Nurse, Throw Your Hat Over the Wall

In your nursing career, have you ever wanted to get something done but never had the gumption to make the commitment and just do it? Well, there ' s an old Irish proverb that says, "When you come upon a wall, throw your hat over it and then go and get your hat. "In the context of your nursing career, I like to think of this saying in terms of you putting some skin in the game and making a commitment to do what needs to be done, no matter what obstacles may appear to be in your way. What are you avoiding? What are you waiting for? Is there a deep end you just need to dive into?The Deep EndMany of us have a history of playing it safe in our lives in one way or another. Maybe you went to college right out of high school because it was what you were expected to do, even though it went against every fiber of your being to do so. (This is my story, for sure.) Or maybe you ' re too scared to pursue a nursing certification because you can ' t make up your mind whether it ' s a good idea or not.As a child, I hope you weren ' t aggressively thrown into the deep end by your father so that you could have the chance to either sink or swim -- that ' s generally a cruel thing to do to an innocent and frightened kid. However, now you ' re an adult with a very grown up career in nursing, many responsibilities, and important decisions to make at every juncture of your professional and personal lives. Avoidance won ' t cut it in the long run, so is there a proverbial deep end you need to dive i...
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