Here is something lighthearted to start, which is basically the complete opposite of my intentions for these posts but I guess it highlights the importance of balance: I’ve been thinking about little things that can bring joy to the everyday, especially as we enter a new year. What can I look forward to? Where can I bring more joy into my life? Last week as I sat on the hospital shuttle after my shift, I took off my ID badge and realized here was a potential moment for just this. I’ve always used the hospital issued badge reel, mostly out…
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Hello again! I’ve done a lot since my last post. To start, I completed my master’s degree in nurse education which included creating an online resilience module as a thesis project. I’ve guest lectured a few times to senior nursing students at a local university. While continuing to work in the PACU, I stepped away from the bedside to take an eight month nursing professional development practitioner fellowship as an educator on my unit in 2022 and just last Fall tried the role of clinical instructor for nursing students. Plus I got married and had a baby. So it’s been…
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