Advocating + Finding Your Why with Jackie Darling RN

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What is your “WHY”? That thing that motivates you as you tackle the long hours of studying, or a tough shift at work. In this episode, we’re excited to chat with fellow nurse, ambitious entrepreneur, student, and advocate, Jackie Darling. Jackie shares her journey to nursing, and where she is now finishing up school to become a Nurse Practitioner. So much of what Jackie is doing with her goals for the future in primary care, and with the community she has built with her brand Riot Healers, has to do with her WHY! The desire to make change in the world. Tune in to hear more of Jackie’s story, how she shows up to advocate for others beyond the bedside, and advice for how you can have confidence in your unique journey in the world of nursing.</span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">01:30 What has your journey looked like that led you to nursing?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">04:50 Going back to school to become a nurse practitioner.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">06:30 Have you continued to work at bedside while going to school?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">09:00 Do you switch up specialties as a clinical instructor?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">14:00 The perspective a newer nurse can bring as an instructor.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">16:00 What are your goals? What do you hope your future career looks like?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">19:15 Choosing to work in primary care to focus on preventive healthcare.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">21:30 Making a difference doesn’t have to only look like bedside nursing.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">22:40 What inspired you to create Riot Healers?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">31:15 What is your advice for our listeners that are trying to find their path in nursing?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">33:00 Let go of other’s opinions on what your path should