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Keeping Your License Safe: Best Practices for Nurses When Passing Narcotics

Empowered Nurses

Stay aware of your usage patterns and keep communication open. Never Pre-Pour or Pass Off Narcotics You should never: Pre-pour narcotics for later, Leave them at the bedside, Hand them off to another nurse or tech to administer. Whats your best tip for safely passing narcotics?

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Exploring Non-Bedside Nursing Job Opportunities

Diversity Nursing

When people think of Nursing, the image that often comes to mind is that of a Nurse at the bedside, providing direct patient care. While bedside Nursing is a critical and rewarding part of the profession, it's not the only path available.

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Nursing Administrator vs. Healthcare Administrator: Understanding the Key Differences

Registered Nursing

Budget Management encompasses overseeing nursing department budgets, controlling labor costs, managing supply expenses, and justifying staffing needs to senior leadership. Policy Development involves creating and updating nursing policies and procedures to reflect current best practices and regulatory requirements.

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A Day in the Life: Magnet Program Manager

Daily Nurse

For me, nursing is a second career. I was a legal assistant before entering nursing. Both roles taught me much about communication , storytelling, and relationship building. How do Shared Governance Councils and Unit-Level Committees formalize best practices? How did your education prepare you for this role?

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Precepting: Crucial to Retaining and Helping New Nurses Succeed

Nurse.com

One thing that can ease the transition and help retain new nurses is nurse precepting, said Solimar Figueroa, PhD, RN, MHA, P-PCA, a clinical collaborator for the American Academy for Preceptor Advancement (AAPA). Preceptorship and mentorship are two different things,” Figueroa said. Precepting 101. Tammy Franqueiro, RN.

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How to Create a Clinical Ladder To Improve Nurse Retention and Performance

Relias

2 – Assess needs Conduct a needs assessment and a literature review to identify the current and future needs of your organization and your nursing staff, as well as best practices and evidence from programs from other organizations. Levels should reflect the different stages of nursing practice, from novice to expert.

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Small Patients, Big Discoveries

Penn Nursing

Several researchers, clinicians, and faculty at Penn Nursing are tackling it head-on, hoping to help reverse attrition trends and improve the quality of work life, especially in pediatrics. One stress point that research assistant professor Halley Ruppel, PhD, RN, Nu’08 noticed was the increase in monitoring and digital communications.