alfa-sierra BSN, RN

alfa-sierra has 18 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Psych.

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1. Is asking to switch my preceptor in this scenario rude/wrong?

   alfa-sierra replied to brandnewicu's topic in General Nursing

   You must ask for preceptor #2 for several reasons:1) you have all the right to be assertive. This is a crucial stage that will shape your career for the future. Maximize your learning potential with...

2. Pre-employment physicals: Who pays?

   alfa-sierra replied to alfa-sierra's topic in Travel

   Thank

3. Pre-employment physicals: Who pays?

   alfa-sierra replied to alfa-sierra's topic in Travel

   What if the Quantiferon is positive? Does it differentiate between active TB and non-active?

4. Pre-employment physicals: Who pays?

   alfa-sierra replied to alfa-sierra's topic in Travel

   Thanks for your reply. Once or twice I did a physical on my dime. It was however rejected by a new employer. because they wanted the results on the company stationary and format. But they paid for the...

5. Pre-employment physicals: Who pays?

   alfa-sierra replied to alfa-sierra's topic in Travel

   Thanks for the

6. Canceled Contract

   alfa-sierra replied to nja06's topic in Travel

   It could very well be a decision made by a low rank bureaucrat. I would try to speak to the Manager or DON . They should be able to see the big picture. Hopefully. If you get no honorable recourse I'd...

7. Pre-employment physicals: Who pays?

   alfa-sierra posted a topic in Travel

   As a travel nurse applying for a new job I've been told by the Agency recruiting me that the expenses of the pre-employment physical exam (inclusive Chest XRays to rule out TB, since I am PPD...

8. Bringing in the Boys: How to Attract More Male Nurses

   alfa-sierra replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

   DISCLAIMER- Just for the record: that is not my belief or conviction that men in nursing lack compassion. Quite the contrary. I was paraphrasing another

9. Bringing in the Boys: How to Attract More Male Nurses

   alfa-sierra replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

   It is hard to conceive that any sound minded policy maker in this day and age would commit to ink that sort of unlawful discrimination in their P&P!! But I believe that there are still a lot of...

10. Bringing in the Boys: How to Attract More Male Nurses

    alfa-sierra replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    I do not agree with higher pay exclusively for men as an incentive to bring men into nursing. As for bringing women into coal mining the incentives ought to be acceptance and respect which of course...

11. Bringing in the Boys: How to Attract More Male Nurses

    alfa-sierra replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    Well Said! Thank

12. Bringing in the Boys: How to Attract More Male Nurses

    alfa-sierra replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    No, not exactly. It's not that simple. People go where they feel welcomed, valued and respected regardless of gender, age, race, etc, etc. If a gender has not been historically well received in...

13. Bringing in the Boys: How to Attract More Male Nurses

    alfa-sierra replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    For the most part men lack compassion??!!! That is another example of outrageous and insulting stereotyping...In more than 20 years of nursing I did not find a shred of evidence to support that. We...

14. Bringing in the Boys: How to Attract More Male Nurses

    alfa-sierra replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, you deduced!!! Twice as much?! Highly improbable if I may say. You must make allowances for the "male bragadoccio syndrome" very prevalent among insecure male

15. Bringing in the Boys: How to Attract More Male Nurses

    alfa-sierra replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    I have been in the nursing frontlines for 20+ years (male RN, BSN) and have yet to meet a female RN that made less money than a male counterpart for the same work and specialty. In fact, in Psychiatry...