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Fixing the Grad Nurse Turnover Problem by Equipping Your Preceptors

Healthy Workforce Institute

If you have a nurse turnover problem, chances are you have a preceptor problem. If you struggle to retain your new nurses, it’s time to look closely at your preceptors. The Role of Preceptors in Nurse Turnover When working with a group of preceptors, we asked how many had been taught how to be preceptors.

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7 Nurse Recruitment and Retention Strategies

Relias

Promote a culture of learning. Ensuring alignment of values between an organization and a nursing candidate using robust onboarding and assessment tools promotes compatibility from the start. In addition to improving nurse retention, nurse residency programs instill a sense of community and confidence in new nurses.

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Oncology nursing: Clinical assistant onboarding

American Nurse

Cancer care includes complex communication, and nurses require skills training equipped help them have these conversations with patients. The program placed students on med-surg units and paired them with nursing assistants as preceptors under the supervision of an RN. See Student feedback.)

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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. Some aren’t.

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7 Nurse Recruitment and Retention Strategies

Relias

Promote a culture of learning. Ensuring alignment of values between an organization and a nursing candidate using robust onboarding and assessment tools promotes compatibility from the start. In addition to improving nurse retention, nurse residency programs instill a sense of community and confidence in new nurses.

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Effective clinical learning for nursing students

American Nurse

The challenge A longstanding shortage of nursing school faculty and a reliance on new graduate nurses to serve as preceptors create challenges to properly preparing nursing students for a demanding role that requires excellent critical thinking skills. Not every strategy is appropriate for all student clinical experiences.

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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.