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An Evidence-based Approach to Improving Nurse Mental Health 

Daily Nurse

Each year since 2020, we have published the annual Frontline Nurse Mental Health & Well-being Survey to gauge the collective health of our nursing workforce and advocate for solutions to support it. Furthermore, adverse mental health outcomes have decreased across all categories over the past year.

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BSN Clinical Rotation Guide: What to Expect in Each Specialty

Registered Nursing

Medical-Surgical Nursing Rotation Often your first and longest clinical experience, med-surg rotations provide fundamental patient care experience. Pediatric Nursing Rotation Pediatric rotations introduce the unique challenges and rewards of caring for children from infancy through adolescence.

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Preventing nurse suicide: Nursing school and beyond

American Nurse

Strategies and support to improve mental health outcomes Suicide and mental illness have long been stigmatized, and although public awareness has grown recently, partially due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals hesitate to acknowledge their own mental health struggles or seek help.

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The Case for Soft Skills in Nursing Education

American Nurse

Clinical proficiency is essential for providing safe and prudent care, but soft skills are equally as vital. They allow us to foster collaboration among teams, build trusting relationships, and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care. The value of soft skills extends far beyond new nurses and direct patient care.

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From poster, publication, podium to podcast

American Nurse

Podcasts offer benefits for professionals and students across generations who have multiple responsibilities, including child care, work, and self-care. For example, Nurse Danielle Maltby’s The WoMed podcast focuses on women in healthcare, including self-care, mental health, emerging healthcare trends, and education.

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Transition to Practice: Are Students Ready to Join a Disengaged Workforce?

American Nurse

Background EVIDENCE COLLECTED DURING the pandemic suggests the newest generation of nurses are experiencing increasing mental health issues as well as a lack of resiliency compared to previous generations (Sherman, 2021). Due to a lack of mental toughness in novice nursing professionals, the risk for burnout and turnover is high.

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New nurses and clinical judgment

American Nurse

Evidence-based strategies for nurse preceptors The complex role of nurse preceptor requires a combination of clinical expertise and the ability to balance patient care with learning facilitation. They have some real-life patient care experience, but they rely on rules and guidelines. See Teachable moments.)