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Honor Preceptors for the Difference They Make

Nurse.com

How does a nurse’s limited experience and fear evolve into expertise and confidence, one may ask? Preceptors! Preceptors are the key to a smooth transition to competence for students, new grads, or experienced nurses moving from one specialty to another. So why would a nurse take on this added responsibility?

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How to Transition from Bedside Nursing to Leadership Roles

Diversity Nursing

The journey from bedside Nursing to leadership can feel like a leap into uncharted territory. Whether you're looking to become a Charge Nurse, Nurse Manager, or Director of Nursing, this guide provides actionable steps to help you navigate the shift successfully. Acting as a preceptor or mentor for new Nurses.

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7 Nurse Recruitment and Retention Strategies

Relias

Participants reported higher satisfaction with orientation and onboarding compared to those without a formal nurse residency program. 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.

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Meet David Nguyen an RN at Boston Medical Center

Minority Nurse

I strongly feel that the University of Massachusetts Lowell nursing professors prepared me for real world experiences and nursing skills. As a new graduate at Boston Medical Center in MICU, I have many resources and support systems in place, which include my nurse educator, nurse managers, and nursing preceptor.

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Nurse Emeritus Combats Staff Shortages by Keeping Retired Nurses Engaged

Scrubs

Emeritus nurses can work at the bedside or within the department of nursing as a way of putting their experience to good use. They are often there to guide new-to-practice nurses, managers, and directors of nursing as they try to change the industry for the better.

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On leaving and loving nursing

American Nurse

Benevolent nurses haven’t only mastered the art and science of caring, but also themselves. Ultimately, a benevolent nurse completes the great mandala of nursing. Now, that’s the call to action.

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

Health Leaders | Nursing

When I graduated from nursing school, nurse leaders were more clinically inclined and by the time I became a nurse leader, it was just at the beginning of nurse leaders being incorporated into the operational aspect. We also have assigned preceptors and mentors. And for me at that time, it was trial by fire.