Stress Management Consulting Program Article and Stress Triggers in Leadership

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Triggers can set anyone off. Emotional, financial, social and personal triggers stem from stress and if in the right time and moment can result in a person losing control.  Stress builds up and it is important to control stress by identifying triggers.  This is important for both Stress Management and Anger Management.  They go hand and hand together.

Stress triggers in business life can become overwhelming at times. Please also review our Stress Management Consulting Program

 

The article, “Managing Triggers Under Stress” by Jen Lofgren looks at how executives and other business leaders can handle stress.  She states,

“We all face varying degrees of stress from different sources in our daily lives. As much as we try, we are not always able to prevent the stress in our personal life from affecting our professional life, and vice versa. As you move up in your career into senior management and executive leadership, you may feel added pressures in your role, and the way you deal with stress can have a wider impact on the people around you.”

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Please also review AIHCP’s Stress Management Consulting Program and see if it matches your academic and professional goals.  The program is online and independent study and open to qualified professionals.

Legal Nurse Consulting Program Article on Malpractice Cases

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

A malpractice is a terrible thing to have happen.  The injury or pain caused can be overbearing and in some cases life altering.  The process of dealing with a malpractice enters its final phase during legal proceedings.  In this part, attorneys, legal nurse consultants and other experts explore the case and see its merits.

A Legal Nurse Consultant can help aid in a malpractice case. Please also review AIHCPs Legal Nurse Consulting Program

 

The article,  “What You Should Expect During A Medical Malpractice Settlement Case Hearing” from LegalDesire.com looks at what to expect during this period.  The article states,

“Medical malpractice is when a doctor or a healthcare facility causes an injury to a patient through negligent practice of their standard procedures. Ask a lawyer, and  they will say that medical malpractice takes place when there is a violation of the recognized “standard of care”, which is the kind of care that is carried out by all medical professionals “under the same or similar circumstances”.

To read the entire article, please click here

Please also review the American College of Legal Nurse Consulting and how it can help qualified professionals become trained in the procedure of legal nursing.  The Legal Nurse Consulting Program is online and independent study.

 

 

Revamping The Old: Cleaning And Sanitation In “The New Normal” Of Healthcare

Posted on by Joseph Gerard

hospital bed

Written By Lucy Peters

Nearly 600 healthcare workers in the US have died from COVID-19, according to Lost on The Frontline. The study, conducted by the Guardian and Kaiser Health News, includes doctors, nurses, paramedics and other essential hospital staff like cleaning crews, administrators and special care caregivers. The pandemic has certainly made an impact on travel and how people live their daily lives. Another thing it will have a lasting impact upon is the concept of cleanliness in healthcare.

Hospital Cleaning Staff Gear

It is generally thought that Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is necessary to keep doctors, nurses and paramedics safe from COVID-19. However, it is now clear that it is no longer sufficient to keep a hospital in working order. Hospital cleaners who enter the premises must also have additional gear like an FFP2 mask, gloves, gown, face shields, and secure working boots, according to a study published by the Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences.

As cleaning crews often pass through different rooms and halls of hospitals, they must be duly protected from the transmission to enable them to keep rooms and areas sanitized. Beyond safety gear, their cleaning tools must have validated removal ratings that are certified from third-party laboratories. This is to ensure that their cleaning tools are actually doing their job rather than unknowingly spreading the virus around the hospital.

The Necessity Of Professional Sanitation Services

While hospitals do have their own sanitation staff, they may not be enough to ensure complete disinfection of surfaces, walls, hallways and bedding. There may simply be too much to do for regular cleaning crews to take on the load. As such, the presence and necessity of professional cleaning crews will increase in the immediate future. Professional crews possess heavy-duty cleaning equipment like steam machines that are 99.99% effective in removing germs and bacteria over a wide array of surfaces. The study, conducted by Michael Cazaban and others, established that a steam vapor system significantly eradicates S. capitis and other organisms from sensitive hospital areas.

Additional Cleanliness Protocols For Healthcare Workers

Gone are the days when healthcare professionals could simply perform hand-washing, take off any infectious gloves, and head on home. Now, it is advisable that healthcare professionals take spare clothing to wear separately and keep any work clothes and shoes in a separate plastic container, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. They found that excessive use of harder chemicals to wash clothes or bedding is unnecessary. Regular detergent is fine – as long as the laundry is done immediately prior to coming into any contact with any family members. The habit of wiping down surfaces of any vehicles used to go home with sanitation wipes must also be normalized.

This pandemic is effectively ushering new health protocols and stringent cleanliness requirements that will remain in place for the foreseeable future. While they may seem excessive, they are critical to maintaining the integrity and safety of healthcare workers everywhere. After all, it is they that are in the front lines fighting a virus that continues to threaten the human population.

 

 

Please also review AIHCP’s Nursing Management Program and see if it matches your academic and professional goals.  The program in online and independent study and open to qualified professionals.

 

Healthcare Case Management Certification Article on Care Management Aspects

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Care Management has a variety of functions, from disease management to utilization management. These management techniques help increase patient outcome and reduce cost.  Case Management is hence a key part of the healthcare system and something many companies and facilities invest thousands of dollars in.  This is especially the case in training healthcare professionals in healthcare management

There are many elements to successful healthcare case management. Please also review AIHCP’s Healthcare Case Management Certification

 

The article, “What We Talk About When We Talk About Care Management” by Leah Marcotte and Joshua Liao looks at healthcare management strategies.  They state,

“Emphasis on care management has become ubiquitous in the era of value-based payment. At the vanguard of the movement, policy makers such as Medicare have emphasized care management via a variety of initiatives, ranging from payment models that encourage longitudinal care management1 to billing codes that reimburse clinicians for coordinating the care of patients who have chronic conditions”

To read the entire article, please click here

Please also review AIHCP’s Healthcare Case Management Program.  The program is designed to help train professionals in the area of case management.  Care and case management are key ingredients to healthcare and AIHCP’s programs continue to be essential in training professionals in Care Management.

 

Clinical Hypnotherapy Certification Article on Hypnosis and Mindfulness

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Hypnotherapy has many benefits.  Reducing anxiety is definitely one of the benefits of hypnotherapy.  Mindfulness and hypnotherapy have shown to reduce stress and anxiety and help individuals find peace.

Clinical Hypnosis and mindfulness can help alleviate stress and anxiety. Please also review AIHCP’s Clinical Hypnotherapy Certification

 

The article, “Brief Mindful Hypnotherapy Shown to Ease Stress & Anxiety” by Traci Pederson looks closer at the benefits of mindfulness and hypnotherapy and its use against stress and anxiety.  She states,

“Mindful hypnotherapy — a new treatment combining mindfulness with hypnotherapy — shows significant promise for alleviating stress, according to a pilot study at Baylor University in Texas.”

The article goes on to explain the benefits of this combination.  To read the entire article, please click here

Please also review AIHCP’s Clinical Hypnotherapy Certification.  The program is online and independent study.  Qualified professionals can earn a four year certification after completing the five modules.  Please review and see if the Hypnotherapy training program meets your academic and professional goals.

 

 

Stress Management Consulting Program Article on SM Strategies

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Reducing and managing stress is a key way to better health and more productivity.  Stress Management Consultants can help individuals face stress and deal with in better ways.  Fortunately there are numerous stress management technique and strategies available for individuals to utilize.

There are a variety of Stress Management Strategies to employ in dealing with stress. Please review the article and also the Stress Management Consulting Program

 

The article, “16 Stress Management Activities and Worksheets to Help Clients Beat Stress” by Jeremy Sutton from the PositivePsychology.com looks at 16 different stress management activities available to individuals to cope with stress.  He states,

“There should be no excuse to hide from stress or become overwhelmed by it.  By using tools for coping and taking control, we can see stress as something natural that can invigorate and motivate us to overcome both the planned and the unexpected. These activities we shared will definitely help you manage stress. ”

Please review the article to learn more about these activities by clicking here

Please also review AIHCP’s Stress Management Consulting Program and see how it matches with your academic and professional goals in becoming a Stress Management Consultant

Hypnotherapy Certification Program Article on Hypnotherapy and Anxiety

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Hypnosis is known to help with many issues.  Anxiety is no exception.  Anxiety can be reduced through multiple stress management and meditation applications, but hypnotherapy can also play a key role in reducing anxiety.  Many are turning to hypnosis and hypnotherapy to face anxiety and find solace and peace.

How can Hypnotherapy help train your mind to react to anxiety? Please also review AIHCP’s Hypnotherapy Certification Program

 

The article, “This is what hypnotherapy could do for your anxiety levels” by Grace Walsh looks at how hypnotherapy and hypnosis can help individuals with anxiety find peace.  The article states,

“What hypnotherapy does is it looks to almost upgrade somebody’s thinking about something and more importantly, how somebody reacts to something. With anxiety, it’s mainly about accepting that we cannot change what is happening around us. We have no control over that but we can find a way to control how we react to it and if we do that, it takes us out of a continual flight or fight response.”

Hypnotherapy hence plays a major role in helping one’s thinking process in how one reacts to anxiety and stress.  To read the entire article, please click here

Please also review AIHCP’s Hypnotherapy Certification Program to learn more on how to help others benefit from hypnotherapy and as well, learn to use it for oneself.  Please review the program and see if it matches your academic and professional goals.

 

Spiritual Counseling Program Article on Science and Prayer

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Prayer while spiritual in nature encompasses the entirety of the human person.  Body, mind and soul is engaged with a higher being.  It is only reasonable then that empirical and definable psychological benefits can be observed from those who pray versus those who do not pray.  Prayer has many mental benefits that go beyond a mere spiritual reality.  Prayer strengthens the mind because it places faith in a higher being.  It allows one to be less stressed, less worried, and feel that there is order in the chaos.  The re-assurance of prayer, the confidence it instills, and the peace it can give to stress, are all huge benefits to the spiritual community.

What are the empirical measurable aspects of prayer in regards to emotional and mental well being? Please also review our Spiritual Counseling Program

 

The article, “The psychological benefits of prayer: What science says about the mind-soul connection” by Kristen Rogers looks at what science observes regarding the emotional and mental states of spiritual people.  The article states,

“Science is about testing observable relationships, processes and mechanisms,” Masters said. “But almost by definition, prayer, as operationalized in these studies, invokes involvement of God or a higher being, something outside the boundaries of natural phenomenon, which science cannot really study. Science can, however, study the outcomes of the belief in God rather than the existence — such a study might ask whether people who believe strongly in God report a better quality of life than people who do not believe in God.”

To read the entire article, please click here

Please also review both our Spiritual Counseling Program, as well as our Christian Counseling Program and see if they match your academic and professional goals.

 

ADHD Consulting Certification Article on ADHD and Race

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

ADHD is found equally among black and white populations.  While more white children are diagnosed, conclusions show this may be due to more assessments for white children or less assessments for black children.   If ADHD has no racial preference genetically, then it is important that children of all races are equally treated for this disorder.

ADHD is not primarily a white issue but is an issue that can affect all children of any color or race. Please also review our ADHD Consulting Certification

 

The article, “Race and ADHD” by Joel Nigg looks at the issue more closely.   He states,

 

“If you are in an under-represented minority group trying to understand if your child has ADHD, recognize that yes, he or she might. True incidence is about the same across racial groups in the United States. But the diagnostic process is complicated by race and stereotype effects as well as by a history of discrimination in many prior experiences of Black or BIPOC individuals to which a clinician has to be sensitive for an effective evaluation.”

To read the entire article, please click here

ADHD can equally affect homes of other races.  It is predominantly a white issue but one that crosses gender and race lines.  It is something that can be easily aided with the proper professional care.  It is hence critical that all children regardless of race who are diagnosed with ADHD, receive the same and fair treatment.  Please also review AIHCP’s ADHD Consulting Certification and see if it matches your academic and professional goals.

 

How Will Travel Change for Healthcare Professionals in the Near Future?

Posted on by Joseph Gerard

air plane wing over a landscape

Written By Lucy Peters

Despite still-rising rates of COVID-19 in some parts of the world, airports across the globe are already reopening as part of lockdown easing restrictions. The U.S. Travel Association has already outlined what travel will look like for people in the near future. Their report, Travel in the New Normal, indicates that health care professionals completing residencies abroad, attending key medical conferences, or applying for jobs interstate or overseas will be able to do so safely. The report covers many parts of the travel ecosystem that doctors, nurses, and other passengers will have to negotiate when opting to travel during the era of ‘new normality.’

Newly Designed Public Spaces and Airports

Until the COVID-19 vaccine is manufactured and received on a wide-scale basis, traveling healthcare workers can get used to new designs in airports. Thus, sanitation stands with antibacterial gel, physical barriers such as transparent screens in areas where customer attendants are dealing with people, automated entrance, and contactless check-ins will be prevalent. Payments via mobile, contactless ticketing and identification, and automated ordering and pick up for food and services during travel may also grow in importance. Because healthcare workers have a higher risk of exposure to the virus, it will be vital to follow physical distancing and PPE use seriously — both for the health worker’s health and those of passengers flying in close contact with them.

Training for Employees

The U.S. Travel Association recommends that healthcare and other workers who will be traveling frequently invest in training for employees regarding implementing safety measures. Resources can and should also ideally be provided to families traveling during the health crisis, since health workers completing a residency or stint of work abroad or interstate will most likely be bringing families unless they normally live alone. Resources should be provided regarding currently unsafe places to travel. This way, families can avoid flight routes that go through high-risk areas. Supplemental health travel coverage for family members may also be helpful if medical assistance is needed while you are abroad or in another state. Health workers should additionally be fully informed of the respective risks of different modes of travel.

Health Screening and Immunity Passports

One of the most frequently reported trends in travel involves the use of ‘immunity passports’ indicating that the travel has already recovered the COVID-19 virus. The arrival of the highly awaited vaccine may also herald a new era in which travelers will only be permitted access to planes or other means of transport if they have already been vaccinated. The extent to which immunity passports are feasible remains to be seen. At this point in time, airports, trains, subways and other public spaces are simply redesigning spaces, conducting temperature checks in some cases, and/or asking travelers to walk through sanitizing ‘spray tunnels’ that emit a sanitizing mist.

The nature of travel is already changing at a fast pace. From the use of methacrylate separators in customer service areas to new regulations with respect to serving food, many measures are being adopted by airports, food service companies, and other services related to the industry. Until the arrival of the vaccine, the requirement of ‘immunity passport’s remains a possibility. In order to keep healthcare workers and their families safe, employees should provide quality training regarding destinations and safety measures, and provide advice on the safest way to fly or travel on wheels.

 

 

 

Please also review AIHCP’s Health Care Life Coach Program and see if it matches your academic and professional goals.  The program in online and independent study and open to qualified professionals.