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Effective clinical learning for nursing students

American Nurse

The challenge A longstanding shortage of nursing school faculty and a reliance on new graduate nurses to serve as preceptors create challenges to properly preparing nursing students for a demanding role that requires excellent critical thinking skills. Not every strategy is appropriate for all student clinical experiences.

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7 Nurse Recruitment and Retention Strategies

Relias

Make career development a top priority. Promote a culture of learning. Ensuring alignment of values between an organization and a nursing candidate using robust onboarding and assessment tools promotes compatibility from the start. Focus your retention efforts with these 7 retention strategies: Be strategic during recruitment.

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BCEN Names 2023 Distinguished Award Winners

Daily Nurse

Tyczka, a trauma specialty RN/educator who was just promoted to Trauma Program Director at her Virginia hospital and whose innovative continuing education initiatives include an Escape Room for trauma nurses. Read about each in the 2023 BCEN Distinguished Award Meet the Winner series.

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Article Review and Discussion: Determining Best Fit for Newly Licensed Nurses

Relias

Recently published in the Journal for Nurses in Professional Development , Determining the Impact of Best Fit for Newly Licensed Nurses aims to examine the alignment between a nurse’s personality and specialty practice area and how this may impact orientation length, as nurses who are better suited to their job role may adapt more quickly.

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Mentors Are A Must In Nursing

Empowered Nurses

As nurses, we are assigned a mentor or preceptor at a new job. Mentors are critical in your development and success. Third point, a mentor assists with career development and advancement. A good mentor provides valuable advice on your future career development. Nurse mentorship is a valuable tool for any nurse.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Aneesah Coates

Minority Nurse

Coates works at a mental health crisis center as a senior professional evaluation nurse, preceptor to new nurses, Nursing Journal Club facilitator, and nursing department trainer for new staff. Many attributes that contribute to successful nursing leadership can be learned and developed over time.

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Selecting a Nursing Program to Advance Your Career

American Nurse

The report recommended that accrediting bodies, nursing programs, health care organizations, and professional development educators from multiple professions collaborate to ensure that nurses, nursing students, and faculty continue their education and engage in lifelong learning.

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