical field for long enough,…
Coronavirus Can Survive on Surfaces Up to 28 Days; Total U.S. Deaths May Be 20% Higher
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … Coronavirus Can Survive Up To 28 Days, Study Finds A new study from Australia tested how long the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 could…
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6 Financial Management Tips for Nurse Managers
You likely got into nursing to help others and take care of patients. When first starting your nursing education, you may have been so focused on getting the medical training…
Mental Illness Awareness Week: Supporting Patients with Mental Illnesses
Mental illnesses are often considered an unseen disease. Because they rarely have obvious physical symptoms like many other diseases, people dealing with mental illnesses often find their struggles and symptoms…
Nobel Prize for Hep C Discovery & CDC Says Airborne Coronavirus Possible
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … CDC Revises Coronavirus Guidelines, Virus May Sometimes Spread via Airborne Transmission The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released an…
What are the Busiest Days in Hospitals?
As a health care professional, you never know what the day will bring when you walk onto your shift. Some days when you think you’ll be a busy nurse you…
5 Best Practices After Your Nursing Shift
The medical field is a stressful place. For many of us at Clipboard Health, when we get off of a busy shift and head home, the last thing we want…
Children Less Likely to Get COVID-19 and FDA Advises on Mercury Dental Fillings
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round up … Nasal Spray Shows Promise in Reducing Levels of Coronavirus A new nasal spray to help the immune system fight off…
Understanding Chronic Pain
Many of the patients we care for experience some type of pain. Sometimes the source and intensity of the pain are immediately obvious, like in the case of large physical…
New Swine Flu Identified & WHO Estimates 2022 as Earliest Return to Pre-Pandemic Normal
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … New Swine Flu Being Watched in China Approximately 15% of pig farmers in China have tested positive for antibodies for an…
Clipboard Health Facility Spotlight: St. Dominic Village
St. Dominic Village is a five-star facility in Houston, Texas, with zero tags (tags are demerits for noncompliance). St. Dominic Village provides short-term rehabilitation, skilled nursing care, assisted living, independent…
Clipboard Health Spotlight: Maria Miller
Meet Maria Miller, our health care professional of the month! Maria has been a Certified Nursing Assistant for more than eight years and, like most of us, is passionate about…
WHO Encourages Elderly Care Evaluation & UK Trials COVID-19 Antibody Treatment
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … Fauci Warns COVID-19 Statistics Indicate Disturbing Reality Dr. Anthony Fauci cited statistics showing that the U.S. will enter the flu season…
CEO Wei Deng: Why We Started Clipboard Health
With a life mission to “move as many people up the socioeconomic ladder as possible,” Wei Deng, founder and CEO of Clipboard Health, describes the creation and journey of her…
Things to Know as a CNA If You Move to Another State
Moving from one state to another when you work in the medical field is not always as straightforward as we’d like it to be. Each state sets its own requirements…
Vitamin D Deficiency Doubles COVID-19 Risk and Modified Keto Diet Decreases Alzheimer’s Risk
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … Laboratory Studies Show Honeybee Venom Could Potentially Fight Cancer In laboratory studies, researchers found that melittin, the active component found in…
Expand Your Skills as a CNA
For many certified nursing assistants (CNAs), it can be difficult to find time to do anything else besides work and home life. Going to school for years to get another…
First COVID-19 Reinfection in US & Survey Shows Link Between Nurse Burnout and Work Environment
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … CDC Study Indicates Many COVID-19 Cases in Frontline Health Care Personnel Go Undetected The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
How to Thank Your Health Unit Coordinator
When you work in the medical profession, it can be easy to overlook the impact of essential workers and to appreciate the hard work and value of those on our…
Be Color Aware: Considering Skin Color in Health Care
A patient’s skin color plays a huge part in making sure they get the care they need. In the medical field, we often look at the skin to diagnose illnesses,…
The History of Health Unit Coordinators
The last week of August is nationally recognized as a time to celebrate Health Unit Coordinators, the professionals in the health care industry who manage a facility's administrative operations and…
How Vaccines Have Changed Medicine
While a somewhat controversial topic in some circles, vaccines have saved millions of lives and prevented countless infectious diseases from overwhelming the population for many, many years. Our world would…
Temp Nurse Staffing: What to Know About Different Shifts
When you work for a nursing staffing agency, you have the freedom to make a lot of decisions. A big decision is deciding when to work. There are many options…
The Importance of Childhood Immunizations
Many parents are wary when deciding whether to vaccinate their children. They want to do what’s best for their family and keep their children safe. Between mixed messages presented in…
Saliva Sample COVID-19 Test Effective and We Track COVID-19 Vaccine Statuses
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … Convalescent Plasma Approved for Use to Treat COVID-19 by FDA Over the weekend, the FDA granted emergency use authorization for the…
New to Agency Nursing? What to Expect on Your First Shift
Starting work as an agency health care professional for the first time can be daunting. Whenever you sign up for a shift to a new facility for the first time,…
Health Care Facilities: Save Money with Clipboard Health
At Clipboard Health, our mission is to make health care staffing easier and more cost-effective. We’ve built an intuitive, easy-to-use app, so our partner facilities can request qualified, vetted staff…
Tough Fall Season for Health Coming, and Obesity May Reduce Vaccine Efficacy
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … New Study Finds COVID-19 Symptoms Commonly Appear in Particular Order A team of researchers at the University of Southern California looked…
The Best Shoes for Male Nurses and CNAs
When you’re working long hours on your feet, you need a good pair of comfortable shoes. Like female nurses, male nurses require supportive footwear that is dependable and able to…
The Best Shoes for Female Nurses and CNAs
As a Clipboard Health health care professional, you know how important it is to have comfortable shoes on for your shift. Nurses, CNAs, lab techs, and other health care workers…
COVID-19 in BIPOC Children & How Much Will a Vaccine Cost?
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … Higher Rate of Hospitalizations, Cases, and Complications of COVID-19 Found in Black and Hispanic Children A new report from the US…
What’s My Risk Working at a Facility with Positive COVID-19 Cases
With COVID-19 cases rising in many states and new information coming out seemingly every day about the virus and the disease it causes, it’s an interesting time to be working…
How to Survive the Night Shift
You are either a night owl or not, so they say. However, health care is a profession that involves 24-hour care, and values shift workers. Sometimes in this industry, you…
WHO Offers Warning About Coronavirus & ‘Star Wars’ Inspires Creation of Artificial Skin
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round up … WHO Provides Coronavirus Vaccine Update, Warning On Monday, the World Health Organization’s regular briefing included nods to the ongoing multiple…
The Nurses’ and CNAs’ Guide to Self-Care
Due to the current events, and most notably the epidemic of COVID-19, health care professionals are working harder than they ever have. Not to mention, there is the added stress…
Six Types of COVID-19 & Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Potentially Ready By End of Year
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … New Study Groups COVID-19 Into Six “Types” A new study from King’s College London looked at data from a symptom study…
3 Easy Steps to Becoming a CNA in California
A certified nursing assistant (CNA) is a health care professional who provides assistance to a registered nurse (RN) or a licensed practical nurse (LPN). A CNA has several responsibilities, including…
10 Tips to Prevent Caregiver Burnout
Caregiver burnout can be described as a state of complete exhaustion, where you face many mental, physical, and emotional blocks. When this occurs, caring for patients takes a downhill turn.…
Nursing News 7/21: COVID-19 Antibody Test & Vaccine Trials Show Promise
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … UK COVID-19 Antibody Test Shows 98.6% Accuracy During First Trials An antibody test to see if someone has been exposed to…
8 Ways for Nurses and CNAs to Manage and Prevent Stress
Nurse stress is a real and could lead to burnout. From the beginning of your nursing education all the way through retirement, you’ll face difficult situations on a daily basis.…
Nursing News 7/14: Coronavirus Could Pass In Utero, TB Vaccine Could Decrease COVID-19 Deaths & New Statement From AAP About Reopening Schools
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … Pregnant Women Can Pass Coronavirus to Fetus in Rare Cases According to Studies A small study in Italy that looked at…
CNA Salary: What Does a CNA Get Paid (State-by-State)
The certified nursing assistant (CNA) role is considered an entry-level job in the healthcare industry. However, a CNA is an essential part of patient care and is a valued addition…
Health Care Trends We’re Seeing in 2020
Although the principles of health care will always remain the same, the landscape of the health care industry is rapidly evolving. You may have noticed new health care trends pop…
Celebrate National Therapeutic Recreation Week
Every year in the second week of July, National Therapeutic Recreation Week is celebrated in the US. It began in 1984, started by the National Therapeutic Recreation Society to help…
Nursing News – COVID-19 Transmission Is Airborne
Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up for the week of July 7, 2020... Scientists Say COVID-19 Transmission Is Airborne Most COVID-19 infection prevention guidelines have been created until now with the…
Nurse Staffing Solution: What To Expect From Per Diem Staff
The world of health care is one of balance, especially when it comes to nurse staffing. You need to employ and schedule enough health care professionals (HCPs) to cover the…
Nursing News – June 30, 2020
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … New Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Focuses on Basics The research on how best to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease has taken…
COVID-19 Risk-Mitigating Actions for Facilities
The new coronavirus behind COVID-19 has added new levels of complexity to an already complicated field. As a facility, you’re already trying to keep your shifts filled with enough qualified…
Top 15 Commonly Asked Nursing Interview Questions
Few careers offer as strong career satisfaction as nursing with Clipboard Health does. Above-average pay and flexible schedules are common benefits; however, for most, the opportunity to impact the lives…
Celebrate National CNA Week: Our Best CNA Posts This Year
We wish all of our CNAs a very Happy National CNA Week 2020! We celebrate you, and all your accomplishments this year, especially as you’ve been on the frontlines of…
Nursing News – June 23, 2020
This week in Clipboard Health’s Nursing News round-up … Britain Trials ‘No-Swab’ Saliva Test for Coronavirus Current tests for the coronavirus require health care professionals to stick a long swab…
Pros & Cons of Choosing a Nursing Staffing Agency
Every business has turnover, attrition, and vacant positions, but in the health care industry, the need for reliable and competent nurses continues to rise across the United States. About 210,400…
National CNA Week: Why We Love CNAs
Every year, we take a week to celebrate certified nursing assistants (CNAs). You are the backbone of many of our health care facilities, and we want you to know how…
National Men’s Health Week: Top Men’s Health Issues
In the week leading up to Father’s Day, National Men’s Health Week is a reminder for all men to pay attention to their physical and mental health. As you reflect…
Celebrate National CNA Day: How to Shower Your CNAs with Love This Week
This week, Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) are getting recognized for the incredible hard work and genuine care they bring to the health care industry. CNAs work tirelessly around the clock…
How to Become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
In the healthcare industry, there are numerous career paths. Selecting the right path for you will depend on many factors: what kind of work you want to do, how much…
Nursing News – June 16, 2020
This week in Clipboard Academy’s Nursing News round up … Researchers Use Mosquito Spit to Make New Vaccines Last week the world saw the first results from a clinical trial…
Nursing News – June 9, 2020
Every week, we’ll bring you the latest news in health care in our Nursing News series for Clipboard Health. COVID-19 Lockdowns Prevented 5 Million US Cases Were the nation-wide lockdowns…
3 Ways to Improve Nursing Communication Skills
In health care, a tremendous amount of responsibility is given to both nurses and CNAs. Effective communication in nursing is perhaps the most important responsibility. The ability to communicate might…
5 Inspiring Paths to Level Up Your CNA Career
Being a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), is a rewarding and fulfilling career, offering opportunities to care directly for patients in a variety of clinical settings. Many health care professionals enjoy…
How to Develop a Nursing Unit Budget
Managing a facility or a unit is no easy feat. You must take many factors into consideration and balance the priorities of everyone involved in day-to-day operations in each unit…
How Healthcare Facilities Can Attract and Retain Nurses After COVID-19
Rebecca is a nurse educator whose job title no longer matches reality. Her clinic serves the homeless and is so understaffed that Rebecca mostly functions as a triage nurse—and often…
The Real History of U.S. Nursing Shortages
Thousands of U.S. businesses are struggling to deal with staffing shortages. In restaurants and retail, being short-staffed might mean longer waits for diners and shoppers. In extreme cases, it may…
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Best Practices for De-escalation
Regardless of what health care speciality you work in, there will be a time when you’re confronted by someone who’s aggressive, angry, or noncompliant, whether a patient, a patient’s family…
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