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5 Steps to a Stronger Nursing Resume

Minority Nurse

Your credentials alone communicate that you’re a nurse, and your list of positions and experiences gives the necessary details. Instead, use a cover letter to communicate what you’re after and why you’re the best candidate for the position. Enjoys precepting and mentoring interns, students, and externs.

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The Hidden Challenges of NP Clinical Rotations (And How to Overcome Them)

Minority Nurse

Every semester, thousands of nurse practitioner students across the country receive the message they dread most: “I’m sorry, but I can no longer precept students this term.” Most preceptors appreciate students who communicate their learning needs and take ownership of their education.

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Underappreciated Harms of the Electronic Medical Record

Sensible Medicine

All that said, I do think that there are two areas in which the EMR’s intended and realized benefits are overwhelmed by its harms – electronic communication between doctor and patient and immediate access to results. This will be a two-parter; today, electronic communication. Doctors are not immune to this type of behavior.

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Masking in 2024: A Response

Sensible Medicine

It may interfere with communicating compassion and empathy and make patient interactions more fraught for it. I model this with the residents I precept. That shield may make them feel safe and comfortable and they may be better doctors for it. It may let them hide their faces and emotions and be less awkward for it.

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Take Ownership of Your Nursing Knowledge and Skills

Minority Nurse

In the interpersonal realm, there are skills related to communication, including emotional and relational intelligence, counseling, and active listening. precepting or mentoring). We also need to remember that the 21st-century nurse has computer skills, including using EMRs and other technologies.

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“Beyond the Bubble Bath,” Self-Care Must Be Rooted in Science To Build Trust Among Consumers

Health Populi

The science of (robust) regulation, ensuring that safety and efficacy, transparent communication, and accurate labeling and claims are part of every product’s commercial pathway. The science of the human, focused on understanding unmet human needs that consumers recognize and respond to.

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Don’t Call Us Heroes: Nursing Is a Calling — and a Profession

Relias

Transparency and communication with nursing leaders. Strategies include: Financial compensation for mentoring or precepting new nurses. Nurses are also calling for: Flexible scheduling to attend training or educational seminars. Opportunities and support for career advancement. Stronger management training. Listen to the nurses.