Career identity, transition and avoiding burnout - with Susan Pasley of In The Business Of Nursing

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#168: Susan Pasley is a registered nurse who transitioned from bedside nursing to working with healthcare SaaS organisations. She explains how a career can be wrapped up with your identity, how to identify your transferable skills, and how to maintain your identity when changing careers.
What you'll learn

• [1:56] How Susan transitioned from bedside nurse to the business world.
• [3:54] How to transition from a nurse role to working in business.
• [5:44] What attracts people to a career in nursing.
• [8:58] The emotional and physical toll of working in healthcare.
• [10:20] The lack of education new nurses receive around burnout and self care.
• [14:11] Why Susan transitioned from a nursing career.
• [21:52] Why being a bedside nurse is such a rewarding career.
• [24:07] What to do if your identity is based on a career you're unhappy in.
• [29:45] How colleagues respond to nurses who stop practising nursing.
• [31:06] Identifying your transferable skills.
• [35:44] The first step to change a career that’s wrapped up with your identity.

Resources mentioned in this episode
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• In the Business of Nursing
• LinkedIn
• Episode 76: Changing your career, changing your identity - with Liana Ling of Power Up Strategy

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https://changeworklife.com/career-identity-transition-and-avoiding-burnout/
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