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What Does Nursing Look Like to You?

Minority Nurse

Although the myth persists that hospital nursing is the only “real” nursing out there, most of us now recognize that it doesn’t matter where someone works or what they do — if they have a nursing license and see themselves as a nurse, they’re indeed a nurse. So, how do you nurse?

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Nurses Hustle: From Side Gigs to Entrepreneurship

Minority Nurse

In recent years, there has been an increase in nurse entrepreneurs who have chosen a less conventional path in the healthcare industry. Nurses, known for their dedication and adaptability, are now moving beyond traditional direct patient care roles and venturing into side gigs and full-fledged entrepreneurial ventures.

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Metacognition: Thinking About Your Thinking About Your Nursing Career

Digital Doorway

In the world of nursing and non-nursing education, metacognition is a common pedagogical concept for nurse educators to consider when working with students on the path to becoming licensed healthcare professionals. Metacognition is at its most basic the act of thinking about your thinking.

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Nurse Specialist or Nurse Generalist?

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Nurse Generalists Matter A nurse generalist knows a lot about many things; in some ways, you could call a nurse generalist a polymath of sorts. Generalists matter as much as specialists do, and they serve in a variety of functions and roles.

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Your Nursing Job: The Same Old Bed of Nails or a Comfortable Old Shoe?

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This type of situation can be good for your career as it can often motivate you to learn, grow, and take your skills and knowledge to the limit without violating your scope of practice or endangering your patients or your nursing license.

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Your Nursing Career Mitochondria

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Dig Deeper Let's say you basically went into nursing because you had the goal of helping people; those were your emotional marching orders for applying to nursing school and going through the necessary steps to get your license and begin practicing.

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Six Steps to Being a Better Nurse Communicator

Minority Nurse

My home-based work as a 100% self-employed nurse entrepreneur involves a great deal of conversation with career coaching clients, my editors, my wife (and business partner), colleagues, friends, and myriad others. In the ICU, you talk with family members, loved ones, physicians, ancillary medical staff, and many others.