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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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This Villain Takes Away Nurses’ Hero Powers!

  Nurses are heroes. I’ve already proved it. However, just like other heroes, there are villains out there who are trying to take away our hero powers. Superman had Lex Luther who was always trying...
Healthy Work Environment

#1 Common Characteristic in All Successful Humans (Nurses Too!)

I study successful people and human behavior. I’m just fascinated by the different ways humans behave.  Think about it…How does someone who grew up in an orphanage or who was locked in a closet and...
Be Kind

Nurses: Heroes or just doing their job?

Nurses are often referred to as angels or heroes. And when our patients or family members call us heroes, what do nurses typically say? “Nah…I’m just doing my job.” Or worse, they say, “I’m just...
Professional Development

False Perspective: Lessons nurses can learn from a cookie thief

    After talking to a gazillion nurses about teamwork (or lack of it), I’ve noticed a pattern involving perspective. In almost every example of poor teamwork, there was an element of seeing the situation...
Bullying

Being Tough on New Nurses – Bullying or Helping?

Megan is a new nurse on a cardiac unit. Although she’s had a good experience so far, she struggles when working with the nurses on the night shift. These nurses are older and have been...
Bullying

What if the Bully is You?

  “People were always talking about how mean this guy was who lived on our block. But I decided to go see for myself. I went to his door, but he said he wasn’t the...
Bullying

Nurse Bullying – Enough is enough!

  Nurse to nurse bullying is a problem. It’s pervasive, destructive and doesn’t belong in a profession dedicated to caring and compassion. While nurses can be so kind to their patients, they can be horrific...
Bullying

Not Everything is Bullying

Because bullying is receiving a lot of attention in the media, we have the tendency to call all bad behavior bullying. However, not everything is bullying. Sometimes, people are just direct, disrespectful, unprofessional or…just having...
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