- Stay positive.
- Avoid gossip, and avoid being a "tattle tale!
- Keep complaints to a minimum.
- Be supportive of new staff to establish productive and successful nursing unit.
- Help out nurse aides whenever possible. This demonstrates teamwork.
- Help out overwhelmed co-workers.
- Offer compliments followed by constructive criticism.
- Acknowledge a job well done-show or tell them that you appreciate them and their performance.
Make an effort to get to know staff. Simply ask if they had a nice weekend or invite a newbie out to lunch.
-Never criticize or punish in public. If someone deserves criticism or being punished, do so in private or with only another manager present. Also document the discussion and the outcome. Properly address mistakes to build teamwork in nursing.