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Problem Solving is an Understated Art in Nursing
Problem Solving Nurses are natural problem solvers. Every day in which you are caring for an individual, family, community or population, you are addressing a problem that exists which is in need of a solution. Sometimes these problems are directly related to the...
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Burnout Symptoms: Empowered Through Knowledge
Burnout Symptoms I have learned the hard way that what I didn't know that I did not know was a very scary place to be. Think that the previous sentence is a tongue-twister? You're right about that! Want me to break it down some? Happy to! So, burnout symptoms. Sure,...
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Leadership in Nursing: Stand Tall & Shine Bright
Leadership in Nursing During my burnout proof live presentation, I ask the nursing audience to raise their hands if they are a nurse leader. After several hands go up, I ask everyone to raise their hands. And raise them high! Leadership in nursing isn't just about the...
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Nurses: Stress Management Techniques that You Can Use at Work
Stress Management Techniques As a nurse, I am sure that you have experienced a shift or two that was super stressful. And while we can find stress management techniques all over the internet- it can be tricky for us as nurses to apply these at work. Not to say that...
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Overcoming Workplace Challenges: Name Them to Tame Them
Overcoming Workplace Challenges How can you as a leader or individual team member overcome common workplace challenges? First, it’s helpful to know that I call workplace challenges POWs. A POW is something internal or external that feels like a heavy blow. When...
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Leveraging the Power of Emotional Intelligence in Nursing
The Power of Emotional Intelligence in Nursing Emotional intelligence in nursing has grown in popularity as the healthcare industry adopts a more patient-centered paradigm. With a heavy emphasis on improving patient and family experiences, skills such as showing...
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6 Creative Nurses Week Activities
Nurses Week Activities That's right... Nurse's Week is creeping up on you. It's time to start thinking about your Nurse's Week activities. What will you and your organization do to celebrate your nursing staff? I know, I know. Planning events can create headaches for...
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3 Free Ways to Handle Nursing Stress
Free Ways to Handle Nursing Stress As nurses, we may find it difficult to handle nursing stress. At times, it can seem that nursing is setup as a catch-22. We want to be available, giving at all times to our patients. Nurses educate, advocate for, and empathize with...
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5 Reasons Why Medical Improv is an Effective Strategy for Teaching Communication in Nursing
Communication Skills in Nursing It’s hard to believe that I’ve been an RN for over 30 years! For almost half of this time, I’ve been teaching communication skills in nursing related to emotional intelligence (EI) communication, collaboration, and leadership. Thinking...
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Online Education: A Nurse Week Gift Idea
Need a Nurse Week Gift Idea? Sure, it seems like Nurse's Week is too far away to think about. Being that it is only mid-February you still have over a dozen weeks to plan your nurse week gift ideas. However, the event will be here before you know it! And like any...
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4 Great Examples of Nurse Retention
Nurse Retention: Top of Mind for Leaders If you were to ask nursing leadership "What keeps you up at night" most, if not all, would respond with some topic related to nurse retention. These days, it seems nurses are leaving jobs faster than organizations can hire...
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A Glimpse Behind the Scenes of The Art of Nursing
Behind the Scenes of The Art of Nursing Things are about to get really busy around here. The Art of Nursing 2018 program is in full planning, execution, and delivery mode. As an Art of Nursing blog reader, I thought it might be fun and interesting to give you a bit of...
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The 5 Benefits of Resilience in Nursing
Five Benefits of Resilience in Nursing These days, between burnout and bullying, there is an even greater need for resilience in nursing. Whether it is a difficult shift, a nasty coworker, a rude patient, or even a question of whether or not you can continue at the...
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Top 10 Leadership Skills for Nurses
Leadership Skills for Nurses With the ever-changing healthcare environment, today more than ever leadership skills for nurses are important. In order for nursing teams to enjoy both a healthy workplace and positive patient outcomes- it is imperative that nurses are...
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Dear Nurse Leader… I Am Afraid.
Dear Nurse Leader... I Am Afraid. No matter how much a nursing leader does to be approachable for nursing staff- the truth of the matter is that clinical nurses, new graduate nurses, or newly hired nursing staff are intimidated by nurse leaders. Don't believe me?...
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5 Great Questions to Ask When You’re A Nurse Leader
Questions to Ask When You're A Nurse Leader Great leaders don't just tell people what to do- they ask questions. Successful leaders know that they are one person and will have greater success when they engage their teams. In addition to asking questions to support...
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3 Self-Care Strategies for Nurse Leaders… That Don’t Take More Time!
3 Self-Care Strategies for Nurse Leaders Nursing leaders experience just as much stress, if not more so, than those working directly in patient care. The nurse leader is tied up in meetings, on telephone calls, and often has to travel for the job. The brain is...
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5 Productivity Tips for Nurse Leaders
Productivity Tips for Nurse Leaders Nursing leaders are extremely busy people. With the meetings, travel, nursing staff, and dozens more... there never seems to be enough time in the day to get it all done. However, there are processes and procedures that nurse...
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How to Be a Role Model in a Healthy Work Environment
How to Be a Role Model in a Healthy Work Environment Nurses are the most trusted profession. As a fellow nurse, I am sure you are as aware of the fact that our profession is often in the ‘spotlight’. Our work involves daily interaction with diverse groups of people,...
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Stuck in Meetings? Here are 3 Things to Save Nurse Leaders Time
Stuck in Meetings ALL DAY Long Ah, yes. The life of a nursing leader. From my own experience in nursing administration, I know that the higher up you get in the nursing field, the more meetings are on your plate. In fact, (and I hope to still do this one day) I was...
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10 Signs You’ve Found a Great Place to Work as a Nurse
10 Signs You’ve Found a Great Place to Work as a Nurse You’ve graduated from nursing school and heading out on interviews, ready to find yourself a fantastic new job. What is it that you should be looking for during your site visits? What makes a workplace a healthy...
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Want to Improve Your Nursing Resilience? Ask These 4 Questions
Improve Your Nursing Resilience Why are nurse leaders so interested in resiliency in nursing? The quick answer: because someone who is resilient can easily bounce back. Nursing can be a challenging profession. Daily, we may encounter heartache, as a patient we cared...
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Leverage the Power of Social Media to Improve Your Nursing Career
Leverage the Power of Social Media to Improve Your Nursing Career
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5 Practices for Nurses to Start the Day
Tips for nurses to start their day
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What Does the Art of Nursing Have to Do with the Patient Experience?
The Art of Nursing and the Patient Experience
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4 Elements Leaders Want in a Resilient Nurse
4 Elements Leaders Want in a Resilient Nurse
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How to Not be the Negative Nurse
How to Not be the Negative Nurse
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How to Use the Art of Nursing to Inspire Resilience Among Nurses
Nursing leaders looking for a way to recruit, engage, and retain staff? Here’s how to use the art of nursing to inspire resilience among nurses.
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Multi-tasking: Not as Efficient As You Think
Multi-tasking: Not as Efficient As You Think. Here are three ways to manage multi-tasking as a nurse!
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8 Things Resilient Nurses Do Every Day
Resilient nurses. Nursing leaders want them on their nursing staff, but how do they make their nurses more resilient? Here are 8 things resilient nurses do every day.
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How to Avoid Burnout Using the Art of Nursing
How to Avoid Burnout Using the Art of Nursing. Here are three strategies that will help nurse burnout, by putting the art of nursing into action.
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10 Outstanding Examples of Art of Nursing in Practice
Here are Five Outstanding Examples of the Art of Nursing in Professional Practice.
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Build a Nursing Team You Can Be Proud Of
Healthcare Doesn't Happen in a Vacuum Although we all have had days where we feel as though we are the only one at work getting anything done, let's be honest. No one can work in healthcare alone. In fact, I was at a conference last fall and heard one of the speakers...
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Who Else Wants Healthier Workplaces?
The Heart of Healthcare Nurses provide around-the-clock care for patients and their families. As a nurse, you give of yourself to another person day in and day out. No matter where you work, whatever kind of nursing role you do, the profession of nursing itself can be...
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For Nurses on the Verge of Making a Mistake
A Nursing Mistake You are a new nurse, just six months off of orientation, working on a busy surgery unit. It is evening shift and one of your patients has a heart medication scheduled for 5 pm. You go into the room to pass the med and the patient asks you if you can...
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Why The Art of Nursing is in Decline
Why The Art of Nursing is in Decline
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Help! I Don’t Know Where My Nursing Career is Headed!
Help! I Don’t Know Where My Nursing Career is Headed!
How many nurses can say with surety where their nursing career is headed? For some there is clear trajectory towards their goals. For others, contemplating their goals is often superseded by the exhaustion they feel from the job they already have.
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5 Things Successful Nurses Do Differently
5 Things that Successful Nurses Do Differently
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Better Nurse to Patient Ratios = Less Stress? Not Necessarily.
Better Nurse to Patient Ratios = Less Stress? Not Necessarily. Many nurses cite unsafe nurse-to-patient ratios as the primary culprit behind their job stress. Last year, thousands of nurses even gathered in Washington D.C. with the purpose of calling attention to the plight of nurses and unsafe staffing ratios.
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3 Ways Nurse Leaders Can Improve Retention Rates
3 Ways Nurse Leaders Can Improve Retention Rates
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3 Tips for New Nurse Leaders to Approach the Leadership Role
You paid your dues as a nurse and are now in a leadership role. This is an exciting, and perhaps, scary time, but it doesn’t have to be the latter. A good nurse leader takes everything she has learned as a nurse and leads and inspires her team. But whether you are...
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5 Tips to Combat The Holiday Food Tray Weight Gain
It’s that time of year again when trays & tins of holiday treats start showing up on nursing units. Here are 5 strategies for avoiding holiday weight gain.
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Hit “REFRESH” on Your Nursing Career
Hit “REFRESH” on Your Nursing Career! The nursing profession has countless opportunities for nurses and shifting your career can renew your passion for this limitless career. Here are five tips for enjoying your professional practice.
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Why The Art of Nursing for Nurse’s Week?
Why The Art of Nursing for Nurse’s Week? The Art of Nursing is an online program that celebrates nurses during Nurse’s Week in a meaningful way. Educational, inspiring, and full of fun The Art of Nursing is a great gift for each and every nurse.
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