silentwolves

silentwolves ADN, BSN, RN

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About silentwolves

silentwolves has 5 years experience as a ADN, BSN, RN and specializes in Rehabilitation.


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  1. RN jobs options after declining health

    What area do you live in? I got Lyme Disease way before I went back for nursing school. my health has been in a slow, constant decline ever since getting Lyme. They call it “The Great Imitator” because there are so many symptoms! Unfortunately...
  2. What kind of Nursing should I try next?

    I have been a nurse for over 6 years. It has been extremely hard to have any kind of balance in work and life due to health issues. I worked on a rehab floor for 5 years, and currently work as a PACU nurse in an outpatient setting. I like the job,...
  3. Nursing Career Coaching?

    Hi! I have been an RN for almost 5 years, most of that working on a Rehab floor in a Nursing Home. I got my BSN last year, and want to expand my skills. I tried a job at Dialysis, but it was too physically demanding for me. (I have low back issues f...
  4. Feeling Pressured

    RN here, been a nurse for 4.5 years and just started training in outpatient dialysis 5 weeks ago. Im feeling pressured by upper staff, asking if I like it and will stay. They told me you either love it or hate it. I don’t hate it, but I’m not 100...
  5. Hello! I live in Rochester, NY, and have been a nurse for several years. The 2 main hospitals in the area are run by either the University of Rochester, or Rochester Regional Health. I’m wondering if anybody has worked at BOTH, and can say if one ...
  6. Jobs with shorter shifts?

    Hello! I am just about to obtain my BSN, and have been working on a short stay rehab floor in a nursing home since I became an RN. (I had a 3 month job at a hospital that didn't work out). I have fatigue issues and was hoping to find a part time ...
  7. Debilitating Anxiety

    Thanks for the advice! I am working on medications. It takes so long to know whats working and what isn't! I am trying to avoid LTC since working on a rehab floor at one. I dont know, but I just dont want to work with that population exclusively....
  8. Debilitating Anxiety

    So I do not have much acute care experience. I made it through the 3 month orientation very roughly, and never had a nice preceptor who understood my anxiety. I left that job. Was out of nursing for a year, then found a job on a rehab floor in a n...
  9. Are there any hard of hearing/deaf nurses

    Me!!!! I'm basically deaf in my right ear. I've been a nurse for 2 years and still not comfortable listening to lung sounds and hearing them right. At a basic level, I can at least tell when they aren't good. I tried an electronic stethoscope w...
  10. Earlier this year, I injured my back lifting a patient. I herniated the disk at L5-s1. Did things by the book, saw Occupational Med through workmans comp. I was put on restrictions and started physical therapy. (I never missed a day of work due ...
  11. Nurses With Chronic Pain...How do You Cope?

    Hi westieluv! I love Bostons!! and pugs, and frenchies, and rotties, ect..!!! I have had chronic low back pain since I was 12, from a sports injury. I also have chronic Lyme Disease, which leads to fibro, fatigue and migrating pain on a daily b...
  12. Is this a threat?

    I was seen right away. The injury occurred on a Tuesday and I was seen by occupational medicine on Thursday. Its been almost 4 months, I can finally say I am not in constant pain, even while at rest. MRI showed a herniated disk at L5-S1, with arth...
  13. Is this a threat?

    Hello all! I'm looking for some advise. I have chronic back problems from a sports injury when I was 12. I'm 35 now. In March, I reinjured it lifting a patient off the floor. (My manager was there, and insisted we could stand him up without a Hoye...
  14. Need help tweaking my resume

    Hello! I have copied my resume, ,but taken out specific names, numbers and addresses. I am looking for a new job. Bed side nursing is too much for me. I have major depression and anxiety, plus fatigue issues. I currently work on a rehab floor in...
  15. Deaf Nurses

    Hey!! I'm kind of stuck in the middle... I was born mostly deaf in my right ear. I developed fairly normally so it wasn't noticed until I was 7!!! I can't use any hearing aides of any type according to my doctors. The nerve endings never fully ...