J Contin Educ Nurs
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Healthcare organizations struggle with the best way to integrate new staff members, including novice and experienced nurses returning to practice, into the organization. One way of accomplishing this integration is mentoring. ⋯ Each generation typically experiences different events that shape their expectations and responses. Consideration of the influence of these events can improve the effectiveness of the mentoring process.
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Health care professionals must use critical-thinking skills to solve increasingly complex problems. Educators need to help nurses develop their critical-thinking skills to maintain and enhance their competence. ⋯ Specific educational strategies to develop nurses' critical-thinking skills are discussed. Additional research studies are needed to determine how the process of nursing practice can nurture and develop critical-thinking skills, and which strategies are most effective in developing and evaluating critical thinking.
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Delirium is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized adults. Because delirium can significantly influence a patient's overall prognosis, identification of risk factors, early detection, and prompt, aggressive management of both delirium and its underlying cause are essential for positive outcomes. Education of practitioners and the use of standardized assessment tools can increase the recognition of the syndrome.