What do you do when you’ve had enough of bedside nursing? You turn to teaching other nurses. That is what Shane Slone decided to do. Listen to a great conversation about the toll that his experience as an ICU nurse took on him and how he chose not to leave nursing but to use all of his knowledge to help others.
Show Notes
Shane Slone started as an excited new nurse, wanting to learn everything that he could. He was an RN working in the ICU doing 12 hour shifts. It seemed that he would work, go home exhausted, eat and sleep, just to wake up and do it all over again. After several years working in a stressful ICU work environment, he was ready to leave nursing altogether, but he took a step back and realized that he still had a lot to give to this amazing profession.
Shane has a lot of insight into the toxic workplaces in which many nurses find themselves working. He talks about the culture of acceptance needing to improve, and how that starts with our leadership. He has a great message for those nurse leaders out there – take care of your staff and work to facilitate change. Shane says that as a profession, we need to improve education for our nurses to learn about communication, conflict resolution and taking care of ourselves.
Because of that need, Shane started Nursing CE Central. He saw the need to offer continuing education to his colleagues in a convenient, online learning platform. The list of topics is expansive and he is always adding new information. Check out his website for more information.
About Shane Sloan
Shane Slone is an Advanced-Practice-nurse-turned-entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Nursing CE Central and is passionate about quality nursing education.
Links
- (00:00) - Welcome to Don't Eat Your Young • Shane Sloan
- (01:01) - Shane's Nursing Journey
- (02:35) - Support Not a Priority
- (04:21) - Forced to Cut Corners
- (05:05) - Shift from Focus on Patient to Focus on Admin Duties
- (07:05) - The Role of the Nursing Leader
- (08:16) - Extended Stress Is Abnormal
- (08:49) - Foreign Comparisons
- (09:40) - Changes From Pandemic
- (10:47) - No Value Placed on Nurses
- (11:25) - Get Rid of the Loudmouths
- (13:38) - What Would the Patients Say?
- (14:04) - No Grooming for Nursing Leaders
- (15:29) - What He's Doing Now
- (18:41) - NursingCECentral.com
- (18:51) - Tips & Advice
- (21:02) - Not Taught Communication Skills
- (22:37) - Optimistic
- (24:35) - Wrapping Up
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What is Don't Eat Your Young: A Nursing Podcast?
Welcome to Don’t Eat Your Young — the podcast that brings you stories from the trenches of the incredible, wonderful, exhausting, terrifying, joyous world of nursing.
Host Beth Quaas been in the world of nursing for nearly decades and has worked in hospitals large and small. She's worn the hats of the floor nurse, ICU, ER, and anesthesia. She's been a manager, an educator, and a co-worker.
On Don't Eat Your Young, Beth highlights stories from nurses around the country that are doing amazing things for their nursing colleagues to support them and let them know that they are not alone. This is a show celebrating a positive culture of nursing and care, and we can be a part of this culture by sharing wins — and struggles — across the field.
We will also explore opportunities that are unique in nursing that may inspire you to go in new directions. These voices from the field are an inspiration to care for yourself, and those around you.
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