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This go-to guide is a practical resource for RNS who wish to develop or improve the communication skills as an inter-professional team player. It is filled with valuable insights into key topics for promoting collaboration through communication: Addressing difficult conversations and situations. Assessing and understanding communication styles (yours and others). Meeting the challenges of inter-professional communication issues distinctive to nurses. Recognizing and resolving issues that can arise from workplace conflict and a multigenerational workforce. Using standardized communications tools such as SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation), checklists, and mindful communication The authors also present numerous tips on these topics as questions, which are useful for self-examination and group discussion. With this guide, the motivated nurse can better contribute to a healthy workplace environment. This guide is the third publication in the ANA You Series. This series offers valuable tools and resources for RNs to develop leadership skills, knowledge, and strategies to create safe and effective workplace environments.

Nurse Staffing 101 is a resource for RNs in developing effective and facility-specific approaches to optimal staffing decisions and plans. It covers the essential topics: Historical and political setting of safe staffing; Workplace, safety, and quality considerations; Examples of professional nursing practice models; Staffing at the organizational level in terms of workload variances; Current practices and possible solutions for determining and achieving the requisite staffing levels and measureable quality outcomes…To further assist RNs in staffing decision-making: a checklist based on ANA's Principles for Nurse Staffing and extensive references on the substantive body of evidence on the link between adequate nurse staffing and better patient outcomes.

"Nurses are the consummate caregivers, often sacrificing their own health and wellness while taking care of others. Self-care means choosing behaviors to counter emotional and physical stress, from exercise and nutritious eating to practicing self-centering activities. Given the emotional stress and strains inherent in your profession, it is important that you make self-care a priority. It is vital to your well-being and enables you to effectively continue your day-to-day practice of healing and caring for others.Self-Care and You applies an integrated approach to the practice of self-care. This handy guide is organized in six self-care pathways and loaded with detailed examples, guidelines, tips, techniques, and insights about each pathway to help you assess and guide your life long journey to self-care!"

Moral distress among nurses is often the result of knowing the right course to follow, but not being able to act due to institutional constraints. The frequency and intensity of moral distress for nurses can vary based on many factors, including the practice setting and the nurse's perception of the ethical climate (Pauly, Varcoe, Storch & Newton, 2009). As a nurse, you must know how to recognize and effectively address situations that create moral distress. Arming yourself with the knowledge, skills and tools to effectively support moral environment and resilience can help you overcome issues of moral distress and enable you to provide better patient care. Moral Distress and You, the latest YOU! Series publication, provides hands-on guidance and tools needed to do just that, including: Categorizing the moral issues for better understanding of the ethical concerns. Preventing incidents by helping to recognize the consequences of moral distress for you, your team and your patient. Identifying the key factors that contribute to moral distress. Building the necessary capacities to deal with moral distress. Learning how to utilize the Moral Distress Thermometer to track and assess moral distress. And much more. Nurses no longer need to adopt the pervasive narrative of disempowerment, despair and fear that surrounds morally distressing situations. Your experience with moral distress as a nurse is not a sign of failure but rather a signal of your commitments to your patients and the values of your profession. This booklet is an excellent resource to help you face the ethical challenges of moral distress. Order your copy today.