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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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How Envy Shows Up As Bullying in the Workplace

If you peel back the layers of disruptive behaviors whether it’s bullying, incivility, or workplace violence, you may find an underlying thread of envy felt by the bully, which then gets directed towards the target. ...
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Bullying From the Eyes of the Bully

Bullying is an ongoing, escalating pattern of aggressive behavior directed toward a person or group of people, which is based on or leads to an imbalance of power, with an underlying intent to harm. Among...
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5 Ways to Protect Yourself From the Workplace Cliques

Nurse bullies may not necessarily clearly present themselves on a platter like your Thanksgiving turkey. Sometimes bullying behaviors, incivility, and even borderline criminal behaviors are disguised and hidden within cliques and gangs. Tarah was just...
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Bully Behavior or a Bad Moment?

I was traveling from the west coast home to Pittsburgh via Washington Dulles on a Friday night. My flight from Dulles to Pittsburgh got canceled. Because I had to work at the hospital the next...
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4 Easy Ways for Passionate Nurses to Beat Burnout

One of the best compliments I received came from a nurse a few weeks ago.  It was during nurses’ week, when she heard my keynote, “Celebrate Nursing: Human by Birth – Hero by Choice.” She...
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WARNING WARNING! 2 Patient Factors Indicating Pending Violence

A new patient care associate (PCA) from an agency is assigned to work the evening shift in a skilled nursing care facility. The PCA is unfamiliar with the facility, as well as the patients, and...
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5 Ways to Catch a Professional Covert Bully

Robin is a legend. Not because of how great she is. Robin is a legend because of how HORRIFIC she is! Robin is a bully and everyone knows it. Her stories are legendary and are...
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How to Improve Nurse Retention by Building a Business Case to Address Bullying and Incivility

Nurse retention is top of mind for every nurse executive due to the ever-growing turnover rate. More and more, healthcare organizations are feeling the sting of turnover in numerous ways. The first sting is obvious...
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