Being a great nurse leader isn’t something you do; it’s something you are. And effective management style has a big impact on nurse retention. As a nurse and a leader one must be hardworking, compassionate, organized, and in control, leading by example and not just with words.
Reasons that nurses leave have been well documented; however, not everything can be analyzed by statistics, dollar signs, or anecdotes from Managers and CNOs. Here are the main reasons nurses leave their jobs from the perspective of a nurse on the front lines.
Readmissions are stressful for both patients and staff, not to mention costly for facilities. Studies show that improving communication between caregiver and patient has the biggest impact on reducing these return visits, which puts nurses in a uniquely powerful position.
There’s an archaic stereotype that looms over the leadership hierarchy of the healthcare industry. That is, that physicians are the leaders, the delegators, the most knowledgeable in the field of medicine. And nurses are the helpers, taking direction from the doctor in charge.
There’s a dichotomy within hospitals in which the medicine they’re practicing is cutting edge, but the technology they’re providing their staff is anything but. From the hospital’s perspective, there is a rationale behind this.
Whether your schedule lives in your hospital’s current scheduling technology or on a spreadsheet, our new Schedule Upload feature was developed to help managers get their department schedule online and in the hands of nurses in seconds.
No matter what career you find yourself in, setting an example as a leader and role model starts with displaying a willingness to develop and guide those around you.
An increasing number of millennial nurses are set to fill the shoes of those seasoned nurses, and that’s a heavy load to carry for those on the front lines and the nurse leaders preparing them to take the reins.
For many of us outside nursing, taking a break in the workday—to grab a bite, go for a walk, or catch up with a coworker—is a practiced habit. It’s something we take for granted. Not so for nurses.
After moving from the bedside to the desk-side 7 months ago, I was blown away by the amount of simple, powerful technology businesses have at their disposal. Nursing has been left behind, but Nursegrid is changing that.
Now you and your colleagues can show your team pride (and Nursegrid love) to the world – and have a little fun doing it.
Creating a perfect schedule for your nursing department is like cooking a buffet for one hundred people, each with their own set of food allergies.
Earlier this year, Johns Hopkins Medicine released a study that made many people think twice about their fates when being admitted to a hospital for care. In it, researchers suggested medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States.
A month ago we introduced the Personal event type and new work shift types to Nursegrid Mobile to help you stay organized and on top of all that you do. Now we’re excited to announce shift and event reminders to help you take back your schedule—and your time.
The Nursegrid team is heading to the Emergency Nurses Association Annual Conference in Los Angeles. In honor of this event, I sat down with our Founder and CEO Joe Novello, a former ED nurse himself, to relive some of his best–and worst–times in the ED.
A lot of you have expressed interest in Nursegrid offering you more flexible ways to schedule personal events that impact your professional life. This week we’ve released an update to Nursegrid Mobile that offers you more flexibility and choice in event types.
Congratulations, you’re engaged! You feel connected, supported, appreciated, and heard—happy to put your energy into a relationship that promises positive returns. Shouldn’t that be how nurses feel at work? So often, though, they say they feel the opposite.
Despite its noble intentions, the Triple Aim of healthcare may be causing more pain than intended, at least according to a study in the Annals of Family Medicine. And it’s no surprise that nurses and nurse managers are feeling the sting too.
As healthcare continues to evolve, nowhere is the push and pull situation—the need to improve care quality and patient satisfaction on one hand and reduce costs on the other—more acute than in nursing. And nurse managers find themselves right in the middle.
Today we’re excited to announce two powerful new features for Nursegrid Manager. We’re now surfacing more actionable team and department updates and streamlining schedule distribution and communication–and we think everybody will be pretty happy about it.
As staff nurses and nursing leaders, you spend so much time focusing on others at work–whether it’s patients, patients’ families, or staff in your charge–that your own wellbeing can too often be neglected.
At Nursegrid, we want to help you take back time so you can focus on what really matters at work and in life. Nurses are pretty social people; it’s part of what makes them interested and successful in a career focused on delivering excellent care to their patients.
When I started out in nursing, I knew little of what it took to be a nurse outside of assessments and patient care. In today’s world, it isn’t enough to just be a good clinical nurse. Like it or not, technology has become a part of our society and therefore a part of our industry.
What do you feel when you hear the words “best practice”? It probably depends where you sit. For those in the C-suite, a best practice may seem like a no-brainer. If something works well in one area, why not multiply its effects by mandating its use elsewhere?
My name is Sarah and I am the Customer Success Manager here at Nursegrid. My role is to make sure our nurses are getting the most out of the Nursegrid solutions and to help them if and when they have questions.
Nursegrid team member Zach Smith, RN provides a thoughtful response to recent comments made by hosts of The View about nurses.
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News is a business news magazine serving the institutional long-term care field. Thanks to McKnight’s for their review of Nursegrid’s new communication solution.
Nursegrid announced today the release of a new communication platform designed to directly connect nurse managers with their staff to streamline communication, manage schedule changes and credentialing of staff.
We reached an exciting milestone at Nursegrid recently – over 1,000,000 personal work shifts have been entered into the mobile application – and we’re on track to process almost double that by the end of the year.
Nursegrid is pleased to announce the release of our new native Android application. The launch of the Android app ensures easy access to Nursegrid for all nurses across the country. The Android application contains all the features of the popular iOS application.
Nursegrid heads to Chicago for the one and only HIMSS 2015 Annual Exhibition & Conference. Hear the highlights of our favorite moments and companies!
Nurse scheduling issues impact nurses in hospitals around the country every day. Schedules don’t have to be a source of frustration for nurses.
The number of male nurses continues to grow alongside the industry as a whole. Learn more about the changing times, and the rise of the murse!
You asked, and we deliver. Check out the latest video highlighting how the Nursegrid App can change the way you work! Download the Nursegrid App today!
Ruining TV shows? No decency for non-nurses? In a world of ubiquitously worst roommates, nurses have lived with and have been the bane of roommate existence.
Nurses, you may find yourself on sites such as Pinterest and Facebook, but ever explored LinkedIn for nurses? See what nurse Erica MacDonald has to say!
There are so many resources for nursing students out there, it can be hard to keep up! Read our favorite places online for nursing students to go!
Celebrating the public Nursegrid app launch! Nursegrid is an app to help nurses manage their schedules and communicate with each other.
Whether you’re a stethoscope minimalist or a utility belter there is plenty of nurse flare to express yourself and have some fun.
No matter how long you’ve been in scrubs, patients passing is a part of the role of a nurse. Read more about dealing with death as a nurse from a veteran.
Stop dreading the inevitable nurse shift swap! The latest Nursegrid feature makes shift-swapping easier than ever. Never again have an island shift!
Find all your coworkers also using the app with this nifty Nursegrid Feature. From the workplace to department, you can connect with your team in an instant!
The Nursegrid contest raffle winner is announced. Thanks to all that participated.
The adoption of mobile technology in hospitals is a slow-moving process but using this opportunity is essential to the success of the industry.
If you know a nurse or are a nurse, you know that nurses talk dirty. Watch this video and experience the nurse talk that we all love or hate.
As a nurse, there are always opportunities to travel with the job. Whether or not you are in fact a travel nurse, find out your next travel assignment!
Read more about the incredible nurse, Elizabeth Scala, who recently published her latest book, Nursing From Within.
Nurse Reforms have been part of the nurse world for quite some time. But this is only the beginning of something greater for nurses. Read more on our blog!
Hospital Unit Clerks have a very specific job role that, frankly, only other unit clerks understand. If you are or know a unit clerk, read more!
Please, for all that is good in the world, do not assign me an Island Shift. We all know that the dreaded Island Shift should be avoided at all costs.
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