Emergency Nurses' Perspectives: Factors Affecting Caring.

Unlabelled: Caring is a universal phenomenon. However, as a result of higher patient acuity and staff shortages within the chaotic ED environment, caring behaviors may be in peril. The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the meaning of caring from the perspective of emergency nurses.

Identifying the key predictors for retention in critical care nurses.

Aims: The aim of this study was to explore the key predictors of retention in nurses working in critical care areas.

Background: The shortage of critical care nurses is reaching crisis proportions in Canada and throughout the industrialized world. Identifying the key influencing (i.

Exploring the key predictors of retention in emergency nurses.

Aim: To explore the factors that predict the retention of nurses working in emergency departments.

Background: The escalating shortage of nurses is one of the most critical issues facing specialty areas, such as the emergency department. Therefore, it is important to identify the key influencing and intermediary factors that affect emergency department nurses' intention to leave.

Teaching excellence in nursing education: a caring framework.

Nursing education plays a central role in the ability to practice effectively. It follows that an optimally educated nursing workforce begets optimal patient care. A framework for excellence in nursing education could guide the development of novice educators, establish the basis for evaluating teaching excellence, and provide the impetus for research in this area.

A mentoring needs assessment: validating mentorship in nursing education.

A shortage of nursing faculty is imminent. Factors contributing to this looming crisis include the aging professoriate, as well as a host of recruitment and retention issues. Mentoring programs enhance recruitment, promote retention, and create a caring environment that capacitates and enriches the teaching role.