Minority Nurse

JUNE 21, 2023

Rama Walker is passionate about caring for people, and as a nurse leader, she has the privilege of caring for people whose career is caretaking. Walker advocates for nurses and women, pushing them to be their best version. Talk about your role in nursing. How long have you worked in the nursing field?

Chief Nursing Officer

Nurse.com

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Throughout the duration of the pandemic, nurse burnout rates have been at an all-time high. Many experienced nurses are leaving the profession, and the younger generation of nurses entering the field are facing immense adversity. What’s causing bedside nursing burnout?

Nursing Informatics

American Nurse

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Organization-wide interventions present the best option for addressing patient behavior and maintaining nurse retention. Takeaways: Many patients expect that the nurse who cares for them will be White and female, despite the growing diversity of the nursing workforce. Of 4 million nurses surveyed, 8.1%

Self-Care

Relias

MARCH 31, 2023

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” — Jane Goodall Nurses who excel in their clinical practice and gain satisfaction from mentoring others might consider pursuing a nurse leader role. What is a nurse leader? Nurse leaders fall into two categories.

Leadership

Relias

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Leaders should consider that nurses might feel disrespected or underappreciated when their hard work or self-sacrifice as ‘healthcare heroes’ appears in hospital branding. Inside the hospital, nursing units might realistically be a cauldron of stress and anxiety. It does not align with our calling as nurses.

Travel Nursing

Registered Nursing

APRIL 21, 2025

Schedule consultations to: Discuss potential topics Explore methodological approaches Identify potential challenges Connect with clinical partners Review program requirements and expectations 10 Innovative Nursing Capstone Project Ideas for 2025 Looking for inspiration?

LPN

Minority Nurse

JULY 14, 2023

Trauma Hits Home Rynders came to embrace dance and bring it into the world of nursing after her tough times. She cared for her mother until she passed. At the time, she was working as a nurse but decided to reach out again to what had always helped—dance. And in 2017, nurses weren ’ t ready to talk about it openly.

Nursing Burnout

Diane Sieg

MAY 1, 2022

Nursing students are one of my favorite audiences because they are the future of our profession and impress me with their heightened awareness and strategic thinking. I was not surprised to learn their deep concern for the current high rate of nurse burnout.

Work-Life Balance

American Nurse

AUGUST 7, 2023

A literature review identifies opportunities to support nurses working in these care settings. Takeaways: Resilience helps prevent nurse burnout. Continuing education and professional development aid burnout reduction and improve nurse retention. What does the literature say?

Self-Care

Nurse.com

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Understanding the effects of this condition and finding ways to combat them can improve your overall well-being and help you provide compassionate care. As a nurse, you provide care with empathy and sensitivity, and compassion fatigue may cause you to feel disconnected from the compassion you usually have. Self-regulation.

Self-Care

American Nurse

MAY 2, 2024

Build a bridge to heal the healthcare workforce Takeaways: The crisis of trust that existed between frontline nurses and leadership before the pandemic continues to worsen with evidence of physical, emotional, and moral suffering./li> and “Is this the place for me?” See Leader vs. direct report appraisals.)

Mental Health

American Nurse

MARCH 27, 2024

American Nurse Journal announces 2024 All Pro Nursing Team Awards. When nurses, pro­viders, therapists, leadership, and other professionals work together as a cohesive team, patients benefit—and so do nurses and all healthcare workers. The ICU Team also takes meaningful steps to engage nurses and reduce turnover.

Mental Health

American Nurse

APRIL 30, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has been the ultimate stress test for our taxed healthcare system, and despite nurses’ immense fortitude, the effects of this stress have landed unfairly on their shoulders. See Beyond self-care.) See Beyond self-care.) Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates; 1994. Medsurg Nurs.

Self-Care

Empowered Nurses

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Explore New Opportunities If your current role feels limiting, start exploring other areas within nursing. There are so many paths you can take — from clinical specialties to leadership roles, teaching, consulting, or even becoming a legal nurse consultant (LNC).

Self-Care

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Initially hailed as heroes in the early phase of the pandemic, nurses now face threats and violence from patients, families, and co-workers. Evidence indicates that a significant number of nurses providing care for patients with COVID-19 have experienced physical violence and verbal abuse. reported verbal abuse.

Self-Care

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

I highlighted these insights in this summary of findings from a qualitative, interpretive phenomenological study, which used hermeneutics (interpretation of written or spoken language) to identify emerging themes of the lived experience of intensive care unit (ICU) nurses.

Mental Health

The Nurse Sabbatical

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Sabbaticals are a time of leave from a job for self-exploration and rejuvenation. In the various settings, the majority of nurses and even health care providers would not take breaks. In the emergency department, nurse practitioners would say “I can’t eat. We are caretakers, healers, and cheerleaders of our patients.

Self-Care