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 Welcome to your latest issue of New-Grad Notes!
As you continue to transition from a student nurse to a nursing professional, New-Grad Notes will keep you informed about the latest in nursing news and career resources. In this issue, learn about critical thinking, communication, cultural sensitivity and genetics, and broaden your occupational horizons by reading about the psychiatric nursing specialty and travel nursing opportunities. Whatever your path, New-Grad Notes will help you get there.
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A Critical-Thinking Awakening: What to Expect Four Months into Your Nursing Career
By Karen Siroky, RN, MSN, contributor, and Bette Case, Ph.D., RN, C, contributor
For most new registered nurses, the first four months are crucial. At this time, many new nurses experience a confidence-building professional "Aha!" as they begin to use critical thinking skills in caring for patients.
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The Key to Nurse-Physician Communication
By Debra Wood, RN, contributor
Since the dawn of professional care-giving, nurses have watched as a small number of physicians behaved badly—yelling, swearing, throwing things. But with the knowledge that unsettling outbursts can negatively affect patient care and nurse morale, some enlightened hospitals no longer tolerate disruptive tantrums.
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Residency Program Reduces New-Grad Nurse Turnover
By Christina Orlovsky, senior writer
Recognizing the unfortunate reality that they were losing a high percentage of graduate nurses in their first year of employment, hospitals joined forces with the University Health Consortium and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing to create a retention-building residency program.
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Lost touch with your nursing school friends? Let them know you’re thinking about them with one of these free e-cards.
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