As the Executive Director of the West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), I interact with LPNs, their educators, and their employers every day. I have been working with the Board for 16 years and previously…
Like no other career, nursing gave Mary Brobst the ability to “stretch and grow.” In eighth grade, Mary Brobst not only knew she wanted to be a nurse, but she knew she wanted to be a neonatal nurse. “On career day, a…
Before jumping into the article, take a look in the mirror. See the human staring back at you? Nurses, like all other members of the human race, make mistakes. We are well aware that errors made by nurses can affect their…
How you talk to yourself plays a large part in your nursing career success. Career expert Lisa Mauri Thomas explains why in this excerpt from her book, Landing Your Perfect Nursing Job (2012), available at Amazon.com. Everybody talks to themselves, either as…
So you want to be a nurse. Fantastic! You have visions of saving lives, helping people, and perhaps someone helped you or a family member and it just called you into the field. Perhaps it seemed like a stable profession.…
If you are interested in working beyond the bedside, there are a number of alternative nursing careers to choose from. See if any of them sounds good to you: Flight NursingHow about going to work and not knowing where you will be…
Well yeah sure nursing is a noble career because of all of the noble work you do to save whatever is left of our humanity, but there’s a lot more that makes nursing as one of the best career options around. Read…
I received lots of positive comments on a column I wrote about living our priorities. While the concept is simple, it isn’t always easy, is it? How do nurses handle family, nursing career and taking care of one’s self? It can be…
We have heard it said that “no man is an island,” and that is true for all of us. An effective support system is necessary for us to excel in our life nursing career goals. These support systems may include friends, family,…
Flight NursingHow about going to work and not knowing where you will be headed that day? Certainly possible if flying is something you love to do! Critical care flight nurses are responsible for transporting sick or injured patients from one…