Morale and leadership – what do nurse managers often get wrong?

Under pressure to maintain staffing levels and morale when conditions are difficult, nurse managers don’t always get it right. Where is there room for improvement?

Nurse managers face a great amount of pressure to retain staff and maintain morale when working conditions are difficult.

Sometimes – and often in spite of good intentions – they can get it wrong. We asked our readers’ panel what nurse managers sometimes get wrong, and what could be done better?

Liz Charalambous is an assistant professor of nursing @lizcharalambou

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