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…
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…
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…
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…
Learning does not end for health care professionals after they graduate and start working. Instead, they embark on a journey of lifelong learning that continues throughout their career. After all,…
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…
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…
A certified nursing assistant (CNA) is an integral part of the patient care team at many health care facilities, including nursing homes, long-term care facilities, and hospitals. They may also…
Working in the health care industry is equally gratifying and challenging for any health care professional. Each day is filled with choices that have positive and negative consequences. The four…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
It’s more stressful than normal nowadays to be working as a health care professional. We understand the pressure you’re under to keep yourselves, your families, and your patients safe, and…
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…
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…
Disease prevention and early identification are important parts of everyone’s personal health care. That’s especially true when it comes to cancer. In the United States, breast cancer is second to…
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…
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,…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
The medical field is a stressful place. For many of us, when we get off of a busy shift and head home, the last thing we want to do is…
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…
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…
As we get older, we tend to have moments of forgetfulness. It’s not unusual to have these moments every once in a while, but when someone’s ability to remember, think,…
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…
As health care professionals, there will be many times that patients, their families, or even just people who know what we do for a living will look to us for…
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…
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…
It seems more common than ever to know someone who mistrusts vaccines. They may have read something through social media or been counseled by a concerned friend about something they’d…
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…
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…
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…
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…
You’ve worked hard for your licensed practical nurse (LPN) or registered nurse (RN) license. If you’re moving to a new state, you likely want to know how to transfer it…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
As a 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 require supportive…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
One of the main stressors in having a professional license is having to maintain it. This is true for nearly every nursing profession, including Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs). The good…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
When you are just starting out as a nurse, it can be hard to figure out what you need to bring into a facility to begin working. Sure, facilities do…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Whether you are just beginning your nursing career or have years of experience, finding the right employment situation is a daunting task. In nursing, you can work full-time as a…
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…
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…
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…
Few careers offer as strong career satisfaction as nursing does. Above-average pay and flexible schedules are common benefits; however, for most, the opportunity to impact the lives of others is…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
You are a caregiver. You are passionate about serving others. You can perform excellently in high-stress situations. At times, your job asks you to do the impossible — landing your…
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…
A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) takes care of a variety of tasks throughout a typical day, such as providing direct patient care, offering emotional support, and light housekeeping. To meet…
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…
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…
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…
