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My guest today is Don, and he realized early on that he was destined for the medical world. With a curiosity for the Human body and a knack for quickly learning the sciences, medicine seemed a natural fit. But which area to study?\\xa0 Med school to become an MD? Nursing, or something else? Fortunately for him, he happened to have two fantastic nurses right there in his neighborhood all growing up. Not everyone is lucky enough to have a mentor just down the road, especially a well respected professor of nursing. Though he may not have seen a clear path before him, his mentor noticed he would be a great fit as a nurse, and thankfully mentioned it to him. Like most of us though, it takes more than a suggestion to make such a big decision. Don explains he decision process for choosing to apply for the University of Utah Nursing program, as well as how he made the move for further education.\\xa0 If you have been on the fence about whether or not you want to get that higher degree in nursing, be it a Masters, a PhD in nursing or a CRNA, you'll want to give this episode a listen as Don has great advice on how to break this decision down. And, as a bonus, my guest is full of humor as well. You do NOT want to miss his three fantastic stories!

Show Notes and Quotes:

• "How much does your job own you", or how much do you want it to own you? Try taking Don's mindset when making your pro and con list for potential careers.
• Nursing school can really "open" your world to the possibilities that await you.
• When applying for jobs, be willing to try new things, to allow yourself to or even look for opportunities to stretch and grow.
• Being an ICU nurse, it is no wonder that "burnout" can and does happen. Don shared with me how he was able to combat this and continue thriving in his position. As he says, "the ICU has [his] heart to this day".
• It is easy to get comfortable in a position and feel you can settle there for the rest of your career. That is how Don felt in a management role over 35 staff members in a surgical unit. Until he had the feeling that he was capable of more and needed to stretch and grow once more. He details how he chose to listen to this voice prompting him onward despite an intense fear of failure.
• Don talks in depth about his "decision tree" regarding choosing the right NP program for him and his family.
• Don also shares some key experiences that shaped him as a nurse in the ICU.
• "Nurses make the world go round"
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Links:
https://nursing.utah.edu/
https://nursing.byu.edu/Section/programs.aspx
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