Blog spotlight: Create a safe haven for staff
Nurse Leader Weekly, August 11, 2008
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This week, our retention specialist, Bonnie Clair, BSN, RN, tells us how to transform close quarters into your staff's realm of relaxation:
Do you have a small space from which you can create a relaxing nook for your staff? It may be just a corner of your break room or one end of your locker room. Designate that space as your unit's relaxing nook. You could even make up a catchy name for it:
No Crisis Zone! Radiology Rejuvenation Area! My Space!
Don't allow phone calls in this space. Ask staff if anyone has an old recliner they'd donate. Also, see if anyone has a magazine rack they'd like to donate. Have staff bring in magazines after they've read them. Or inspiring, pick-me-up books that can be read quickly, like the Chicken Soup series.
How about a poster or two for the space? A lamp? A couple of throw pillows?
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