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12. Part 2: When Nursing Orientation Does Not Go as Planned

Orientation is the time when you are living and learning the nursing experience (possibly for the first time!). Hospitals and healthcare systems need nurses and want to train you in all aspects of their care delivery model. There are teams of nurses dedicated to helping you succeed in orientation.  
 
In this episode, host Natalie D’Itri continues the conversation about reasons why a role may not be the right fit and offers a few options for what might be the right action to take. Afterall, how is it possible to know what the work is really going to be like before you really experience it? 
 
Related episode: Episode 10 Part 1: When Nursing Orientation Does Not Go As Planned
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11. Benefits of a Coach for Nurses - Identify Career Challenges and Celebrate Victories

This episode provides real world examples of why hiring a coach may be the best move you make before your next shift or first shift begins. Do you feel like some days at work are the hardest days ever? Do you want to return to work and do it right or run away and find a new job? A coach can help you reflect on growth and gain perspective on how the role is really going for you. 
 
Any nurse can benefit from a listening ear and an experienced voice that is a neutral party in the amazing journey of nursing life. Are you a new nurse who is just launching in the profession? What if you are hired into a new role or a new specialty? Have you considered getting expert guidance as you prepare to re-enter nursing work? If you are a student, are you fully informed about the job search and the process to being hired for your dream job? Coaching provides extra support as you plan where you want to go with your career. 
Are you looking to get more out of nursing than just a job? Tune in to start strong and feel good about the beginning of this new adventure.  Careerwise Nurse is meant for you if you are launching your career, growing into your role, or seeking ways to thrive as a nurse!  
Current and future student nurses - this is for you, too!
The Careerwise Nurse podcast includes stories and tips from nurses for nurses. 
Careerwise Nurse is an opportunity to connect with an experienced nurse, who is focused on your professional self-care and nursing career success.
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10. When Nursing Orientation Does Not Go As Planned - Part 1

The primary focus in nursing orientation is for you to learn to provide safe care to your patients. After you are hired and begin as an employee, the great challenge of caring for patients begins. Orientation is the time when you are living the caregiving experience!. 
It is important to realize that the job you are hired to do may not be the right fit for you. How is it possible to know this before you really experience it? 
Are you looking to get more out of nursing than just a job? Tune in to start strong and feel good about the beginning of this new adventure.  
Careerwise Nurse is meant for you! Tune in if you are launching your career, growing into your role, or seeking ways to thrive as a nurse!  
Current and future student nurses - this is for you, too!
The Careerwise Nurse podcast includes stories and tips from nurses for nurses. 
Careerwise Nurse is an opportunity to connect with an experienced nurse, who is focused on your professional self-care and nursing career success.
Let's talk about Nursing Life! Schedule a call!
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9. Prepare to Start Work as a Nurse Part 2 - Nursing Orientation

As you prepare to start taking care of patients on your own, a lot of time is dedicated to your transition into practice. Nursing orientation is a lengthy process and has many different components. In this episode, learn what onboarding may consist of and some of what you will be doing to prepare for your first shift taking care of patients. Also, hear about nursing orientation classes, nurse residency and fellowship, the preceptor’s role, and how to advocate for yourself amid a busy schedule in a brand new career. 
 
Prepare to take notes, as the “to do” list will be lengthy in nursing orientation, but certainly manageable, as you prepare to launch your new career.  Tune in to Episode 6, part 1, on preparing to start work as a nurse.  
Are you looking to get more out of nursing than just a job? Tune in to start strong and feel good about the beginning of this new adventure.  
Careerwise Nurse is meant for you! Tune in if you are launching your career, growing into your role, or seeking ways to thrive as a nurse!  
Current and future student nurses - this is for you, too!
The Careerwise Nurse podcast includes stories and tips from nurses for nurses. 
Careerwise Nurse is an opportunity to connect with an experienced nurse, who is focused on your professional self-care and nursing career success.
Let's talk about Nursing Life! Schedule a call!
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8. Communication and Creativity for Nurses: 3 Tips on How to Capture your Career Experiences with Susan J Farese

Guest Susan J Farese, MSN, RN, shares highlights of her nursing journey, from a military career to owning a public relations firm. Susan discusses how her earliest nursing work prepared her for success beyond the bedside. 
 
Susan is an author and a teacher of poetry. In 2021, she re-released her book, Poetic Expressions in Nursing: Sharing the Caring. Hear Susan read from her book and share  universal experiences among nurses caring for the sickest patients. 
 
Susan encourages nurses to record their experiences in some form and offers 3 tips on how to use these experiences for reflection, growth, and sharing.  
 
Susan is the owner and president of SJF Communications. Connect with Susan through her website www.SJFCommunications.com, on LinkedIn or through social media (@SJFCommunications - Facebook) (@sjfcommo - Instagram, and Twitter). 
 
Purchase Susan’s book, Poetic Expressions in Nursing: Sharing the Caring, (copyright 2021) from your favorite bookseller. 
 
 
Are you looking to get more out of nursing than just a job? Careerwise Nurse is meant for you! Tune in to start strong and feel good about this adventure.  
Current and future student nurses - this is for you, too!
The Careerwise Nurse podcast includes stories and tips from nurses for nurses. 
Careerwise Nurse is an opportunity to connect with an experienced nurse, who is focused on your professional self-care and nursing career success.
Let's talk about Nursing Life! Schedule a call!
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7. Your Roadmap to Nursing Career Opportunities with Alyse Labat, RN

This episode features Alyse Labat, a nurse educator, an author and an entrepreneur. Alyse talks about working as a nurse in numerous specialty settings, from Disneyland to Haiti, and beyond. New nurses will learn about places to launch careers that seem somewhat less traditional, but may have big returns for future work. 
 
In 2021, Alyse published The Ultimate Guide to Nursing Specialties: Find Your Roadmap. Tune in to hear about steps for transitioning into a specialty of interest, as featured in Alyse’s book.
 
Alyse created Resilient Nursing, from a desire to support nurses, who face relentless demands in the profession. 
 
Connect with Alyse Labat, RN:
Resilient Nursing - www.resilientnursing.com
info@resilientnursing.com
 
Purchase Alyse’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Guide-Nursing-Specialties-Roadmap/dp/B099ZWHWD9
Careerwise Nurse is meant for you! Tune in if you are launching your career, growing into your role, or seeking ways to thrive as a nurse!  
Current and future student nurses - this is for you, too!
The Careerwise Nurse podcast includes stories and tips from nurses for nurses. 
Careerwise Nurse is an opportunity to connect with an experienced nurse, who is focused on your professional self-care and nursing career success.
Let's talk about Nursing Life! Schedule a call!
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6. Prepare to Start Work as a Nurse - Part 1: Nursing Orientation, Almost!

Although you are not in school any longer, you may want to start taking notes at the beginning of this episode!  There will be a flurry of emails and action items requiring your attention as you start employment (and in the days right before).  There will be orientation and information sessions, in person or online. The “to do” list will be lengthy, but certainly manageable, as you prepare to launch your new role or new career.   
 
This is part 1 and focuses on much of what you will encounter through the first few days of being a new employee. Part 2 will be a deeper dive into the specifics and logistics of nursing orientation, including onboarding, residencies, and fellowships. 
 
Are you looking to get more out of nursing than just a job? Tune in to start strong and feel good about the beginning of this new adventure.  
Careerwise Nurse is meant for you! Tune in if you are launching your career, growing into your role, or seeking ways to thrive as a nurse!  
Current and future student nurses - this is for you, too!
The Careerwise Nurse podcast includes stories and tips from nurses for nurses. 
Careerwise Nurse is an opportunity to connect with an experienced nurse, who is focused on your professional self-care and nursing career success.
Let's talk about Nursing Life! Schedule a call!
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5. The Mom Nurse offers 3 Tips for New Nurses

This episode features Kara Johnson, founder of the Mom Nurse, LLC (themomnurse.com). Kara shares her experience working while enrolled in a LPN to RN degree program, being committed to a sign-on bonus, succeeding in a rehab role as a new graduate RN, and working through pregnancy. Kara shares stories of when she has had to advocate for herself as a nurse. 
 
Are you looking to get more out of nursing than just a job? Kara will share how her dedication to patients, the profession, and her family has shaped career choices she has made over the years.  
 
Kara is an RN living in Alaska. She is the mother of 6 kids. Kara is an entrepreneur and has a passion for helping nurses use their expertise to find work options that allow them to stay close to their babies and children.  
 
Connect with Kara: 
Themomnurse.com
 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/themomnurseentreprenuer on Facebook
Are you working your dream job or dreaming of another job?  Are you making sacrifices in your personal and professional life at your current job?
Careerwise Nurse is meant for you! Tune in if you are launching your career, growing into your role, or seeking ways to thrive as a nurse!  
Current and future student nurses - this is for you, too!
The Careerwise Nurse podcast includes stories and tips from nurses for nurses. 
Careerwise Nurse is an opportunity to connect with a coach, who is focused on your professional self-care and nursing career success.
Let's talk about Nursing Life! Schedule a free call!
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4. Benefits of Building a Career with Specialty Professional Nursing Organization Memberships

Looking to get more out of nursing than just a job? Joining a nursing professional organization is a great way to enrich your nursing life and have some fun along the way. 
Being an active member of a professional organization expands your horizons. In this episode host Natalie D’Itri shares a summary of benefits from membership in a professional nursing organization. 
Nursing specialty organizations mentioned in this episode:
Oncology Nursing Society www.ons.org
Emergency Nurses Association www.ena.org
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association www.advancingexpertcare.org
American Association of Critical Care Nursing www.aacn.org
American Psychiatric Nurses Association www.apna.org
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nursing  www.awhonn.org

3. Nursing Interviews in Disguise: Conversations that Lead Nurses to Jobs and New Professional Opportunities

Are you a new nurse searching for your first job or an experienced nurse seeking a new opportunity? In this episode, you will be given strategies for making a lasting impression during conversations that are less formal than job interviews. 
 
Do you recall conversations you have had with other nurses at work or during a clinical rotation? Do you see a particular unit as a place you want to be as a new nurse or for a new role? Have you introduced yourself to the unit director, supervisors, or charge nurses?  
 
This episode features guest Amanda Guarniere, host of the Nurse Becoming podcast and founder of The Resume Rx. Amanda shares expertise and insight on how to be prepared for conversations that could lead to opportunities. 
 
Tips Amanda discusses:
Be mindful of first impressions
Be comfortable talking about yourself  
Be prepared to tell your story
 
Nursing students - Are you building your network at school and in clinicals? Treat your clinical rotations as working interviews. 
 
All nurses - Do you connect with people you meet at work or meetings, seminars and conferences? Networking leads to opportunities that may qualify as your first job or a dream job.  
 
Guest Amanda Guarniere is an Ivy-league educated nurse practitioner, keynote speaker & career mentor for nursing professionals who want to find and land their dream job. After years of clinical practice, including work as an emergency room nurse practitioner, Amanda developed her business and podcast. Tune in to hear Amanada share her “why” for shifting to an entrepreneur focus in her work.  
 
Connect with Amanda: 
The Resume RX https://www.theresumerx.com
Amanda, NP on Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/theresumerx/
Nurse Becoming Podcast
 
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Are you working your dream job or dreaming of another job?  Are you making sacrifices in your personal and professional life at your current job?
Careerwise Nurse is meant for you! Tune in if you are launching your career, growing into your role, or seeking ways to thrive as a nurse!  
Current and future student nurses - this is for you, too!
The Careerwise Nurse podcast includes stories and tips from nurses for nurses. 
Careerwise Nurse is an opportunity to connect with a coach, who is focused on your professional self-care and nursing career success.
Let's talk about Nursing Life! Schedule a free call!
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