What a Nurse Preceptorship Actually Involves, and How to Make the Most of One
A preceptorship pairs a new nurse with an experienced one for guided practice. Here is what it involves and how to get the most from it.
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Returning to work after medical leave: a how-to for the first weeks back
A practical re-entry plan covering your rights, ramp-up expectations, and how to talk to your team — built for health care workers and anyone coming back from leave.
What the research says about shift work and sleep
Shift work affects sleep, metabolic health, and injury risk in ways federal occupational-health research has documented for decades — with mitigation strategies the evidence actually supports.
New York's ICU nurse-staffing rule is four years old. Hospitals still miss it more than half the time, union data show
State law has required hospitals to build staffing plans with frontline nurses since 2023. A 2024 survey found ratios go unmet in intensive care more often than not.
How per-diem nursing pools work: the rates, the rules, the trade-offs
Per-diem pools fill hospital scheduling gaps shift by shift, paying premium hourly rates without benefits; they expanded as travel-nurse rates fell 11.3 percent during 2023, per platform-published pay trends, and became the flexible tier hospitals build rosters around.
Do peer support programs help health care workers? What the evidence shows
Peer support is the most widely adopted response to clinician distress since 2020 — federal grants under the 2022 Lorna Breen Act funded dozens — but published evaluations are mostly single-site series showing short-term benefit, not controlled proof.