Melissa Mills BSN

Workforce Development, Education, Advancement

Melissa is a nurse with over two decades of experience in leadership and workforce development. She loves to help other healthcare professionals advance their careers.

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    #AMAGetOutTheWay: Nurses, Doctors, and Students United

    Melissa Mills posted a topic in Nursing News

    On Saturday, June 8th nurses, doctors, and medical students stood side-by-side to protest the American Medical Association's (AMA) annual meeting in Chicago. The AMA, which was founded in 1847, is a...
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    The Importance of a Title: Anesthesiologist vs. Nurse Anesthetist

    Melissa Mills posted a topic in Nursing News

    Your job title probably means a lot to you.It might even be as important to you as your birth-given name. You went to school so that you could write specific letters behind your name, such as LPN, RN,...
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    Happy Nurse: 10 Ways to Increase Your Happiness Today

    Melissa Mills posted a topic in General Nursing

    You probably know happiness when you feel it. As a nurse, you may feel those positive emotions that come with a deeper purpose when an acutely ill patient turns the corner toward better outcomes or a...
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    Saving Lives and Changing Laws: The Story of One School Nurse and Glucagon

    Melissa Mills posted a topic in Nursing News

    Have you ever been faced with a situation where you had to make a life or death decision knowing that it could jam up your license or even cause you to lose them? Jennifer Jacobs, a Registered Nurse,...
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    Understanding the Risk of Firearms: Suicide vs. Homicide

    Melissa Mills posted a topic in General Nursing

    If you watch the news or TV shows, you might be led to believe that there is a high risk of firearm homicide. Researchers from Northeastern University, University of Washington, and Harvard University...
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    Thinking Outside the Box: Exploring Diabetes Management Strategies

    Melissa Mills posted a topic in Nursing News

    The need for patients to be well-informed, and even a bit tech-savvy in today's healthcare market is critical. Those living diabetes with or without comorbidities must be well-versed in disease...
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    Put Your N-95 Respirators Away: TB Exposure is on the Decline

    Melissa Mills posted a topic in Nursing News

    Okay, so maybe it's not time to toss out your N-95. However, a recent update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association shows an overall...
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    Murder-Suicide of Elderly Couple Worried About Healthcare Bills

    Melissa Mills posted a topic in Nursing News

    An elderly couple near Ferndale, Washington may have given into the stressors of financial struggles from looming healthcare bills. An article published on wtap, an NBC affiliate, reported that...
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    Preventive Care: Saving the Health of Your Patients

    Melissa Mills posted a topic in Nursing News

    According to Lively's Wellness & Wealth report, only 54% of adults see their doctor for preventive care. Another 28 percent only head to the MD when sick, and a whopping 18 percent only see a...
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    Put Your N-95 Respirators Away: TB Exposure is on the Decline

    Melissa Mills replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    Thanks for your comment, Nursej22. It was supposed to be a bit of tongue-and-cheek humor. Of course, no one can put their N-95 masks away. However, the decline of TB cases in the U.S. is encouraging....
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    Staffing and Unions: Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak

    Melissa Mills posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    It seems talks about staffing ratios are taking the nation by storm. One group of nurses at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan is taking matters into their own hands. BeaumontNurses.org is a 100...
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    New York Nurse Steals Narcotics from Cancer Patients

    Melissa Mills posted a topic in Nursing News

    On June 4, 2019, a former nurse at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York was charged with stealing pain medication from cancer patients. Kelsey Mulvey, of Grand Island, was...
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    Sexual Harassment in Healthcare: Virginia Doctor Inappropriately Touches Nurse

    Melissa Mills posted a topic in Nursing News

    The #MeToo movement has empowered many targets of sexual harassment to address their harassers and report these situations to their employers and the authorities. The Equal Employment Opportunity...
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    How Much was your First RN Paycheck?

    Melissa Mills replied to igottaconquer246's topic in General Nursing

    In 1998, I was making $14 an
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    6 Positive Ways to Use Social Media in Your Nursing Practice

    Melissa Mills posted a topic in General Nursing

    You might think that social media is only for personal use. If you've heard about social media from a professional perspective, it may have been in a negative context. There are stories about...
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    Nurse Donates Uterus to a Stranger

    Melissa Mills posted a topic in Nursing News

    Being involved in experimental care isn't new territory for many nurses. However, donating spare body parts seems a bit rarer. For Heather Bankos, a neonatal nurse, donating her uterus came after she...
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    Nurse Beaten by Patient Denied Request for Unpaid Time Off and Fired

    Melissa Mills replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    Worker's Compensation is administered differently in every state. I'm not familiar with Iowa laws. It's also critical to point out that just because you file a worker's compensation claim does not...
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    Understanding the Power of Nursing Specialty Certifications

    Melissa Mills posted a topic in General Nursing

    As 2019 begins, the healthcare industry is faced with challenges. Everything from cybersecurity to payment models is listed as possible issues. As a nurse, you likely ponder longer on problems of...
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    Nurses March into Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Health Commission Meeting

    Melissa Mills posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Health Commission meetings are generally not too exciting. However, a session held at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital on May 28th was full of energy when nearly 150 nurses strode in to...
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    Behind Every Great Physician is Excellent Nursing Care

    Melissa Mills posted a topic in Nursing News

    Have you ever considered that nursing excellence allows physicians to provide compassionate, patient-centered care? A recent study conducted by Press Ganey revealed that comprehensive nursing practice...
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    Psst....Let's Talk About Gossip in the Nurses' Station

    Melissa Mills posted a topic in General Nursing

    It is flu season. Turn on any news station and you will hear statistics about how this year's flu has spread faster than anything. But, there is one thing I can think of that spreads faster than flu...
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    When Nurses Strike: Ohio Hospital Fails to Come to Agreement with Union

    Melissa Mills posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Shortly after 4pm on Monday, May 6th, nurses, physical therapists, and paramedics at Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio went on strike. The group of workers, represented by the...
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    Workplace Violence: Is it Just Part of a Nurses Job?

    Melissa Mills posted a topic in Nursing News

    Nurses in Texas are turning to lawmakers for relief from workplace violence. Kimberly Curtin, remembers being punched in the head as a young nurse in the ER. Not only was the event terrifying, but...
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    Nursing: The Most Trusted Profession

    Melissa Mills posted a topic in General Nursing

    Download allnurses Magazine Think of one patient who changed your nursing career. Was it a baby who fought their way into this world or an elderly person at the end of life? Maybe it was a child who...
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    Protecting the Vulnerable: How Nurses Must Place Patient Safety at the Forefront of Practice

    Melissa Mills posted a topic in General Specialties

    Nurses care for vulnerable populations each day. Patients might be considered vulnerable because of economic, social, or political standings or because of an illness or disability. Regardless of the...