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• How to boost pain management satisfaction scores at your hospital

  Lisa Mulcahy Healthcare Administration

  As a hospital administrator, analyzing patient comments regarding pain management is something you probably have to do. Yet, it's easy to overlook common issues that cause or increase pain for your patients. These could be issues your patients don’t even realize are causing them problems. Root out these problematic areas and implement solutions to make your patients more comfortable by utilizing this advice.

• Survey: Fear of a pending recession causes ‘layoff anxiety’…

  Terri Williams Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Is there a recession on the horizon? Whether there is or not, about half of Americans fear that another downturn is imminent, and they also believe that they’ll be laid off when it occurs. Despite record low employment levels, a new survey by CareerArc reveals that 48% of employed Americans suffer from layoff anxiety. So, what is layoff anxiety, what’s fueling it, and how prepared are Americans?

• 5 ways to avoid the dangers of viral marketing

  Lisa Mulcahy Marketing

  When your brand or product goes viral on social media, you're in a win-win situation, right? Not always. Viral marketing is a lot like the Wild West — when you navigate it the right way, it can do incredible things for your visibility and sales. But you need to know that a lot of its mechanisms are out of your control. Viral marketing is, at its core, consumer-based — that means your campaign and approach can succeed or fail based on the whims of your audience.

• Infographic: The history of phishing and spam

  Brian Wallace Science & Technology

  When email was initially developed for the purpose of interoffice communication, the internet was in its infancy and no one had any idea how big it would get. The original iteration of email was never built to be used by the masses and it was not made to be secure. These factors have led to some serious problems with things like spam and phishing emails over the years. Learn more about the history of spam and how it turned into phishing with this infographic.

• The crippling American teacher shortage

  Patrick Gleeson Education

  A teacher shortage doesn’t look the way you might expect. Your child doesn’t come home from their first day of class and announce there’s not enough teachers at school. Neither does this year’s K-12 classroom necessarily have a dozen more kids than last year’s. In some ways, the teacher shortage is nearly invisible, which is part of the problem. What a teacher shortage does is most simply lower the quality of the available teachers.

• Podcast: The 7 most dangerous words in healthcare

  Keith Carlson Medical & Allied Healthcare

  What are the seven most dangerous words in healthcare? In my universe, those seven words are "that’s the way we’ve always done it." Who are the people who resist change? They’re the ones who generally aren’t natural intrapreneurs or leaders. They’re more likely to be the people who just do their work and go home, with little investment in their careers or jobs. Such individuals may also be fearful of technology, which one would think is a stark difference between generations, but that’s not always the case — resistance can come from any nurse from any generation.

• Is it time to put ‘senior living’ out to pasture?

  Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & Fixtures

  Back in the day, when you reached a certain age and had no one to care for you, you’d be sent to the "old folks’ home" to live out your remaining years. Then, "retirement villages" came along, replacing the stigma of the old folks’ home. Over time, these age-restricted communities have evolved into today’s "senior living" model, offering a wide range of activities, support services, and a continuum of elder care, often in a residential-like setting. Several reports released this year suggest, however, that the concept of "senior living" may have run its course, too.

• Achieve success by planning for decline

  Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Research and experience have shown that becoming more comfortable with the idea of death reduces the negative stress associated with dying. Like death, most of us also are either in denial of or avoid thinking about our professional decline. It is, however, hard for any of us to argue that we anticipate continuing to excel indefinitely in our current endeavors. Like becoming more comfortable with death reduces our anxiety about it, embracing the idea of the end of our success can help us deal with it. Here are a few ways to achieve success by planning for our decline.

• During Bullying Awareness Month, a look at how school districts are tackling…

  Bambi Majumdar Education

  Bullying statistics in U.S. schools are as much a cause for shame as a concern. One in five kids are bullied during their school years, while one in five admits to bullying others. The advent of social media has amplified the problem. Now, bullies can hide behind a screen, encourage others to join in the bullying session anonymously and cause more harm. October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and there is a renewed drive to fight the bullying issue. Districts are introducing new measures to deal with the issue before it becomes an epidemic.

• Williston, North Dakota, is home to America’s newest airport

  Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & Automotive

  America’s newest airport opened to passengers on Oct. 10 when United Airlines Flight 4643 touched down, commencing a new era of connectivity to this growing part of North Dakota and its important oil fields. Williston Basin International Airport (code: XWA) is located 10 miles northwest of the city, which is itself in the northwestern part of the state. The region is home to the oil fields operated in the Bakken Formation. The area is currently experiencing a boom in output and drives the local economy.

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