Nurse Becoming

In today’s episode, I’m going solo! I haven’t really shared a lot about my professional journey thus far, but I get asked about it a lot. So, today I wanted to share about my path to becoming a nurse practitioner and also to talk about how there is no one “right” path to doing anything. I hope you find this episode encouraging. You are right where you need to be! 

Read today’s show notes for more info and links from today’s episode: https://www.theresumerx.com/026

In today’s episode, Dr. Sharrica Miller shares a bit of her journey from growing up in foster care to holding her PhD and serving as a mentor and resource to new graduate nurses. 

Read today’s show notes for more info and links from today’s episode: https://www.theresumerx.com/025

Welcome to another episode of Ask Amanda Anything! Today we’re talking goodness of fit, contracts, and how to determine whether you need to reevaluate or actually start looking for a new job. 

Read today’s show notes for more info and links from today’s episode: https://www.theresumerx.com/024

Nursing doesn’t always have to mean direct patient care. There are many ways for creative nurses to find a niche, and writing is one of those niches.

In today’s episode, I am joined by Portia Wofford, the brains behind The Write Nurse, and we talk all about how you can take your nursing expertise and use those skills to pursue something new. 

Read today’s show notes for more info and links from today’s episode: https://www.theresumerx.com/021

You’re the expert. Did you know that? You. Not your supervisor, not your mentor, not your mama!

The expertise you hold is the kind that can only be built upon the sum of all your best and worst days, all your successful first tries, and all the times that the third time actually wasn’t the charm. That kind of skill and awareness of self comes only from trusting yourself and moving with intention in the direction that best serves you. Recognizing that you hold the ability to trust yourself and act in accordance with what you need is powerful. 

In today’s episode, I talk to Cat Golden, the heart behind Nurses Inspire Nurses, and she shares with us all about her experience in leveraging the expertise that comes from that self-trust. 

Read today’s show notes for more info and links from today’s episode: https://www.theresumerx.com/022

Today’s episode is all about advocacy and the power of the collective voice. Cool, right? 

I am joined by Dr. Stephen Ferrara, FNP-BC who, in addition to serving as the associate dean of clinical affairs and associate professor at Columbia University's School of Nursing, is the executive director of New York State’s Nurse Practitioner Association. 

Dr. Ferrara and I talk today about leadership, advocacy, and professional membership, as well as where to start if you’re new to the world of professional associations. 

Read today’s show notes for more info and links from today’s episode: https://www.theresumerx.com/021

In today’s episode, Andrea Dalzell and I get right to business. Andrea, who is a registered nurse, a disability rights activist, and former Miss Wheelchair New York, shares a bit about her experience as a nurse with a disability, about the ableism in medicine, and about how we can advocate for people with disabilities in the healthcare world. 

Are you ready for your call in?

Read today’s show notes for more info and links from today’s episode: https://www.theresumerx.com/020

There may be no such thing as a stupid question, but do you know the difference between a high quality and low quality question?

The truth is, we will get better information when we ask better questions, and better information will lead us to a better life!

In today’s episode, I’m talking all about how to ask better questions.

Read today’s show notes for more info and links from today’s episode: https://www.theresumerx.com/019

Living in a digital world is awesome. Netflix, Uber Eats, and Instacart aside, the resources we have at our disposal are almost limitless. As technology advances and the way we use the internet changes, there are many new ways that nurses look for and apply for jobs. In some ways, the digital age is beneficial, but there are also some ways that it could be hurting you.

In today’s episode, I talk about those obstacles and about a few strategies for how to overcome them.

Read today’s show notes for more info and links from today’s episode: https://www.theresumerx.com/018

Listen to episode 14 with Josh Castilleja: https://www.theresumerx.com/014

Have you ever told someone something personal and vulnerable, and felt like they aren’t actually seeing or hearing you? It really doesn’t feel good. And yet, many times, that is the kind of affect our patients are met with.

Maintaining professionalism is important, and being able to navigate chaotic, high-stakes situations is absolutely vital, but I think in the midst of that, we can also show our patients that we care. And in doing so, we can improve the provider-patient relationship, as well as make a traumatic situation a bit less painful for our patients.

In today’s episode, I want to talk with you a bit about the empathy gap -- about why, at times, it is okay to forego a bit of the calm under pressure to demonstrate to our patients that we care about them, that we understand what they’re experiencing is tough, and that we aren't robots. 

Read today’s show notes for more info and links from today’s episode: https://www.theresumerx.com/017