I’d like to share a quote I came across the other day and I wish I would have seen this when I was writing one of my first blogs. The one that discussed how death is inevitable and bodily deterioration is certain. It’s always good to come back and be reminded of a topic, though,…
Way back in the archives of my blog files, I talked about the “core virtues” that guided my studies in nursing school: a list of attributes that were deemed necessary for a nurse to exemplify. I mentioned three (humility, intellectual honesty, and compassion) that seemed particularly important in my nursing career at that point. Recent…
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,…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…