Mentorship

How to Become the Good Nurse: Tips for Nursing Students and New Grads

By Linda Childers

5 minute read

Learn how to become the good nurse. Discover essential tips and strategies nursing students and new graduates can use to get their careers off to a solid start.

Teamwork in Nursing: Why It Matters

By Aaron Lay

3 minute read

Why is teamwork important in nursing? We answer that question, discuss the importance of teamwork in nursing, and explore some teamwork in healthcare examples.

Better Communication Between Veteran and New Nurses Leads to Better Care

By Carlie Konuch

5 minute read

Veteran nurses are wise and experienced, but new nurses have a lot to offer as well. The relationship must be mutually beneficial to build strong care teams.

Nurse Mentorships and How They Can Benefit You

By Zelda Meeker

6 minute read

Nurse mentorships are invaluable for mentors and mentees. These partnerships present opportunities for collaboration, support, education, insight, and more.

Want To Be a Nursing Leader? Learn What Nurses Want

By Lisette Hilton

7 minute read

If you want to be a strong nursing leader who can create a healthy work environment in which nurses feel valued and respected, we have some advice for you.

3 Behaviors for Thoughtful and Effective Nurse Leadership

By Zelda Meeker

5 minute read

The present state of health care has created a need to reevaluate what should be expected of nurse leadership — especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Importance of Nursing Internships

By Zelda Meeker

7 minute read

Nursing internships offer hands-on clinical experience with patient care, while fostering professionalism and creating networking opportunities.

Precepting: Crucial to Retaining and Helping New Nurses Succeed

By Lisette Hilton

5 minute read

The pressures on new nurses to transition from education to practice are often too much to take. Nurse precepting eases the transition and helps retention.

The nurse preceptor: What's in your toolkit?

By Nurse.com Admin

3 minute read

As we greet new nurses into the profession, many are called upon to precept both new graduate nurses, as well as experienced nurses moving into a new specialty area. What does it take to be a great preceptor? These are the tools we’ve identified as the most important to have in your preceptor toolkit.

5 qualities in a successful nurse manager

By Nurse.com Admin

4 minute read

If you had to describe the perfect nurse manager, what qualities would he or she have? Scrubbed In weighed in on what we think are 5 of the most important characteristics of a successful nurse manager.