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5 ways to help your patients achieve better rehab outcomes
Lisa Mulcahy Healthcare AdministrationThe rehabilitation process can be both physically and emotionally challenging for virtually any patient. You may need to frequently revisit your facility's inpatient approaches and work in tandem with outpatient rehab teams. What are some fresh and effective ways to make the rehab process easier on your patients and increase the odds of terrific outcomes? Let research be your guide. Incorporate the following tips to perfect your process.
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The nurse’s emotional bank account
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareNursing is an emotionally taxing career by any measure. By serving the infirm, the traumatized, the bereft, the dying, and the needy, the work of the nurse can take a toll on emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. We must also bear in mind the impact of chronic stress, secondary trauma, and the moral and ethical dilemmas that are part and parcel of healthcare. When the nurse's emotional bank account runs dry, they can get into trouble and fall victim to burnout, compassion fatigue, and spiritual distress.
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Zugunruhe and companion animal behavior
Dr. Myrna Milani Pet CarePrior to migration, animals that migrate experience multiple physiological and behavioral changes. Ethologists adopted the German word zugunruhe, which means "migratory restlessness" to describe this phenomenon. Aside from dog and cat owners who head south in the winter with their pets and back north in the summer, we seldom think of migration as a factor in companion animal behavior. When most of us think of migration, we think of birds and monarch butterflies making their semi-annual flights. However, many species migrate.
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Beyond teachers: Estimating individual school counselors’ effects…
Christine Mulhern EducationCounselor effectiveness is most important for low-achieving and low-income students, perhaps because these students are most likely to lack other sources of information and assistance. Good counselors tend to improve all measures of educational attainment, but some specialize in improving high school behavior while others specialize in increasing selective college attendance. Improving access to effective counseling may be a promising way to increase educational attainment and close socioeconomic gaps in education.
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Award-winning Austin, Texas, dental practice sets a standard for innovation
Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental HealthcareMassage chairs and a technology bar? It sounds like a sleek and modern hotel lounge, but it’s not. It's Toothbar, a new dental practice in a trendy area of downtown Austin, Texas, that recently won first place in the "new build" category in the inaugural Design Innovation Awards by the American Dental Association. The practice, which was built from the ground up by Dr. Lauren Jacobsen and Dr. Kimberley Barclay, was designed to appeal to young, professional Austinites.
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New Year’s resolution: Hire someone different than you
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementProcess provides perspective in lieu of panic. When we face challenges, we can rely on process to get us through difficulty one reliable, tested step at a time. Any leader who has faced a potentially devastating situation and worked through it, relying on methods instead of in-the-moment emotional reactions, understands the value of process. Yet for some reason when we hire, we often miss an important aspect of process in judging candidates: differences.
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Immersive technology is changing K-12 education
Bambi Majumdar EducationSchools are evolving, and traditional techniques of imparting knowledge are being revisited. Immersive technologies are helping teachers forge bonds with students. Voice-activated technologies; augmented, virtual, and mixed-reality tools; and video conferencing tools are changing communication patterns in K-12 schools. Teachers and students have new ways to engage with each other, and students can develop deeper connections with their peers and build essential soft skills.
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Video: How to get your prospects to read more of your marketing message…
Jarod Carter Sports & FitnessIs your business suffering from "profit leaks"…places where your leads or customers fall through the cracks so you lose sales? One common profit leak that can have a huge impact is a lead magnet that doesn’t grab and hold the reader’s interest. In this video, I discuss how great content in your lead magnets engages the reader and compels them to respond to the call to action. I describe techniques for optimizing your lead magnets to increase effectiveness, and I share an example that perfectly highlights the skillful use of emotion in copy.
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Busting 3 myths of the ‘21-foot rule’
Mike Ox Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityAlmost everyone who shoots has heard about the "21-foot rule" and how important it is to practice at 21 feet. I used to teach it and I've probably been taught it in more than a dozen classes I've taken. Except, it's a myth. It has no basis in fact or history, and it can actually hurt your ability to effectively handle a threat that’s 21 feet away. So, here are three myths about the 21-foot rule and how to fix them.
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How omnichannel marketing can boost your bottom line
Lisa Mulcahy MarketingOmnichannel marketing might sound complex and confusing if you've never heard of it. However, the concept is quite simple and can be an incredibly effective way to remodel your digital approach. According to a study from Bright Pearl, 87% of top retailers believe that an omnichannel selling approach is extremely important for sales. So, what is omnichannel marketing, exactly? Technically, omnichannel marketing simply means you use every media channel possible to send out your message to your potential audience and existing consumers.