dougjiro

Hello fellow Nurses I'm a clinic nurse looking for an opportunity to volunteer in either Ukraine or Poland. Does anyone have experience with 1) International Medical Relief 2) Team Rubicon 3) RN association or Ontario or any other aid organization. What do you recommend? Thanks! Doug

I just visited the California BRN to look at my RN license and this message showed up: ALERT On March 10, 2022, license verification requests previously completed by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) will be completed by Nursys®. Nursys® provides online verification for endorsement to a nurse requesting to practice in another state and anyone who wants to verify a nurse license. As the BRN is transitioning to Nursys® there will be a short period of time that a verification request can be made through your BreEZe account; however, it is encouraged that this option is not used. It is anticipated that this option will be removed from BreEZe in April 2022. To request an out of state verification, please visit the Nursys® website: https://www.nursys.com/ https://www.RN.ca.gov/licensees/verifications.shtml

I prefer clinical nursing to bedside because you get to interact much more with patients. Have you considered being a cosmetic or hyperbaric nurse? I started in the medical device field, than became a nurse. I provided technical support for capnography, oximetry and trach products. Quite a few medical device companies want nurses because of their ability to teach. You are in my thoughts.

I am working at an isolation and quarantine hotel caring for Covid positive and asymptomatic close contact patients. I started working at the last peak of cases back in December. The work environment was a little overwhelming but a great learning experience and the best part is I really felt like I was helping people which got me out of bed for each shift. I am currently following Jordan Peterson on Youtube who I highly recommend to you regarding what is meaningful in life. Peterson makes the case that work with responsibility is what is meaningful. Who wants to have rich parents who lavish you with money? Spending your days going from party to party. If you’re lucky, you wake up and realize that your life has no meaning engaging in self indulgence. We are lucky as nurses to have the opportunity to claw our way up Maslow‘s hierarchy. You are in my thoughts.

Started as a CNA at 48. I finished my LVN at age 51 than got into a bridge program and finished my ADN at 54. The best thing that has happened to me professionally, was to become a nurse.

Hello NRSKarenRN Thank you for your suggestion. Regards, Doug

Hello Fellow Nurses I am going for my Hyperbaric certification which requires a skills check off on a TCOM monitor. TCOM monitors are usually located in wound care clinics. Could you please let me know if you have one that I can be checked out on. It would probably take 20 minutes and am willing to compensate with cash and or chocolate. I am located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Michael Phelps is my hero for speaking about his challenges and becoming a spokesperson for mental health. Twenty three gold medals and while battling mental health. His documentary “The Weight of Gold” gives perspective to nursing.