Leaders must learn the art of effective delegation
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.
Workplace violence: Nurses should not be afraid to go to work
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.
What keeps nurse leaders up at night?
Staffing, patient safety, budget woes — nurse leaders have a ton of responsibilities to juggle and problems to solve. It's enough to cause some sleepless nights.
Pathway to Excellence winner praises DAISY Award program
The DAISY Award and American Nurses Credentialing Center's Pathway to Excellence have a shared goal — shine a light on nursing excellence.
Strategic partnership aims to get more nurses on boards
Seeing more nurses on boards is a vision shared by Chamberlain University and the Nurses on Boards Coalition. They've formed a partnership to get it done.
Transforming family practice: One nurse’s story
The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future series, “APNs Transforming Care,” looks at ways APNs are changing the face of healthcare delivery.
To influence others is pivotal to nursing leadership
Eileen P. Williamson, MSN, RN Leaders have many traits we admire, from competence and confidence to direction and determination. We describe them with words like strength, honesty, integrity, enthusiasm, commitment and engagement. We see them as thinkers and doers, organizers and risk takers. We admire their vision and the objectives they believe in
American Academy of Nursing launches Institute for Nursing Leadership
The American Academy of Nursing announced the launch of the Institute for Nursing Leadership to place more nurses on governing boards, commissions and task forces.
Clinical care skills may not include leadership ability
Hypothetical Case Mark is an excellent neuroscience nurse who has practiced for three years in a university medical center neurosurgical intensive care unit. His specialty is stroke nursing and he recently passed the SCRN exam to become a stroke certified registered nurse. A strong proponent of patient- and family-centered care, Mark is loved by his
Nurses: Respond to the Call to Lead
By: Jennifer Chaikin, RN-BC, MSN, MHA, CCRN Executive Director of Educational Initiatives, Nurse.com After nearly 20 years in critical care nursing, Jennifer made the move to providing professional development opportunities for nurses. She still continues to remain clinically grounded by working in a local PICU. Jennifer Chaikin, RN Nurses, we have a problem.