Serenyd

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1. New NP needing career advice

   Serenyd replied to Serenyd's topic in NP

   Thanks for your replies. After some soul-searching, I've decided to start on my 500 hours and do the preceptorship. I'm feeling excited and hopeful. My kids don't need me here 24/7. I need to give myself permission to do this for ME and not feel guil...

2. New NP needing career advice

   Serenyd posted a topic in NP

   I'm a new NP, but I've been out of FNP school 3 1/2 years and have never worked a day as an NP. I always wanted to be a family nurse practitioner and that was the main reason I went to nursing school. However, I found the reality of diagnosing and pr...

3. How do you know if Hospice Nursing is for you?

   Serenyd replied to Serenyd's topic in Hospice

   Thanks for the insightful and thoughtful responses!

4. Moving to BR with 6 mo experience as RN

   Serenyd replied to guest574360's topic in Louisiana

   Sorry no help but I'm following. We're moving there too.

5. How do you know if Hospice Nursing is for you?

   Serenyd posted a topic in Hospice

   I've been a med-surg nurse since I graduated almost a decade ago now. Recently I have felt drawn to hospice nursing. I am tired of the fast-paced med-surg life. I care for in-patient hospice patients on a regular basis, but I don't feel I am able to ...

6. Eats on Feets -Breast Milk-Sharing group

   Serenyd replied to Serenyd's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Revealing that we'd require a stranger to undergo stringent disease testing, but not feel the need do the same for ourselves before breastfeeding our infants. Most donors have already had routine prenatal testing done for diseases like HIV and Hep C...

7. Eats on Feets -Breast Milk-Sharing group

   Serenyd posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   FROM TIME: Move Over, Milk Banks: Facebook and Milk Sharing JENNIFER BLOCK NOV 22, 2010 Thoughts?

8. Eats on Feets Milk-Sharing

   Serenyd posted a topic in NICU

   Women have been sharing breast milk for eons (remember wet nurses?), but the practice has been stigmatized in modern society, especially in the age of HIV. Milk banks screen and pasteurize donated milk and give priority to premature and very ill babi...

9. *Vent* RN's make toast?!?!?!

   Serenyd replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

   We are not allowed to have toasters or even lights on our Christmas tree (not even LED ones). "Accidently" burn the toast a few times, when the fire alarm goes off, they will take notice!

10. Religion, culture and nursing

    Serenyd replied to raebabelvn's topic in Spirituality

    I am an agnostic leaning towards atheism. I grew up a in a church with cultish tendencies like JW and I can attest to the psychological damage such an organization can leave esp. on the minds of the young. I now believe that religious is a just a way...

11. Half-way through NP program and my heart is not in it anymore, what should I do?

    Serenyd replied to Serenyd's topic in NP

    Thanks! I've PM'd you

12. Half-way through NP program and my heart is not in it anymore, what should I do?

    Serenyd replied to Serenyd's topic in NP

    Thanks for the kind replies everyone. I have lots to think about. Raising my children is my #1 passion and commitment. I don't want them to suffer so I can further my education. I guess I can try it and see how it goes. I'm not going to take more tha...

13. Half-way through NP program and my heart is not in it anymore, what should I do?

    Serenyd posted a topic in NP

    It's not that I don't love nursing. It's the fact that I have 2 toddlers and a young son at home whom I am currently home-schooling. I work part-time as a hospital RN and I'm taking MSN classes part-time as well. I'm about half-way through the progra...

14. Mommyhood and Grad School

    Serenyd replied to StaRNew's topic in Post Graduate

    Does your school offer a part-time option? I'm doing part-time and will probably finish in 4-5 years instead of 2. My school allows up to 6 years to finish the program. I'm doing FNP. I was able to do online classes while my son was a baby and that r...

15. Mandatory Flu shots

    Serenyd replied to CathyLew's topic in COVID

    Both years I took the flu shot, I got horribly sick with a respiratory illness afterwards. The second time I had bronchitis for weeks and my doctor ended up putting me on steriods and an inhaler. Since I caught on to what was happening, I haven't tak...