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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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The Art of Delegating as a New Nurse

The Nursing Site

I work midnight’s so I have the pleasure of fine-tuning all the information that the day shift preceptors taught. Asking for help will promote his. Their excitement and fresh look at the profession transports me back to fifteen-plus years ago when I first started. That may not always be the safest approach.

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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. To support nurses on their career journeys, organizations must establish a culture that promotes professional development.

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Advance Your Nursing Career: Creating a Nursing E-Portfolio is Easier Than You Think

Daily Nurse

We should all record our many accomplishments, such as presentations, publications, preceptor hours, acts of service, etc. It is a repository to store documentation, a tool to keep you organized, and a website that can be shared when you apply for jobs, graduate school, or promotions. Where are you documenting that?

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Meet David Nguyen an RN at Boston Medical Center

Minority Nurse

I aspired to be like them as they advanced the healing of people and promoted good health and well-being. 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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Preventing nurse suicide: Nursing school and beyond

American Nurse

Provide debriefings with colleagues and supportive leaders such as chaplains, nurse leaders, nursing education specialists, and preceptors to deliver effective coping strategies and support. This type of work culture promotes interpersonal growth, collaboration, a willingness to change, creativity, and camaraderie.