Just about every nurse needs to earn CEUs during his or her career, and while many of those credits can be earned through various online platforms, live conferences and seminars are opportunities to be embraced by the savvy, forward-thinking nurse. In this era of quick fixes, it's easy to amass a bunch of nursing continuing education credits by logging onto some website and downloading your certificates. However, for real learning and the chance to rub shoulders and pick the brains of other like...
Apr 11, 2015•18 min
In this episode of The Nurse Keith Show , holistic nursing career coach Keith "Nurse Keith" Carlson discusses how adapting to new technologies is an important aspect of staying current, nimble, and attuned to the realities of the 21st-century employment marketplace. Join Keith as he discusses these issues that are very crucial for any nurse or healthcare professional who would like to remain relevant in a rapidly changing industry. Find Keith on the following platforms: NurseKeith.com Facebook T...
Apr 03, 2015•19 min
If you're a nurse or a professional of any kind, you need a career toolbox. It doesn't matter if you're unemployed, partially employed, overemployed, or underemployed, the tools in your toolbox need to be fed, watered, oiled, cleaned, checked, and updated on a regular basis---no questions asked. In this episode of " The Nurse Keith Show ", expert nursing career coach Keith Carlson reviews the important tools that every savvy 21st-century professional needs in his or her career toolbox. This is a...
Mar 21, 2015•19 min
In Episode 10 of " The Nurse Keith Show ", holistic career coach Keith Carlson unpacks and explains how that feeling of being "stuck" in your career can be transformed through inspired action and deep introspection regarding your self-worth as a nurse and a human being. Join Nurse Keith on this exploration of the road to getting unstuck and moving your nursing career forward! Find Keith on the following platforms: NurseKeith.com Facebook Twitter Linked In Keith's award-winning nursing blog, Digi...
Mar 13, 2015•21 min
Is self-care on the top of your list of career priorities? If it's not, time to board "the self-care express" on episode 9 of " The Nurse Keith Show "! In this episode, holistic career coach Keith Carlson delves far beyond the normal areas of self-care that we're used to hearing about ad nauseum , like exercise, nutrition, hydration, and sleep. Listen in as Keith discusses the deeper and less commonly discussed aspects of self-care that you should be thinking about! After all, if you don't take ...
Mar 03, 2015•24 min
In Episode 8 of "The Nurse Keith Show", holistic career coach Keith Carlson discusses the excitement, fear, and inevitability of change. Nursing and healthcare are dynamic and constantly changing, and the savvy 21st-century nurse must read the writing on the wall, listen to the proverbial wind, and otherwise keep his or her finger on the pulse of what's happening in the zeitgeist. Join Keith for an inspiring conversation about facilitating change in your own career, and leveraging your skills fo...
Feb 25, 2015•25 min
Have you ever fallen victim to a nursing thought virus? In episode 7 of "The Nurse Keith Show", holistic nurse career coach Keith Carlson shares how thought viruses can infect your mind and your spirit, and hold you back in your professional growth and development. In the course of this episode, Keith shares personal stories, anecdotes, and descriptions of common nursing thought viruses and their universally negative impact on nurses. Keith also provides valuable inspiration that will enable you...
Feb 20, 2015•18 min
Have resumes always seemed like a foreign language to you? Do you hear conflicting opinions about what’s right and what’s wrong on a resume? Let’s get down to brass tacks in Episode 6 of The Nurse Keith Show ! The purpose of a resume is to highlight your marketable experiences, skills, and personal qualities, as well as other salient aspects of your history, such as education, publications, and professional affiliations. For better or worse, resumes are part and parcel of the professional world,...
Feb 10, 2015•21 min
Are you aware of the ways in which you can leverage Linked In to your advantage when it comes to your nursing and healthcare career? In Episode 5 of The Nurse Keith Show , holistic nursing career coach Keith Carlson discusses how to maximize your Linked In profile, as well as your savvy use of this powerful networking platform. Find Keith on the following platforms: NurseKeith.com Facebook Twitter Linked In Keith's award-winning nursing blog, Digital Doorway...
Feb 04, 2015•32 min
Would you like to create your nursing career with conscious intention and the greatest possible clarity? In Episode 4 of the Nurse Keith Show, holistic nursing career coach Keith Carlson discusses various ways to go about consciously creating a career to be proud of. Conscious intention means that you make your own choices regarding the direction of your career. By consciously creating your career, you can choose to listen to the advice of others, take it with a grain of salt, and decide for you...
Jan 27, 2015•21 min
In Episode 3 of " The Nurse Keith Show ", holistic career coach Keith Carlson of NurseKeith.com discusses the crucial importance of professional networking for all nurses, whether they're nursing students, novice nurses, or seasoned professionals. Keith contends that online and face-to-face networking skills should be developed and maintained throughout your career, and that building a robust professional network is a key to success. Linked In, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest are discussed as s...
Jan 19, 2015•18 min
In this episode of " The Nurse Keith Show ", holistic nursing career coach Keith Carlson, RN, BSN, NC-BC, challenges listeners to consider what they love about their careers, what lights them up, and what they want more of. Conversely, Keith also asks listeners to consider the aspects of their nursing or healthcare career that isn't working for them anymore, and what they'd like to change. Keith challenges his listeners to think about how they feel when they report to work, and what the nature o...
Jan 13, 2015•18 min
Join holistic career coach Keith "Nurse Keith" Carlson for this inaugural episode of The Nurse Keith Show . In this episode, Keith gives a preview of the exciting information and inspiration that he will be delivering in regular podcasts dedicated to helping nurses and healthcare professionals to take their careers and professional satisfaction to the next level. Visit Keith at NurseKeith.com to learn more about his work as a holistic career coach for nurses and healthcare professionals. In thes...
Jan 10, 2015•9 min