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Yes, Cover Letters Are Still a Thing — Even for Nurses

Daily Nurse

I graduated from Appleton University’s BSN program in May 2019, where I made the Dean’s List every semester and graduated summa cum laude. I thrived in clinical practice, receiving positive feedback from preceptor evaluations for all rotations. So go ahead and make a compelling case and toot your horn.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Kendra Coles

Minority Nurse

She also has a knack for communication and team empowerment. Since 2019, Coles has been Director of Women’s & Children’s Services at the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center (UM BWMC). We have modified our nursing preceptor program to enable our most experienced nurse to focus on a core group of new hires.

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Clinical Education – whose job is it anyway?

The Nurse Break

Numerous pieces of literature support the need for ongoing professional development and the positive impact that education has on quality, safety and culture (IOM, 1999; Walton & Elliot; 2006; Wu & Busch, 2019; Mlambo et al, 2021). My own journey in clinical education began as a learner. Wu, A.W. & & Busch, I.M.

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Patient care assistant training

American Nurse

See External vs internal training ) The CNO accepted the proposal, and implementation began in the third quarter of 2019. Course development PCA course development began in late 2019 with plans to launch the new program in the winter of 2020. Relate principles of communication to the role of the PCA within the healthcare setting.

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LPNs in modified care delivery models

American Nurse

In 2019, Winslow and colleagues highlighted the integral role care delivery models (CDMs) play in a healthcare organization’s daily workflow and their direct impact on patient safety outcomes, patient and nurse satisfaction, and healthcare financials. Poindexter highlighted the “great resignation” during the pandemic.

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Mentorship: A strategy for nursing retention

American Nurse

Define the differences between mentorship and preceptor programs, and the benefits of implementing a mentorship program. For new graduate nurses in particular, the preceptor relationship typically terminates around the same time reality shock sets in, leaving the novice nurse without a support system when they most need it.

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Transition to Practice: Are Students Ready to Join a Disengaged Workforce?

American Nurse

The World Health Organization (2019) has classified burnout as an “occupational phenomenon” that must be addressed to maintain mental well-being in the workplace. These approaches focus on recognizing fear, learning to trust yourself, mentorship, communication, and listening to understand, all of which result in professional growth.