Nurses, Microscopes, and Telescopes

Some nurses appear to use a microscope when looking at their career options. If we take the microscope metaphor further, picture a glass slide being placed on the apparatus upon which the nurse has placed a solution containing her limited perception of what she can do with her career. What will she see? Only what she knows she is able to see.On the other hand, picture the Hubble Telescope; it searches the known and unknown universe for what we already know is there, as well as what we don ’t even yet know exists. Can we view our nursing careers with the same grand vision?Micro vs MacroOn both my podcast,The Nurse Keith Show, and this blog, I ' ve discussed how we need to take both the macro and the micro of our nursing careers into consideration. Undue focus on either aspect can drive us further from our aspirations and optimal career trajectory.When we ' re stuck in the micro, it ' s as if we can only see what ' s on the slide under the lens while we ignore the larger organism that we ' re allegedly studying in minute detail. And when we focus solely on our grander visions and goals, we sometimes forget that the down and dirty work is often small and tedious, necessitating a sharpened ability to focus on the small steps that eventually lead to our overarching sense of accomplishment or success.The Scope of a Nursing CareerYour nursing career is a moving target, an organic process of discovery and growth. While your career may at times feel stagnant (perhaps from the effect...
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