Chemistry, biology, pathophysiology… My head is spinning just thinking about all of the courses that nursing students have to take. The amount of content that a nursing student has to remember and recall during a test or clinical exam can be overwhelming. And still- we have nursing students successfully graduate from nursing school month after month after month. Continue reading
Nursing school is tough. No matter what degree you are going for, nursing school can be a lot of things. Work, intimidation, and even overwhelm. Do not think that you have to go it alone. There are plenty of resources available to nursing students. Continue reading
Nursing is an amazing profession. There are SO many nurses out there that one day- you’ll be sure to receive some nursing advice.
Now a word of caution. Some nurses have experienced years of hardship in nursing and so may offer more cynical advice than we would like to receive. In fact, I read a post on social media of a nursing student asking the group, “Gosh- is nursing really this hard? Reading the horror stories from nurses is making me NOT want to enter this profession.” Continue reading
So you want to start your own nursing practice?
While the idea of moving away from the employer-employee model is enticing, there are several things that a nurse needs to know before hanging his or her own shingle. Continue reading
Probably one of the hardest thing for any nurse is figuring out how to motivate patients to make healthier choices. Nurses show up to work with the best of intentions. The nurse’s primary goal is to help their patient get better so that they can transition on to the next level of care. Yet far too often, the nurse leaves work with feelings of futility. Continue reading
New nurses are often terrified of making a mistake. They graduate nursing school, go through a nurse residency program or some other kind of orientation, and then they enter “real world” nursing. It can be hard for a new graduate nurse to perform in the world of professional nursing.
Developing rapport with patients can be tricky. As a nurse, you do not want to get too close that you break an organizational policy on professional boundaries. However, you do want to get close enough to the patient that they will listen to and trust you.
“Alone time! HA! What IS that?” Or… “Don’t you know that there’s no time for that!?! I’m a nurse!”
Right on. I get it.
Before you say to yourself, “This post is not for me- I have no desire to go into business-” Stop! Just because you do not see yourself as a nurse entrepreneur or opening a business, you are in the right place.
This post is for any nurse. Every nurse. And even nursing students. Continue reading
As nursing students journey through nursing school, they begin to think about the nursing specialty that they would like to enter into. Sadly, I continue to hear from nursing students that they are being told things like: “You need 1-2 years of experience before being able to work here” or “You need to get a job in the hospital first, so that you have that background”. But what if you don’t want to work in the hospital? Or become a med-surg nurse? Continue reading