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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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INTIMIDATION: A COMMON WEAPON FOR NURSE BULLYING

  Nurse bullying is a problem. It’s destructive, pervasive and doesn’t belong in a profession dedicated to caring and compassion! But what does nurse bullying actually LOOK like?  In my book titled, “Do No Harm”...
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IS YOUR CO-WORKER A NURSE BULLY OR JUST DRAMA QUEEN?

Bullying, bullying, bullying. You can’t read an online newsletter, watch a television program or listen to the radio without hearing the word bullying. Even the show, “So You Think You Can Dance” just choreographed a...
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DO YOU HAVE A “CATHY” IN YOUR WORKPLACE?

  Cathy wasn’t just your average bully – Cathy was known as a Queen Bully (capital Q and B!). The student nurses were petrified if they found out their assigned patient was Cathy’s; new nurses...
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IMAGINE A WORLD IF NURSES BEHAVED LIKE WOLVES. COUNT ME IN!

  Nurses know that it’s humanly impossible to care for patients in today’s complex world alone. Successful nurses have evolved beyond the days of, “my patients” versus “your patients” (although, unfortunately, there are still some...
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POWER POSTURE TO PROTECT YOU FROM NURSE BULLYING

Don’t move! As you’re reading this, pay attention to your posture. Where are your shoulders? Are they down and back or are they up by your ears and forward? What about your back? Are you...
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"You got pulled to another unit.” How do you treat pulled unit nurses? It is possible to make their experience one they will never forget. Find out how:
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How do You Treat “Pulled Unit Nurses”?

At RTConnections, I help individuals and organizations create nurturing and supportive work environments. I do this through keynote presentations, seminars/workshops, and some consulting. I’m also a speaker for several large national education/professional nursing organizations, teaching...
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NURSE HAZING: A RIGHT OF PASSAGE OR A SET UP FOR FAILURE?

We all know nurses who think being mean to newer nurses is a “right of passage.” They appear to take pride in demoralizing the “newbies” and think they are toughening them up to make them...
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NEWEST GENERATION OF NURSE BULLIES. CAN THIS BE TRUE?

When discussing nurse bullying, most of us think about the crusty older nurse bullying the younger new nurse. However, lately I’ve been getting emails from older nurses who are being bullied by…yep…the newer, younger nurses!...
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