Resources for Nursing Students: Life As a Nurse

In this Instagram Live, Cathy interviews her colleague Cara DeGuzman. Over her 19-year career, Cara has worked in Tele, ICU, PCU, and been a travel nurse as well as a mentor nurse! Cathy chats with Cara about travel nursing, the best places for new grads to start, and what to do about nurse bullies!

Cathy interviews Kenya about what it's like to work in the NICU, including the best and worst days, what it's like to start an IV on a tiny baby, and dosage calculation. Kenya also shares her best tips on keeping your head up during your job search.

Cathy shares her experience with her first few Code Blue situations as a new nurse and even during nursing school.

Cathy explains how to improve your nursing communication by giving an effective handoff report to the oncoming nurse.

In this video, Cathy explains how to improve your nursing communication by giving an effective handoff report to a doctor.

Cathy’s tips on how to use your Nurse's Brain to give an effective report to your CNA.

Cathy gives tips on how to fill out each section of a Nurse's Brain sheet. Includes a FREE editable Nurse's Brain template for MedSurg, Telemetry, or Stepdown units.

New Grad RN Programs? How do you land a position? Cathy gives practical steps you can take to give yourself the best chance to get a position as a new grad RN.

Cathy Parkes shares a heartfelt and personal journey into her nursing career, including how becoming a registered nurse is Cathy's second career.

Wound care nurse Cathy Parkes explains the rules of nurse charting, the mistakes she's made and what she's learned during the process.

Cathy shares her experience in a new grad program. Your experience may not be exactly the same, but this information could be helpful to set expectations.