We all know that the healthcare system brings its own unique challenges for delivering quality, safe, and cost effective healthcare. However, what happens when deliverers of healthcare, the healthcare workers themselves, exhibit symptoms of stress, post-traumatic stress, or even post-traumatic stress disorder? What do these symptoms look like? How frequent or common is post-traumatic stress in our very own healthcare team members?

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This is episode 1 of the series: Post-Traumatic Stress in Healthcare Workers

This podcast examines post-traumatic stress among healthcare workers as members of the healthcare team. Symptoms, prevalence, contributing factors, interventions, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are discussed. Strategies for facilitating discussion of post-traumatic stress within the healthcare team will be discussed from a standpoint of awareness, respect, and current knowledge.

At Colibri Healthcare, we developed this educational content with a genuine approach to bringing attention to mental health from a healthcare professional’s perspective. This podcast contains content that may be unsettling for some listeners. The episodes may discuss suicide, depression, self-harm, and other sensitive topics. We do our best to discuss sensitive topics such as these with discretion and sincerity. Because of the sensitive topic being discussed, we recommend this podcast for adults only. Content Warnings: Mentions of suicide, depression, death, self-harm.

Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here

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Series: Post-Traumatic Stress in Healthcare Workers

We are going to continue the conversation about the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers’ experiences with stress. The discussion covers contributing factors and interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder as well as strategies for how the healthcare team can facilitate conversation about.

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This is episode 2 of the series: Post-Traumatic Stress in Healthcare Workers

This podcast examines post-traumatic stress among healthcare workers as members of the healthcare team. Symptoms, prevalence, contributing factors, interventions, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are discussed. Strategies for facilitating discussion of post-traumatic stress within the healthcare team will be discussed from a standpoint of awareness, respect, and current knowledge.

At Colibri Healthcare, we developed this educational content with a genuine approach to bringing attention to mental health from a healthcare professional’s perspective. This podcast contains content that may be unsettling for some listeners. The episodes may discuss suicide, depression, self-harm, and other sensitive topics. We do our best to discuss sensitive topics such as these with discretion and sincerity. Because of the sensitive topic being discussed, we recommend this podcast for adults only. Content Warnings: Mentions of suicide, depression, death, self-harm.

Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here

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Series: Post-Traumatic Stress in Healthcare Workers

In this episode we will be talking about violence in the healthcare workplace and identifying risk factors. Organizations recognizing that violence is a concern is the first step to be able to address the issue.

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This is episode 1 of the series:  Violence in the Healthcare Workplace

In 2019, over 20,000 American workers suffered trauma from workplace violence. Of these, 70% were employed in the healthcare and social assistance industries.
Then came the pandemic. Like gasoline on a fire, COVID-19 sent stress levels skyrocketing among patients and clinicians alike. Continuing safety concerns have elevated violence in the healthcare workplace to a national issue—one that not all health care professionals may feel equipped to confront. In this podcast, you’ll explore common risks and identify strategies to help manage and mitigate violence in your workplace.

Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here

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Series: Violence in the Healthcare Workplace

 Violence seems to be impacting all areas of society. Managing acts of violence in an evidence-based way is a way to impact health care worker safety.

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This is episode 2 of the series: Violence in the Healthcare Workplace

In 2019, over 20,000 American workers suffered trauma from workplace violence. Of these, 70% were employed in the healthcare and social assistance industries.

Then came the pandemic. Like gasoline on a fire, COVID-19 sent stress levels skyrocketing among patients and clinicians alike. Continuing safety concerns have elevated violence in the healthcare workplace to a national issue—one that not all health care professionals may feel equipped to confront. In this podcast, you’ll explore common risks and identify strategies to help manage and mitigate violence in your workplace.

Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here

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Series: Violence in the Healthcare Workplace

Individuals working in healthcare have life events or home life events that stress them. Educating them about how to handle these situations and identify their own triggers is important. Their triggers could escalate violence instead of acting as a calming influence. In this episode, this subject and others will be discussed as ways to mitigate the impact of violence

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This is episode 3  of the series:  Violence in the Healthcare Workplace

In 2019, over 20,000 American workers suffered trauma from workplace violence. Of these, 70% were employed in the healthcare and social assistance industries.

Then came the pandemic. Like gasoline on a fire, COVID-19 sent stress levels skyrocketing among patients and clinicians alike. Continuing safety concerns have elevated violence in the healthcare workplace to a national issue—one that not all health care professionals may feel equipped to confront. In this podcast, you’ll explore common risks and identify strategies to help manage and mitigate violence in your workplace.

Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here

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Series: Violence in the Healthcare Workplace

What’s the link between employee engagement and labor expense? Turnover and associated labor costs. Learn leadership strategies to raise engagement among nurses, strengthen retention, and improve your department’s financial performance.
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Series: Making Sense of Dollars and Cents: Employee Engagement and the Bottom Line

Before you take a seat at the healthcare leadership table, you’ll need to be prepared with knowledge and skills that aren’t typically taught in nursing school. In this series, you’ll gain practical tips to help you develop – and showcase – your business acumen.

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Series: Making Sense of Dollars and Cents: Employee Engagement and the Bottom Line

Oral history interviews can be a way to affirm the importance of the work done by individuals to better the profession of nursing. It is by knowing our history that nurses can apply lessons learned to their own practice to continue the betterment of the nursing profession.
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This is episode 1 of the series:  Distinguished Careers in Nursing

Oral history interviews can be a way to affirm the importance of the work done by individuals to better the profession of nursing. It is by knowing our history that nurses can apply lessons learned to their own practice to continue the betterment of the nursing profession.

Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here

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Series:  Distinguished Careers in Nursing

Oral history interviews can be a way to affirm the importance of the work done by individuals to better the profession of nursing. It is by knowing our history that nurses can apply lessons learned to their own practice to continue the betterment of the nursing profession.
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This is episode 2 of the series:  Distinguished Careers in Nursing

Oral history interviews can be a way to affirm the importance of the work done by individuals to better the profession of nursing. It is by knowing our history that nurses can apply lessons learned to their own practice to continue the betterment of the nursing profession.

Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here

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Series:  Distinguished Careers in Nursing

This episode defines negligence, the difference between criminal and civil lawsuits, and the importance of acknowledging mistakes.
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This is episode 1 of the series: Where Healthcare and Legal Meet

This podcast series aims to help healthcare professionals understand the impact of criminal lawsuits against healthcare professionals who have made errors. The series will focus on the intersection of healthcare and the law. In doing so, we will review the legal definition of negligence, the impact of culture on hospital reporting systems, how organizations and individuals can support a healthy and safe work environment, and how we can make improvements to healthcare systems to help reduce errors while also protecting ourselves as healthcare professionals and providers from potential litigation.

Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here

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Series:  Where Healthcare and Legal Meet

This episode takes a closer look at culture and how a toxic work environment affects the quality of healthcare provided within an organization.

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This is episode 2 of the series: Where Healthcare and Legal Meet

This podcast series aims to help healthcare professionals understand the impact of criminal lawsuits against healthcare professionals who have made errors. The series will focus on the intersection of healthcare and the law. In doing so, we will review the legal definition of negligence, the impact of culture on hospital reporting systems, how organizations and individuals can support a healthy and safe work environment, and how we can make improvements to healthcare systems to help reduce errors while also protecting ourselves as healthcare professionals and providers from potential litigation.

Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here

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Series: Where Healthcare and Legal Meet