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Resilience: Adapt, Tolerate, Rebuild, and Improve!

The Lexico Dictionary defines resilient as being “able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.” I know this is a crazy time – the COVID-19 pandemic is something that none of us have seen in our lifetime. The uncertainty about when and how we will get back to something

Career Advice: Do You Still Need an APRN State License if You are Nationally Certified?

This question is from a subscriber who wondered if she needed to apply for an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license in her state if she was already board certified as an APRN? There are multiple national certifications to validate an APRN’s specialty knowledge for practice. To practice legally, most

Getting Your First or an Advanced Degree in Nursing: What Type of Nursing Program is Right for You?

Original post published August 8, 2017. Updated June 16, 2019. In this series of posts, I started talking about advancing your nursing career by deciding to go back to school for an advanced nursing degree – be it BSN, MSN, or PhD/DNP. The previous post covered the types of questions to ask

Career Advice: Which of the Terminal Degrees Do You Suggest for a Nurse Educator?

Original post was published on June 6, 2017. Updated: March 20, 2019. This career advice question came from a comment on my YouTube video about nursing doctorates. The writer, a hospital clinical educator, asked which terminal degrees I suggested for a nurse educator to pursue. I could really go into

8 Ways to Enhance the Patient Experience in Healthcare

Guest Author: Adela Ellis, BSN, RN I’m happy to welcome Adela Ellis, BSN, RN as a guest author this month!  Ms. Ellis is a full-time nurse and a part-time ambassador for Infinity Scrubs. This post focuses on ways to enrich the patient experience in healthcare to facilitate the best outcomes for care.

Thinking About a Career in Elder Care? Here’s What You Should Know

Guest Author: Carolyn Ridland I’m pleased to welcome Carolyn Ridland as my guest columnist this week! Carolyn is the founder of CaregiverConnection, a website that provides information about senior living options and support to caregivers of the elderly. To read her latest posts about senior living and elder care, check out

Tips for Success in Your First Nursing Position

You’ve survived your senior year in Nursing School and graduated with your degree – Congratulations! You may have already secured your first nursing position, or you are in still in the hunt. Either way, the tips in this post will help you establish yourself as a registered nurse in your

How to Stand Out in a Nursing Job Interview

This blog theme contains career advice about the things you need to do to transition from student to professional nurse. In this blog post, I’ll share six tips to help you get to the top of the applicant pool by standing out in your nursing job interview.  This series of

Tips for Writing an Effective Nursing Résumé

A résumé is basically a brief summary of your professional qualifications. It is a marketing and branding tool. When you are job hunting, a résumé is a must, of course. But it is also a snapshot of your growth as a professional nurse. In this post, I’ll give you 6 tips

Career Advice: Tips To Improve Your Nursing Job Search

  I’m very excited to welcome Ryan Bucci as a guest author this month!  Ryan Bucci is a Content Strategist with HospitalCareers. HospitalCareers has over 25,000+ hospital jobs, career advice, and career insights for hospital and healthcare job seekers. Since May is a time of transition for many, I’ve asked Ryan to

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