by Elizabeth | Jun 6, 2016 | Blog, Leadership, Nursing career |
June is National Patient Safety Month and nurses are a captive audience when it comes to safety measures in the workplace. When a nurse feels that there nursing unit is unsafe, they can be compelled to DO something about it. It is crucial that we set up systems and...
by Elizabeth | Apr 11, 2016 | Blog, Leadership, Nursing career |
Nurse leaders are often challenged with retaining quality nursing staff. In fact, national turnover rates are on the rise. In 2015 the bedside RN turnover rate increased to, 16.4%, up from 11.2% in 2011 (2015 National Healthcare Retention & RN Staffing Report)....
by Elizabeth | Apr 4, 2016 | Blog, Leadership, Nursing career |
Guest Post by Beth Boynton Nurses are very smart professionals who provide highly skilled service and navigate complex workplace dynamics. Nursing school is tough to get into and the academic and clinical demands are extraordinarily rigorous. The public ranks us as...
by Elizabeth | Feb 15, 2016 | Blog, Leadership, Nursing career |
Recently, I asked a question on my LinkedIn profile, that received a lot of attention. The responses that followed were inspiring, upbeat, and amazing. This was beautifully surprising for me… so much so, I would like to take this space to share with you these...
by Elizabeth | Feb 1, 2016 | Blog, Leadership, Nursing career |
Now that we’ve completed the first month of this 2016 year, it can be a good time to reassess the plans that you made for the New Year. As a nurse, often we look at our nursing careers to see how far they have come and what we would like to accomplish in the...
by Elizabeth | Jan 25, 2016 | Blog, Leadership |
One of the biggest challenges faced by today’s nursing leader is retaining quality staff. Nurses come into the profession with their perception of the role and find, once involved in a job as a nurse, that this may be different than what they had expected. I...