Monday, January 04, 2021

A Pandemic "Marshall Plan"​?

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When World War II ended, a massive global recovery plan was initiated, and we enjoy the positive reverberations of that plan to this day. Th...
Sunday, January 03, 2021

The Gallup Poll: Nurses Remain at the Top and Still Need Support

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As 2020 comes to a close, nurses have done it again: they find themselves at the top of the Gallup Poll for the 19th consecutive year. With...
Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Hope, Fear, and the COVID-19 Pandemic

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As I write these words, shipments of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine based on breakthrough mRNA technology have been arriving to hospitals for...
Monday, November 16, 2020

COVID-19: Misaligned Priorities and Missed Opportunities

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( Note: this blog post was originally published on LinkedIn .)  In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, information and misinformation tr...
Thursday, July 02, 2020

The Universal Impact of Racial Disparities and Systemic Racism: It's Everyone's Responsibility

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(Author's note: this article was originally published on LinkedIn on June 30, 2020) In these days of the globally devastating COVI...
Monday, June 08, 2020

Nurses, George Floyd, Racial Disparities, and the World We'd Like to See

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At this unsettling time in the United States and around the world, racism is being confronted head-on by citizens who've simply had eno...
Monday, May 11, 2020

The Profound Meaning of Nurses' Week During a Pandemic: Nurses Show Up

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Nurses' Week is upon us, and May 12th, 2020 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Florence Nightingale, the veritable progenitor...
Thursday, April 02, 2020

Nurse Keith's 4-1-20 COVID-19 Roundup

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In these days of the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems like the world is upside down and inside out. We are all reeling from the overwhelming disr...
Wednesday, March 18, 2020

COVID-19, Nurses, and Staying Informed in Trying Times

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Greetings from Nurse Keith Nation HQ here in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where I'm spending the majority of my waking hours monitoring the COV...
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Seven Traits of Effective Nurse Leaders

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Please enjoy this guest post from Samantha Boone of Aspen University: “ Rejoice in your work; never lose sight of the nursing leader y...
Monday, January 06, 2020

Who's Driving The Bus of Your Nursing Career?

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Plenty of people probably have opinions about what your nursing career should look like. However, the person behind the wheel of your nursin...
Monday, December 30, 2019

Nurse Practitioners and Physicians Behind the 8-Ball

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On June 8, 2019, an excellent article was published in the New York Times that clearly stated something I've been thinking about for qui...
Monday, December 02, 2019

Jump Aboard the Nurse Wellness Express

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Once upon a time, I was talking on the phone with a colleague who is not a nurse himself but who interacts with nurses on a regular basis in...
Monday, December 03, 2018

Your Nursing Career Database

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Throughout your career as a professional nurse and skilled healthcare provider, everything you create, publish, write, communicate, or other...
Monday, October 29, 2018

Are You Feeling Spooked by Nursing?

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Are you feeling spooked by your nursing career? It's Halloween week, and it seems natural to examine our careers for skeletons in the cl...
Monday, October 01, 2018

Nursing Jobs, Cost of Living, & Where to Hang Your Hat

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In my work as a career coach for nurses and healthcare professionals, I frequently witness those who work in nursing struggling with decisio...
Monday, September 17, 2018

Nurse, Throw Your Hat Over the Wall

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In your nursing career, have you ever wanted to get something done but never had the gumption to make the commitment and just do it? Well, t...
Monday, September 10, 2018

Are You a Nurse Job Hopper?

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Nurses leave jobs for innumerable reasons, and sometimes circumstances cause those of us in healthcare and nursing to only stay at a string ...
Monday, July 09, 2018

APRNs and 21st-Century American Healthcare

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Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) are an increasingly important fixture within the 21 st -century American healthcare system and ...
Monday, June 25, 2018

Nurses: Come Out of the Woodwork

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Although Nurses Week is long over, the public face of nursing still needs a regular shot in the arm so that the public knows what nurses act...
Monday, June 11, 2018

Non-Traditional Nursing Careers: Where There Is No Box

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Ask just about anyone what a nurse does and where a nurse works, and the general response is, " Oh, she works in a hospital ." Apr...
Monday, June 04, 2018

Nurses, the Best Selfie is Internal

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At a time in history when "selfies" are dominant in the depiction of our lives (and the potential measurement of our worth), the m...
Monday, May 07, 2018

Change, Personal Agency, and Wellness -- Celebrating Nurses Week 2018

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As Nurses Week begins, what does the idea of nurses and nursing conjure for the majority of people when they think about nurses? Obviously, ...
Monday, April 30, 2018

Nurses Take DC 2018: Nurses' Voices Matter

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On Thursday, April 26th, 2018, I had the distinct privilege and pleasure of speaking in front of the United States Capitol Building at the a...
Monday, April 02, 2018

Nurse Innovators and Trailblazers: An Embarrassment of Riches

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I recently spoke with a nurse career coaching client who's thoughtfully searching for what she should do next with her nursing career in...