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…
In one of my earlier blogs (click here), I wrote about how certain virtues are critical for me as I perform my daily duties as a float pool nurse. I want to delve a little more into what my job looks like daily, weekly, monthly and talk about some of the pros and cons of…
It’s Never Too Late To Start Renee Hibma’s unique journey in nursing began in the early 1990s at the University of Tennessee. She started nursing school at the age of 37 with the end goal of continuing into Nurse Practitioner (NP) training. Her career started as a Med-Surgical Nurse. “I was just like everyone else….
The past few nights at my apartment have been quiet. Julia, my roommate aka best friend, is also a nurse. She works on an inpatient, medical-surgical floor at a large local hospital. She is scheduled to work the night shift this week, which is why my past few evenings have been quieter. Julia and I…
(Writer’s note: I conducted this interview last winter. To listen to the podcast with my guest, please click here for Episode 2: Transitioning into a non-clinical nursing career.) As I walked into the library big puffy snowflakes coated my jacket. I was thankful that my guest could make the podcast despite the wintry conditions. My…