The Stigma Of Being A Male Nurse
Today’s A-HAW moment clip revolves around my decision-making about becoming a male nurse. When I joined ROTC over 20 years ago, I was one of the few guys that had intentions of becoming a...
Get to Where You Think You Belong
Everybody calls themselves an entrepreneur. But what does it really take to become a successful entrepreneur? If you’re a nurse, and you’ve got that drive and grit to become an entrepreneur, hang with me. ...
45 Days For a New Employee To Show You Who They Are
I titled today’s post ‘45 Days’ because I find that it's about the length of time (about six weeks) that a new employee starts to show habits of who they really are. As a...
The Work Life Balance is Too Important for All Work And No Play
“All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy” You’ve heard that phrase before - it means that you’ve got to maintain a balance between your work and play to achieve some semblance...
Already Feeling Burned Out with Nursing?
It’s been a tough couple of years for nurses. From the suffering through the pandemic, and the long hours of caring for others, nurses have been overworked, working in understaffed conditions, and having a...
What is an A-HAW Moment? DaveTheNurse Answers Q&A Friday Question
Hi, DaveTheNurse on Q&A Friday from the slopes of Snoqualmie Pass, WA with a question “What is an A-HAW moment?” Great question! When I was putting together the Health & Wealth Academy last year,...
Do Not Let Self Doubt Get in the Way of Your Entrepreneurial Dreams
Here’s a Throwback Thursday clip from a Sunday morning last year, on Day 35, when I was pondering the concept of self-doubt. The video looks good, I was in my Scottsdale backyard, and it...
Entrepreneurs Use Your Free Time To Create Content
Coming up with ideas and topics to share as content can frequently be a struggle. You might sit in front of your laptop with good intentions to write a blog post, sketch out some...
What Does a Home Health Aide Do? Q&A Friday
Another great question here on Q&A Friday: “What does a home health aide do?” The goal of the home health aide is to keep your family member safe. They want to make the person...
Stay Playful and Have Fun at Work With Positivity
One of the ways I continue to survive in the nursing profession is by staying playful. It’s part of my personality, and I like to have fun in my profession. I can’t remember too...
How Much is Your Time Worth?
Here’s a Throwback Thursday clip from about a year ago when I was grappling with the challenge of converting my trove of audio clips full of inspirations and teaching into text and video clips....
That A-HAW Moment of Realizing It's Hard to Sell Yourself
It’s hard to sell yourself! I know, I’ve been there. I’ve had other entrepreneurial ventures, with good products, and I failed in some way to sell myself to a potential investor or client. It...
Q&A Friday - How do you Choose a Caregiver?
Hi, Dave the Nurse here with a great question for our Q&A Friday. “How do you choose a caregiver?” Thanks for the question. Honestly, we’ve worked with good caregivers and less-than-good caregivers. Some have...
That A-HAW Moment on Self Awareness is Key
In today’s A-HAW moment, I share some insights that I’ve learned about self-awareness on the job. It’s important to have real conversations in the office, in the clinic, with your team, and with doctors....
That A-HAW Moment of Facing Nursing School Anxiety and Overthinking Everything
In today’s A-HAW moment, I want to talk about the pressures that you face in nursing school. You’re constantly under the gun to get high grades, to excel in classes, and to do well...
DaveTheEntrepreneur Discusses Money Lost of Bad Decisions
In a recent video, I told you we spent over $200,000 in bad decisions over 13 years. That’s because we tried to learn it all on our own. And we made mistakes. You don’t...