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Hi everyone,
I noticed there are many many nurses in this forum. This can be fun or not but I wanted to know how many jobs/units did you endure before you found your "niche" and what unit. Looking back are you glad you went through it, did it make you a more versatile nurse? I know of a few managers who would tell me their stories of what they went through to get to where they are. I hope this post would be inspiring and give hope to those that feel like they just can't find theirs.
Thanks in advance,
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I guess you can say that I found my niche after 30 years! I like to think however that I was always in the right place at the right time.I think sometimes the premise of "finding a niche" is a fallacy and causes us to look our entire careers for the "perfect place." It should be purpose that we look for and a safe place where we can be nurtured just as we nurture our clients.
May I add, it is we, the nurses who create the nurturing environment for our fellow colleagues.
AMEN!
Health Coach00
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I worked different types of nursing for 30 years. I know, I should be retiring now right? Well, I still like to help people. I also have had 30 years of the horrible schedules, on-calls, loss of holidays, and my child was raised in day-care. (He is 25 now!) For some of you, I would be considered "old"!
I still feel young. But believe me, I have made the rounds in Nursing. Today, I am a Certified Health Coach. I love it, so I guess you can say that I found my niche after 30 years! I like to think however that I was always in the right place at the right time.
Remember the story of the starfish? The old man is on the beach and he is throwing starfish that have washed up on the shore back into the ocean. There are hundreds around the feet of the old man. A little boy walks by and asks the old fella, "why are you throwing those back into the ocean when there are so many...what difference is it going to make?" The old man answers while he throws another star fish back into the ocean, "it made a difference to that one."
I think sometimes the premise of "finding a niche" is a fallacy and causes us to look our entire careers for the "perfect place." It should be purpose that we look for and a safe place where we can be nurtured just as we nurture our clients.
May I add, it is we, the nurses who create the nurturing environment for our fellow colleagues.