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Physical Therapist Skills: 12 Qualities to Career Success

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Be Compassionate To work in patient care, you need compassion, as patients might feel anxious about their treatment. Successful physical therapists care about the well-being of their patients. A patient who understands their care plan is more likely to succeed. The University of St. Jordan Utley, Cindy Mathena, Tina Gunaldo.,

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Are Nurses the Worst Patients? 

Daily Nurse

As stated in a 2021 Medscape article by Diane M. Nurses often have a difficult time making a priority of their own self-care.” But have I gotten my shingles vaccine yet? No, I haven’t — and if you ask me why I haven’t done it, there’s absolutely no good reason I can give you.” ” Case in point.

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How to Work the Night Shift and Stay Healthy: 12 Essential Tips

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

In many hospitals and long-term care facilities, newly hired nurses, many fresh off of their studies , are asked to work the night shift. There are effective ways for how to work the night shift and stay healthy— and caring for your own health will help you better care for others. Review our 12 tips for working a night shift.

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Preceptors: Essential to nurse retention

American Nurse

As leaders, preceptors’ authentic use of this skill has a positive effect on a nurse’s ability to develop self-efficacy, job satisfaction, and clinical performance. For example, the Preceptor Self-Assessment Tool (PSAT-40) evaluates 40 preceptor competencies across the domains of knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Competency model.

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Sustaining Excellence: Knowledge Transfer and Strategic Planning in Nursing Leadership

American Nurse

The Need for Knowledge Transfer To address an impending shortage of nurses and nurse leaders, healthcare organizations need to develop a new generation of nurses with the leadership skills who can effectively lead teams in providing high-quality care. Studies by Roth and Whitehead (2019) and Ramseur et al. Albert, D., & Joyce, T.

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How healthcare leaders can care effectively – even when their tank is empty

Nursing Review

For workers within the healthcare sector, where lives depend on care, compassion fatigue is not just a personal mental health issue it can become a systemic risk. Compassion fatigue can erode ones ability to care, can impact staff morale, and compromise patient outcomes. It is the cost of caring too much. Why does this matter?

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The Vaccinators: Nurses and Needles on the Pandemic Front Lines.

Penn Nursing

Penn Nursing This issue - Fall 2021 Spring 2025 Fall 2024 Spring 2024 Fall 2023 Spring 2023 Fall 2022 Spring 2022 Fall 2021 Spring 2021 Search Features Inspiring Impact: How One Campaign Changed Everything The Path Forward Nurses Innovating in Practice Policy Roads, Bridges, and … Caregivers?