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Interventions to Overcome Nurse Burnout

American Nurse

Nurse burnout was studied for years before COVID-19, and the pandemic brought nurse burnout to the public eye. Burnout is associated with workload and lack of support that nurses experience in critical care areas such as ICUs (Buckley et al., 2019, Forsyth et al.,

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Emotional intelligence: A neglected nursing competency

American Nurse

In nursing, the renewed emphasis on EI is influenced by the association of higher nurse burnout and lower EI. This involves key skills such as emotional awareness, empathy, self-regulation, and relationship management —fundamental elements for a successful and fulfilling nursing career, as well as overall well-being.

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Critical Care Association President Wants Nurses to be Heard

Nurse.com

A self-proclaimed millennial, Amanda Bettencourt , PhD, APRN, CCRN-K, ACCNS-P, is serving a one-year term as president of the world’s largest specialty nursing organization, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). Q: What are the most pressing issues for critical care nurses?

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Nursing Roles Beyond the Bedside

Nurse.com

Throughout the duration of the pandemic, nurse burnout rates have been at an all-time high. Many experienced nurses are leaving the profession, and the younger generation of nurses entering the field are facing immense adversity. What’s causing bedside nursing burnout?

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Nursing professional development at night

American Nurse

An innovative approach to help new graduate nurses transition into practice Takeaways: As the nursing shortage continues, more new nursing graduates will take jobs in specialty areas such as critical care. Nursing graduates face many stressors and must be supported during their transition into practice.

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Empowering Tomorrow’s Nurses: Building Resilience for a Fulfilling Career

American Nurse

Nursing is a profession that offers both extraordinary rewards and profound challenges. The intensity of nursing education often stretches students to their limits, preparing them for the realities of patient care. With the ongoing decline in nurses working in rural areas (Wakefield et al., 2021; Hughes et al.,

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Patient prejudice toward minoritized nurses

American Nurse

Organization-wide interventions present the best option for addressing patient behavior and maintaining nurse retention. Takeaways: Many patients expect that the nurse who cares for them will be White and female, despite the growing diversity of the nursing workforce. Of 4 million nurses surveyed, 8.1%

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