calwen BSN, RN

calwen has 27 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Med/Surg Tele.

I am a nurse who has worked in a variety of roles throughout my career. I have worked acute care (neuro, ortho, med-surg, tele, PACU, float) in big and small hospitals, urgent care clinics, medical/chart review, and now in a community health role. I am currently working for a non-profit agency serving low income seniors, and partner with social workers and an occupational therapist in a preventative health case management program. My role encompasses screening eligible candidates for our program, health education, health care consult for our team, nurse navigator for patients/families, and home visits to high-risk patients. I pull on all my past experience as a nurse in my current job. I get to be completely flexible and autonomous in my position, and love every minute!

 

Latest Activity

1. My work is pressuring me to come in when I'm sick, please advise me

   calwen replied to DogLady's topic in COVID

   Your employer’s main concern is their business and profit margins. It will never be you. Only you can take of yourself and protect your license. Nobody else. You will come up across employers and supervisors who will ask you to do things you shouldn’...

2. Leaving the bedside

   calwen replied to Newbie4567's topic in General Nursing

   I have worked many areas in acute care, and then transitioned to community health and case management roles. It really depends on what you are interested in, and what your strengths are. For example I really liked teaching patients/families about the...

3. Where to go as a nurse if you dont want to work with patients at ALL?

   calwen replied to guest1074618's topic in General Nursing

   There are some positions with insurance agencies, health plan utilization review, worker's compensation, legal offices, etc that are chart review only. You are using your medical expertise as a nurse to determine if clients are eligible for programs,...

4. I'm throwing in the towel, as HARD as it is to say because I did fight the good fight

   calwen replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Career Support

   Good thing to leave before you are burnt out to a crisp, and maybe realize nursing is not for you. Otherwise you turn into a very angry person-I have worked with my share. You may be surprised after some time away by how you really feel though-I am ...

5. first interview as an RN...nightmare job

   calwen replied to SammyRN2012's topic in Job Hunt

   I worked in Med-Surg for several years before switching to an Urgent Care clinic. I also would help out in the Family Practice clinic as well at our facility. Clinic nursing is quite different than in the acute care setting, and even for an experienc...