How to become a nurse leader at your own pace
RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Kirsty Cartin says nurses must be given space to find their own route into leadership. The Queen’s Nurse and care home manager tells the Nursing Standard podcast that her curiosity and compassion helped her to see herself as a leader. She also shares her passion for older people’s care and why newly registered nurses should consider working in a care home as the first step on their career journey.
Nurses must be given space to find their own route into leadership, says RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Kirsty Cartin
Should all nurses be expected to be leaders? RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Kirsty Cartin believes nurses must be given space to find their own route into leadership – or they could be deterred from wanting to take on such roles.
Queen’s Nurse Ms Cartin, who is manager of the Rashielee Care Home in Erskine, discusses how her curiosity and compassion helped her to see herself as a leader in this latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast.
Ms Cartin also explains her passion for older people’s care and why newly registered nurses should see care homes as a great setting to start their career.
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