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Sustaining Excellence: Knowledge Transfer and Strategic Planning in Nursing Leadership

American Nurse

Challenges in Current Leadership Development High turnover rates and the promotion of nurses into leadership roles without adequate training pose significant challenges. Implementing a formal nurse manager succession-planning program can reduce replacement costs and transition times (Phillips et al., Lacross et al.

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Finding Inner Peace While Managing an ICU

American Nurse

As nurse managers, we walk a fine line between structured leadership and the chaos of critically ill patients whose conditions can change in an instant. As nurse managers, we carry the weight of decisions, the emotional intensity of patient care, and the responsibility of leading teams through uncertainty (7).

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CLABSI prevention in hospitalized patients receiving hemodialysis

American Nurse

Renal Data System, more than 85% of individuals who began hemodialysis in 2021 did so via a central venous catheter (CVC) (up from 80% in 2019). The acute dialysis unit in a quaternary teaching hospital had four cases of hemodialysis-related CLABSI from January 2019 through May 2019 (compared to no CLABSIs in 2018). 2025; 20(8).

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Alabama Veterans Affairs Nurse Earns Bachelor of Science in Nursing Via SIMPath® in 16 Weeks

Post University

A Move to the Veterans Health Care System In 2019, Teri joined the Veterans Affairs (VA) Central Alabama Health Care System as an emergency department nurse and moved to per diem nursing (PRN)status with Jackson Hospital. I loved working in the ICU, because you learn so much about patient-centered care, she says.

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Texas Army Nurse Prepares for Next Chapter in Leadership with MSN

Post University

A Start in the Hospital In 2016, Lisa started her nursing career at Cape Fear Valley Hospital on the medical-surgical floor. Moves to Georgia and Texas broadened Lisas experience, and in 2019, she went on active duty in the Army and landed at Brook Army Medical Center in the surgical trauma intensive care unit.

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Nursing Burnout: What It Is and How to Prevent It?

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

For medical institutions, averting burnout in nursing protects their employees, patients and their bottom line. Nurse managers and nurse leaders can help lower the risk of nurse burnout through better leadership. Nurses can take preventive and therapeutic measures for self-care. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Nursing Interventions: Implementing Patient Care Plans

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

If you aspire to a nursing leadership role, such as a nurse practitioner , nurse manager or nurse executive , you may oversee and develop care plans for hundreds of patients. Amanda Thomas, Nursing Interventions: Implementing Effective Client Care Plans, SimpleNursing, August 19, 2024, [link].