newmom17

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1. OR Internship

   newmom17 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello all! I have been a medsurg nurse for about 4 years now and I’ve decided to try to transition over to the OR, which was my original nursing plan and my ultimate end goal (to become a...

2. UVA Fall 2021

   newmom17 replied to newmom17's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   You were right! Just got my acceptance letter yesterday

3. Temporary Disability

   newmom17 replied to newmom17's topic in General Nursing

   I have std and fmla. Std is capped at a certain amount per year (can’t remember right now) at 60% of my pay (after 2 weeks pto) and after that fmla kicks in which is no pay. We have three kids to...

4. Temporary Disability

   newmom17 replied to newmom17's topic in General Nursing

   That sounds nice. I would love to do something like that and would be able to if my legal ties to my old unit hadn’t already been severed. We also don’t get sick time. We get 7 hours of pto every...

5. Temporary Disability

   newmom17 replied to newmom17's topic in General Nursing

   That’s actually why I’m paying extra for short term disability! ?‍♀️ I will definitely look into that; thank you

6. Temporary Disability

   newmom17 replied to newmom17's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks. Unfortunately because I’m starting on a new unit and am technically an orientee there isn’t a light duty option for me per my new manager and after checking the hospital for any needs they...

7. Temporary Disability

   newmom17 replied to newmom17's topic in General Nursing

   Unfortunately I was suppose to start on a new unit (same hospital I’ve been working at) the day I broke my knee and was expected to be in orientation for 8 weeks. The new unit is 100% heavy duty but...

8. Temporary Disability

   newmom17 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello all. About 6 weeks ago I dislocated and broke my kneecap among other things and got surgery in the hopes to repair it all. During this time I have been out on short term disability...

9. Temporary Disability

   newmom17 posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

   Hello all. About 6 weeks ago I dislocated and broke my kneecap among other things and got surgery in the hopes to repair it all. During this time I have been out on short term disability which sucks...

10. UVA Fall 2021

    newmom17 replied to newmom17's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I applied to the DNP program. That’s good to hear! I’m definitely not losing hope yet

11. UVA Fall 2021

    newmom17 replied to newmom17's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Shoot I’m sorry that sucks! Maybe you’ll get some good news in a few months

12. UVA Fall 2021

    newmom17 replied to newmom17's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Well, I hope you all faired better than me! I’ve been waitlisted

13. UVA Fall 2021

    newmom17 replied to newmom17's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    So I thought it was initially pretty strange because what could you possibly cover in that short amount of time right? But it worked out. I think mine ended up lasting about 30-40 minutes and we...

14. UVA Fall 2021

    newmom17 replied to newmom17's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Oh it’s my pleasure! I just wish there was more input. You know what they say, misery loves company LOL thanks so much and good luck to you as well ? ps am I the only one that thinks...

15. UVA Fall 2021

    newmom17 replied to newmom17's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Oh my goodness ditto! I’ve been practicing practicing like crazy and am really just hoping this is more of an administrative loose end than anything ?? I actually haven’t heard anything about the...