Designing your pathway as a Registered Nurse
Does having tattoo(s) as a healthcare professional decrease the perception of professionalism? An interesting topic that hadn’t crossed my mind until recently. Sometime ago, I accidentally stumbled across the Instagram hashtag #nurseswithtattoos! There is over 10K post with this hashtag (granted not all of the photos with this hashtag contain nurses with tattoos), regardless there …
It’s a new year – new you – new mindset! The beginning of the year often signifies a reset for change in habits and mindsets. However, one doesn’t have to wait for a new year to resolve and reset! After all according to Birch (2018) 23% of resolutions fail within the first week, 60% of …
I’m finally back with a blog post! I’ve been away from posting (even though it’s been on my To-Do list) as I’m transitioning into a new role and honestly I let being lazy and tired become acceptable excuses from engaging on here. This goes to show ‘action expresses priorities’ -Gandi Flashback to elementary school and …
Over the past couple of years I’ve completed several interviews. Something I use to dread. However it wasn’t until I attended a shared governance retreat where Liz Jazwiec was the opening keynote speaker. She has three published books, but the book I received was Eat That Cookie. The book focuses on workplace positivity (a future …
I remember my excitement after graduating nursing school 12 years ago, but the true joy and freedom I knew wouldn’t be felt until after taking the NCLEX. Than the true work began first day of orientation as a new graduate nurse. Oh…the anxiety, nerves, and doubt!! Despite my fears I was (and still am today) …
Thank you for your presence reading this blog post! The past two weeks I’ve had every intent to develop a blog post, however my goal is to deliver quality content based on a variety of factors for discussion on RNblueprint. And while…my focus and attention was definitely elsewhere…I’m happy to have a post ready for …
Nursing resilience comes in many forms of activities and practices. Reflect back to last week… how did you incorporate resiliency to prevent burnout? After developing last weeks post. I had a need to contribute and dedicate a poem regarding our profession. One of the podcast I listen to, Happier always offers Happiness Hacks for listeners to try …