Nurse Leader Cafe

Actionable advice for new nurse leaders

Month: January 2026

  • How much patient care should a nurse leader be doing?

    How much patient care should a nurse leader be doing?

    Today as I’m writing this, I’ve just wrapped up a long shift where I spent a lot of time in direct patient care. We weren’t short-staffed, but tension was high and I could see standards starting to slip from overwhelm. I’m glad I did it, and I’m confident it was the correct choice of priorities.

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