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The Importance of Nursing Internships

Nurse.com

Nurse interns are paired with a preceptor who shares personal and professional knowledge. As learning opportunities arise, preceptors will try to get you involved in some way or allow you to observe. Your preceptor may have you stay on that unit until you’ve mastered that task. One-on-one clinical experiences.

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Precepting: Crucial to Retaining and Helping New Nurses Succeed

Nurse.com

One thing that can ease the transition and help retain new nurses is nurse precepting, said Solimar Figueroa, PhD, RN, MHA, P-PCA, a clinical collaborator for the American Academy for Preceptor Advancement (AAPA). But precepting bedside nurses isn’t what many think and nurses who want to become preceptors should learn how to properly do it.

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7 Nurse Recruitment and Retention Strategies

Relias

Organizations with a nurse residency program provide new nurses with additional support while also engaging experienced nurses as preceptors — fostering new connections and a healthy, collaborative culture. In addition to improving nurse retention, nurse residency programs instill a sense of community and confidence in new nurses.

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Put On Your Headsets: Virtual Reality May Become Part of Your Nurse Training Tools

Nurse.com

Student nurses still need instructors to guide them during clinicals, as new nurses will need preceptors to do the same, she said. The soft skills component Sparkman said that VR can be a valuable tool to grow nurses’ soft skills like communication, active listening, emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and critical thinking.

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7 Nurse Recruitment and Retention Strategies

Relias

Organizations with a nurse residency program provide new nurses with additional support while also engaging experienced nurses as preceptors — fostering new connections and a healthy, collaborative culture. In addition to improving nurse retention, nurse residency programs instill a sense of community and confidence in new nurses.

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Preventing nurse suicide: Nursing school and beyond

American Nurse

Intervention and prevention Improving mental health outcomes for nurses requires a network of support from schools of nursing, training and continuing education resources, nurse leaders, nurse peers and co-workers, and especially employers. Arrange opportunities to share, receive support, and innovate to improve conditions.

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Nurses Hustle: From Side Gigs to Entrepreneurship

Minority Nurse

As my career progressed, I became a preceptor, mentor, educator, and coach. Nurses possess many transferrable skills in business, such as problem-solving, adaptability, communication, negotiation, leadership, change management, psychology, human behavior, and simply connecting with people.