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  • Sink or Swim Is Not a Retention Strategy: Helping New Nurses Thrive...and Stay

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    We spend years preparing nurses to enter the profession.

    Then they graduate, walk onto a unit, and suddenly realize nursing school and actually being a nurse are two very different things.

    For nurse leaders, that transition matters because how a new nurse experiences those first months can shape not only their confidence and competence, but whether they want to stay on your unit, in your organization, or even in nursing.

    In this episode of the Nurse Leader Network Podcast, Dr. Chris Coyle sits down with registered nurse, nursing educator, and Amazon bestselling author Matt McIlmoyle, author of Becoming the Nurse You Needed.

    Matt brings more than 20 years of nursing experience and more than a decade of experience educating future nurses. Together, Chris and Matt explore what it actually feels like to move from nursing student to practicing nurse, and what nurse leaders can do to make that transition safer, healthier, and more sustainable.

    Because new nurses don't need leaders who expect them to simply “tough it out.”

    They need environments where they can learn.

    In this episode, we talk about:

    • Why the transition from nursing student to practicing nurse can be so jarring
    • Why nursing school prepares nurses with knowledge, but practice requires an entirely different set of skills
    • The role psychological safety plays in new nurse development
    • Why new nurses need to feel safe saying, “I don't know,” “I need help,” or “Can you show me again?”
    • What nurse leaders can do to create psychologically safe units
    • Why the traditional nursing “culture of endurance” may actually contribute to burnout and turnover
    • How preceptors can unintentionally create a sink-or-swim environment
    • Why consistency, repetition, support, and relationship-building matter during onboarding
    • How leaders can recognize when a nurse is struggling before that nurse completely disengages
    • Why boundaries and psychological self-protection matter for long-term retention
    • The connection between people-pleasing, over-functioning, burnout, and resentment
    • How helping nurses understand their values can influence career satisfaction
    • Matt's four workplace archetypes: the Over-Functioner, the Controller, the Cynic, and the Withdrawer
    • What those behaviors may actually tell leaders about the culture of their team

    A Question for Nurse Leaders

    Think back to your first weeks as a nurse.

    What did you need from your leader?

    More importantly:

    Would a brand-new nurse walking onto your unit today receive it?

    New nurses aren't supposed to walk out of nursing school knowing everything. They're learning how to live nursing. How to prioritize, communicate, manage emotions, navigate relationships, ask for help, make decisions under pressure, and function inside an incredibly complex healthcare environment.

    Our job as leaders isn't to remove every challenge.

    It's to create an environment where nurses can safely grow through those challenges.

    Because sink or swim might produce a few strong swimmers, but it is not a retention strategy.

    About Matt McIlmoyle

    Matt McIlmoyle is a registered nurse with more than 20 years of nursing experience, including acute mental health care, and more than a decade of experience educating nursing students. He is the author of the Amazon bestselling book Becoming the Nurse You Needed, which reached #1 in multiple nursing categories on Amazon.

    Find Matt & His Book

    📘 Becoming the Nurse You Needed: Here

    📱 Connect with Matt:

    [email protected]

    Website

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    If you're a nurse leader, educator, preceptor, or anyone responsible for onboarding and developing nurses, share this episode with your team and ask yourselves one question:

    Are we creating nurses who know how to endure our workplace, or are we creating a workplace where nurses can thrive?

    52 min
  • AI 101 for Nurse Leaders: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and How to Actually Use It

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    The Future of Nursing Isn’t Harder — It’s Smarter

    AI isn’t coming for nurses, it’s coming for the chaos.
    In this episode, we cut through the hype and talk real talk about how nurse leaders can use AI to reduce burnout, streamline work, and protect what matters most: human connection. This is a must-listen for leaders ready to stop reacting and start designing the future of nursing.

    Learn more at www.tikidas.com

    31 min
  • Prioritization 101: How to Decide What to Do and When to Do It

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    Priorities-everyone has them. Whether at work or in your personal life you will always only have 24 hours a day to fit in what you need to get done. In this episode we talk about how to decide what is a priority and how to structure your to do list so you can fit in the important things and leave the overwhelm in the dust!
    11 min
  • How to Rapidly Accomplish Any Goal In 1 Hour a Day

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    Are you tired and feel like you have no time to accomplish your goals? In this episode we review the book Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod, and share his steps for accomplishing anything in only 1 hour a day. Get ready to see drastic improvements in achieving anything you want to!
    10 min
  • How to Prepare and Stay Safe in the Event of an Active Shooter

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    Recent workplace and school shootings across the country have reminded us that no one is immune to being involved in an active shooter scenario. In this episode, we talk about previous hospital active shooter experiences and how to prepare to be sure you, staff and the patients in the facility remain safe.
    17 min
  • 55. The Steps to Managing Conflict in the Workplace

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    Did you know that having no conflict can be as bad for an organization as having constant conflict? In this episode we discuss what beneficial vs destructive conflict looks like and provide the steps for navigating conflict in a constructive and healthy way.
    17 min
  • 54. How to Use the Just Culture Tool to Improve Workplace and Patient Safety

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    The RaDonda Vaught case has nurses everywhere questioning whether an the future for nurses is that unintentional actions will lead to prosecution. A big question in this case is whether Just Culture was applied. Just Culture is a key component in ensuring a culture of safety, and in this episode you will learn why you need to start using it today as well as the exact steps of how to implement the Just Culture tool.
    19 min
  • How to Nail the Interview and Get the Job Offer

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    Ready to learn exactly what it takes to have the best interview and land that position? In this episode you will learn the step by step prep for your interview starting from the moment you prepare your application. Learn the techniques you should use to respond to questions as well as the top questions interviewers are using. Don't go to another interview without tuning into this episode.Want a copy of all the interview questions discussed in this episode? Go to www.nurseleadernetwork.com/interviewtips to download your copy today!
    36 min
  • Interviewing 101: Selecting The Right Candidate

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    Are you asking the right questions that will ensure you pick the right candidate for your position? Whether you are a nurse manager, executive, or entrepreneur, you will learn exactly how to set up the interview and the key specific questions to ask to ensure you hire right the first time!
    21 min

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