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10 Ways to be Smart in the Workplace Too Many New Nurses in Hospitals 7 Things You Can Do To Support Safe Staffing Right to Work and At Will Employment How to Answer “What Questions Do You Have for Us?” Too Many New Nurses in Hospitals Too Many New Nurses in Hospitals Too Many New Nurses in HospitalsNew nurses are truly a joy and bring fresh energy to a nursing unit. But when the ratio of new nurses to experienced nurses increases sharply, it’s too much of a good thing

10 Ways to be Smart in the Workplace Too Many New Nurses in Hospitals 7 Things You Can Do To Support Safe Staffing Right to Work and At Will Employment How to Answer “What Questions Do You Have for Us?” 10 Ways to be Smart in the Workplace 10 Ways to be Smart in the Workplace These are some top tips to help you succeed in your workplace. Informal leaders are on every work unit

On my first day off I feel like I was hit by a Mac truck” are descriptions of nurses recuperating from working two to three twelve-hour shifts in a row. Some hospitals even have a requirement that a nurse must accept a new patient within 5 minutes of a room being cleaned following a discharge. Being told to work “smarter, not harder” can be a way of re-directing valid concerns about nurse-patient ratios. Until such time as nurses’ workloads and nurse-patient ratios are viewed as a matter of public safety in much the same way as truck drivers and airline pilots, it is up to us to support one another, promote a healthy workplace, and practice self-care.

At her scheduled end of orientation meeting, her manager says she has concerns about taking her off orientation due to her time management and critical thinking skills. Of course she’s slow, she has to look up meds, and then there’s all the interruptions. Let’s say Patient A just returned from surgery, Patient B’s IV is infiltrated and puffy, and Patient C needs assistance to the bathroom. Watch what your preceptor does or says to exit the room while still meeting the patient’s needs.