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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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Dealing with a Narcissistic Bully

My daughter played basketball and softball almost her entire life.  As a parent of a sports junkie, I have to admit, there were some games when I secretly hoped someone, either us or the other...
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3 Steps to Claim Your Independence from Bullying in Healthcare

Wen was looking forward to a second career as a nurse. She already had a biology degree and spent 6 years working in a lab but felt the calling to become a nurse. The call...
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11 Ways to Celebrate your Coworkers

At the Healthy Workforce Institute, we spend a lot of our time talking and writing about bullying and incivility, but let’s take a time-out from all of that! Let’s talk about celebrating those glorious, wonderful...
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How to Deal with a Passive-Aggressive Bully – 3 Strategies for Leaders

During my foundational workshop, Cultivating a Healthy Workforce by Eradicating Bullying and Incivility, participants have an opportunity to make a list of behaviors they’ve either witnessed or experienced in their workplace that they consider unprofessional...
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Leaders, Is Your Bully Unable or Just Unwilling to Behave At Work?

Carmelita is the OR manager in a mid-size tertiary acute care medical center. She’s been in her role for 2 ½ years and knew going into the role that it was going to be rough....
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Bullying in the Workplace – Against the Law? What Healthcare Leaders Need to Know

Jamie was an eager and hardworking new nurse. She was excited to land a job working in the Emergency Department at a large Level I trauma hospital; her dream job. However, it wasn’t long before...
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ENOUGH! Eradicate Bullying & Incivility in Healthcare: Strategies for Front Line Leaders

When I first started this journey to eradicate bullying and incivility in healthcare, my focus was on individual nurses. As soon as I “opened shop” and proclaimed to the world that enough was enough and...
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WHY DID YOU BECOME A NURSE?

This post was originally published on May 6, 2013 and updated on May 7, 2019. At many of my keynote addresses, I talk about the choice we all made when deciding to become a nurse....
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