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Teamwork Makes Every Nursing Team Better

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Good teamwork is as essential to a high-functioning nursing unit as the nurses themselves. Despite being a fundamental nursing practice, teamwork can be challenging. So what’s the key to good teamwork? Nurses can also look for subtle signals in their teammates to know when the teamwork isn’t optimal.

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Four Tips for Displaying Teamwork in Your Application Essays

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Teamwork – and its close cousin leadership – are highly prized by graduate programs and universities. You’ve probably got a number of examples of teamwork in your back pocket that you didn’t even realize were there. Consider the following four ideas when you are writing an essay about teamwork.

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When Is It Okay to Use Personal Devices at Work?

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Just a fraction of nurses in the survey said that using personal devices on the job has had a positive effect on their work: 30% said using personal communication devices reduces stress 28% said using these devices improves patient care 25% said these devices improve communication and coordination between the healthcare team members 17% said these (..)

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The Magic of Medical Improv

Minority Nurse

Communication and collaboration are central to healthcare , and there are many tools for improving teamwork among medical facility staff members. Participants experience improved relationships and teamwork , less bullying, blaming, and burnout.

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From Chalkboards to Competencies: My Journey Through the Evolution of Nursing Education

Minority Nurse

This journey requires patience, teamwork, and an open mind, which is precisely what I hope to instill in my future students every day. At the end of the day, shifting to competency-based learning isn’t about replacing traditional methods but blending the best of both worlds.

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Is It Time to Quit Your Nursing Job? 

Minority Nurse

Is there positive collaboration and teamwork? Is there bullying, teasing, intimidation, harassment, or other aberrant behaviors? Is leadership strong, solid, healthy, and effective? If your work has interdisciplinary aspects, how is that working out? If your job is clinical, what are the patients like? Are those relationships satisfying?

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Calling All Nurses: Celebrate Galentine’s Day and the Power of Friendship with Your Work Family!

Minority Nurse

Companionship and teamwork make nurses feel better about themselves. Nurse friendships can also reduce job stress , and later on, these coworkers can become trusting advocates for situations where you need personal advice or on-the-spot encouragement.