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More employers are using phone interviews to screen job candidates. Discover how to make the most of this technique.
Attending a major nursing conference can provide professional growth opportunities. Follow these 12 tips to have a successful conference experience.
Learn about Perioperative Nurse Week and perioperative nurisng.
Be a smart, savvy cell-phone user.
Tips on making the right impression.
Health apps hold the promise of greater access to medical services, better monitoring of chronic conditions, and improved patient outcomes.
What you don’t know about copyright can get you into legal jeopardy.
Lack of preparation and training, added responsibilities, and poor compensation can cause burnout in nurse preceptors.
The transition from the educational setting to the practice setting can be intimidating. Make it easier by guiding novice nurses.
Collaboration between these two valuable resources depends on understanding how their roles differ.
Nurses are taking on a range of unique and challenging roles
in the clinical research field.
Follow these tips to manage your email so it doesn’t dominate your day.
Some sound advice on reacting to job loss – and moving on
For a successful leader, establishing the right environment isn’t part of the job. It is the job.
Communicating assertively is a learned skill. Use the “look, think, and act” model to evaluate and improve your communication skills.
An increasing number of students are choosing distance
education, over traditional courses.
The author’s answers to five questions will tell you why you need a card and how to use it effectively.
17 tips on how to – and how not to – use e-mail for professional communication.
The president of the Emergency Nurses Association tells why she’s proud to be an emergency nurse.
Is a Magnet facility for you? Explore the benefits.
Read about new specialist and advanced practice roles and new areas about nursing responsibility.
A nurse-turned-massage therapist found that hands-on interaction with massage clients reconnected her to one of the most fulfilling aspects of nursing – contact through caring, noninvasive touch.
Want do away with outdated dogma in your workplace? Learn how to present an effective case for changing the current thinking.
To move your career up a notch, should you go back to school or pursue nonacademic options? The authors’ advice can help you decide on the best professional development route.
The secrets of successful presentations: reflecting on your
practice, making the most of your individual presenting style,
organizing your thoughts, and finding the right mentor.
Like new nurses, faculty move through various steps to become “experts.” Here is one teacher’s experience.
A nurse with overseas volunteer experience gives advice to those who want to follow in his footsteps.
SANE nurses help ensure victims of sexual assault receive the compassionate care they need and collect evidence that can be used in court.
You have the power to be happy and successful.
Resilience can be an asset to you in your career.
After several weeks of classes and partnered orientation to patient care, novice nurses in our large acute-care health system have learned a great deal. Still, most admit their priority-setting skills could be better.
How well do you know holistic nursing? Expand your knowledge with this article.
Working hand in glove, these doctorally prepared nurses can improve care of patients and their families.
You may face serious consequences if you use social media and other new technologies inappropriately.
Start early, plan carefully, and strive for clarity and simplicity. These are the keys to creating a poster presentation that wows conference attendees.
Whether you communicate in person, on the phone, or via voice mail, e-mail, or text message, be sure to use proper etiquette.
Discover the secrets to planning and implementing a successful continuing-
education conference.
Writing a book is within your reach; here’s how to do it.
Using this method can help your goal become a reality and allow you to achieve your potential.
Out of work? Don’t let a challenging economy and difficult job market get you down. The author’s tips can job search into high gear.
Discover how the road to nursing excellence can also improve other departments.
Improving your networking skills can help you climb the career ladder.
Meetings can be productive and positive—or disjointed and ineffective. The author gives tips on leading meetings skillfully.
Creating a critical-care resource nurse role has helped one hospital
ensure that critically ill patients get the same level of care no
matter where they’re admitted.
The Genetic/Genomic Competency Center (G2C2, http://www.g-2-c-2.org/) is a new free online resource created to help educators teach the next generation of nurses and physician assistants about genetics and genomics.
Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, writes a thought-provoking article on the culture of nursing.
The dead do tell tales.
Faith-based nursing provides autonomy, creativity, flexibility, and the chance to provide whole-person care.
Faith-based nursing provides autonomy, creativity, flexibility, and the chance to provide whole-person care.
Through focused soul-searching, you can create a more fulfilling and enriching career. The author tells how to brainstorm to find the nursing career that really floats your boat.
What do your first 12 words, your first 12 steps, and your top and bottom 12″ say about you? Find out how the “rule of 12” can help you make a good first impression.
Effective use of visual aids promotes audience engagement.
Condensed I.V. reference sheets, cards, and charts save time,
improve accuracy, and make I.V. drug administration less stressful in one surgical/trauma ICU.
Make sure to have a brief speech prepared for that chance encounter with someone you’ve been hoping to meet.
It’s not easy, but confrontation is your best response to a backstabbing coworker who specializes in sabotage or an overbearing bully with an itch for intimidation.
How to get going in this exciting specialty.
These nurse educators describe the transformative learning that occurred when they taught in another country.
Some basic strategies will help you thrive in academia.
Even if they’re not portrayed on the TV shows "CSI" or "Law &
Order: SVU," forensic nurses are pivotal in real-life forensic cases.
Catch up on the dynamic, evolving specialty of forensic nursing.
With the incredibly changing and challenging environment of health care, today’s nurse leaders are required more than ever to consistently think about developing others and sustaining a committed and engaged workforce.
Read a special report about current trends in nurse supply.
Although few nurses look forward to it, floating gives you a chance to experience another practice area, break out of your daily routine, and learn something new.
Learn how the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) role came into being, what educational preparation is required, and what CNLs do.
By understanding how home health care has changed, acute-care nurses can partner more effectively with home care nurses.
Don’t get tripped up by voice-mail missteps. Find out how to use voice mail to enhance your professional image.
More employers are using
behavioral interviews to learn not just what applicants can do but who they really are and whether they’d enhance or detract from an existing team’s potential to achieve optimal
patient outcomes.
The Magnet Recognition Program identifies healthcare facilities committed to nursing excellence.
The author highlights differing viewpoints of the precepting experience.
Find out if a return to school makes sense for you.
Is difficulty writing a clinical-situation narrative holding you back from seeking a promotion? This article can help.
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