Selke

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  1. More education after 50

    Selke replied to tigermom's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Ask yourself a few questions to help clarify your goals ... like, why do you want an MSN? Why in education? Do you want to teach nursing? Have you asked some of the faculty at your school or other...

  2. Opinions about Access nurses?

    Selke replied to jolie22's topic in Travel

    I'm considering a short term assignment in AZ or southern CA in the next few weeks. Is the agency good to work with? The staffer on the phone sounded nice. I haven't worked as a traveller before....

  3. Opinions about Access nurses?

    Selke replied to jolie22's topic in Travel

    I am interested in either/or short term assignments to Chinle AZ and CA (both L&D) through Access. Anyone have experience with

  4. ABSMC, Berkeley

    Selke replied to gymjunkie's topic in California Nursing

    Welcome to the states, Adrian! Your best bet is to check out this website, http://parents.berkeley.edu/ There is a wealth of information about the SFBA, schools, housing, &c. Sign up for the...

  5. Antimidwifery attitude.

    Selke replied to birthmamaew's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Yes, this is the website for the American College of Nurse-Midwives. Look under "Career Center" on left hand side of the page, click on this, and go to "Foreign Educated Midwives." If there are no...

  6. More education after 50

    Selke replied to tigermom's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I have the same concerns. I just turned 49. Shutting down that negative little inner voice is hard but you can do it. Just go to school and tell that voice, "OK, yeah, you're right. Now I have to...

  7. Agism in nursing???? (furious rant potential)

    Selke replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    The good news is that, there is growing awareness among nurse researchers and hoo-has that the nurse workforce is aging and that, hey! older experienced bedside nurses just aren't just a drag on the...

  8. L & D Hospitals...

    Selke replied to Marie1205's topic in California Nursing

    The issue of using CNAs in L&D units comes up on perinatal listservs regularly ... few L&D units use CNAs except for jobs such as stocking and ordering supplies, things that don't require...

  9. Complete patient and breech

    Selke replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hey, don't feel bad about your skills!!!! Breeches are hard to come by in labor to examine in the first place. Those other "more experienced" people missed it. Do they feel bad? I bet the doc...

  10. midwives and doulas

    Selke replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think it depends on how the pt's midwife practices, so this must be discussed with her in advance. For example, does she stay with the pt throughout labor, providing labor support? Is the pt...

  11. ABSMC, Berkeley

    Selke replied to gymjunkie's topic in California Nursing

    I can't tell you the pay scale. Wow, 40/hr for a new grad? Amazing. I think it was low 30's for a new grad when I was there just a couple of years ago. (New RNs here in CT make, I think, in the...

  12. ABSMC, Berkeley

    Selke replied to gymjunkie's topic in California Nursing

    Sutter Health (of which ABMC is part of) and Kaiser has the highest pay rates and best benefits in the SFBA. I made the most money of my life there and only left to return to school. There is a...

  13. ABSMC, Berkeley

    Selke replied to gymjunkie's topic in California Nursing

    I worked there from 2002 to 2005. What is your

  14. Why don't nurses join the ANA?

    Selke replied to gauge14iv's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: I've wondered the same thing, that nurses of every stripe are the largest single workforce in the health care world and what power would be unleashed if they all got their s**t together...

  15. Why don't nurses join the ANA?

    Selke replied to gauge14iv's topic in General Nursing

    And for what it's worth, I'm an APRN with a Master's degree and I don't think they represent me, either. Interestingly, when the role of Nurse Practitioner was first proposed, ANA was opposed to it....

  16. Why don't nurses join the ANA?

    Selke replied to gauge14iv's topic in General Nursing

    n[prn]Will never become a member because they are weak, ineffective, and completely out of touch with the average nurse in this country. I sometimes wonder who exactly they think they are supposed to...

  17. GLBT Nurses

    Selke replied to TuckerBug's topic in General Nursing

    First, congratulations on finishing nursing school! Best of luck to you in your new profession. What to reveal about oneself to coworkers is a bear of a question, but important to address early on....

  18. Regional differences in OB terminology ....

    Selke posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Good morning everyone, What are some of the regional differences in terminology you all have encountered? For example, I lived and worked in Chicago and the California Bay Area. When a lady is 10 cm...

  19. NP w/no desire for RN?

    Selke replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hey, don't call yourself Old Guy! You're not old!!!! (I'm turning 49 next week ....

  20. Antimidwifery attitude.

    Selke replied to birthmamaew's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I'm so sorry you're experiencing this. Welcome to nursing, sad to say. This is one form of horizontal violence or bullying amongst nurses. There are many, or a lot (I can't quanitfy the percentage)...

  21. state school vs ivy league school for MSN?

    Selke replied to Selke's topic in Post Graduate Students

    You go, girl! I just want to be a fulltime student and finish school. I heard of RNs attending grad school who worked full time while going through school. A nurse I worked with in 1992 and I took...

  22. state school vs ivy league school for MSN?

    Selke replied to Selke's topic in Post Graduate Students

    You are absolutely right about the students. George Bush went here, you know. I'm a fool, and this has been the worst possible place for me at this time in my life. I can only blame myself for my...

  23. NP w/no desire for RN?

    Selke replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for the clarification, but I was repeating what the teacher of this Prof Issues class told us. She did not even mention this requirement of ACNM that one have an active RN license to take...

  24. NP w/no desire for RN?

    Selke replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I should clarify. The term "direct entry" is used in different contexts and is confusing. The students are not lay midwives in a DE/CPM/lay midwifery program (take your pick of nomenclature for...

  25. NP w/no desire for RN?

    Selke replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The students are practicing under their preceptor's and the school's licenses and insurance, like when you got your undergraduate nursing experience. The requirements for clinical hours vary by...