Welcome to our blog! Keith Carlson has worked as a nurse since 1996. He received an Associate Degree in Nursing from Greenfield Community College in 1996, and a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2001.
Monthly Archives: February 2012
What Do Nurses Really Do?
On my personal blog, I’ve written a number of times about the ways in which the public doesn’t really understand what nurses do. Most people form their image of nurses and nursing through the media’s portrayals of nurses, as well … Continue reading
Three Steps to Taking Back Your Life
Nursing can really take over your life, and your job can eventually seem like it’s the only thing you have energy for. This is a sure sign of impending burnout, and it’s crucial that you act now if you feel … Continue reading
OCD and Nurses: Nature or Nurture?
While the title of this post is somewhat tongue-in-cheek, humor often is a thin disguise for truth. That said, is it truly the case that most nurses are obsessive-compulsive because their jobs make them that way, or are people prone … Continue reading
Take a Breathing Break
Speaking with a coaching client today, it became apparent to me that sometimes nurses just need to breathe. Just breathe. The breath can be the gateway to a refreshed mind, and sometimes our stress of the moment can be redirected … Continue reading
Nursing Out of the Box: 7 Steps to Success
As a nurse, do you have ideas that seem somewhat out of the box or contrary to what everyone else seems to be doing? Do you have innovative ideas for how to streamline workflows, make charting easier, or otherwise make … Continue reading
ADPIE And Your Own Well-Being
Remember those days in nursing school when they talked to you about ADPIE ad nauseum? Assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation? It seemed so simple, yet so foreign at the same time. Whether you think about it or not, you … Continue reading
The Negative Nurse
Sometimes, there are nurses in your orbit who just seem to thrive on negativity. Many nurses are quite content in their work and simply complain when something very specific is bothering them, but then there’s the ubiquitous “Negative Nurse”, who … Continue reading
Four Ways Not to “Eat Our Young”
The old adage that “nurses eat their young” is probably as old as the modern nursing profession, but perhaps even Florence Nightingale’s nurses sometimes “ate their young” during those stressful days of the ghastly Crimean War.
