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Effective clinical learning for nursing students

American Nurse

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.

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What to Look for in a Nurse Residency Program

Minority Nurse

Grieshop, MHI, BSN, RN, practice excellence supervisor, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. For instance, the organization should tell you how much time you will spend with a preceptor or the milestones you need to hit to reach full competence. Cosme says a nurse residency program will run between 6 and 12 months. “A

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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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Clinical Education – whose job is it anyway?

The Nurse Break

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).

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7 Nurse Recruitment and Retention Strategies

Relias

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. To support nurses on their career journeys, organizations must establish a culture that promotes professional development.

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Selecting a Nursing Program to Advance Your Career

American Nurse

The importance of this in maintaining the competencies needed to provide care for diverse populations across the lifespan is critical. Further, nurses work in a wide array of settings and practice at a range of professional levels. Though flexible in scheduling, online learning does require self-motivation and discipline.

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Essential Qualities and Characteristics of a Good Nurse

Relias

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. Add to this caring for multiple patients simultaneously, and the possibility of making an error can seem almost inevitable.