HCPro.com: The Staff Educator

January 2008 (Volume 4, Issue 1)	view entire issue

Helping new grads adjust to the nursing world
Remember your first day on the job as a new nurse? The eagerness you exhibited as you apprehensively approached your first patient? The excitement you felt as you began working in your chosen career? Was there someone there to guide you through the apprehension you experienced? Someone you could approach for direction or guidance or to help you manage your first difficult patient load?

When your patients are seeing red
Editor's note: The following is adapted from HCPro's new book Stressed Out About Difficult Patients, by Joan Monchak Lorenz, MSN, APRN, BC. To purchase this book or any other from our library, visit www.hcmarketplace.com. Everyone encounters angry people. And everyone gets angry from time to time; patients get angry; nurses get angry; everyone "loses his or her cool." It may be uncomfortable to handle anger, but it is a necessary task. And dealing with anger or other emotions can often strengthen and enrich a relationship.

Filling those empty chairs
There's always important information and interesting tidbits to share at staff meetings. But when nurses become lackluster about attendance, educators are often left feeling helpless and frustrated. "We've had very poor turnouts, even when the meetings are mandatory," says Danita Pauly, RN, clinical nurse educator at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, IA. "It's a frustration that staff don't attend, and our experiences have been discouraging."

Other recently-published articles from The Staff Educator:

Celebrate nurses without breaking the bank

The art of nursing

Expert strategies for successful precepting

Train your learners about time management

Provide effective feedback to your nurses

Match new nurses with the right job

Cultural competence for the diverse population

Prep your nurses for Joint Commission surveyors

Step up nurse-patient interactions

Coping with challenging learners

Retaining the wisdom of the mature educator

Rewarding your gatekeepers

Project management pointers to develop staff leaders

Keep your nurses calm and collected

Surviving skill sets with a competency fair

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