Silver_Rik

Silver_Rik ASN, BSN, RN

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  1. Considering Quitting my Job

    Silver_Rik replied to Marianna5's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Of course BoN's license nurses and punish those who violate their nurse practice acts. The part that isn't true is that most state's have laws that require employers to report every nurse that is...

  2. Considering Quitting my Job

    Silver_Rik replied to Marianna5's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I’m not going to dig through every state NPA but this isn’t true. Also, report doesn’t mean official investigation. I guess it might be the law in some states, but I doubt most get any more...

  3. Do Not Compare COVID-19 (Coronavirus) To Seasonal Influenza

    Silver_Rik replied to 42pines's topic in Disaster Preparation

    A few comments on the Diamond Princess - deaths are up to 11 of 712 dx with covid19 1.5%. - 98 people are still sick - 15 are in serious or critical condition - if 1/3 of those die it brings the...

  4. Maternity Class

    Silver_Rik replied to longdistancehiker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I loved my maternity clinical rotation, and considered trying to go into L&D nursing; but I think your last paragraph makes an invalid assumption, and one historically promoted by men: that...

  5. What is it like in your hospital right now?

    Silver_Rik replied to FloatFNP-C's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We have run almost 1300 tests, 35 positive. Only 3-4 have been admitted, the rest were sent home to quarantine and recover. elective surgeries canceled, running only 1/2 our OR less some days....

  6. Kicked out, mid appointment

    Silver_Rik posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    This happened to my wife this morning. She had an appointment with her new therapist (LCSW, works for the same healthcare organization I do, but in an offsite clinic.) In the course of discussion...

  7. Kicked out, mid appointment

    Silver_Rik replied to Silver_Rik's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No offense taken and no apology needed. Personally I wouldn't send someone away for a single cough or a fever several days ago, especially around here where everyone has seasonal allergies, colds,...

  8. Are you seeing changes due to Covid?

    Silver_Rik replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    Found out last night that we’ve gone to a no visitors policy effective at

  9. Are you seeing changes due to Covid?

    Silver_Rik replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    We've stopped elective surgeries (some exceptions can be made on a case by case basis). We've cut back from 32 active operating rooms (plus reserved rooms for trauma cases) to 19, and I heard we only...

  10. COVID-19: Pearson VUE test cancellation

    Silver_Rik replied to rnpediyuh's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes, 20 minutes vs 3+ hours I’m a Dec grad too. 4/20 was the earliest I coujd find with 200 miles. I agree about keeping it on the

  11. COVID-19: Pearson VUE test cancellation

    Silver_Rik replied to rnpediyuh's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I could move mine from 4/29 to 4/20 but would require taking it in Charleston, WV - 3 hour drive - at 8

  12. COVID-19: Pearson VUE test cancellation

    Silver_Rik replied to rnpediyuh's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I was scheduled for this Saturday

  13. Job Offer advice needed

    Silver_Rik posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I am a December nursing school grad, and I have my first job offer. It is a position I am 100% certain I want. I am supposed to tell them today if I am accepting. The problem: On my license...

  14. Job Offer advice needed

    Silver_Rik replied to Silver_Rik's topic in Nursing Career

    Update: BON cleared me 10 days ago. I have my provisional license so I can start work on time, and have scheduled the

  15. Who wants to hire a graduate nurse at 55?

    Silver_Rik replied to RNat55's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like something triggered the screener (human or automated) to reject your resume - no BSN, inexperienced, etc - but someone pulled it out of the trash so to speak and have you a call? I started...

  16. "We don't hire male RNs" and other things you should never say to me

    Silver_Rik replied to labordude's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ramblings In surveys of women the preference for a female ob/gyn has been slowly increasing and is now a bit over 50% - I think suggesting that younger women prefer a woman ob combined with the...

  17. Gender Equality is a MYTH in Nursing in India.

    Silver_Rik replied to luckybanna's topic in General Nursing

    What I said agreed with you. I was saying what do cultural barriers against men taking care of women patients have to do with male nurses working in a predominantly male organization (the military)...

  18. Gender Equality is a MYTH in Nursing in India.

    Silver_Rik replied to luckybanna's topic in General Nursing

    India is 80% Hindu, 14% Muslim I don’t think Hindus have any explicit prohibition on males providing healthcare to females other than personal preference. I’d like to hear from someone who...

  19. The Wage Gap Myth

    Silver_Rik replied to car48's topic in Men in Nursing

    One thing to take into account when comparing pay versus experience (particularly years of tenure at a particular job) is an insidious reality of most skilled, in demand jobs: salary compression...

  20. The Wage Gap Myth

    Silver_Rik replied to car48's topic in Men in Nursing

  21. Who wants to hire a graduate nurse at 55?

    Silver_Rik replied to RNat55's topic in General Nursing

    A place I worked for a long time (before I got into healthcare) opened up 4 new entry level management positions in our office. Plenty of hard working, experienced, and talented older employees...

  22. termination :(

    Silver_Rik replied to dlee50's topic in General Nursing

    It's not uncommon for places to let you re-apply and work there again even after being terminated, as long as you aren't put on the "no rehire" list. There may be restrictions like you have to wait a...

  23. Who wants to hire a graduate nurse at 55?

    Silver_Rik replied to RNat55's topic in General Nursing

    One thing that would help is an accepted way to verify education credentials without dates. Something an employer can look at and confirm that you have a BSN but don’t need to know you got it in...

  24. 9 Tips for New Operating Room Nurses

    Silver_Rik replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for all of your posts about the OR. I'm a new (December) grad and have been hired to start in perioperative next month. It’s a 6+ month orientation, periop 101, 2 year commitment. 800 bed...

  25. Job Offer advice needed

    Silver_Rik replied to Silver_Rik's topic in Nursing Career

    I told them, and they still want me. Said to just keep them updated with how things are going with the BON. Sent over my employment paperwork and I scheduling my drug screen