I’ve been a graduate for five days now. The only thing that has substantively changed is that I don’t feel this ongoing sense of urgency. Well at least not related to academia (ask me about this again next week after the movers have gone). But there has been a shift. I can make dinner without …
Category Archive: Nursing Profession
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Apr
18
Stumping
As you may or may not be able to tell from this blog, I’m somewhat of a political junkie. I’m also a feminist. Hello, Captain Obvious. I make no apologies for my beliefs but I have generally tried to be careful about broadcasting them far and wide, for fear of alienating readers. But I learned …
Mar
08
Paving the Way
More news from the nursing student scholarship front… BestNursingDegree.com is offering three scholarships worth $2,500 each to current and aspiring nurses in the following areas: A second degree student pursuing a BSN or direct-entry MSN An RN pursuing a BSN A student in an MSN, DNP or PhD program This scholarship program will be offered …
Mar
03
BSN To Be
In the two years that I have been an RN (Two years? Really????), one of my biggest complaints/regrets has been the issue of not having my BSN. My original plan had been to attend Duke’s accelerated BSN program and practice for a few years before pursuing any graduate degrees. But life had other plans and …
Feb
21
Nursing Malpractice?
I went to my first nursing research conference a couple of weeks ago. It was fascinating…and somewhat discouraging. The speakers kept talking about the need for leaders in nursing, advocates for best nursing practice. And I kept wanting to raise my hand and say “Haven’t you people heard of the Clinical Nurse Leader?” I came …
Feb
01
Alphabet Soup
My name is Nurse Teeny and I am an education addict. There, I said it. On the heels of promising to get over myself and live in the present, I stumbled across information about a local DNP program that offers certification as a Clinical Nurse Specialist-Gerontology. Or a Ph.D. in nursing education, focused on Community …
Jan
29
Pass It On
If there is one thing I have realized after two years as an RN, it is the importance of communication to patient safety. On my very first Med-Surg rotation, I remember my clinical instructor telling me to over-communicate. And that has stuck with me. I’m sure it makes me a pest to some, but so …
Jan
28
Stand Together
I have resisted publicly commenting on the Amanda Trujillo case for a few days. My rationale? I didn’t know the whole story. I still don’t know the whole story. But I realized that my rationale is BS. A cop-out. I don’t need to know the whole story to know that a colleague, another professional, stood …
Jan
21
A Year Later
My first annual evaluation at work took place this past week. It was an incredibly affirming, positive experience. My supervisor expressed concern that I would be “snatched away” the minute I got my master’s degree. After all of the emotion, frustration and questions from the past year, I walked away from the eval with a …
Jan
15
On the Horizon
Monday is the first day of spring term. It’s my LAST first day of the semester! We’re just about to the 100-day mark and I couldn’t be more ready. Perusing our syllabi, I noticed that we will be doing a lot of preparation for the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) certification exam. Which brings me (and …
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