Who is the New Thing Nurse?
Sarah K. Wells, MSN, RN, CEN, CNL is the founder and innovator at New Thing Nurse. Sarah is passionate about helping nurses of all ages and experience levels accomplish their academic, professional and personal goals through supportive coaching and advisement. Her ultimate hope is to foster a more nurturing and collaborative culture for nurses that spreads throughout healthcare and beyond.
Sarah's nursing fate was sealed one day in high school when she spent "A Day as a Nurse" at her local ER in Georgia. One good tractor accident, and she was hooked! Her nursing career was officially established in 2010 when she received her Master's of Science in Nursing with a specialization in Clinical Nurse Leadership (CNL). She then dove into a career of emergency nursing, where you can still find her today. Sarah received her specialty certifications of Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) from the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) and Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Sarah has worked at the bedside and in various leadership roles with experience in nursing quality, shared governance and new graduate orientation. Now based out of Northern California, Sarah currently works per diem in the radiology department at a Bay Area teaching hospital and works to create supportive and educational content for her followers from around the world.
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Sarah is available for work-shops, conferences, educational events, speaking engagements and outreach work, both in-person and virtual. If you would like to see if Sarah is available, email her at newthingnurse@newthingnurse.com.
Sarah frequently lectures on:
Cybersecurity Wars - Who is really controlling our medical devices?
Nurse Mental Health - Let’s Talk About It
New Grads & New Jobs - How to Find a Job as a New Nurse
How to Be a New Thing Nurse - Keeping Your Nursing Practice Fresh with Your New Thing
Workplace Violence & How to Advocate for Change
Mock Code Project Creation & Implementation
How to Land Your Nurse Dream Job - Resume & Interview Tips from New Thing Nurse
Self-Care & Nurse Burnout Prevention
Pediatric Care Coordination in the Emergency Room
RNs & Social Media Use
Pediatric Code Response
Bridging Generational Gaps Within the Nursing Workforce
Navigating the Workplace as an Emerging Nurse Professional
Have a different topic that you need lectured on? Let Sarah know! Sarah is able to tailor her talks to your organization's needs.
Past Events:
Speaker - 2022 First There, First Care Conference, Hollywood, FL
Speaker - 2022 Montana ENA Conference, Billings, MT
National Speaker - EN21x Virtual Conference, Emergency Nurses Association
National Speaker - NTI 2021 Virtual Conference, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Speaker - 2020 Colorado ENA Virtual Conference
Co-Facilitator - 2020 New Thing Nurse & Art of Emergency Nursing Virtual Happy Hour Series
Accepted Speaker - New Jersey ENA Emergency Care Conference, Atlantic City, NJ (cancelled due to COVID-19)
Accepted National Speaker - 2020 AACN NTI, Indianapolis, ID (cancelled due to COVID-19)
Accepted Keynote Speaker - 2020 Washington ENA Northwest Emergency Nursing Symposium, Spokane, WA (cancelled due to COVID-19)
Speaker - 2020 Tidewater ENA Chapter Meeting Tele-Lecture, Norfolk, VA
National Speaker - EN19 Conference, Emergency Nurses Association, Austin, TX
Speaker - EN19 West Conference, San Francisco ENA, San Francisco, CA
Speaker - 2019 “I Survived Nursing School, Now What?” Lecture, Contra Costa College, San Pablo, CA
Speaker - 2019 ENA Spring Regional Symposium, Emergency Nurses Association, Seattle, WA
Speaker - 2019 Healthcare Travelers Take… OMAHA!, Omaha, NE
Speaker - 2019 “Nurse Adventures Around the World” Tele-Lecture, USC Upstate, Spartanburg, SC
Speaker - 2018 ENA Fall Regional Symposium, Emergency Nurses Association, Orlando, FL
National Speaker - EN18 Conference, Emergency Nurses Association, Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker - 2018 TraumaCon3, San Francisco ENA, San Francisco, CA
Speaker - 2018 California ENA State Council Meeting, Sonoma, CA
Panel Speaker - 2018 Student Wellness Panel & Coffee Hour, Samuel Merritt University, Oakland, CA
Speaker - "I Survived Nursing School! Now What?" Lecture, Cal State East Bay, Hayward, CA
Speaker - 2018 Emergency Nurses Association, East Bay Chapter Meeting, Oakland, CA
Instructor - 2018 Emergency Nursing Shorts, ExpeditionED, Mazatlan, MX
Speaker - 2017 Emergency Care by the Bay Conference, San Diego, CA