Defining Nursing Career Success on Your Own Terms

Every nurse and healthcare professional has the opportunity to define success in their own way. However, how many of us allow our nursing careers to be defined by someone else. How can we seize control of our careers and define success on our own terms?Photo by Jamie Street on UnsplashBeyond a Cookie Cutter CareerAt this time in your life, your definition of success may mean earning your Masters in Nursing by the time you ' re 35 and your PhD or DNP by the time you ' re 45. For one of your nurse colleagues, success may mean getting a BSN and finding a job that will pay the bills and put a child through college. For another, it ' s taking a year off and traveling the globe on an around-the-world ticket. And why not?There are many prescriptions for a successful nursing career, but cookie-cutter solutions are just approximations of what ' s possible for you. What works for Jane the nurse doesn ' t necessarily add up for Bill the nurse -- Jane and Bill have different life histories, goals, professional experiences, family circumstances and responsibilities, so they each need to forge an individualized path forward.Just because " they " say you need two years of med/surg before pursuing other opportunities doesn ' t make that true for you. As a new grad, I skipped med/surg and acute care altogether and never looked back as I created a career focused on community health and home health nursing -- did I miss out on some experiences? Sure. Do I care? Not really. It was...
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