How to strengthen resiliency skills.

If you find yourself stewing over workplace issues while you're off the clock, then you may need to work on beefing up some of your resiliency skills. This week's feature story offers a tool to help nurse managers do just that. A team of nurse researchers and nurse managers used the R@W Scale to help individuals discover areas where they can develop skills to promote resilience.

Also, in this issue:

• 2019 nurse staffing trends

• Rude surgeons are bad news for patient outcomes

• Patients notice burnout among healthcare workers

Go R@W: This Assessment Tool Can Gauge Nurse Manager Resilience

The components of the Resilience at Work (R@W) tool help nurse managers identify how to build this important skill. Learn more about what it takes to build resilience.

Trends in Nurse Staffing

Hospitals and healthcare systems are turning to new graduate RNs and staffing agencies to fill open positions.

Americans Concerned About Healthcare Worker Burnout

Patients say they are concerned for their own safety when they notice healthcare workers experiencing burnout.

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Rude Surgeons Make Things Complicated for Their Patients

Patients of surgeons who were cited for unprofessional conduct had an 18% to 32% higher risk for complications.

Doing More Harm Than Good? Healthcare Workers Often Provide Care While Sick

Organizations should clarify what symptoms require exclusion from work and develop policies for working while symptomatic, says the study's lead author.

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Thank you for spending time with us today. I welcome any comments, thoughts, or story ideas. You can send them my way at jthew@healthleadersmedia.com or Tweet @jen_NurseEditor. Have a fantastic week!

Jennifer Thew, RN
Senior Editor, Nursing