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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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What Nursing Leadership Can Do to Stop the Rising Incidents of Bullying

During the last few months, we’ve seen some healthcare teams really pull together during this crisis. They put aside their grudges, differences, and pettiness and stepped up in partnership with nursing leadership. They became strong...
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Practical Gifts for Nurses to Honor Their Service

I’m sure you’ve seen your share of trinkets recently to celebrate nurses and honor them for stepping up as heroes during the 2020 global pandemic. After all, the world wants to honor these nurses as...
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7 Things You Need to Know to Stop Lateral violence

No matter where I worked or what role I had, I experienced and witnessed bullying and incivility by other nurses. Lateral violence is alive and well, exists in every role, and is present at every...
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How to Start a Kindness Revolution

Kindness has always been one of my core values and a primary reason why I decided to tackle workplace bullying and incivility in healthcare. I just couldn’t sit back and ignore the badness I was...
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Reducing Physician Incivility Using Hard Data

As a nurse, I’ve seen my share of nurse bullying and physician incivility. The undermining, condescension, gossip, backstabbing, and refusing to help, are commonplace. 10 years ago, I decided to tackle this problem by first,...
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27 Quotes to Give Nurse Heroes Strength to Keep Fighting the Corona Virus

Right now, nurse heroes are being recognized across the globe. 2020 is the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife in honor of the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birthday. However, I can’t help but...
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How Nurses Can Remain Positive If Furloughed

Never before have healthcare professionals been under a spotlight. The entire world is counting on them to save the human race from the COVID-19 virus. Because of the news and social media, the world thinks...
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Is It Okay For Leaders To Cry With Their Employees?

One of my clients (let’s call her Tammy) recently reached out to me for advice. I have been working with Tammy and her team to roll out our Department Culture Change Initiative. The intent of this...
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