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Host Tristan, BSN has set out on a journey to discover just what the nursing profession has to offer. Using a mix of guest interviews, and solo shows, she shares nursing stories and encouraging conversations about the joys and challenges of nursing so you can hear what life is truly like as an RN. Learn alongside the host as she uncovers the wide variety of roles and positions you can obtain with your nursing knowledge and skills so that you never feel stuck in your own career as a nurse. From this podcast you'll learn about all things nursing from the nurses themselves. Listen as they share personal experiences with different nursing programs, to advanced nursing degrees, a wide range of clinical nursing positions, nurse administration, becoming a nursing instructor, nurse case management, starting your own nursing business or side hustle, remote nursing work, rural nursing, keeping your license active, and how to use your nursing skills when nursing at the bedside is no longer an option. Whether you're working 12 hour shifts, a nurse entrepreneur, a nursing student, or a stay-at-home-mom looking to make a career comeback, you're still a nurse and this podcast is for you!

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The Emotional Balancing Act That Is The NICU

November 04, 2022 • Tristan BSN • Season 4 • Episode 44

Episode 44

We all have areas of nursing that we hope to work in someday. Some of us achieve those dreams and never want to leave. Others work tirelessly, get the job of their dream only to find out that unit is more like a nightmare and leave discouraged. Today's guest falls into another group. Those who fully expect to end up in one area of nursing only to find their true passion somewhere unexpected. Keeley was determined to become a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) until she did her preceptorship in the NICU and fell in love with the work and the patients there.
Our nursing dreams do not always turn out the way we plan them, sometimes they turn out better, as is the case for Keeley. Her love of the NICU is clear to hear in her voice as she shares the joyful, and the difficult experiences that come from working in the NICU, and how she has learned to balance her emotions with the situations work throws her way. Tune in to have your questions about life as a NICU nurse answered!