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The Exec: New Nursing Technology Replicates 'The Best Preceptor You Ever Had'

Health Leaders | Nursing

Workforce app delivers just-in-time instruction to nurses in varied and bite-sized formats. The challenge to effectively train nurses without enough preceptors led Singing River Health System to turn to technology to get the job done. Say I am that less-experienced nurse on night shift and I'm not familiar with gastric tubes.

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Sanford Health's $3M Nursing Grant Will Help Rural Healthcare 'For Generations to Come'

Health Leaders | Nursing

Department of Labor will help create a more sustainable nursing workforce in the rural upper Midwest for generations to come, says Erica DeBoer, RN, MA, CNL, CCRN-K , Sanford’s chief nursing officer.

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National Nurses Week 2023: Chief Nurse Carolyn Booker Endured 'Trial by Fire' as a New Leader

Health Leaders | Nursing

A 5-part series celebrating nurse leaders who have claimed their place as a strategic partner in their organization's leadership. Editor’s note: Hospitals and health systems have seen a steady evolution of chief nursing officers taking a seat at the executive strategy table, guiding and participating in operations and policies.

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The Exec: How Phoenix Children's is Better Preparing Nursing Students to Work in Pediatrics

Health Leaders | Nursing

Those collaborations redefined curriculum that is producing well-prepared pediatric nurses and appears to be reducing first-year turnover at Phoenix Children’s, says Thompson, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, chief nursing officer (CNO) and senior vice president of patient care services.

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Nurse Emeritus Combats Staff Shortages by Keeping Retired Nurses Engaged

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“Our goal is to bring innovative approaches to support our nurses and care teams during this time of global workforce challenges in healthcare.” Emeritus recently named its first lead nurse, AnnMarie Papa, who previously served as vice president and chief nursing officer for Einstein Medical Center Montgomery in East Norriton, Pennsylvania.

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Patient care assistant training

American Nurse

To address this shortfall, the chief nursing officer set out to create an internal PCA course (with didactic, simulation, clinical experience, and testing components) to provide knowledge, skills, and competency customized to the organization. Carol Tierney is associate chief nursing officer. 2023; 18(9).

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Nursing Needs a Reality Check: Mentorship, Onboarding, and Beyond

Health Leaders | Nursing

According to Melanie Heuston , chief nurse executive at WVU Medicine and HealthLeaders Exchange member, and Gloria Carter, vice president and chief nursing officer at St. Within the program, nurses can move up a level and get extra compensation added to their base salary for preceptoring and mentoring.