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Sometimes events in life seem to guide us in an unexpected direction. This was certainly true for my guest today, Janessa RN. She explains how she, like others we have heard from, never set out to become a nurse. Her first choice was elementary education. But events kept nudging her to check out nursing in the months leading up to her college adventure, and rather than ignore those she decided to learn for herself if Nursing was for her. She admits that at first she had major doubts. Even describing herself as one who was afraid of needles and blood. She learned however, that those things could be overcome with exposure and practice in the nursing program. Janessa is a dear friend of mine and I am grateful to her for being a guest on the show.
 Janessa is the epitome of Still a Nurse as she has chosen to keep her license active while she raises her 6 young children. She demonstrates how even though she may not be actively working as an RN she is still a nurse and has opportunities to use and even expand her nursing skills. 

1:00 Why Janessa Chose nursing
3:10 It is possible to overcome a fear of needles and blood to become a nurse.
5:50 Janessa shares a valuable lesson she learned while in nursing school.
11:00 How she got her first RN job in Hospice.
12:00 All about Hospice.
18:00 Working in an assisted living facility and finding flexible hours.
20:25 Pros and Cons of working in an ALF or long term care facility.
28:00 How her hospice knowledge helped with a family members care.
31:50 Janessa shares an experience of using her wound care skills to help an elderly neighbor.
33:50 How she keeps her license active.
35:10 On being the camp nurse for girls camp for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
36:35 Transferring  her license between states and what she learned.
45:50 Amusing nursing story

Links:

1. https://www.byui.edu/nursing/ check out this nursing  program
2. https://www.nurse.com/ How Janessa keeps her license active
3. https://www.netce.com/ Another resource for keeping your license active.
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