Black Girl Blue Scrubs

By Colea Owens

Education

What's Black Girl Blue Scrubs about?

Black Girl Blue Scrubs Podcast hosted by Colea Owens presents a podcast about navigating nursing though the lens of minority nurses climbing nursing ladders, building side hustles and impacting the community. This podcast is an entertaining, educational and witty perspective on how to maximize your career and navigate your nursing journey with grace, grit, confidence and faith.

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Ep. 15 Not seeing results? ...

08.19.2021

Routines are the key to success! In this episode we will discuss the power of creating routines and habits in our personal and professional areas of life to get successful results.

Black Girl Blue Scrubs episodes:

08.19.2021 Ep. 15 Not seeing results? You need a routine! Routines are the key to success! In this episode we will discuss the power of creating routines and habits in our personal and professional areas of life to get successful results.
07.07.2021 Ep. 14 Burnt out at your job? Here’s when and how to leave In this episode we will help you to plan your exit strategy. Knowing when to leave, why you’re leaving and where you’re going next will help you move forward and not just around in circles!
03.28.2021 Ep. 13 Planning for your next nursing degree In this episode we will review the major things to look for when planning your next degree. We discuss how the trends in nursing, building a networking and gaining valuable experience all factor in.
03.15.2021 Ep. 12 Interview tips part 3/3 Rehearse! In this episode we close out the final todos of preparing for a bomb nursing interview. To add a sprinkle of dazzle dazzle we review the traditional follow up “thank you note.”
03.09.2021 Ep. 11 Interview tips part 2: Review! In the second episode of our 3 part resume series we will cover how to REVIEW the right material to prepare for you interview. This episode will review nursing interview questions, how to give excellent answers and how to review ...
03.07.2021 Ep. 10 Interview tips part 1: Research! In this episode we will discuss how to transition from applicant to interview candidate for any nursing or beyond the bedside role. We will touch on how to RESEARCH to maximize your interview with the recruiter and how to research ...
02.25.2021 Ep. 9 Nursing Resume Tips In this episode we overview the basics of a resume. The format, order and how to put relevant information that will land you the job you are look for.
02.16.2021 Ep. 8 Black Nurse Leadership In this episode we will go into detail about the 5 starter ways you can hone your nursing leadership potential. We will discuss what is leadership, how to have conversations with your leadership team and how to build your leadership ...
06.30.2020 Ep. 7 The Black Nurse Experience 2020 is nothing like we envisioned but quite possibly still everything that we need. Find out how to nurse during a pandemic and revolution, while keeping yourself first. The last few months have been chaos, on this episode you’ll learn ...
03.02.2020 Episode 6: Black Nurses Contributing to Main Stream Media Outlets In Episode 6 we highlight the career of Nurse Alice, as seen on Dr. Oz and Black Enterprise. She gives us gems on how minority nurses can contribute beyond the bedside, and how we can find environments that support our ...
02.09.2020 Ep. 5: Keys to Travel Nursing and Working with the company of your dreams The nursing shortage continues to rise and by 2028 its estimated that the United States will need over 2.8 million nurses to cover the healthcare needs of our sick populations. Travel Nursing began in the 1980s and has soon become ...
01.26.2020 Ep. 4 The Tea on getting into Nursing IT Nursing informatics is a field of nursing that incorporates nursing, computer and information science to collect and analyze data on the healthcare needs of our populations. Minorities make up a tiny fraction of Nurses in Healthcare Technology and in Technology ...
01.12.2020 Ep. 3: Black nurse: From passion to profit In this weeks podcast episode we’ll hear from Karyssa Coston, founder of Black Nurses Killing it on how she saw a need for black nurses being represented online and used her voice to create an fast-growing online space and amazing ...
12.29.2019 Ep. 2: Goal setting to success This episode will provide key tools to inspire you to bring in 2020 with clear 20/20 vision. Here we will discuss how to find your passion and purpose by using reflection to identify your gifts, calling and mission in nursing ...
12.10.2019 Ep. 1: Black Nurses and Mental Health: The story of Leonna Goddard In our inaugural episode we will discuss the story of Leonna Goddard, a 35 year old black nurse, who committed suicide due to common nursing issues such as burnout, lack of self care, stress, work life balance and mental health. ...