Preventing Skin Cancer in Native Communities
Ah, summer. It’s almost time for barbecues and beaches and pool parties and… skin cancer? From mowing the lawn to a round of golf to attending a music festival, the summer months are full of outdoor activities that involve sun exposure. Melanoma and other forms of skin cancer don’t always get the spotlight when Indigenous […]
Provider Mental Health in 2024: a Fact Sheet
During the pandemic, conversations about provider mental health were splashed all over the Internet and talk shows. Burnout and despair – from too many long shifts and resource shortages, from witnessing too many patient deaths – were endemic. Physicians and nurses both reported plans to leave the profession. But how are physicians and nurses feeling […]
8 Ways Healthcare Can Support the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Movement
Two years ago, we interviewed Debbie Nez-Manuel, a leader in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW), also known as Missing and Murdered People (MMIP.) This week, in honor of the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls on May 5, we’re sharing some ways front-line staff can help at-risk patients. […]
The Call of the Wild: Providing Care in Rural and Remote Communities
If you’re a travel nurse, or simply willing to work away from home, you’re probably a natural adventurer. And just possibly you have a taste for variety and diverse experiences – which could make rural travel nursing or working in a remote community the perfect opportunity for you. Working in a rural community or on […]
Meet Megan Gossen, our April Nurse of the Month!
Our April Nurse of the Month is an experienced nurse described as “so responsive to patient needs and excellent at solving our challenges.” Megan Gossen has cared for patients all over the country – but now calls South Dakota home. “I never wanted to go back to the same hospital more than once,” she says. […]
Code Lavender: Supporting Physicians and Nurses at Work
There was a phrase you’d hear all the time during the pandemic: “healthcare heroes.” And it was pretty easy to see why, given all the unending sacrifices our providers made. And yet – “hero” can seem too tidy a label for what our front-line teams go through every day. Giving a patient a serious diagnosis […]
