Selke

Selke

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  1. can't do nightshift anymore..on the verge of having nervous breakdown

    Selke replied to inthesky's topic in General Nursing

    Have you tried getting a letter from your treating psychiatrist or other MD for your job stating that for health reasons you cannot work nights? You seem to have pretty serious reasons for not being...

  2. Why Won't Anyone Hire Me??

    Selke replied to princesskarabu's topic in General Nursing

    Identify hospitals in your area you want to work in, and identify nursing specialites you would like to orient in -- say if you are open to med/surg, peds, rehab, whatever, more than one might be...

  3. What if men dominated the Nursing profession?

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

    :yeahthat::yelclap: I couldn't have said it any better. Sad thing is, I see the same mentality among midwives, especially when comparing midwives to CRNAs. Now I wonder if this self-defeating...

  4. Angels posing as hospital patients?

    Selke replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Angels are not necessarily those who mainstream society may think they are ... angels take the form of the stranger, the outsider, the other, the poor, those of color, those with alternative bodies...

  5. Will I EVER be a CNM?

    Selke replied to dinah77's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Can you get UIC to tell you why your application was rejected? Don't give up. I suggest finishing your ADN and finding a job in L&D -- ANY job, night shift, do some fast talking with managers,...

  6. WORST Hospital EVER.

    Selke replied to missingunc's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you've written your account of this incident. Can you report this facility to the state? This is serious and has to be a breach of minimum standards of care (I'm not an ER RN so don't know...

  7. I have been a nurse for 10 years, now what?

    Selke replied to Morning-glory's topic in General Nursing

    I felt that way 6 months out of nursing school. I had it beaten into me (figuratively) that my place was to be there to do the scut work, not to learn and advance and grow, as the medical students...

  8. Considering Frontier in Kansas?

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

    Check forum threads here about this issue of finding a preceptor. Also, contact Frontier, as they should be able to share with you contact information of students and alumni living in Kansas and you...

  9. Breaking a contract?

    Selke replied to Meghan1017's topic in Travel

    Natkat, I know you're right ... thanks for the link to Nurse Ratched's blog. But ... one has to try. Nursing sucks as a profession ... it is one of the most dangerous professions with a high injury...

  10. Breaking a contract?

    Selke replied to Meghan1017's topic in Travel

    Your contract will tell you of any financial penalties for breaking a contract. Did you file an incident report about this assault and battery by the patient? Did you inform your agency? I'm sorry,...

  11. Finally looking at grad school!

    Selke replied to 2BNavelgazer's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    this is an excellent plan! this would be sufficient experience to take into your ip clinicals ... there is much to midwifery, such as office visits, that l&d nursing experience does not really...

  12. Doctorate in Nurse-Midwifery?

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

    Frontier is starting up their own distance DNP program this year, I think. I'm not interested in a DNP at this point, but were there a DNP in midwifery already available instead of the MSN, and if it...

  13. cross-training and traveling

    Selke replied to FAMU_RN's topic in Travel

    You must be experienced in the area of nursing already to get a travel assignment. Find a staff job in your area to get training in the area you wish, work it at least a year, preferably two, then...

  14. Written Up Again?? what's wrong with this picture??

    Selke replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    This situation needs to be approached from a systems level ... do not blame individuals at all, no negative "write ups" or blaming whichever poor nurse someone doesn't like and is one cog in a long...

  15. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Selke replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And the only time MDs really get into patient teaching and really, really explaining things to the pts is when there is a camera around ... otherwise it's "this is what we need to do" then leave the...

  16. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Selke replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Labor and birth are nothing like those shows you watch on cable TV. It takes time to have a baby. This is a good time to start working on becoming a patient person and letting go and allowing...

  17. Nurses with scoliosis out there?

    Selke replied to Selke's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I had a 98 degree right thoracic curve that was straightened to about 30 degrees after weeks of halo-femoral traction, fusion (T6 to L3), and Harrington rod, then another year in a Risser body cast....

  18. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    Selke replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Can you get into a BSN completion program? Or, if you are interested in a master's degree, there are more and more ADN to MSN bridge programs out there. I think nursing's a practice profession, any...

  19. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    Selke replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I thought this ol' BSN only route to entry into nursing went the way of primary nursing in the 1980s -- early 1990s (and having only 3 patients for total care!) as hospitals started laying off nurses...

  20. Becoming an RN after being a CPM

    Selke replied to ENanasca1's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    You need to contact the individual schools regarding which classes and life experience they will accept as credit towards your nursing degree. There is usually a time limit on acceptance of past...

  21. OnAssignment Nurses?

    Selke replied to merae's topic in Travel

    $39/hr without rental car is pretty good. I'm getting $24/hr, no rental car, no insurance, but am getting a housing

  22. Rush University

    Selke replied to zenman's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think you get free tuition if you work FT there. I recall their FNP (I think) and CRNA programs are top rated (sorry, don't remember). The free tuition part is not to be overlooked .... plus it's...

  23. Terminated

    Selke replied to NN242's topic in Nursing Career

    First I'd examine why this situation arose, what I did to contribute to it, why the other people involved terminated me, and make sure this will not happen again, whether it be something I did or...

  24. OnAssignment Nurses?

    Selke replied to merae's topic in Travel

    I'd check around if I were you. My experience may differ from others, as I think compensation, repsonsiveness, &c, depend on your particular recruiter. I am working at a SFBA facility and making...

  25. RN2B-Sciatica-Help!

    Selke replied to SonicnurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am not an attorney nor do I have good information about how workmen's comp works, but I've been around and heard a lot of horror stories. Personally, I would not want this on my job record or any...