Your Nursing Career Mitochondria

We all know that mitochondria are the energy-producing powerhouses within each cell of our bodies, synthesizing ATP (adenosine triphosphate) for us around the clock. In terms of your nursing career, what are the mitochondria that power your engine? What impetus, desires, goals, or motivations drive you forward? If you need to stoke the fire of your nursing career, the spark cannot be created in a vacuum.A nursing career needs a great deal of feeding and watering; there are so many moving parts, and there ' s a lot to do in order to keep them all happy and flourishing. In the course of your career, you will need personal and professional fulfillment, career-related accomplishment, purpose, and a sense of belonging; these are the building blocks of the fire in your nursing belly. If this is the case, what are the mitochondrial inhabitants of your career that consistently provide the spark of energy to keep going?The Driving ForceSome of your nursing career mitochondria may originate from the place from which you first decided to become a nurse. You may have been inspired by a family member (I had three nurses on my father ' s side of the family), or perhaps by a friend who was a nurse. I can ' t tell you, dear Reader, how many nurses have told me over the years that they were thunderstruck by the compassionate nursing care that they witnessed being provided to a loved one, and this was the impetus for pursuing this particular career path.If you no longer resonate with your nurs...
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