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Take Ownership of Your Nursing Knowledge and Skills

Minority Nurse

If it wasn’t documented, it never happened” was one truism I heard repeatedly during my nursing education, and I never forgot it. precepting or mentoring). I bet there are things your professors said that you still hear in your head, and some of those may be helpful. “If What sticks with you?

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5 Steps to a Stronger Nursing Resume

Minority Nurse

No matter how many job boards allow you to create a personal profile with your career details, having your own consistently updated document accurately representing your expertise could not be a smarter way to always be ready for the next opportunity. Enjoys precepting and mentoring interns, students, and externs.

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Do You Need a Nurse Mentor?

Minority Nurse

Being precepted means that you’re being shown the ropes of where things are and how things are done. The required documentation can sometimes be so burdensome that it detracts from the creativity the pair could otherwise cultivate if left to their own devices. However, mentors are distinct from preceptors.