 Our first ever #ReNegadeoftheWeek is none other than the fabulous Tiffany! Check out her story and tips below! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ “I
I was a Certified Pediatric Nurse working at the bedside for 8 years when I interviewed for my current position as Nurse Educator. My interviews (all 3 of them) went extremely well, and I was offered a position as a Clinical Nurse Educator. I remember the HR recruiter calling me on the phone while I was on vacation in the Bahamas tell me I get the job, and I nicely turned it down when I heard how much they were going to pay me. I was a BSN prepared Nurse with a specialty certification, who was enrolled in a MSN-Nurse Educator Program at the time of the offer. I knew my worth and wasn’t going to leave a job where I made money by the hour working nightshift for a salary that was less than my base pay. Their rationale was as a new Educator, my salary would start at the lower end of the spectrum. I thanked them for their time. Two days later I received a call from the same HR rep with a new number – one that made me smile. I accepted the position and 3.5 years later here I am. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My tip: Know your worth, advocate for yourself and negotiate based on your value. Identify what your non-negotiables are, and be open to compromise. Not all perks need to be about pay. You can negotiate hours or days worked, holiday requirements, education and conference compensation and continuing education.”
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 Nurse Educator is often a forgotten about role, however it’s probably the MOST important advance nursing role there is. Who else is teaching and preparing the NPs, CNM, CNS, and CRNAs to be great? It’s the Educator.
Nurse Educators play a vital role in ensuring that the next generation of nurses is prepared to pass the NCLEX and are safe and competent to meet the growing demand for healthcare services. Nurse Educators are also instrumental in shaping the future of the nursing profession, by creating curriculum, teaching clinical and technical skills and redefining the depth of knowledge needed to help advance quality of patient care. Sounds like a very important role right? It is! So how does one become a Nurse Educator? Here’s what you need to know. Nurse educators are Registered Nurses with advanced education, Masters in Nursing Education, who are also teachers. Most have worked for many, years before deciding to turn to a career teaching future nurses and mentoring/coaching experienced nurses. Most nurse educators have extensive clinical experience, sometimes in a specialty area, and many continue caring for patients after becoming Educators. You can find Nurse Educators in academic settings like nursing schools, community colleges and technical schools. Some also work in health care settings as professional development specialists or clinical supervisors. And unlike other advance degree Nurses, Educators typically do not work 12-hour shifts. A good portion of an Educator’s time is spent in an office or a classroom, preparing for classes, giving lectures, advising, assessing for competency, attending meetings, handling administrative work and keeping up with current nursing knowledge. Educators who oversee students in clinical settings may divide their time between being a clinical instructor and teaching lectures. For a Nurse Educator in an academic setting, there are often research and publishing requirements to be met. Nurse educators are often expected to participate in professional organizations and attend or speak at conferences. They may serve on peer review and other academic committees or be asked to write grant proposals to bring new funding to the school. Nurse Educators in a hospital setting are commonly referred to a Professional Development Specialist (PDS). The PDS has knowledge and skills in adult learning principles, nursing career development, program development and management, continuing education, and leadership. These experienced Educators help nurses engage in lifelong learning to develop and maintain their competencies, advance their professional nursing practice, and facilitate their achievement of academic and practice career goals. Studies show that a great majority of Nurse Educators are highly satisfied with their work. They find interaction with students rewarding, and they take pride in the role they play in preparing nurses to care for patients and mentoring nurses. Dear Soulmate Client,
I’m here to serve you. I understand how disappointing, embarrassing and shocking it was when you failed the NCLEX the last time you took it. It’s been years since you graduated Nursing School and you haven’t been in a classroom in so long that you forgot certain content, and that’s scary. I know. Not to mention, life happened. You had babies, Big Momma get sick and you and bae are beefing right now. Also, the bills never stopped coming in, and since you’ve been out of school for more than 6 months, Sallie Mae and Navient are calling your phone asking for their money. So to continue to maintain the household, and to keep yourself in the middle of healthcare, you kept your job as a PCT and CNA. Or you’re working at The Gap, or the clerk at the LTC facility. However, we know that check and pay rate isn’t enough for you to be debt free, move into a bigger home, or save for your rainy day fund. And when you are ready to take your cape off, put yourself first and actually sit down to study for the NCLEX at the end of the day, you get distracted, because baby girl didn’t go to sleep on time, you worked a 12 hour shift. and you’ve been awake since 5:30am. You’re tired, Sis. That’s why you don’t remember what metabolic acidosis is, and taking the practice test from UWorld is frustrating because you keep getting all the maternity questions wrong. I know. I know you’re afraid of failing again. The thought of it is so overwhelming it’s paralyzing to you. You’ve dreamt of being a Nurse since you were a teen when the visiting Nurse came to the house to check up on your Grandfather. You changed your career to become a nurse when baby girl was born 5 weeks premature and you spent over a month in the NICU. And you saw how the Nurses cared for your baby, educated you on the plan of care and made you feel at ease. But you’re scared. That’s why you haven’t scheduled the re-take yet. I know. I get it. Your test taking anxiety has the best of you. Your body is off, stomach is weak, palms are sweating. You’re stuck, and don’t know what to do. Guess what I got you, Sis. I’m here to help you adjust your crown. I’m here to be your tutor, mentor and coach. I’m here to be your accountability partner and get you #PreparedToPass. To affirm your goals of becoming a Licensed and Registered Nurse. To achieve your dream. To accomplish your goals and to have the career you’ve always dreamt of. Sincerely, Tiffany This open letter is for my Soulmate Client only – I’m not for everyone. And I’m not supposed to be. Just like in any relationship, there needs to be a good fit, good energy… a vibe to make it work and to see the benefits. My gifts are for a select few, and those who are deserving understood the message in this open letter.  In October 2007, the Mayo Clinic announced that research proves that relaxation must be on the top of everyone’s list of priorities. This is true not only for all of you who are work-a-holics but for stay-at-home moms and everyone who wants to remain in good health. According to the report relaxation reduces wear and tear on the mind and the body. For example, they state that relaxation reduces blood pressure and heart rate while increasing blood flow to the major muscle. It also reduces back pain, headache and muscle tension while improving concentration, which is so super important! The likelihood of emotional responses such as anger and frustration are also reduced with rest and relaxation.
It is important to note that relaxation does not mean being a “couch potato.” Instead, relaxation calls for a change of pace from the daily routine, according to Mayo Clinic. So activities such as walking, or using relaxation techniques like deep breathing and muscle tension reduction and meditation or visualization, reading, writing a journal and other activities are extremely helpful helping you rest and relax. Did you know there are 9 types of rest? I didn't . For me, rest and relaxation is sleeping, binge watching TV and being idle in my yard. I have started scheduling rest breaks in my days so I'm not working non-stop and making myself. This means, walking away from my laptop, closing my office door, putting on Pandora streaming service and jamming out to music. Or I'll close my eyes for 15 minutes, or scroll IG. This week I challenge you to rest throughout the day. It's so important for your mental well-being. Also, I'd like to know how do you rest and relax?  There are many different ways of taking notes in school or at the university. Some prefer to take a structured approach and use an outline method to take notes, some may prefer a visual way and draw mind maps, some may even use no structure at all. However, there is one note-taking technique that is superior to others in many cases and science has proven that it is not only more efficient but also makes it a lot easier to review notes, for example when preparing for an exam. The technique we‘re referring to is called “Cornell Note Taking”. It is a system for taking, organizing and reviewing notes and has been devised by Prof. Walter Pauk of Cornell University in the 1950s. How to use itIt requires very little preparation which makes it ideal for note taking in class. The page will be divided into 4 — or sometimes only 3 — different sections: Two columns, one area at the bottom of the page, and one smaller area at the top of the page. The idea behind this is very easy. All actual notes from the lecture go into the main note-taking column. The smaller column on the left side is for questions about the notes that can be answered when reviewing and keywords or comments that make the whole reviewing and exam preparation process easier. When reviewing the notes, a brief summary of every page should be written into the section at the bottom. Besides being a very efficient way of taking great notes in class, Cornell note taking is THE perfect tip for exam preparation. Why you might ask. The system itself encourages students to reflect on their notes by summarizing them briefly in their own words. Often, this can already be enough to remember study notes and to successfully pass an exam. When reviewing your notes it is useful to reorder objects on the page, for example, to add a solution to an answer on the side to the notes. Check out the Study Resource page for a quick guide on notes taking. Would you use the Cornell Notes method? |
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