Melfldrn

Melfldrn has 17 years experience and specializes in Ortho/Spine, Telemetry, SNF/Rehab.

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1. Anxiety has taken over

   Melfldrn replied to IndyRN12's topic in Health, Stress Management

   I just saw this the other day, I hope it helps... "Your value does not decrease based on someone's inability to see your worth." This totally put things into perspective for me as I'm coming off...

2. HELP!!!!

   Melfldrn replied to Melfldrn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Thank you!

3. Phone interview

   Melfldrn replied to Melfldrn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Yes, I understand that. My question was do you guys think its a good sign that he thanked me for a good interview, and that i did well compared to previous interviews with other candidates, or do they...

4. Phone interview

   Melfldrn replied to Melfldrn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Oh I hope so! I would still have to do an in person interview before being offered a position. Fingers

5. Phone interview

   Melfldrn posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   This afternoon I had a phone interview at a great hospital that I did several clinical rotations during nursing school. I have BSN, previously 13 years experience as a medical assistant and currently...

6. HELP!!!!

   Melfldrn replied to Melfldrn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Ok, so I felt the interview went ok. I was so nervous, but I answered honestly and professionally. He was very pleasant and friendly, he was HR nursing recruitment and said he would be forwarding...

7. HELP!!!!

   Melfldrn replied to Melfldrn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Thank you so

8. HELP!!!!

   Melfldrn replied to Melfldrn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Good idea. Will do. And I'll be reading every thread on

9. HELP!!!!

   Melfldrn replied to Melfldrn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Ok, I need to calm down lol! So I don't know if its that I finally put something out there, as in posting my job woes out to the universe, BUT I just got a call from my absolute favorite hospital...

10. HELP!!!!

    Melfldrn replied to Melfldrn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Isn't it awful?! I am growing more and more miserable by the minute at my current job. I feel like a failure when I know deep down that I most certaintly am not!! Being so let down and feeling not...

11. How to Survive the Job Search

    Melfldrn replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Same here. Not one call with hundreds of apps sent out since about fall of 2012. I work on a SNF/rehab floor of a LTC facility but Im miserable there because I have wanted to be a L& D nurse...

12. Interested in nurse anesthetist career but don't know where to begin :(

    Melfldrn replied to HolliLovesCake's topic in Nursing Career

    Also, even if you go for the BSN straight through, there's a good chance you'll be starting out in LTC/rehab anyway. That's what myself and a lot of my classmates had to do because hospitals don't...

13. Interested in nurse anesthetist career but don't know where to begin :(

    Melfldrn replied to HolliLovesCake's topic in Nursing Career

    I would, if you can, start taking your pre-reqs like your english, math, electives, psych/soc etc now. Do one or two of those at a time if you have to before your child is 3 so you have those out of...

14. Interviewing after accepting offer

    Melfldrn replied to shenanigans_RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I work in rehab and this happens ALL THE TIME. Those places know most young or newer nurses are there for the experience and go. They also know that nursing schools are spitting out new nurses every 6...

15. HELP!!!!

    Melfldrn replied to Melfldrn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yeah. I think at this point I'm going to just go into HR offices directly. Whenever I have called, I get a series of prompts until a message tells me they cannot check status of apps due to high...