Feeling stuck in your nursing career—even with years of experience or an advanced degree? You’re not alone. In this episode, Bonnie breaks down the real reasons nurses feel uncertain about what’s next—and introduces a simple tool to help you get clear. Whether you're an RN, APRN, or nurse leader, discover how self-awareness and career reflection can reignite your purpose.

Key Takeaways:

• Common causes of career stagnation
• The power of clarity over job searching
• How to use the free Nurse Career Growth Roadmap

Want to continue the conversation? Send me a text right here.

Trying to figure out your next career step?
The Nursing Career Growth Roadmap gives you proven strategies to move past uncertainty and advance with clarity.

Grab your free roadmap today! Click Here


Join me for a **1:1 Nurse Career Clarity Coaching Call**—a 1:1 coaching session where we’ll get you unstuck and find clarity to make the next move in your career.

This podcast was #1 one of the top 10 podcast episodes of 2024. I am bringing it back as a replay for your enjoyment as I work on new episodes for 2025.

How do I find my nursing niche? How do I advance my career as a nurse? Have you asked these questions before?

There are so many career paths for nurses that we get stuck. It's a good problem and a bad problem to have. It's good because it gives us options. It's bad, because we have so many options that we stay stuck because we don’t know what to choose or are afraid to make a wrong choice.

Stick around in this episode. I address these questions and more.

Want to continue the conversation? Send me a text right here.

Trying to figure out your next career step?
The Nursing Career Growth Roadmap gives you proven strategies to move past uncertainty and advance with clarity.

Grab your free roadmap today! Click Here


Join me for a **1:1 Nurse Career Clarity Coaching Call**—a 1:1 coaching session where we’ll get you unstuck and find clarity to make the next move in your career.

This podcast was one of the top 10 podcast episodes of 2024. I am bringing it back as a replay for your enjoyment as I work on new episodes for 2025.

The blueprint for developing your nursing career is right here. Founded on the principles of Professional Ascension, the Ambitious Nurse Podcast is about helping nurses grow professionally. Professional Ascension provides career coaching and mentoring for nurses with experience.

The framework of Professional Ascension is to Discover your Nursing Career Path, Explore your Nursing Career Interests, Set Nursing Career Goals, and Take Action in Your Nursing Career. Throughout this show, we discuss the framework's pillars and examples of how they are applied to nursing career paths.

Want to continue the conversation? Send me a text right here.

Trying to figure out your next career step?
The Nursing Career Growth Roadmap gives you proven strategies to move past uncertainty and advance with clarity.

Grab your free roadmap today! Click Here


Join me for a **1:1 Nurse Career Clarity Coaching Call**—a 1:1 coaching session where we’ll get you unstuck and find clarity to make the next move in your career.