PatHeyman

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1. Nurse bloggers/writers?

   PatHeyman replied to BA.LVN's topic in Entrepreneurs

   A couple things you can do. 1. Lower the price. Even do a $0 price for a week to gain reviews. Reviews are very important for Amazon. 2. Put excerpts on your blog and link back to Amazon for the full book. 3. Start a mailing list and e-mail people...

2. What's up with all the 'failed NCLEX' posts?

   PatHeyman replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

   They used to disclose scores a long time ago, and they were used for recruiting purposes and sign-on bonuses, but the NCSBN decided that they didn't want the scores being used that way. In their eyes, the NCLEX is a minimum standard of safety/compet...

3. Is medsurg worth it?

   PatHeyman replied to RN1485's topic in Med-Surg

   Cardiac stepdown isn't exactly Med-Surg. Today's cardiac stepdown units take patients that would have been in an ICU 10-15 years ago. Find a true Surgical unit, and things will be quite different.

4. Nurse bloggers/writers?

   PatHeyman replied to BA.LVN's topic in Entrepreneurs

   The problem with Wordpress.com is that they won't let you monetize your blog in any meaningful way. I'd recommend starting a self-hosted blog sooner rather than later. Here are several tutorials. Professional Websites | PBA Nursing

5. Can blogging hurt or harm your career

   PatHeyman replied to btcoonhound's topic in Entrepreneurs

   If you're blogging just to vent, then do it anonymously. But if you're doing to teach and offer insight, to help people be better, then do it under your name. You're building a reputation for yourself. And reputations can either hurt or help your ...

6. Nurses and blogging

   PatHeyman replied to jbrbly's topic in Entrepreneurs

   A blog can definitely serve as a way to increase reflective practice. But I think it can go far beyond that. I require all of my NP students to start blogs. Think about the last time you needed to find a new physician or provider. You do a search...