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Maximizing the Nurse-Patient Relationship

Daily Nurse

The patient and family experience during clinical training is often dictated by preceptors’ beliefs and training. Most nurses can relate, but some may have been lucky enough to attend a program that discussed communication, empathy, emotional and relational intelligence, and nurse-patient relationships.

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Tips for Success in Nursing Clinicals 

Board Vitals - Nursing

Your job is not to show what you know but to simply learn as much as you can from the experts around you who are practicing the nursing skills and patient care you are learning about on real patients. . Make the Most of Your Preceptor.

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How Do Clinical Rotations Work in Online Nursing Schools?

Every Nurse

What to Expect in Nursing School Clinical Rotations Nursing clinicals are supervised periods of hands-on training in which nursing students experience the daily work of a professional healthcare provider and practice nursing skills under the direction of a preceptor.

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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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Oncology nursing: Clinical assistant onboarding

American Nurse

In addition to introducing nursing students to the oncology specialty, the program also offered them the opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge and strengthen their nursing skills. The organization offered the paid internship to senior nursing students.

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Mentorship: A strategy for nursing retention

American Nurse

Mentoring programs can strengthen the nursing workforce sustainably from within the profession. Learning Objectives Explain the ramifications of current nurse turnover rates. Define the differences between mentorship and preceptor programs, and the benefits of implementing a mentorship program. Nurse Educ Pract.

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Myths and Challenges of Private Duty Nursing

American Nurse

One nurse response from the referenced study stated, “I imagine that much of the PDN is not necessarily of the ‘skilled’ variety. I imagine being expected to also do housekeeping types of tasks rather than those that require nursing skills” (University of Delaware et al., This statement couldn’t be further from the truth.