alfa-sierra

alfa-sierra BSN, RN

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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 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...

  3. Pre-employment physicals: Who pays?

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

    Thank

  4. 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?

  5. 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...

  6. Pre-employment physicals: Who pays?

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

    Thanks for the

  7. 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...

  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...

  16. Researching Hospitals Before Signing Contracts

    alfa-sierra replied to infinitynotzero's topic in Travel

    Very good question. I am specifically interested in PSYCH travel assignments. I found very useful to Google the name of the facility and add to the search words like "deficiencies at" or "...

  17. "Your job is to make me happy"

    alfa-sierra replied to Nurse216's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hear, hear!. Insightful. Kudos to you, Embassador of Good Will. We need more nurses like

  18. "Your job is to make me happy"

    alfa-sierra replied to Nurse216's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Please do not miss the obvious: HOSPITALity-HOSPIce-HOSPITAL. You see? Can you connect? It's not only semantics. Yes, we are indeed in the Service industry, yes we ought to be in the Hospitality...

  19. "Your job is to make me happy"

    alfa-sierra replied to Nurse216's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The nurse could- with a little sense of humor- have paraphrased an old Calvin Klein commercial ("...when you look good, we look good!") and said " when you are happy, we are happy!" and thus deflected...

  20. Drug seekers

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

    Passing judgment is counterproductive: doesn't promote healing and some patients will pick up on those vibes. You ask for helpful links. Google "Motivational Interviewing" for a different approach....

  21. Why is it inappropriate to stand up for yourself?

    alfa-sierra replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you for standing up not only for yourself but, implicitly, for the entire nursing profession. And by that I mean the class of self-respecting, confident, assertive, autonomous and yes, even...

  22. Nurses eat their young - now I understand why.

    alfa-sierra replied to RN_Marie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    as a person, as a humanist, as an experienced rn with management time i found your posting less than inspiring. i got several hints from your posting about where the real arrogance might be. were you...

  23. Nurses eat their young - now I understand why.

    alfa-sierra replied to RN_Marie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As a person, as a humanist, as an experienced RN with management time I found your posting less than inspiring. I got several hints from your posting about where the real arrogance might be. Were you...

  24. Differing types of therapeutic self-defense philosophy and techniques

    alfa-sierra replied to mingez's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks for your posting. I want to offer some comments because I see nowadays in our specialty a lot of chaff mixed with the wheat and a lot of wolf wearing lambskin. First red flag: "we have physical...

  25. I hate my boss!

    alfa-sierra replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    The fish rots from the head, the proverb says. I am amazed how prevalent bad management practices are out there. Why is that? Answer is: because they can. If you want you can help to bring change...