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Most nurses don’t wear nursing caps any longer, but we still wear many hats. And the advocacy hat never flies away. At times the work we do is routine; at other times it is complex and critical. But it is always patient-centered, because every nurse is a patient advocate.
You just landed a nurse leader role. How do you start your new position on the right foot and gain the confidence of your team? Leadership blogger Eileen Williamson, MSN, RN, will guide you.
Nursing Now, a three-year campaign to improve global health, was launched in February and aims to empower nurses to help tackle the many health challenges being faced in the 21st century. The initiative is set to run through 2020 by a campaign board of nurses and non-nurses from 16 different countries.
Nurses are educated, ethical and engaged, and patients are all the better for it. I’ve been part of many National Nurses Week celebrations and each year I’ve become prouder to be a nurse and felt more privileged to call nurses “my colleagues.”
If you're not delegating, you may be a micromanager. A workplace that’s micromanaged can have many problems, from employee unrest and job dissatisfaction to low morale, increased turnover, attrition, increased vacancy rates and more.
Nurses are asking a lot of questions about New York's BSN-in-10 law. Nurse leaders can address their concerns and alleviate some fears by knowing the facts.
Whether you’re a new leader or a seasoned one, you must master the art of delegation in order to be an effective leader. It can benefit you and your team.
Nurses work to heal patients’ bodies, minds and spirits, so resolve to do more to take care of yourself in 2018. You owe it to yourself.
Several days after Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc across Florida, nine residents from one of its nursing homes died. The deaths were not caused by flooding, high winds or a building collapse, but by room temperatures that went from hot to oppressive and finally to fatal after a transformer powering their cooling system failed. The first
Nurses go to work each day to make a positive difference. They shouldn't expect to be victims of workplace violence from patients or colleagues.