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Essential Qualities and Characteristics of a Good Nurse

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When patients are fortunate enough to encounter this characteristic in a good nurse, it makes for a far better care experience and healing journey. Add to this caring for multiple patients simultaneously, and the possibility of making an error can seem almost inevitable.

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Exploring the Benefits and Drawbacks of Nurse Residency Programs

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Instead of immediately putting new nurses directly into patient care, residency programs prepare them with additional skills before they begin independent practice. Unfortunately, it is nearly impossible to develop clinical judgment in a classroom setting — a nurse only begins honing this critical skill after they start working.