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National Nurses Month I Week #4 Community Engagement
We are at the final week of National Nurses month. We have an opportunity to promote nurses’ invaluable contributions by engaging with our community members and educating them on what nurses do and the vital role they plan in our communities. It’s a great time to show...
COVID-19 Staff Vaccination Booster Champions I Submit Today!
We have launched a campaign to celebrate and recognize organizations with high staff COVID-19 booster vaccination rates throughout North Dakota and South Dakota. Organizations that meet this milestone will be provided a Staff COVID-19 Vaccination Booster Champion...
National Nurses Month I Week #3 Professional Development
National Nurses Month (Week Three) focuses on professional development; an opportunity to focus on how you can excel and lead in your nursing career or inspire and help other nurses in their professional journey. When it comes to nursing, education does not stop when...
Best Practice Brief: Valuing Diversity at Monument Health I May 24, 2022
Relentlessly Pursuing a Diverse and Inclusive Organization Trust is the foundation for every strong personal and professional relationship. Earning trust begins by seeking to understand. Monument Health offers cultural awareness education programs to provide...
AgriSafe Network I Vaccine Social Media Toolkit Available
AgriSafe Network | Protecting the People Who Feed The World The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard for everyone, especially essential agricultural workers. The AgriSafe Network developed a Vaccine Social Media Toolkit for rural organizations and community groups,...
Great Plains QIN Webinar: Healing and Improving Ourselves and Our Places of Work as We Recover from COVID-19 I May 20, 2022
According to the World Health Organization, burnout is a syndrome resulting from workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. It’s characterized by three dimensions: feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion, increased mental distance from one’s job or...
Thirteen North Dakota Nurses Honored as the Heart of Health Care
The Bismarck Tribune has partnered with local hospitals, nursing schools, long-term care and businesses to recognize nurses in the Bismarck, Mandan and the surrounding area who go above and beyond to deliver compassionate care. Access the article. This year, 68...
National Nurses Month | Week #2 Recognition
This week for National Nurses Month, the theme is Recognition. We are all indebted to nurses for their unwavering commitment to patients, their communities and our health care systems. Honor the work of nurses who lead, excel, and innovate, not only in our health care...
CMS Releases Its Chronic Pain Experience Journey Map
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently released the Chronic Pain Experience Journey Map which highlights the most prominent barriers experienced by people accessing care and the influencers acting on providers. These access issues and...
Older Americans Month I May 2022
Every May, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) leads the nation’s observance of Older Americans Month (OAM). The 2022 theme is Age My Way, an opportunity for all of us to explore the many ways older adults can remain in and be involved with their...