Authenticity Over Approval with Nurse Clara

Life In Scrubs

In This Episode You Will Learn About:

• Going into a specialty as a new grad
• What it’s like working in Labor & Delivery
• How 1 year of therapy has benefited Clara’s life
• The inspiration behind creating The Asian Care Unit

Resources + Links:

Check out this episode’s sponsor: The Mama Coach

www.themamacoach.com

Follow Clara on Instagram | @nurseclara

And @theasiancareunit

Check out Clara’s blog | https://www.nurse-clara.com/

Connect with us on Instagram | @lifeinscrubspodcast

Follow along with our personal Instagram pages too!

Connect with Kristen on Instagram | @thenursekristen

Connect with Maddi on Instagram | @nurse.maddi

Show Notes:

We sat down to chat with highly requested guest, Nurse Clara, and had the best time talking about her journey to becoming a Labor and Delivery nurse as a new grad, blogging, therapy, and goals for the future! Clara has shared her life through blogging from high school, to where she is now working part-time in L&D, continuing to grow with her following online, and preparing for graduation! Along with bonding over commonalities we share in this incredibly diverse career of nursing, we have a real conversation about the benefits of going to therapy. Just like Clara, this episode is about showing up authentically, connecting with link-minded people, and making a difference in your community!

03:00 What drew you to nursing as a career?

08:15 Going into a specialty as a new grad.

10:30 Does your hospital do a new grad program/residency?

13:40 What is it like working on a Labor and Delivery unit?

19:50 What does your day look like working in L&D?

24:15 What is it like blogging along with working in L&D?

28:00 How much time do you put into blogging?

30:30 Setting goals for the future with school and work.

33:40 Graduating and leaving bedside.

37:00 What if I change my mind about what I want to do in my nursing career?

39:00 What drives you each day?

40:40 Benefits of therapy and breaking the stigma of needing support.

47:00 How did you find the right therapist for you?

50:45 What is ACU? Why did you create it?