Medical Lemons: Building a Nurse-Led Business Through an Unplanned Season

Jeanese Ex, RN, BSN | Altruistic Nurse Writer

Published on: 10/08/2026

From a hip injury to cardiac ablation, hip replacement, and a cancer diagnosis, an OB nurse shares how she built a nurse-led healthcare writing and continuing education business one lesson at a time through an unplanned medical season.

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Healing Is Not a Straight Line: What Nurses Forget to Give Themselves

Jeanese Ex, RN, BSN | Altruistic Nurse Writer

Published on: 03/08/2026

Nurses teach patients that healing takes time, then hold themselves to impossible timelines. An OB nurse shares what recovery taught her about rest, boundaries, asking for help, and letting go of productivity as a measure of worth.

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