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Posts Tagged ‘Career’
Rookie Wit & Wisdom When my boyfriend told his mother, who's a nurse, that I started a nursing program, I think she thought I was going into it for the money. I'm not going to lie, I was.
The first day of lecture, the instructor said to us, "Walk out of this room if you're getting into nursing for the money." Of course, no one left. Then at midterm, many [...] Managing Your Career Related: Attitude, Bureaucracy, Career, Conflict, Mindset, Nursing Jobs, Patient Advocate, Public Health Nursing, Service Nursing, Teamwork
Part one of a two-part exclusive interview with Sally Lemke, winner of the 2007 Super Star in Community Nursing award.
It’s a conundrum: How could the recipient of the VNA Foundation’s “SuperStar in Community Nursing Award”—a $25,000 prize—get the axe a mere few days later? Sally Lemke, who was a nurse practitioner in Chicago’s Cook County healthcare system, became a local celebrity when this unthinkable scenario played [...] Managing Your Career What nurses can do when the system undervalues you.
Part 2 of a two-part interview with Sally Lemke, winner of the VNA Foundation’s Super Star in Community Nursing award.
It had the potential to be one of the most rewarding times of her life—being honored with the VNA Foundation’s Super Star in Community Nursing award. Thirty-plus news agencies swarmed to the story about Sally Lemke, a Chicago Cook County nurse practitioner making a difference in [...] Managing Your Career How a new nurse can build a resume.
Related: Career, Education, Goals, Leadership, Learning, Nursing Shortage, Professionalism, Resume, Teamwork
The way you start your career as a new nurse is important—but often overlooked. With so much to learn, we tend to focus mostly on the job – we’re so worried that we’re going to hurt a patient. It takes a while before we discover that we’re never going to know everything. So as you start your new job, think about launching your career. Here’s [...]
Managing Your Career How to make connections that will help your career.
Like every other professional, nurses need networks because they are an invaluable source of information and opportunities. A network is like a treasure chest. And you can put wonderful things in it that you never know when you’re going to need to pull out. For example, you might dig into your chest when looking for a new job, when looking for advice on the job [...]
Managing Your Career Yes, you’ve got what it takes!
What would prompt a 45-year-old mother of teenagers to pursue a career in nursing?
Delusional thinking, some might say. At times I thought I was mad. How could I keep up with those tireless, technology-savvy twenty-somethings? Still I couldn’t ignore my inner rumbling. I wanted to do something significant with my life. When I was younger, nursing was my dream. But I wasn’t the student I needed [...] Managing Your Career Know yourself, know your options.
Related: Career, Conflict, Education, Feelings, Interview, Job Search, Nursing Jobs, Quitting, Success
Stuck. You’re in a position that just doesn’t feel right and doesn’t work, period. You feel paralyzed, petrified of looking for something new. You think, Will a new position make a difference? Will I be able to find a place where I’m respected? Will I be able to find a job that works with my schedule? What if it takes a long time?
You’re not alone. [...] Reality Unscripted There may be times when we need to take a turn as the patient – and let somebody help us.
A new nurse recently wrote, “I’ve been having anxiety attacks. I’m wondering if I’ll make it another week—let alone another day—in my job. My patient load is overwhelming. I can’t, in good conscience, handle the number of patients I’m charged with. I’m [...] Managing Your Career Stop dreading your job.
“I knew something wasn’t right when I wasn’t enjoying it.”
So says oncology nurse Melissa Granger of her first position working nights on a general medical floor. A self-proclaimed optimist who dreamed of being a nurse since the age of five, Melissa never expected to dread going to work. Melissa now knows she should not have waited to pursue the job that fit her personality. “I always wanted [...] Managing Your Career How to set goals that lead to job satisfaction.
Related: Career, Confidence, Education, Feedback, Leadership, Management, New Grad, New Nurse, Nurse Educator, Nursing Associations, Professionalism
“What do you want to be doing in five years?”
It’s a question that 33-year veteran nurse Patti Ludwig-Beymer hates. It never helped her focus on what she really wanted to do. In fact, new nurses who are able to articulate a five-year plan are the minority. Most nurses just hope to make it through another day. But goal setting is essential to developing as a nurse [...]
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