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Go Beyond Gratitude: How to Honor Your Nurse Managers

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When the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) started their COVID-19 Longitudinal Nurse Leader Impact Study , looking at the toll the pandemic was taking on leaders, we hoped for the best and expected the worst. Years ago, we had created The DAISY Nurse Leader Award.

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Critical Care Association President Wants Nurses to be Heard

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We spoke with Bettencourt about her concerns for critical care nursing, what she loves about being a critical care nurse, how the pandemic changed the nursing specialty, and more. Q: What are the most pressing issues for critical care nurses? A: The first would be the staffing crisis.

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Nurses Help Nurses Succeed, Stay Safe, and De-Stress

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Castillo introduced The Gray Dot initiative in 2021 as part of a pilot program, offered in conjunction with Crisis Prevention Intervention Training (CPIT). In addition, nursing staff achieved a 70% completion rate with the CPIT training and learned how to identify patients who may pose a safety risk and to de-escalate tense encounters. “In