December 13, 2023
The demand for nurses is at an all-time high, and there is a need for…
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10 '19
I’ve just finished my first two weeks in my new job as an allergy and asthma nurse. What a crazy whirlwind it has been! The first day, I walked into our new office and was slightly alarmed: every room was completely bare. We literally started from ground zero. Over the course of the first week,…
Nursing By The Numbers was last modified: October 10th, 2019 by
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10 '19
Big life update for everyone who has been reading my blog: I am no longer a float nurse. Recently, I was offered a permanent position in our system’s allergy and asthma department, and I accepted. I’ve shared the conflicting pros and cons of being a float nurse, and it is a bittersweet transition, but I…
Job Transitions was last modified: October 29th, 2019 by
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10 '19
One of my co-workers recently accepted a position at a start-up telehealth business. My interest in what telehealth is and how nursing relates to it has grown ever since. As is my custom when I want to explore a topic I am unfamiliar with, I tried to find reliable information from reputable sources to quench…
Pros and Cons Working as a Telehealth Nurse was last modified: October 29th, 2019 by
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10 '19
Now that summer is over and this is my first year out of school, I realized I was not adjusted to the reality of a summer without a “summer break.” My mind was thrown off just a little by the warm temperatures and long days. I still went to work, just like the fall, winter,…
Why I Decided to Put Graduate School On Hold was last modified: October 10th, 2019 by
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09 '19
In the latest episode of myRNpodast, Shelly Baas, RN, discusses her career choice to work in Hospice Care. Click here to listen to Episode 4. Shelly Baas took an unconventional path to nursing. She focused on pre-pharmacy which was heavy on biology and chemistry. Then she switched to English, but as the debts began…
Rewards and Challenges as a Hospice Nurse was last modified: September 24th, 2019 by
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09 '19
Quick update: my newest float nurse training has been in endocrinology. Whenever I train in a new specialty, I am once again reminded of the sheer complexity of the human body. Just when I think I have begun to grasp a certain specialty area of medicine, I am jolted to a new specialty that has…
Legalized Marijuana in Colorado and Pregnant Patient Assessments was last modified: September 24th, 2019 by
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09 '19
I recently returned from a week-long vacation overseas. My return to work was a jolt back to reality. I began the week in OB/GYN, working two long days full of pregnant women, ultrasounds, and everything women’s health. I’ve been spending the latter part of the workweek in family practice, broadening my patient population to include…
Patients are Persons. Patients have Stories. was last modified: September 12th, 2019 by
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09 '19
When I graduated from nursing school, I was slightly overwhelmed with the abundant specialty areas that I could explore as a nurse. I didn’t feel like my schooling gave me enough exposure to the vast array of selections that were available. I graduated with a question swirling around in my head: what specialty best combines…
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