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Career advice -- and commentary on current healthcare news and trends for savvy 21st-century nurses and healthcare providers -- from holistic nurse career coach Keith Carlson, RN, BSN, NC-BC. Since 2005.
Monday, September 23, 2019
Is The Nurse's Glass Half Full?
It's no secret that there's a multitude of unhappy nurses out there in the world. From mandatory overtime to unhealthy nurse-patient ratios, I admit there are very valid reasons for this seeming epidemic of discontent. So, is the nursing glass half-full or half-empty? I guess it depends on who you're drinking with (and perhaps what you're drinking).
Tuesday, September 03, 2019
The Nurse, the Martyr, and the Oxygen Mask
Over the years, I’ve known a lot of different nurses. I’ve
known new nurses, seasoned nurses, frightened nurses, burned-out nurses, and
nurses who were so jaded they couldn’t even see their patients if they were
right in front of their noses. I’ve known nurses who clocked out at the end of
their shift and never looked back, and I’ve known others who consistently
clocked out two hours late and then were up all night hoping their patients
were OK. It takes all kinds.
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