"Trust Your Gut, Save Your Sanity": ER Nurse & Author on Surviving Your Nursing Career (With Jennifer Johnson)

Colton and Nurse Jenn explore the real challenges of nursing, from delivering care in remote settings with limited resources to protecting your own well-being through healthy boundaries. Jenn shares the story behind her book Nursing Intuition and reflects on why trusting your instincts can make all the difference for patients—and for yourself.

>>"Trust Your Gut, Save Your Sanity": ER Nurse & Author on Surviving Your Nursing Career

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[00:01:35] Nursing intuition in ER nursing.
[00:06:08] Nursing intuition in practice.
[00:10:21] Missed opportunity in patient care.
[00:12:12] Nursing intuition and emotional processing.
[00:15:14] Writing as a therapeutic outlet.
[00:18:12] Nursing intuition in practice.
[00:22:01] Gut feelings in nursing.
[00:27:06] Importance of empathy in nursing.
[00:28:10] Protecting emotional boundaries in healthcare.
[00:34:30] Saying no to work requests.
[00:35:31] Nurse burnout and its impact.

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Instagram: @ernurse.jenn

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