Jul 23, 2015
Credibility has been called the foundation of nurse leadership for one very simple reason: People are most inspired by and willing to follow a leader who is credible in their eyes. It is when you inspire trust and respect in others; when your subordinates believe in...
Jul 23, 2015
Every nurse faces ethical dilemmas from time to time in the course of his or her career. These dilemmas often center on issues such as how to best provide emotional support for dying patients and their families, or how to provide culturally sensitive care. While...
Jun 17, 2015
Across the country is seemingly a contradiction of needs. Projections point toward a nursing shortage while in reality at this time, hundreds of nurses are graduating from nursing school and cannot find a job. I read story after story from new nurse graduates who...
Jun 12, 2015
Nursing—and medicine itself—is becoming increasingly specialized as new technologies are developed and as different conditions become more prevalent. It’s hard to know whether that specialty you love will take off or fall by the wayside. If you’re looking for a new...
Jun 11, 2015
Any nurse who has been rejected by a nurse clique or has been the victim of another nurse’s malicious gossip wonders, “Weren’t we all supposed to grow out of this?” Unfortunately, no. According to one study, 38 percent of working adults have experienced bullying at...