In the course of their conversation, Keith and Amanda discuss where nurses are looking for jobs; networking; LinkedIn; and achieving personal and professional satisfaction. Keith and Amanda also wax poetic about the all-important nursing resume, artificially intelligent resume-reading bots, cover letters, and savvy job interview strategies. 

About Amanda Guarniere, MSN, NP-C: 
Amanda Guarniere is an Ivy-league educated Nurse Practitioner and Career Mentor who helps nursing professionals find and land their dream job. She founded The Résumé Rx in 2018 and has since grown the community to over 40,000 nursing students and professionals

Worldwide.

The Résumé Rx was born out of the desire to see a world where medical professionals feel empowered, balanced and personally and professionally fulfilled. Amanda has been featured in Scrubs Magazine, Nurse.org, KevinMD.com, Indeed, and Nurse Grid. She is also the Host of the Nurse Becoming Podcast.

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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur.
You can find him at NurseKeith.com.

On episode 4 of the 21st Century Nursing podcast from Aspen University, Keith is joined by Antra Boyd, BSN, MSN, iRNPA and Karen DiMarco, RN, BSN, iRNPA, founders of RNegade.com.

In the course of their conversation, Keith, Antra, and Karen have a provocative and inspiring conversation about breaking down barriers, coloring outside the lines, and completely ignoring the boxes that anyone tries to put you in as a nursing professional.  

Nursing is wide open with possibility, and Karen, Antra, and their RNegade platform demonstrate that thinking for yourself and approaching your nursing career on your own terms is entirely possible, not to mention empowering yourself to take your career by the horns and  make it your own.

About Karen DiMarco: 

Karen DiMarco is a bit of a wild card. She believes that authenticity is the laxative for connection, communication, and inspiration. 

Karen finds that “Registered Nurse/transformational coach/published health researcher,  educator, and foul-mouthed humorist to be a slashie, self-indulging mouthful that doesn’t quite cover it,” so she just goes by: “RNegade”. Curiosity is her superpower, and creativity is the machete she uses to cut through the antiquated bullschizzle of how the world says things ‘ought to be.’ 

The thing that makes Karen leap out of bed in the morning is helping others to achieve their greatest level of health, happiness, and human potential — preferably with lots of snort-laughing along the way.

About Antra Boyd, RN, MSN, BSN, IRNPA:
Antra Boyd is a United States Veteran having served six years active duty in Southern California. While in the Navy, she learned to shore up a sinking ship, and put on a gas mask and gear during a simulated gas attack. It was the Navy that taught Antra how to be a nurse, and was truly one of the biggest honors of her life to have served her country and our men and women service members.

Antra is curious, resourceful, quick-witted, and a little bit sensitive. She see sensitivity in the operating room as having its pitfalls, but she loves that she's tender-hearted and deeply cares for people. She believes that connection is at the heart of health and wellness, and that when we hear each other and help each other, we do better. Period.

Antra is passionate about marriage, motherhood, and family. She's been happily married for seventeen years and has two lovely teenagers, two furry labradors, and Miles (a Russian tortoise) who belongs to her son. She's the eldest of ten siblings, and an aunt to three nieces and six nephews. Her family reunions are always fun, surprising, and very interesting (think wedding ceremonies in which the groomsmen are dressed as ninjas and the bridesmaids are dressed as fairies)! 

Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur.
You can find him at NurseKeith.com.

In the course of their conversation, Keith and Donna discuss the innumerable career alternatives available to nurses, why it's important to have a broad view of what's possible, and how nurses can get stuck when listening to narrow viewpoints of what "real" nursing is. There are emerging areas of nursing that are particularly exciting, and keeping your finger on the pulse of how the profession is evolving is an important way to keep your eyes and mind wide open. 

About Donna Cardillo: 

Donna Cardillo, MA, RN, CSP, FAAN (Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing) is The Inspiration Nurse. She is a powerhouse of energy, wisdom, humor, and solid content and has been referred to as a positive force of nature who lights a path for others to follow. 

Donna travels the world helping individuals to be happy in their lives and careers and to reach their full potential. She does that as a keynote speaker, retreat and seminar leader, columnist, author, and cut-up. Her accomplished career combines over 25 years of clinical, managerial and business experience, not to mention her stint as a professional singer! Donna’s clinical experience includes emergency and psychiatric nursing. She holds a diploma in nursing, a BS in Healthcare Management, and an MA in Corporate and Public Communication.  She is the original ‘Dear Donna’ columnist at Nurse.com. 

Donna is author of the award-winning book, Falling Together: How to Find Balance, Joy, and Meaningful Change When Your Life Seems to be Falling Apart. She is also the author of Your First Year as a Nurse: Making the Transition from Total Novice to Successful Professional, 3rd ed., and The Ultimate Career Guide for Nurses: Practical Advice for Thriving at Every State of Your Career, 2nd ed. 

As a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation, Donna is one of only 10% of all speakers to hold this designation and one of only 25 nurses with this credential. She is one of only 3 nurses in the world to hold both the CSP and FAAN designations. Donna sits on the Advisory Board of the National Nurses in Business Association (NNBA).

Donna is a Reiki Master, Certified Forest Therapy Guide, Certified Meditation Teacher, and labyrinth facilitator. When she is at her home base in Sea Girt, NJ, she serves as a local spokesperson for family caregivers.

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Nurse Keith is a holistic career coach for nurses, professional podcaster, published author, award-winning blogger, inspiring keynote speaker, and successful nurse entrepreneur.
You can find him at NurseKeith.com.