If you are graduating nursing school in 2021, it is important to focus on your future and take steps to set yourself apart. You have already faced incredible challenges head-on and, if you’ve made it this far, nothing can stop you. Keep reading to discover a few ways to set yourself apart from the rest. Landing your first job as a new nursing school graduate has never been without challenges. Embarking on a new career is overwhelming, and there is a lot to learn in your first weeks, months, and even years on the job. Now, in light of COVID-19, the struggles are even greater. Nursing school students missed out…
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Nursing Informatics: The Best Work-From-Home Career for a Nurse
I have one of the best nursing careers in the world right now: I get to work from home with incredibly smart people, and my opinion is valued because I am a nurse. What do I do? I am an Informatics Nurse. I became an Informatics Nurse just over 10 years ago, at a time when this field was fairly new and few nurses had even heard of it. This past year the pandemic put new focus on health technology as telehealth, virus tracking, and health data exchanges took off. Now I am getting lots of questions from nurses curious about what Nursing Informatics is and what I do each…
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Fire Department Coffee is Delicious
I recently received some terrific coffee to review. I got two bean samples, the Original Medium Roast coffee and the Vanilla Bean Bourbon infused coffee from the Fire Department Coffee Company. This company was founded and owned by a Veteran turned firefighter and is run by firefighters. In fact they give back by donating 10% of the proceeds to their Foundation to help support first responders who have been injured (physically or mentally) or are facing serious health challenges. The samples of Fire Department Coffee that I received were seriously some of the best coffee I’ve had. Both have a wonderful aroma and deliver a very smooth experience without bitter…
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More Great New Nursing Book Reviews
These are reviews of two great new nursing books. Add them to you library. I recently asked a friend to review a couple of new nursing books for us. Thank you Mark Graham. Glad your Internet has been restored from Hurricane Laura. It’s All In the Delivery-Improving Healthcare Starting With a Single Conversation Anthony J. Orsini, D.O. 2020 ISBN: 978-1-09830-447-8 203 pages Communication is always the key to presenting bad and good news and Anthony Orsini, D.O. has written a book that shows and tells how nurses and doctors and all healthcare workers should communicate with their patients and families in a more compassionate manner. Throughout the book he gives…
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One of the 9 best nurse bloggers around for 2020
I am humbled and honored to be informed that I was selected as one of the 9 best nurse bloggers around by Berxi a division of Bershire Hataway Specialty Insurance. They chose 27 nursing related blogs in multiple categories to honor in 2020. There are so many wonderful nursing blogs to chose from and it’s always exciting and humbling to be selected. Please read the article and check out the other blogs mentioned. As the post mentions, “Nursing blogs are becoming an incredibly popular way for nurses to help, connect with, and inspire their peers. If you’re looking for study guides to get you through nursing school, there’s a blog…