MelissaBarthold

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1. Thoughts on Covering Own Shift

   MelissaBarthold replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

   I worked full-time night shift....and got a terrible cold. But - because we got written up for every day we were absent from work (and if it wasn't scheduled PTO, you were absent), I went to work. In addition, the first day we were absent on 'sick ...

2. Intimidated by Younger Nursing Students

   MelissaBarthold replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I understand --- I went back to school in a RN to MSN program. I had a diploma and a grand total of 12 hours of college credit. I had to earn almost 160 credit to finish. I was working full-time, with 2 kids in college and 1 in high school. Quite a...

3. Under the Covers: My Experience With Post-op Pain Control

   MelissaBarthold replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

   Wow -- don't get me started. And --- I promise: I couldn't make this up. When I had a posterior fusion - after a week in the hospital pre-op on IV fentanyl for intractable pain and 13 hours in the OR - I was in surgical ICU. I got one dose of IV fen...

4. Drug seekers

   MelissaBarthold replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a nurse with a bad back. With the help of different docs - ortho, neuro, pain management - I used conservitive medical management for years. Then...I hit the point where the pain was getting worse and worse -- and when I finally developed foot ...

5. Age Discrimination in Nursing

   MelissaBarthold replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I just finished my DNP - I'm a little older than you are. I'm looking for a teaching position - I've been teaching part-time for the last 11 years. So far, several interviews....apparently, I don't have enough research in my background. Well, DNP'...

6. Should I get my masters? 48 years old with 24 years experience

   MelissaBarthold replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I am somewhat....mature. I got a diploma at 21....then a MSN at 50........and just finished my DNP at 66. I got both my degrees because I wanted to. Those degrees opened up new avenues for me that wouldn't have been available without them. There...

7. RN ~ BSN @ 55 ?

   MelissaBarthold replied to tjmrn's topic in General Nursing

   You might try an RN to MSN program. In most cases, you don't earn a BSN at all - just the MSN. You may be surprised how much credit you can get for the courses you've already had - both the ADN courses and the ones you took while working on your BS...