Day 4 of our 5 day series of information/coaching inspired posts about a Career in Practice Nursing. As promised yesterday, today’s topic is about an issue frequently raised by nurses in all sectors – Managing Conflict Earlier in the series I mentioned conflict at work and I asked you to think about whether it’s this that is the main driver behind a desire to move from your current nursing position.  I also mentioned that this series and the workshops I am co-hosting with Jane Campion have been designed from a neutral standpoint – that is we want to give you all the information you need so that any decision you make on whether to pursue a career in Practice Nursing – or not – is based on facts.  We aren’t going to try to persuade you one way or the other. Ask yourself and be honest with the answer – […]

Day 3 of our 5 day series of information/coaching inspired posts about a Career in Practice Nursing. What Practice Nurses say. In today’s post, I’m sharing some insights into what Practice Nurses regularly say about their roles and Practice Nursing as a speciality of nursing. I worked in the Practice Nursing world for 15 years so I have heard many Practice Nurses speak about what they love about their job as well as what they don’t like so much, and I thought you’d like to hear a bit of both here. Practice Nurses who report loving their jobs will say that the opportunity to get to know practice populations and whole extended families over months and years is one of the most fulfilling parts of their job. Practice Nurses who aren’t happy usually cite unfavourable Terms and Conditions as the main reason, but it’s important to note that Ts & […]

Day 2 of our 5 day series of information/coaching inspired posts about a Career in Practice Nursing The topic for today is…What is your personal work preference? Many Practice Nurses love their jobs and remain in post for years, but it’s not for everyone.  If your work preference is to be in the thick of dealing with medical or surgical emergencies, you should acknowledge this, own it and love yourself for it.  If you would prefer to get to know your patients over a longer period of time, it’s important to find a role that serves this purpose and allows you to do this in order to achieve better work fulfilment.  What’s fulfilling for one person will be less so for another, so think about what will help you to feel fulfilled. Here are two questions to think about today and it may help to actually write down the answers: […]

If you are a nurse in Ireland who has ever considered a move to Practice Nursing, you may have missed the 5 day information and coaching inspired series about this topic on our Facebook page (Aslan Coaching and Training) this week.  So here they are again on this blog, all in one place so you can catch up! This series is not intended to persuade you one way or the other about a move, but it’s designed to get you thinking about whether such a move might be right for you, and the series is just a flavour of what will be covered in upcoming workshops on this topic that I am co-hosting with my friend and colleague Jane Campion on 26th July and 4th October in Dublin. Day 1 of 5 day series of information/coaching inspired posts about a Career in Practice Nursing. So my first question to you is […]