Nurses Eating Their Young

Do experienced nurses really eat their young?

Do experienced nurses really eat their young?

On-the-job training for new nurses is critical. Preceptors, follow these guidelines to make sure your input does the most good.

How do I deal with a demanding nurse manager?

On the first day I was on the unit, I told my staff what my expectations were. Here’s what I told them.

Lateral violence

Over the years experienced nurses have treated new nurses harshly until those new nurses have proved themselves capable of performing their jobs. It happened to me.

How do I deal with “nurses eating their young?”

How do I deal with “nurses eating their young?”

Senior nurses or physicians can seem big, scary, and intimidating when you’re new to this gig. Here’s how one nurse got over it.

How do I deal with figuring out my preceptor?

How do I deal with figuring out my preceptor?

If you’re having a difficult time communicating with your preceptor, check to see if they fall under one of these preceptor personality types.

Hurting a nurse is a felony

New York state recently passed the Violence Against Nurses Act. About time, or too little, too late?

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So, you’re a new nurse. Now what?

All of a sudden, you’re a Nurse. But you don’t feel like one. Nervous? Just remember Rule #1: You will (almost surely) not kill anybody.

I know what you are doing

Having been a nurse manager, and now being on the other side, back in the trenches in direct patient care, I am seeing things that I really find funny now. I truly believe in shared governance, letting the frontline staff [...]

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Peer reviews – for or against them?

Peer review: an evaluation tool that gives you an idea of what your co-workers (peers) think of you.

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Nurse evaluations

One of the hard parts about being a nurse manager is evaluating another nurse’s performance. Looking another nurse in the eye, who is your co-worker and sometimes even friend, and telling them how well, or bad, they perform can be difficult.

How to deal with an unreasonable boss

How to deal with an unreasonable boss

There will come a time, at least once, in your career where you will hit a wall when you are trying to deal with your manager. Here are three steps to get you through.

A sad myth: nurses eat their young

A sad myth: nurses eat their young

Nurses can do a lot to end this shortage by creating an environment where others want to work.

How do I deal with being in charge of friends?

How do I deal with being in charge of friends?

Being in charge is hard enough, but managing your friends is a tricky balancing act unlike any other. Both the friendship and the work relationship can become strained when one friend is in a position of authority over another.

Working with “lifers”

Working with “lifers”

The other night I watched a 25+ year nurse as she calmly took a verbal berating from a doctor only to put him in his place using some evidence-based jargon that had my head reeling!

Can’t we all just get along?

Can’t we all just get along?

We need to just chill out a little when we’re dealing with each other.