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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, June 13, 2022
Is The Nurse's Glass Half Full?
Monday, June 06, 2022
The "Shoulds" and "Coulds" of Your Nursing Career
Monday, May 30, 2022
Nurse, What's Your Personal or Professional "Everest"?
Monday, May 23, 2022
The Quixotic Nurse
I've recently been considering the figure of Don Quixote as another metaphor related to our often beleaguered profession; although much has been written about Quixote and the author Miguel Cervantes, I don't believe anything has been written about the potentially quixotic nature of nurses. So, my friends, I give you the notion of "The Quixotic Nurse".
(Note: this post is much longer than my usual 500-600 words. Please bear with me and consider this long-form post as a necessary means to my desired literary end.)
Monday, May 16, 2022
Be Your Very Own Nursing Career Detective
When it comes to your nursing career, you need to be your very own private eye or detective because good ol' Sherlock or Columbo won't be able to help you with this particular case.
Monday, May 02, 2022
Nurses Week: Giving Thanks
Monday, April 25, 2022
A Message to the Nurse's Future Self
Monday, April 18, 2022
Is Your Nursing Career on Autopilot?
Monday, April 11, 2022
Hey Nurse, Got Resistance?
Monday, April 04, 2022
Nurses, Parachutes, Stools, and the Career You Truly Want
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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Your Nursing Career Legacy
Monday, March 21, 2022
When the Career Cookies Crumble
No matter the cause of a nurse's career cookies appearing to crumble, there's almost always a way to get things back to the way they should be. I've seen so many varied scenarios of how a nursing career can take a bad turn, and I've seen many nurses turn it around and get back on top once again.
Monday, March 14, 2022
Your Nursing Career Report Card
Monday, March 07, 2022
A Strategic and Thoughtful Approach to Transitions in Life and Career
Life is filled with moments of transition: marriage and divorce, birth and death, graduation, dropping out, health crises, comings and goings, and everything in between. How we approach transitions can be influenced by myriad factors, including, but not limited to, our social supports; our emotional, spiritual, and psychological health; and the nature of the transition itself.
Whether it's a professional/career transition like getting fired or graduating from college, or a personal transition such as the birth of a child or the death of a loved one, transitions and how we tackle them matter greatly in the context of our lives, careers, families, personal development, and overall well-being.
Monday, February 28, 2022
Elevate Your Nursing Job Interview Skills
Monday, February 21, 2022
Feeding Your Nursing Career
Monday, February 07, 2022
Day Shift vs. Night Shift: A Consistent Nursing Dilemma
Days vs. nights is an old nursing puzzle that so many nurses face: Do I work nights and get the differential while ruining my social life, or do I work days and run my tail off when the residents, surgeons, NPs, and doctors are on hand all day to send me running with new orders and admissions?
When I was decided to go to nursing school, my wife was very supportive but she issued one warning: I could never work nights, and I promised her I never would. So, 22 years later, I've fulfilled my promise to the letter.
In the end, days vs. nights is the nursing conundrum that never gets old.
Tuesday, February 01, 2022
For Nurses, "Just" is a Four-Letter Word
Monday, January 24, 2022
Overcoming Objections During Job Interviews
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