University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

OCTOBER 15, 2024

How Hard Is Nursing School? Nursing school should be hard. Good programs take a rigorous, immersive approach to preparing you for patient care. Why is nursing school so hard? How hard is nursing school compared to other types of programs? How hard is nursing school considering these circumstances?

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Digital Doorway

JANUARY 30, 2023

As a new grad, I skipped med/surg and acute care altogether and never looked back as I created a career focused on community health and home health nursing -- did I miss out on some experiences? Not so with a nursing or healthcare career true north for one nurse is dead wrong for another. Not really. Do I lack motivation?

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Digital Doorway

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Failing that, simply taking this excellent advice to heart will be enough to potentially imbue your life and nursing career with a more solid sense of self à la Wilde. (On Previously, I've written about being bold and assertive, as well as identifying if you're a true nurse polymath. Either it goes or I do.")

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Digital Doorway

APRIL 10, 2023

Whether it's a cardiac patient with tachycardia or a nursing career turned sour after being fired, it's the same thing -- you gather data before taking action. Is it a lack of self-confidence? Fortifying the Self Crumbled career cookies are no fun, and there's sometimes a lot of mess to clean up. Next comes the diagnosis.

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Digital Doorway

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Nurse Self-Care and the Holidays Self-care is important at any time of year — and everyone defines that concept differently — but during the holiday season you need to be extra vigilant. Ask yourself some questions: What can I do to make my holiday shifts easier?

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Digital Doorway

APRIL 17, 2023

5) Shadow a nurse who does a type of nursing that you find fascinating. 6) Work with a career coach, life coach, or counselor who can walk you through a process of research, career development, and personal/professional self-discovery. Do deep self-knowledge and honesty assist in the process? It can certainly help.

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Digital Doorway

MARCH 13, 2023

Since nurses are more apt to take on the burden of caring for their neighbors, friends, family, and even strangers, we can be hard pressed to find time for some aspects of our lives that should receive at least a little attention. How badly are you falling down on the job of self-care, nurses? Get to the gym?

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Digital Doorway

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

As you care for your body, you should also be caring for your nursing career. Individualized Career Nutrition Optimal nutrition for your nursing career may be quite dissimilar from that of your friends or colleagues. Are you conscientious about eating enough fruits and vegetables? Do you avoid processed foods and soda?

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Digital Doorway

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

So, here are some questions for those nurses who berate themselves for not knowing certain things or not having certain skills: Does an electrician feel less worthy because she doesn't know how to pour a concrete foundation or install a hot water heater? Did Albert Einstein hate himself because he didn't know how to tune up his own car?

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Digital Doorway

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Studies have explored the connection between nurses' codependency and history of being born into dysfunctional families, as well as the patriarchal healthcare system's fostering of codependency in nurses. Caffrey and Caffrey wrote: Can nurses practice caring within a healthcare system that promotes codependency?

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Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 27, 2022

I met my former business partner and RNFM Radio cohost, Kevin Ross, on Twitter in 2011 — we then launched one of the first nursing podcasts around, as well as a growing company. Our other partner, Elizabeth Scala, found me on Twitter in 2012; she was looking for like-minded nurse entrepreneurs and allies. Allies Are Everywhere.

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Digital Doorway

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

I met my former business partner and RNFM Radio cohost, Kevin Ross, on Twitter in 2011 — we then launched one of the first nursing podcasts around, as well as a growing company. Our other partner, Elizabeth Scala, found me on Twitter in 2012; she was looking for like-minded nurse entrepreneurs and allies.

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Digital Doorway

JANUARY 23, 2023

Don't Forget the Foam The steamed milk and foam that are poured into and over the espresso of your nursing career and nurseness are like the cherry on top of a sundae. The foam may be represented by a special certification or training, deep self-knowledge and self-awareness, keen emotional intelligence.

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Digital Doorway

JANUARY 16, 2023

Nurses, when you're sitting in a job interview for a new nursing position, do you feel like you have to constantly be on the defensive? Are you anxious about how to respond to questions that seem to be geared towards creating a crack in the foundation of your career and self-confidence?

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Digital Doorway

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

To be fair to ourselves, we can choose to see ourselves and our careers with compassion when our professional life goes off course, our work loses meaning, and we feel at sea on an ocean of self-doubt and mission drift. A little self-compassion can go a long way here. A divorce can totally throw you off your game.

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Digital Doorway

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Nurse specialists and nurse generalists are both common within the nursing profession and 21st-century healthcare, and both serve important purposes in patient care as well as non-clinical settings. What are the repercussions for your nursing career? What does it mean to choose to be a specialist or generalist?

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Digital Doorway

OCTOBER 3, 2022

These types of questions can lead to very interesting discussions about self worth, career development, personal and professional history, and how you view yourself as a healthcare professional and nurse. Or is there a lack of self-confidence that needs to be overcome? Is management responsive and self-reflective?

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Digital Doorway

AUGUST 29, 2022

We all have bad days, and we also need to be careful when we're at risk of falling into negative language traps that paint us into corners filled with bad feelings, resentment, and negativity -- all of which can contribute to burnout and compassion fatigue. All things Nurse Keith can be found at NurseKeith.com.

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Digital Doorway

OCTOBER 10, 2022

You may have been inspired by a family member (I had three nurses on my father's side of the family), or perhaps by a friend who was a nurse. I want nurses to feel supported as professionals, and I love speaking directly to them about their struggles and pain and how to overcome or subvert them.

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The Nurse Break

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Read on to learn how these Australian Nurse Entrepreneurs used their nursing skills, knowledge, and education to build and innovate successful startups, side hustles and businesses. Nurses innovate every day by improving processes and services directly related to patient care. Nurse Entrepreneurs.

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Digital Doorway

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The ICU, ED, trauma, and other specialties provide opportunity for serious focus on pathophysiology and a plethora of nursing skills, and we need nurses in these areas of practice who are thrilled to be there. Is doing hands-on care something that matters to me? What kind of people do I like to work with?

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The Nurse Break

APRIL 3, 2022

Aged Care Nursing. Airforce, Navy, Army Nursing. Australian Nursing Blog. Cardiac Nursing. Corrections, Custody, Forensic Nursing. Cosmetic Nursing. Disability Nursing. ED / Emergency Nursing. Endoscopy Nursing. Entrepreneurs. Flight Nurse & Midwife. Paramedics.

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Yoga Nurse

MARCH 17, 2022

We teach you the core principles of the yoganurse model of care. We’ve refreshed and relaunched our best-selling introductory course: “The Yoganurse Essentials eCourse”. It’s the first step to becoming a Certified YogaNurse. GET IT NOW HERE Second: Our exclusive flagship course, YNYTT will soon be reopened for enrollment!

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Digital Doorway

AUGUST 15, 2022

It sure can feel that way, especially for the types of personalities drawn to nursing -- let's face it, we like to fix and take care of others, often ignoring our own needs as we do so. Nursing Career Attention Deficit Disorder occurs when we're simply overwhelmed with information and responsibility.

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Digital Doorway

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Let's explore ten strategies for cultivating that inner life and nurturing happiness, wellness, and personal/professional balance as 21st-century nurses with very full lives and careers to grow. Finding Your Inner Self There are many paths to finding your inner self, nurses. Strategy #3: Remember your creative self!

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Minority Nurse

JANUARY 12, 2023

One of the most important non-clinical skills for a nurse to develop is the strong power of communication. Nursing care is built on the foundation of communication. However, we nurses who are so tuned into the needs and desires of others must also learn how to care for our own needs by saying no when necessary.

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Digital Doorway

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

One of the most important non-clinical skills for a nurse to develop is strong powers of communication. Nursing is itself a highly collaborative practice in most instances, thus nurses need communication skills that will make this aspect of their work lives smoother to navigate.

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