Monday, January 29, 2018

Hispanic Nurses On Fire

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I recently spent an incredibly inspiring and powerful weekend with 100 Latino nurse leaders who gathered in San Antonio, Texas for the inaug...
Monday, January 15, 2018

Nurses, Gallup, and Amplifying Your Voice

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Well folks, nurses did it again. According to the newly released Gallup poll , we're still the most trusted professionals in the United...
Tuesday, January 02, 2018

The BSN Requirement -- A Legislative Sea Change

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Do you believe that nurses should be required by the government to have a BSN? Well, the tide is turning and a massive sea change is inexora...
Monday, October 09, 2017

Mass Shootings and Trauma -- the New Normal

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Mass shootings and similar tragic events are so frequent here in the United States that they appear to be the new normal. There were apparen...
Monday, September 04, 2017

The Crucial Nature of Nurse Volunteerism

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As the United States grapples with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, I am reminded of how nurses' collective and individual dedication ...
Sunday, September 03, 2017

A Utah Nurse Bullied By Police

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On July 26th, nurse Alex Wubbels was working a shift at the University of Utah Hospital. She was tending to a patient who was in a coma; he ...
Tuesday, August 29, 2017

"The Nurse's Story" by Carol Gino

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Please enjoy this republication of a previously published review of The Nurse's Story by my beloved colleague, Carol Gino .  
Monday, August 21, 2017

In the ER.......

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The following story was published here on Digital Doorway in July of 2010. The issues of nurse burnout and compassion fatigue have not chang...
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Friday, July 21, 2017

3 Effective Methods for Finding Preceptors That Actually Work

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Guest posts are rare on Digital Doorway, but this subject is so important, I needed to share it with the nursing community. Many nurse pract...
Monday, July 17, 2017

When the Nurse Becomes the Patient

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While nurses have a great deal of experience treating and caring for patients, unforeseen circumstances will occasionally cause the tables ...
Monday, May 01, 2017

A Nurse, A Wall, And A Bloody Forehead

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As a nurse career coach, I hear a lot of stories, and some of those stories revolve around the way that nursing has sucked the life out of ...
Monday, April 10, 2017

The "Nursing Class Hero"

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This post was originally published on June 24th, 2013. It has been slightly edited and updated for your edification and enjoyment.  Fans o...
Monday, April 03, 2017

Explaining What Nurses Do

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This post about what nurses do and how nursing is perceived by the general public was originally posted in 2012. It's been updated and r...
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Monday, March 06, 2017

The New LinkedIn: Pay Attention, Nurses!

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LinkedIn is an important networking tool for nurses and healthcare professionals, and there are changes afoot on the LinkedIn user interface...
Monday, February 13, 2017

A Nursing Valentine

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On this occasion of Valentine's Day, I want to take a pause for the cause of singing the praises of nurses; you are true heroes of healt...
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Nurses, Microscopes, and Telescopes

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Some nurses appear to use a microscope when looking at their career options. If we take the microscope metaphor further, picture a glass sli...
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

The Digital Doorway Nursing Blog Turns 12!

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Well folks, it's hard to believe, but this nursing blog turns 12 today! And after all this time, Digital Doorway isn't even a teenag...

Nurse Practitioners Rock 2017!

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Ten or fifteen years ago, many ordinary healthcare consumers may not have known much -- if anything -- about nurse practitioners. Moreover...
Monday, November 21, 2016

Giving Thanks For Nurses and Nursing

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Friends and colleagues, at this time of year when gratitude moves to the center of many of our celebrations, I want to take a moment to expr...
Monday, October 31, 2016

Does Your Nursing Career Feel Haunted?

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If your nursing career is feeling haunted and scary, never fear; there's always a way to change course and pivot in a new direction. Fee...
Monday, October 03, 2016

Nurses, It Isn't Bragging If It's True and Authentic

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In my work as a holistic career coach for nurses, I frequently hear from nurses who don't like to talk about themselves when applying f...
Saturday, October 01, 2016

Book Review: "Dough Nation" by Nadine Grzeskowiak, RN

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" Dough Nation " by Nadine Grzeskowiak, RN, is a memoir, medical confessional, investigative journalistic exploration, and fount o...
Thursday, September 29, 2016

Nurse Keith Is Animated On YouTube!

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I'd love for the readers of Digital Doorway to be aware of my latest YouTube video , which is a fun, lighthearted animated feature expla...
Monday, September 26, 2016

The Polymath Nurse

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Nurses need to know a lot of things; nursing professionals have knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, human behavior, human gro...
Monday, September 19, 2016

Why Nurse Job-Seekers May Want A Personal Website

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In the world of nurse job-seekers and nursing professionals, having a solid resume, effective cover letters, a personal business card, a str...