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How to Strengthen the Preceptor–New Graduate Nurse Relationship

The preceptor–new graduate nurse relationship can make or break a nurse's transition into practice. Before a new nurse fully finds their footing, the tone set in those first weeks shapes whether they stay, thrive, or quietly walk away.

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8 Best Practice Tips to Create a Culture of Caring – Part 1

If you’ve been a nurse for any length of time, you are quite familiar with the pervasive ways nurses torture each other. The old eat their young; nurses get thrown under the bus in front...
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5 Resilience Strategies Healthcare Leaders Can Adopt To Fill Their Employee’s Cup When It’s Empty

Healthcare leaders and their teams have been stretched to the max and are feeling tapped out. Even though they may love their jobs, some days they dread going to work. Anyone can bounce back from...
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4 Tips to Build Everyday Civility with Physicians

Physician incivility isn’t a new problem. Although numerous studies show the negative impact incivility has on patient outcomes, the problem persists. One of the most common questions we get asked regarding physician behavior is,  “How...
Healthy Work Environment

Three Components to a High Trust Team

The public has ranked nurses the most trusted of professionals for 19 years in a row – number one for nearly two decades. Members of the healthcare team in general rank among the most honest...
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39 Quotes to Give Nurses Strength and Courage

Who would have thought that after almost a year, we’d still be at the peak of a global pandemic? Just a few months of chaos and then we can get back to our normal lives…right?...
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7 Strategies to Build Stronger Healthcare Teams in 2021

One thing is universal – everyone is glad 2020 is over! However, just because we’ve turned the page on a terrible chapter, doesn’t mean 2021 will be any better, especially in healthcare when we are...
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The Best Healthcare Teams Do These 7 Things

Healthcare teams are living in unprecedented times right now with a lot of uncertainty and fear. The finish line keeps moving as soon as we are near it. The burden placed upon our shoulders is...
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How to Show Gratitude this Holiday Season Despite the Crisis

November marks the beginning of the holiday season. While December is all about giving, November is about gratitude. However, as I write this, our world is surging with the COVID-19 virus, leaving many of us...
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