Heather Rhodes, APRN-BC
Heather Rhodes, APRN-BC is a frequent contributor to RN Journal with 5 articles published to date.
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Leadership Styles in Nursing: Finding the Approach That Fits
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Effective nursing leadership isn’t one-size-fits-all. In today’s fast-paced and complex healthcare settings, strong nurse leaders adapt their approach based on patient needs, team dynamics, and the challenges at hand. Developing an understanding of different leadership styles allows nurses to grow with intention and lead more confidently—whether at the bedside, in leadership roles, or in advanced practice. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at six essential leadership styles in nursing: transformational, transactional, servant, democratic, autocratic, and laissez-faire, and how each can be used to strengthen teams and improve care.
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Prolonged Grief, Loneliness and Depression
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A groundbreaking study explores how prolonged grief symptoms contribute to loneliness and depression, shaping mental health interventions.
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Migraine verses Bell's Palsy: A Case Study
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Understanding the difference between migraine headaches and Bell’s Palsy will help drive appropriate care and treatment options for improved outcomes and a more rapid recovery.
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Enuresis
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This article review covers enuresis and the behavioral factors that predict the severity of the disease as well as treatment responses. Medical and behavioral interventions, as well as limitations of the study, are discussed.
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Maladaptive Strategies and Self-Harming
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Information technology has become an ocean of opportunity for people of all ages to engage and influence how others feel about themselves and what they are doing. Not understanding appropriate boundaries and how to set them along with unhealthy coping mechanisms have left many people incapable of adequately dealing with a tsunami of criticisms. Unhealthy coping strategies increase the risks for self-harming behaviors.
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