The work is hard. The rush is real.
This is an excerpt from my eBook The Beginner’s Guide to Nursing: What They Didn’t Tell You In Nursing School HiYa Newbie Nurses! I know I’m not your mom, but read this post as if I were! Your mother will thank me. As nurses, we ask our patients about their last bowel movements all. the. […]
Before you do anything . . . read this! Nursing is not easy work. Is it rewarding? Absolutely, but only when you’re prepared. Here’s what you need to know to be ready: Before you start your shift Before you give report Before you call the doctor Before you start your shift Pack snacks and a […]
From The Beginner’s Guide to Nursing: What They Didn’t Tell You in Nursing School. Available on Kindle and paperback on March 1st at Amazon. Don’t fake it until you make it I’ll bet no one told you that you would be struggling in nursing school, sometimes a lot. On the 0-10 pain scale, you may […]
Excerpt from The Beginner’s Guide To Nursing: What They Didn’t Tell You in Nursing School Practicing Self-Compassion Practicing self-compassion is a critical part of practicing as a nurse. You must learn to show yourself the same care and kindness you show your patients. Take control of that voice in your head right now with a […]
How to be confident every day, even when you don’t feel confident. It’s not easy to be confident every day, especially when you’re a new nurse or starting a new job. I have been a new nurse, not once, but twice. Once as a new RN and again as a new nurse practitioner. I’ve started […]