Donna Cardillo, RN has been referred to as the ‘guru’ of career development for nurses. Donna is a professional keynote speaker, author, consultant, and coach. Her accomplished career combines over 20 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
Known as “Dear Donna”, she gives daily online career advice to nurses at nurse.com and writes a monthly column for Nursing Spectrum and NurseWeek magazines, both part of the Gannett Healthcare Group. The two magazines combined, represent the largest circulation of any nursing magazine in the country. Donna was formerly known as the “Healthcare Careers Expert” at monster.com
The New Jersey Association of Woman Business Owners once acclaimed Donna as “Business Woman of the Year.” She has also received the coveted Athena Award, a national leadership award for women. Donna was recently named Woman Business Owner of the Year by the Central Jersey Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). Donna has been designated a Diva in Nursing by the Institute for Nursing in NJ for outstanding achievements and excellence in practice
She appears regularly on television and radio, is frequently quoted in newspapers and magazines and has published numerous articles. Donna has appeared on the Today Show on NBC and has been the featured healthcare career coach in the Los Angeles Times on several occasions.
Donna is author of the book, Your First Year as a Nurse – Making the Transition from Total Novice to Successful Professional from Three River Press, a division of Random House. She is currently working on her second book The ULTIMATE Career Guide for Nurses
Speeches:
1) Nurse Power!™
Harnessing the power, the passion, and the pride of nursing
This uplifting program is designed to remind nurses of their own greatness and empower them for future success. It’s guaranteed to make nurses feel good and proud about who they are, what they do, and how they contribute to healthcare. Get ready to be pumped up, turned on, and super-charged with Nurse Power!
Participants will learn:
• What they already have going for them
• How nurses have already changed the face of healthcare
• How to be a nursing advocate
• Techniques for assertive behavior/communication
• Strategies for elevating the profession to new heights
2) Position Yourself for Success
How nurses can increase their impact and expand their sphere of influence
This empowering program explores all the things that nurses need to do to become vital players in a new healthcare market. It will provide participants with tools that will help them to develop confidence, poise, and energy to face the future.
Participants will learn:
• How to increase their own visibility
• How to improve their professional image
• What it will take to stay competitive in a new healthcare market
• How to boost their credibility
• How to position themselves as experts
*This program can be adapted for teachers, librarians, and other professionals.
3) Going for the Brass Ring - How to Get the Most out of Life
Do you wish you could get yourself and your life out of the rut you feel you are in? Do you wish you felt more motivated? Would you like to be able to face each day with passion and purpose? Do you want to make things happen in your life? Would you like to live your life with gusto? This uplifting program will teach you simple techniques that will turn your life around.
Participants will learn how to:
• Stop worrying and start living
• Develop self-motivation and positive thinking
• Make meaningful decisions
• Develop goals that will change their life
4) Nursing - The Next Generation
This inspirational program faces the new century with an optimistic eye. It offers vision and hope for the future of nursing as it explores the trends, predications, and outlooks that will shape the healthcare delivery system in the years to come with an emphasis on opportunities for nurses.
Participants will learn:
• What's in store for the healthcare delivery system in the next five years
• Where the nursing jobs will be
• What the new and emerging specialties in nursing are
• What's hot and what's not
• How to get in shape to meet the challenge of the future
5) Success is a Journey, Not a Destination
This powerful program will start you on a journey to discover your passion in nursing and in life. We often get stuck in a rut and don’t move forward because of self-doubt, imagined obstacles, or fear of change. This program will help to unlock hidden potential, help you pursue your dreams, and get your career on track for the future. You will uncover the secrets to finding your life’s work. The answers may just surprise you and be closer than you think.
Participants will learn to:
• Identify their own special talents
• Listen to their inner voices (the good ones!)
• Uncover the secrets of working with passion
• Look in the right places for opportunities
• Break out of their old mold
• Reach their full potential
6) Your First Year as a Nurse
You’ve worked hard, you’ve sacrificed, and you’ve dreamed of your future career. Now it’s time to get revved up for the “real world” of nursing. Get practical tips and advice for finding your first job, making a successful transition from student to professional nurse, and for thriving during your first year in nursing and beyond.
*This program is ideal for student programs/events as well as new graduate orientation programs. It is based on Donna’s book by the same name. |