Selke

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  1. does age REALLY matter?

    Selke replied to pinkynbd_99's topic in General Nursing

    You've made my day. Thank

  2. does age REALLY matter?

    Selke replied to pinkynbd_99's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to hear people's comments about being an older NP/CRNA/CNM student. How do faculty, preceptors, and other nurses treat you? Are you respected? Or not? Treated like you're too old to...

  3. What I Love About Nursing Is....

    Selke replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have been honored to meet and work with and care for the most amazing people, and the most amazing variety of people, who I would never have known otherwise. I have learned so much from coworkers...

  4. What's changed in the last 10 yrs in L&D?

    Selke replied to Salgal08's topic in Ob/Gyn

    On the positive side, I see doulas in many places. Many more nurses are aware of labor support techniques. There is more awareness of breastfeeding. Hospitals finally got rid of those stupid gowns...

  5. anyone seeing this maneuver?

    Selke replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ??? "Turtling" is associated with shoulder dystocia. It's the first sign of a problem. The anterior shoulder can't get past the symphysis pubis, so the head retracts. You may be referring to...

  6. L&D floor nurse to CNM....Am I ruining my faith in women?

    Selke replied to phillies33's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    You'll get over

  7. Travelling Nurse--new grads welcome?

    Selke replied to buffalowing81's topic in General Nursing

    Excuse me, you think nursing prereqs -- basic sciences and liberal arts -- are "mickey mouse" courses? There are other threads here about this very question, and not very long ago. Google is your...

  8. speech disorder

    Selke replied to bigpine's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest you find a speech therapist who works at your hospital and ask her/him. Why not ask the pt? There are too many possible causes of speech dysfluencies as the other posters have mentioned. If...

  9. What if men dominated the Nursing profession?

    Selke replied to **All Heart RN**'s topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: Hey, there'd also be fewer nurses wearing those tacky pastel print polyester scrubs and cartoon character scrubs from places like

  10. AABC Birth Center Workshop question for current Frontier students.....

    Selke replied to mom2michael's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Yes, you are required to attend one of these workshops. Look at the AABC website for dates. You will be given information about this at Frontier Bound and with the NM601 class. You will be eligible...

  11. Marian Hospital in Santa Maria, CA?

    Selke replied to Selke's topic in Travel

    I heard they won a huge pay increase after a threatened strike last year, to bring their salaries up to standard for central CA. They have a lot of old dinosaur white male OBs who practice 30 - 40...

  12. Marian Hospital in Santa Maria, CA?

    Selke replied to Selke's topic in Travel

    You need to call the hospitals in the area and ask HR what they pay new grads, and IF they have a preceptorship program. Marian trains L&D nurses (their OB care is a bit behind the times, I will...

  13. Midwifery?

    Selke replied to marshYO8's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That instructor doesn't know what he's talking about. Check out the ACNM website http://www.acnm.org. Peruse the website and look at information for prospective students. Under find a midwife, look...

  14. Frontier Clinical Bound

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

    You have an excellent point here. Medicine has more prestige because it is male-dominated, and midwifery, which is classified as advanced practice nursing in the USA, has less prestige being a...

  15. Clinical hours required for Front or U of Cin?

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

    If you are already an FNP, some of your experience will count towards your numbers and hours, but I can't tell you how many. The usual minimum 675 clinical hours are modified for those with prior...

  16. First travel assignment in hazard ky

    Selke replied to auntsas82's topic in Travel

    It's a tiny very conservative community in eastern rural Kentucky ... in the Appalacians. They probably have difficulty attracting health care providers so may be grateful you are there, or distrust...

  17. Frontier Clinical Bound

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

    I have been having trouble understanding your posts and what your point is. Are you referring to other students with whom one must practice pelvic exams as the"population of women will consist of...

  18. Is there some sort of Nurse/Med student rivalry?

    Selke replied to ThatPoshGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I've worked with med students, residents, and MDs who respect nurses and the job we do. I've also worked with plenty who share the attitude that people who go to nursing school aren't smart...

  19. Nurse's hairdo's

    Selke replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    It's amazing how the old religious-order and military mentality of nursing still rears its ugly head in regards to a nurse's hairstyles and lifestyles. Some things concerning fashion are a health...

  20. Its ONLY 115 outside today

    Selke replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I've been in a city in southern AZ the past few weeks and I am absolutely dying in this climate. Lately it's been 110 - 115 degrees. I'm leaving in a couple of weeks and can't get out of here fast...

  21. Hurt Feelings

    Selke replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Travel

    You'll never know if this perceived "medication error" was the cause of your contract not being renewed. I think if there are ANY "incidents" that get the attention of the MDs or management and a...

  22. Frontier CNM preceptor in gainesville, fl or ft myers, fl area

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

    You may have to travel for clinicals. Many students do. That said, you need to pursue potential preceptors in your area. How to do this? Contact Frontier and ask if they can share with you their...

  23. Nurses Past Their Prime

    Selke replied to dialysis12041999's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, WitchyRN. In my brighter moments I tell myself what you just said. I have lots of trouble staying up 24 hours straight -- but I couldn't do that when I was younger, either. I don't intend...

  24. Frontier Clinical Bound

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

    I hear that students have to practice pelvic exams on each other in every program, not just

  25. Nurses Past Their Prime

    Selke replied to dialysis12041999's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't read this entire thread, so my comment may be off topic, but I find myself being asked my age in my midwifery clinicals. The implication is that I am too old to be in a midwifery program....