shellek

shellek has 12 years experience and specializes in pacu, icu, med aesthetics, massause.

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1. botox/aesthetics

   shellek replied to jamesjewell's topic in Aesthetics

   Hi, I am new to the aesthetic side of nursing after 12 years of critical care. I have been working in a clinic that treats vericose veins and myself and one other nurse are doing the "extra" stuff ---Botox, scerlotherapy, derma fillers, etc....I was...

2. Any aesthetic nurses here in TN?

   shellek replied to Tanya RN's topic in Tennessee

   Thanks Tanya RN !! I checked out AMEN and am now a member, I am also going back to Vegas for a mesotherapy certification workshop. I am working in a clinic and would like to eventually work like you-as an independant contractor. I have priced bec...

3. Off to COT

   shellek replied to smarttyone's topic in Government

   BLESS YOU ! May God be with you and your family don't stress, giving into stress makes you weak. I myself am not in the military, however have worked with many military wives and officers..... time is precious and family/friends are irreplaceable ......

4. Dosage Calculations

   shellek replied to minnielynn's topic in Student Assist

   F Y I, I know you are going through alot, however once in the "real world of nursing" you WILL have resources, pharmacist, and calculated out spread sheats for calc's, not including IV pumps with calc's on them also! You can also carry around a "chea...

5. Tattoos and nursing

   shellek replied to PrincessJessica's topic in General Nursing

   I myself do tatoo removal however love tats and question if this could be grounds for descrimination? I understand professionalism yet, also believe a person with a unsightly scar or disfigurement would necessarily interfer with employment due to o...

6. nurse shortage but difficult entry?

   shellek replied to goldie66's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I have been a travel R.N. the past 5 years and have found the hospitals that offer their own training with extra pay for their already staffed RN's to assist training-via accrediated schools to students for a 2-4 year contract payback scholarship pro...

7. Should I leave nursing, or is there a better fit for me?

   shellek replied to SeaShellRN's topic in Career Support

   Bless your heart!! I do feel your pain and concern. I my self love PACU, it can be intense at times yet you are in an open room full of staff never without some-one if not everyone knowing your pt. You do not have to deal with the same pt's daily, un...

8. Nurses: Who came from a dysfuntional family?

   shellek replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

   LET ME JUST LET US ALL RECOGNIZE "CO-DEPENDENCY" I AGREE!! NOT ONLY THAT BUT NURSES TEND TO BE or BECOME THE SOLE PROVIDERS AND HAVE MANY PERSONAL REALATIONSHIP ISSUES...caring tooooo much can often be recognized as weakness in predators! However, I...

9. How did you know "your calling"?

   shellek replied to goldie66's topic in General Nursing

   I really can't say, I was a teen pregnant mother looking for a career in which I would NEVER have to depend on a man and wouldn't take years out of my life to obtain. This option opened up opportunities of what I though then was good $, ability to ch...

10. Nurses: Who came from a dysfuntional family?

    shellek replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    I understand where you are coming from, unfortunately over the years I have learned even though your parents may not have drank or drugged infront of you the characteristic traits of dysfunction can and often is past on. This was my confusion for m...

11. average age of a new nurse?

    shellek replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in 1995 (21yrs/old)ASN then 1999 BSN (25yrs/old)......took a break from june 2004 to now may 2007(doing own massage biz) But am happily re-entering nursing....it was a self made promise to myself during nursing training----" I would...

12. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

    shellek replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a traveling nurse and been offered many times positions in AZ. I told them it would take a bit to obtain my license, they wanted me asap. they told me I didn't even need a AZ license?? confused me..although I am licensed in NV I thought ...

13. Would you call in because you didn't get any sleep?

    shellek replied to Elvish's topic in General Nursing

    If I am truely sleep deprived it is like driving drunk, not only are you compromising patient care but you may be risking getting to and home from work. I worked in PACU were we had to take call many nights and turn around and report for our schedul...

14. How would you make inpatient rooms better?

    shellek replied to Email4KH's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently working in city, state that has many specialized hospitals. To me it is some what unfair because the get all the insured paying realitivly healthy pt's where the uninsure really unstable sick patient are shipped over to county hosptia...

15. Fake Nails on Nurses, Yay or Nay?

    shellek replied to Patience's topic in General Nursing

    All JACHO hospitals I have worked in say NO! I myself am a nail bitter and acrylics keep my cuticles and nails without sores, I don't see a difference in natural and fake nails as long as they are kept clean underneath and all around. I even have w...