First, thank you to Gina for posting this and for referring people to Paul’s Indiegogo campaign.

I think that it is so important for nurses to support nurses in their endeavors, whether they’re about getting through nursing school or…another shift. I’ve been struggling with the “nursepreneur” hat recently and I can say that learning how promote myself,, when all I’ve been doing is working within the system (for 30 years!) can be hard. I’ve been great at showing up at the bedside, but showing up to promote nurses through my own efforts…not so.

Mark’s promotion of Paul’s school was brilliant, yay!! Nurses have received the unfortunate (although somewhat true?) reputation of “eating their young” for years, or at least since I started in 1982. New grads can feel one-upped by super-nurses who are only adopting their “super” status to try to stay one step ahead of burnout.

Nursing is a tough career and those who strive to provide over-and-above care, who strive to show their inherent brilliance, should be given every opportunity and the support of their community, to do so. So, thanks again Gina for helping us to show up for Paul.

Gratefully,

Jerome Stone, RN, MA

Author – Minding the Bedside: Nursing from the Heart of the Awakened Mind

PS – I’m also trying to fund an Indiegogo campaign, to relaunch a book written for nurses, to help them show up at the bedside, heart and mind intact. Please check it out if you have any interest. Thank you.

leif

Sincerely,
Dylan