Don’t Flash Your Badge of Greatness - Be Humble
This week's A-HAW moment relates a story about the time I got involved in helping a patient having a Grand Mal seizure when I happened to be in Thailand a few years ago. An...
Q&A Friday - What Experience is Required for a Home Health Nurse?
Hi, DaveTheNurse here on Q&A Friday - Hope your week has been great! Our question today is “How much experience is required to be a Home Health Nurse?” Great question! Here’s the deal -...
Learning the Importance of Good Lighting for Videos
Anyone who wants to shoot professional-looking video from home these days should really invest in good lighting and a good microphone. Last year, in the midst of the 2020 pandemic, I shot a video...
The Cost of a New Employee
Hiring a new employee can become a costly exercise to any kind of business owner. When you factor in your time, energy and effort, you’ll find that it all adds up very quickly. But...
Do Nurses Eat Their Young?
This new week brings a dose of reality to nurses everywhere. Many of you, like me, may have gotten into nursing to help people, to give, to offer help, to service people. My mother...
Behind the Scenes of Content Creation - Things Aren't Always As They Seem
In my journey as DaveTheNurse, I have committed myself to creating great content for you, my readers and viewers. In today’s Throwback Thursday clip, I share a bit behind the scenes of my office-studio,...
Learn to Sell The Nursing Industry Within The Industry
In nursing, there is an ‘industry’ within the industry. If you’re experienced and working hard in your particular space, you’re already becoming an ‘expert’. You are gaining knowledge and insights that others don’t have. ...
Entrepreneur Tips - Is Your Brand Available on Social Media?
Hi, DaveTheNurse here. In this clip, I share insights into how my social marketing expert Matt O'Brien of MINT Social and I had to make sure that my brands were available on social media. ...
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...
How Many Caregivers for a 24-7 Case? Q&A Friday
Hi, DaveTheNurse here on Q&A Friday - Our question today is “I just received my very first 24-hour case. How many caregivers do you require, and do you pay overtime?” This is an excellent...
Using Go Daddy To See If Your Business Name Is Available
Hi, DaveTheNurse here. In this clip, I share a clip with my SEO partner Matt on how we researched the names “DaveTheNurse” for the host name and “The Health & Wealth Academy” for the...
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...
What Do You Charge for Clinical Services for Medicare Certified Home Health Agency?
Hi, DaveTheNurse on Q&A Friday from the slopes of Snoqualmie Pass, WA answering the question: “What Do You Charge for Clinical Services with your Medicare Certified Home Health Agency?” Great question. Much of what...
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...
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...