Minority Nurse

JUNE 23, 2025

Clinical rotations aren’t just a checkbox on the path to becoming a nurse practitioner—they’re the transformative experiences where students develop essential clinical skills, build critical thinking abilities, and learn to navigate the complexities of patient care in real clinical settings.

Preceptors

American Nurse

JUNE 7, 2024

Soft skills encompass a wide range of qualities such as communication, empathy, teamwork, leadership, critical thinking, and cultural humility. Clinical proficiency is essential for providing safe and prudent care, but soft skills are equally as vital. The value of soft skills extends far beyond new nurses and direct patient care.

Nurse Educator

American Nurse

AUGUST 1, 2024

Define the differences between mentorship and preceptor programs, and the benefits of implementing a mentorship program. The limited pool of qualified nursing staff readily available to provide safe, quality care taxes the human capital management of healthcare organizations worldwide. See Turnover stats.) increase the previous year.

Professional Development

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Curriculum can include reviews of mental health struggles and disorders, symptoms, and unique risks for nurses, as well as strategies for self-protection and self-knowledge when intervention and resources are lacking. After the crisis, focus on your own self-care needs.

Mental Health

Relias

MARCH 7, 2023

Organizations with a nurse residency program provide new nurses with additional support while also engaging experienced nurses as preceptors — fostering new connections and a healthy, collaborative culture. In addition to improving nurse retention, nurse residency programs instill a sense of community and confidence in new nurses.

Preceptors

The Nurse Break

JUNE 28, 2022

And perhaps that comes down to the impact it has on the capacity to provide high quality, safe, evidence-based care. The Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia’s (NMBA) Nursing Standards for both registered and enrolled nurses identifies the expectations for ongoing professional development of self and others (NMBA, 2016).

Education

Nurse.com

JUNE 17, 2022

“Experience, enthusiasm, and a willing spirit are essential qualities of successful mentors,” said Trish Richardson, MSN, BSBA, RN, NE-BC, CMSRN, Director of Post-Acute Care Solutions at Relias and President-Elect of the North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA). As a mentor, you impact the nursing profession as well as patient care.

Work-Life Balance

Nurse.com

JUNE 17, 2022

“Experience, enthusiasm, and a willing spirit are essential qualities of successful mentors,” said Trish Richardson, MSN, BSBA, RN, NE-BC, CMSRN, Director of Post-Acute Care Solutions at Relias and President-Elect of the North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA). As a mentor, you impact the nursing profession as well as patient care.

Work-Life Balance

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Clinical learning experiences, during which prelicensure nursing students help care for actual patients, allow students to apply information learned in the classroom. Staff nurses play a pivotal role during clinical learning, serving as formal and informal guides, mentors, and preceptors.

Preceptors

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The study analysis determined worsening nurse population health outcomes equating to a mental health crisis that is actively contributing to costly job turnover rates and increased risks to patient care and safety. 26% of respondents stated nursing preceptors put the needs of their patients before their own. Healthy work environments.

Mental Health

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Both ladies shared what are some essential leadership qualities that every leader should consider: communication, emotional intelligence, self-awareness, reflection, creativity, integrity, delegation, and action orientation. This episode also touched on the topic of exploring issues related to the importance of self-care.

Self-Care

Relias

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Qualities of a good nurse 1 – Caring and compassion Many people assume that nurses enter the field because compassion is one of their leading qualities — but this nursing characteristic isn’t necessarily a given. 2 – Excellent communication skills Strong communication skills are an important nurse characteristic.

Preceptors

Relias

MARCH 7, 2023

Organizations with a nurse residency program provide new nurses with additional support while also engaging experienced nurses as preceptors — fostering new connections and a healthy, collaborative culture. In addition to improving nurse retention, nurse residency programs instill a sense of community and confidence in new nurses.

Preceptors

American Nurse

APRIL 2, 2024

Takeaways Direct care nurses serve as significant teachers and role models for nursing students in the clinical setting. Collaboration with nursing faculty during the clinical rotation can ease the burden on direct care nurses and facilitate a positive learning experience for the student.

Preceptors

Minority Nurse

JULY 12, 2024

Nurses, known for their dedication and adaptability, are now moving beyond traditional direct patient care roles and venturing into side gigs and full-fledged entrepreneurial ventures. As my career progressed, I became a preceptor, mentor, educator, and coach. Self-Education Books, online courses, and seminars become invaluable tools.

Nurse Entrepreneurs

Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

I guide nurses on how to self-promote, communicate confidently, and be more visible! Naturally, I became a preceptor, mentor, and coach, so I pursued my master’s in nursing education. Nursing leaders should be charismatic, effective communicators, and lead by example. Take care of yourself first.

Preceptors

Relias

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In nursing school, working with mentors and preceptors, and in care settings, nurses gain awareness of the qualities that the best leaders possess. Self-assessments can help objectively determine where experience may fall short and help nurses develop the specific skills and capabilities they need to move up in the profession.

Leadership

American Nurse

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The importance of this in maintaining the competencies needed to provide care for diverse populations across the lifespan is critical. They are often the first and most frequent line of contact with people of all backgrounds and experiences seeking care, and they represent the largest of the healthcare professions.

APRN

Nurse Code

JULY 3, 2022

Whether it be hospitals, geriatric care, or in luxury boats cruising the world, organizations and companies would be looking to hire. Suitable candidates should be able to communicate effectively both orally and written. This question is crucial because it shows how much you care about your future employer.

Nurse Educator