Selke

Selke

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  1. Male CNMW?

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

    This subject comes up regularly on perinatal listservs: male L&D RNs and CNMs. People don't object to male OBs, right? So why do male RNs have such a hard time getting hired in L&D? There...

  2. Regular staff members are so snotty to me, the traveler

    Selke replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    Welcome to the world of traveling ... You will never be smart enough, fast enough, cute enough, knowledgeable enough, compared to the regular staff, who of course know everything, are supernurses,...

  3. So I'm fired. Again.

    Selke replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sending HUGE HUGS to you {{{{{{{{{{{{{sue}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} Finish the RN degree and you'll be qualified for much better jobs than the bad ones you've had. You'll leave the evil witches behind in the...

  4. How much would you have to win to quit working as a nurse? How much would it take?

    Selke replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    If I won $1 million, I could easily live off the interest, pay my kids' debts, buy myself a house (finally), and save some of it. No more nursing! No more taking orders from the Man!

  5. How much would you have to win to quit working as a nurse? How much would it take?

    Selke replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    If I won the lotto? I would be out the door so fast nobody would even see me leave. Hasta la vista, baby! No more nursing! Yippeee! Freedom from bondage at last!

  6. beligerent boss - Vent warning

    Selke replied to New2ER's topic in General Nursing

    Why don't you find another

  7. Nursing Resources for Reproductive Health/STI's

    Selke replied to Obiwarz's topic in Public, Community Health

    PP has tremendous resources; have you asked them directly? They also have training manuals and workshops for contraceptive counseling for their employees. Look up the CDC website for the CDC 2006...

  8. Advanced degrees intimidation?

    Selke replied to twrn03's topic in General Nursing

    Wow ... my hat's off to you! How do you do it? Best of luck with school and the job

  9. Advanced degrees intimidation?

    Selke replied to twrn03's topic in General Nursing

    Why not apply to a different unit or different hospital? This woman sounds like a loser who won't hire anybody more competent than she is. The race issue can be a factor; can this be proven as a...

  10. Nursing strikes

    Selke replied to DEB52's topic in General Nursing

    If nurses in southern, traditionally non-union (known euphemistically as "right to work") states are now forming unions and going on strikes, there must be significant changes in consciousness...

  11. Revealing medical conditions for new job

    Selke replied to New2ER's topic in General Nursing

    There are people here who will disagree with me, but ... Is your disease evident on a quick preemployment physical exam? Are you taking any meds that will show up on a urine tox screen? Are you...

  12. Group B strep & pit concentration

    Selke replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In addition to the above guidelines others quoted, consider that many providers order PCN (or ampicilin) not be started until "active labor", not at 1 cm. Getting in at least one dose before birth is...

  13. nursing in europe

    Selke replied to tinnyswimin's topic in International Nursing

    Just wondering as well as the OP, is there a single place to find listings of American hospitals in Europe? Do you have recommendations on where to go for this

  14. 17-lb Russian baby

    Selke replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    True, but I think it's a physical impossibility for the female human pelvis to pass a 17 lb baby through it. I would love to know the case history on this woman. Does anyone have more detailed...

  15. Recommended Reading for future CNM?

    Selke replied to CNM2B's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Judith Rooks' Midwifery and Childbirth in America. Penny Simkin's the Labor

  16. any nurses out there with back injuries

    Selke replied to rehab nurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Rehab nurse, my heart goes out to you. My issues are tiny mites compared to yours. Have you looked around where you live for disability rights support groups or legal assistance? Is there a law...

  17. Native American beliefs regarding birthing/childbirth

    Selke replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

    Try a medline or ebsco search for Navajo childbirth. Look up Ursula Knoki-Wilson CNM; she's a medicine woman/CNM at Chinle (no longer in clinical practice from what I hear) and there's several...

  18. Bling on the job?

    Selke replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Aren't you afraid a patient or family member will wait for you in the parking lot after your shift and rob you of your ring? That is what I would be afraid of, were I to ever have an expensive ring...

  19. Hospital rescinding job offers, can this happen?

    Selke replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    A written job offer is not binding. Usually an offer is contingent on passing the preemployment physical and drug screen. If you have restrictions placed on you by the person doing your physical the...

  20. Old timer wants to grow

    Selke replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    Look for a hospital offering those preceptorship programs for new grads, or refresher courses. They should accept anyone switching areas of nursing. I took one after being away from my primary field...

  21. Best Doula programs?

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

    Seattle Midwifery School http://www.seattlemidwifery.org/ has one of the original training programs. Look at the link for Extension and Doula Education on the left side of the page. Penny...

  22. Office Nurses

    Selke replied to wifeyT's topic in General Nursing

    Office nursing can be very boring. Offices usually use MAs because they are cheaper than RNs, and the level of work is on an MA level. When I did ambulatory care (in a family practice clinic) all I...

  23. Nurses with scoliosis out there?

    Selke replied to Selke's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    No, I don't work nights, but when I did I couldn't cope with it. I lost those years of my life, I was just a zombie when I was off work. It derailed my ambitions for grad school and I lost two years...

  24. Someone gave me a knuckle SW and I'm NPO!!!

    Selke replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I would absolutely file assault and battery charges against any patient or visitor who struck me or raised a hand against me. I don't care if they are demented or not. We have to take verbal abuse...

  25. where did the whole sexualized view of nursing come from?

    Selke replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

    http://nursingadvocacy.org/news/news.html This website deals with this immature, hurtful image of nursing in the media. Check it