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5 Ways To Reduce Nurse Compassion Fatigue

Nurse.com

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.

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5 Challenges (and Solutions) for Nurse Staffing Managers

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Working as a nurse manager isn’t the same as working in other management positions. Not having enough nurses on the floor can lead to fatigue, burnout, poor patient outcomes, and even deadly medical errors. To make the situation even more dire, the country is also preparing for a looming nursing shortage.

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Critical Care Association President Wants Nurses to be Heard

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A self-proclaimed millennial, Amanda Bettencourt , PhD, APRN, CCRN-K, ACCNS-P, is serving a one-year term as president of the world’s largest specialty nursing organization, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). Q: What are the most pressing issues for critical care nurses?

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Recharge and Reconnect: Nature’s Influence on Nurse Mental Health

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High stress levels can drain nurses’ energy, impede attention and critical thinking, and ultimately lead to declining patient care and outcomes. Fortunately, here’s where nature can help nurses. In fact, in a recent study published in BMC Nursing, resilience in nurses was found to reduce nurse burnout significantly.

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Are You a Nurse Bully?

Nurse.com

Nurse bullying, or lateral violence, is a form of workplace violence defined as non-physical, aggressive, hostile, and/or harmful behavior between coworkers. While individual acts of nurse bullying can appear relatively harmless, they create a toxic environment that takes a toll on employees’ morale and can compromise patient care.

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How Nurse Scheduling Software Can Transform Your Business? 

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In a recent survey by McKinsey & Company , 22% of nurses indicated that they may leave their position of providing direct patient care in the next year. The significant strain on nurses forces health systems and employers to deploy new strategies to provide a better workforce landscape.

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Letting Your Nursing Career Magic Out of the Hat

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5) Shadow a nurse who does a type of nursing that you find fascinating. 6) Work with a career coach, life coach, or counselor who can walk you through a process of research, career development, and personal/professional self-discovery. Do deep self-knowledge and honesty assist in the process? It can certainly help.