Consult QD

JUNE 27, 2023

It provides emotional, physical and spiritual support from woman to woman,” says Hope Johnson, RNC, assistant nurse manager in labor and delivery at Indian River Hospital. As a nursing leader, you have to be open to hearing feedback and actually taking action on it, if necessary.” But McFall admits the G.R.O.W.

Patient Experience

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

2021) leading hospitals and academic programs to promote them to staff and students. Unfortunately, these well-intentioned but mandated self-care training initiatives increased nurse and student workloads, exacerbating mental and emotional fatigue while implying that vulnerability to workplace stressors is a personal failure (Taylor, 2019).

Self-Care

American Nurse

DECEMBER 8, 2023

For example, research suggests that implicit bias can negatively influence the types of images, words, and behaviors used to advertise and promote an organization and its workforce. Toxic Nursing: Managing Bullying, Bad Attitudes, and Total Turmoil. Stigma and bias from patients toward minoritized physicians and nurses.

Self-Care

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

THE NNF IS PROUD to continue our Lasting Legacy Interview Series by featuring Kim Houtwed, MBA, BSN, RN, the Executive Director of the Nebraska Nurses Association and an active member of the ANA/NNA beyond her staff duties. KH: I think nurses always need their peers to support them. Nursing is a hard profession.

Promotion

American Nurse

JULY 3, 2024

Let’s explore three mistakes many new managers make and what you can do instead to support your team and stay on your path to becoming a confident, successful leader. Pitfall #1: Assuming the role of protector and defender Impact: This approach may cost you the best nurses on your team. American Nurse Journal. 2024; 19(6).

Leadership

Post University

JULY 5, 2023

These days, nurses — and nurse leaders — are called on to provide higher levels of care with fewer resources, particularly in the past two years with the Covid-19 pandemic. Hence, the importance of effective nurse managers who can ease this burden while implementing a healthier work environment.

Patient Satisfaction

Nurse.com

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Signs of nurse compassion fatigue — increased anger or agitation, low self-esteem, loss of interest in activities, or sleeping difficulties — not only affect patient care and your professional life, but your personal life as well.

Self-Care

American Nurse

MAY 2, 2024

Reese raises the issue with her nurse manager, who says, “We can’t afford to have anyone else out on sick leave!” After trying to get an appointment with a mental health professional for 2 weeks, Reese tells the nurse manager that she needs to take a leave of absence or she’ll have to quit. Leaders are human beings, too.

Mental Health

The Nurse Break

APRIL 3, 2022

Men make up approximately 11% of the Australian nursing workforce (Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia, 2019). There are many reasons why men don’t consider nursing, one of which is the massive misconception that nursing is a profession for females only. Love Nursing & Midwifery.

Mental Health

Every Nurse

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

In 2019, there were about 60% of the 3.1 If an RN wishes to advance in the business side of healthcare, becoming a shift manager, assistant nurse manager or head nurse would be the next step. million RN jobs in this country located in state, local, and private hospitals.

Chief Nursing Officer

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

It is imperative for nurses in practice to understand that for most adult patients, needles promote anxiety and may be recognized as traumatic and unpleasant (Mclenon & Rogers, 2019). At least two of the participants said they knew of the current pretreatment but were told by nurse managers not to use the policy.

Nursing Administration

American Nurse

JUNE 7, 2023

In addition to having strong population health knowledge and skills, nurses must also demonstrate confidence working autono­mous­ly, collaboratively, and innovatively as they lead in promoting community and population health. Some in the nursing profession see this focus as new, but population health isn’t new to nursing.

Medicare

American Nurse

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Sexual intercourse also may promote migration of genitourinary and bowel flora into the bladder. According to Weiner-Lastinger, compared with 2019 data (0.69 Avoid using catheters to manage incontinence. Review catheter necessity daily (for example, audit by nurse manager). Use the smallest bore catheter possible.

Best Practices