Selke

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  1. NP w/no desire for RN?

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

    I think a large part of the problem driving these discussions of experience as an RN as a prerequisite for becoming an advanced practice nurse is the way the programs are structured and frustration...

  2. NP w/no desire for RN?

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

    You go, girl! You may find that it's not the relative lack of clinical experience that might stymie you in grad school, but the fact you'll be the "old lady" in the class. But your skills as a...

  3. perineal massage vs. "ironing"

    Selke replied to lionkore's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A study just came out on this very subject, which you can download in .pdf format at http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/513202 Leah L Albers, CNM, DrPH; Kay D Sedler, CNM, MN; Edward J Bedrick,...

  4. Disability and Nursing

    Selke replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    Check out http://exceptionalnurse.com/ A website for nurses with

  5. Anyone graduate from Rush?

    Selke replied to kitty9898's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I graduated in 1989 from Rush with my BSN. I'm not a CRNA but know that it's about the top rated program in the country, I think according to US News school rankings. I worked at Rush in the late...

  6. any california nurses??

    Selke replied to KCstudent's topic in California Nursing

    Check out the websites in my post above. Also look at the California Nurses Association website (http://www.calnurses.org, I think) for latest info on strikes in the area. I think CPMC (Calif...

  7. VERY Untraditional student needs advice on essay please

    Selke replied to krisssy's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Congratulations! I'm so happy for you! Your school is lucky to have such an awesome candidate. You have so much to offer your future patients. You'll be a wonderful psych NP. Good

  8. any california nurses??

    Selke replied to KCstudent's topic in California Nursing

    Check out the hospital's websites, call their recruiters and ask them about benefits like relocation

  9. Lunesta vs. Ambien

    Selke replied to ER-RN2's topic in General Nursing

    What dosage of melatonin are you all taking? Has anyone here tried clonopin? What's your experience with this? I've had insomnia for years (lie in bed, can't get back to sleep), anxiety, &c. Am...

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

    Selke replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've experienced all of the above. I have difficulty getting past recruiters and I can't help but think it's my age and the fact I'm not a new grad. I am getting my resume checked out by my campus...

  11. Just how many nurses from IL do we have here at allnurses?

    Selke replied to jadednurse's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I am from Chicago, went to nursing school there and worked several years, then worked in Berkeley CA for 3 years. Now I'm in grad school for midwifery elsewhere and plan on moving back to Chicago to...

  12. any california nurses??

    Selke replied to KCstudent's topic in California Nursing

    The two large hospital chains are Kaiser Permanente http://kaiserpermanente.org/ and Sutter Health http://sutterhealth.org/ , and they pay the highest. They have hospitals over the entire bay...

  13. Is doula training useful?

    Selke replied to BonnieSc's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'll second what others here have said. Doula training is the single best thing anyone can get if thinking of working in labor and delivery. Go for it, it will be money well spent. You will learn...

  14. Taking some time off???Please help!

    Selke replied to Lizziefive's topic in General Nursing

    Any type of overseas volunteer work looks good on a school admissions essay and on a job application. I'm presuming you may be eventually applying for grad school, or may want to go into public...

  15. VERY Untraditional student needs advice on essay please

    Selke replied to krisssy's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I wouldn't talk about your health problems -- those are not the school's business. After acceptance, if you need special accomodations, I'd bring it up then, but it sounds like you don't need them....

  16. Moving to SF...HELP!

    Selke replied to jzprple's topic in California Nursing

    Some of the hospitals will give you money up front to payback your loans if you're a new grad. (Pissed me off because I am still paying off loans and am not a new grad, so I didn't qualify for the...

  17. OBTV -vs- GE QS system

    Selke replied to obosoon's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Used the GE QS system for both surveillance and charting at my last job in California. It is not user friendly for charting, reading the printouts is impossible. I've heard through the grapevine...

  18. Wow...from a student

    Selke replied to INFJ's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congratulations on witnessing your first birth ... this experience will stay with you, no matter how many more births you participate in! Your "wow" experience is likely a good indicator that this...

  19. self confidence issues starting grad school?

    Selke posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

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  20. CNA who wants to be a midwife.

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

    Ah, you just graduated from high school! Good luck! You have plenty of time and are on the right track. I'm impressed at your resolve and determination, that you have such precise goals at this...

  21. CNA who wants to be a midwife.

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

    Few L&D units hire CNAs. A few might hire them as supply techs, but generally the OB techs (OR scrub techs) do this type of stocking work, maintenance of equipment and supplies, support for the...

  22. Dysfunctional Unit or Thin-skinned nurse?

    Selke replied to cathyish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    California's mandatory staffing ratios for mother:baby are 4 couplets. California has a huge nursing shortage. There also exists a state mandated staffing ratio. A law mandating lift teams in most...

  23. Direct-entry MSN programs

    Selke replied to elizabells's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Dear Diana, High School is no measure of future success in life. Look at the vast number of ex HS athletes and cheerleaders who are now insurance salesmen and fat bored housewives, whose imaginations...

  24. New Haven CT area RN agencies

    Selke posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    I just moved here for grad school and have to work my way through school. I'm applying to every hospital in the Yellow Pages and also need to apply for agency work as I am nearly out of money. The...

  25. "Natural" birth

    Selke replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You said it brilliantly. I never experienced labor support until I left the teaching hospitals in the midwest. The issue is, how does one teach this to nurses who can't work around nurses...