Consider these solutions to three common mistakes. Stepping into a formal leadership role is exciting. Whether it’s your first supervisor or manager role or an interim position with the potential to become permanent, the new responsibilities can feel empowering and overwhelming. Many of your finely honed nursing skills will serve you well as a manager, but you’ll still have gaps. You’ll likely need to use some of your skills in different ways and develop entirely new ones. Although skill development is important, creating success in any role isn’t just about learning and applying new skills; i ..read more

As leader of patient care strategy at Mednition, Deena Brecher, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, ACNS-BC, FAEN, was instrumental in developing KATE, the company’s flagship artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed to help clinicians make better, more informed decisions at the point of care. This content is for Digital Access and Print Plus subscribers only. Visit the site and log in/register to read ..read more

50 years of the Minority Fellowship Program This month, the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) at the American Nurses Association celebrates its 50th anniversary of supporting graduate-level nursing students from historically marginalized communities as they prepare for careers in clinical practice, education, and research involving mental health and psychiatric nursing (emfp.org). The staying power of this program—one of eight such funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration—matters especially now given the serious mental health challenges our country faces and the ..read more

Celebrate our indispensable contributions. Through patient care, in the halls of legislatures, as managers and executives, and in communities across the country, nurses make the difference. As the largest group of providers, we’re there in critical care units, communi­ty health centers, elementary schools, think tanks, and myriad other places. Our work, which integrates the art and science of caring and focuses on protecting, promoting, and optimizing health and human functioning, serves as the connective tissue of healthcare—binding together and supporting the proper functioning of a highly ..read more

Find the balance between confidence and arrogance, humility and insecurity “Our doubts are traitors and cause us to miss the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.” – William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure Takeaways: The ideal of authentic leadership is rooted in confidence. Even the most seasoned nurses and nurse leaders struggle with confidence and feel insecure during many points in their careers. Overcoming insecurities can help ensure professional success. Insecurity can prove toxic. We know this, so why do we let it overcome our confidence? We can’t overcome our insecurity wit ..read more

Use the interview to ensure your next job meets your needs. As 2024 graduation rolls around, we’ll see close to 200,000 nurses prepared to enter the workforce. This figure sounds promising, but given the current staffing shortage, the gap between supply and demand continues to grow. The American Nurses Association reports that nearly 18% of newly licensed RNs quit the profession within the first year. Although many reasons exist for this alarming statistic, research shows that mitigating factors—such as a positive work environment and caring leaders—can aid retention. My colleagues (Dr. Lucy L ..read more

Sharing our experiences face-to-face or online through op-eds, blogs, and the like, reflects the very best of advocacy—the process of gaining public support for a cause or policy. This content is for Digital Access and Print Plus subscribers only. Visit the site and log in/register to read ..read more

A pipeline for rebuilding the nursing workforce Takeaways: Solving the nursing shortage requires creative recruitment strategies. An immersive experience at one hospital allowed students to witness the nursing role and its impact. Piedmont Fayette Hospital, a 310-bed acute care hospital in Fayetteville, Georgia, continues to experience the impact of workforce shortages affecting many healthcare organizations. According to the World Health Organization, the United States will need to increase the number of nurses by 8% annually to close the current nurse gap by 2030. To help build a sustaina ..read more

A comprehensive ambulatory cancer center’s journey to implementing tiered huddles Takeaways: Tiered huddles are brief conversations that occur throughout levels of an organization or across health systems to improve patient safety, communication, situational awareness, care coordination, resource utilization, patient outcomes, and service. Using an inclusive approach, this organization constructed a meaningful process with measurable operational and patient-centered metrics. Tiered huddles, brief conversations that occur throughout levels of an organization or across health systems, move u ..read more

In her more than 40 years of nursing, Cynthia Bienemy, PhD, RN, has focused on addressing health disparities and inequities related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Black communities through research and community-based interventions. This content is for Digital Access and Print Plus subscribers only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post Nurses have the power appeared first on American Nurse ..read more