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Feeling Stuck in Your Healthcare Career?

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If you feel like you’re stuck in your career and don’t know what to do or where to go next, you’re not alone. Anyone can find themselves in that position, whether seasoned healthcare professional or not. But while it may be uncomfortable, you don’t need to hang out there indefinitely.

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If you feel like you’re stuck in your career and don’t know what to do or where to go next, you’re not alone. Anyone can find themselves in that position, whether seasoned healthcare professional or not. While it may be uncomfortable, you don’t need to hang out there indefinitely. In fact, there are plenty of things you can do in order to get unstuck so that you can move onward and upward sooner rather than later.

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Keith Carlson
Keith Carlson, RN, BSN, NC-BC, is a holistic career coach for nurses, award-winning nurse blogger, writer, podcaster, speaker, author, and popular career columnist. With two decades of nursing experience, Keith deeply understands the issues faced by 21st-century nurses. Keith’s two podcasts, RNFM Radio and The Nurse Keith Show, offer inspiration and practical support to nurses seeking to create meaningful, satisfying lives and careers. Keith’s message of savvy career management and professional satisfaction reaches tens of thousands of nurses worldwide. Keith can be found on many social media platforms---including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Instagram - as well as at www.nursekeith.com and Digital Doorway.
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Tayla Perrins
21 Feb 2021
Great article.
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Emma Ryan
24 Feb 2021
Quick read with some relevant advice for nurses and midwives
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Romel Santos
17 Feb 2021
You always need that one push to remind you of it's existence and it is happening among us.
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Govind COOKE
27 May 2022
Got me thinking
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Pawan Regmi
19 Feb 2021
Very useful material and resources in our working and personal life environment.
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Deirdre Louw
01 Jun 2022
Thought provoking
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Colin Gardiner
24 Feb 2021
helpful material
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Warren DICK
28 Feb 2021
This advice to remember that as a health care professional it means that there are options for change in providing servises with personal satisfaction.
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Raschelle Macreadie
24 Feb 2021
Great little article that you could relate to and offers advise about moving forward if you’re stuck in your career.
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Catherine Larcombe
17 Feb 2021
great article
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