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The Art of Delegating as a New Nurse

The Nursing Site

I work midnight’s so I have the pleasure of fine-tuning all the information that the day shift preceptors taught. Asking for help will promote his. Their excitement and fresh look at the profession transports me back to fifteen-plus years ago when I first started. That may not always be the safest approach.

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The Importance of Nursing Internships

Nurse.com

Nurse interns are paired with a preceptor who shares personal and professional knowledge. As learning opportunities arise, preceptors will try to get you involved in some way or allow you to observe. Your preceptor may have you stay on that unit until you’ve mastered that task. One-on-one clinical experiences. Some aren’t.

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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

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

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New nurses and clinical judgment

American Nurse

Evidence-based strategies for nurse preceptors The complex role of nurse preceptor requires a combination of clinical expertise and the ability to balance patient care with learning facilitation. Successful precepting can help bridge the academic–practice gap, which improves intent to stay in the profession and promotes patient safety.

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Advance Your Nursing Career: Creating a Nursing E-Portfolio is Easier Than You Think

Daily Nurse

We should all record our many accomplishments, such as presentations, publications, preceptor hours, acts of service, etc. It is a repository to store documentation, a tool to keep you organized, and a website that can be shared when you apply for jobs, graduate school, or promotions. Where are you documenting that?

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Preventing nurse suicide: Nursing school and beyond

American Nurse

Provide debriefings with colleagues and supportive leaders such as chaplains, nurse leaders, nursing education specialists, and preceptors to deliver effective coping strategies and support. This type of work culture promotes interpersonal growth, collaboration, a willingness to change, creativity, and camaraderie.