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It seems that hospital case management i a great thing in the midwest. I have a friend who got in with no experience. I have 8 years of experience here in Florida, and they are always interested until they get to the question of "Can you lift at l...

Everyone was so helpful with my last topic! My friend and I were talking about Newborn Nursery Nurses and several questions came to mind. First...how do you feel about the training that Newborn Nursery nurses receive? Should they have NICU experie...

Hi! I am looking for some information. A friend of mine is doing some research to help change the way they do things at their hospital's newborn nursery. She needs information on first baths (what to wash with), cord care (what to use), first f...

Thanks everyone! Everything helps!!

I have to agree with you, Brandy! I am 51 and am NOT interested in a BSN or MSN at this point of my life. The money that would have to go out would not be justified! I am hoping that afjgnp has the ability to use what she has to find something els...

No need to apologize. Soemtimes I think that someone in the same profession is the only one who can truly understand how it is to be in a position that causes great pain, but also the thought of having to do something else causes a different kind of...

Dear afjgnp...I am so sorry to hear that you are having problems and I know where you are coming from! I can totally understand your frustration. I, too, am in a similar situation. I have been looking for work I can do as an RN for almost 4 years n...

I totally agree that it is quite challenging to change specialties in nursing. Yes...there are many options for nurses to choose from, but (and I speak from experience here) once you go into a particular area (mine is Neonatal ICU and Pediatrics) th...

Been there and done that! After we were concerned about a new hire that wasn't doing well and was having a bad attitude when questioned, we started digging into her references, etc! Turns out her license was fake! I almost threw up! I cannot stre...

I have to say that it is a little of both. Although I have been looking for a job as a full time RN for over two years, part of my problem is finding a job that I can do as I have a spinal cord injury and nerve impingement in my neck and that comes ...

I can definitely understand how you feel but having 30 years of exprience and no BSN gets me the same rejection. There is no happy medium.

I am currently working with a pediatric home health care company, but due to the weight lift restrictions, I have very slim pickings. I have not had anything in a month. I currently am lucky enough to have a baby coming back on board this week that...

Hi. I am an RN with the exact problem as you, but on my right side. I have bulging discs at C5-6 and C6-7 with nerve impingement at C7 and a compressed spinal cord. I have been lucky that epidural steroids have kept my pain and tingling/numbness a...

My dear friend. I wish I could say that I don't know what you are going through, but I do. I have been fighting these demons for over 11 years. They have always found a way to keep me just out of reach of a job. I have one thing that is worse. T...

Unfortunately this is one of the reasons I left the NICU 10 years ago. Having had a 1:1 pt., four vents (all on pressors/2 on HFO), and four feeder growers with 3rd, 7th and 10th admission proved too much and too unsafe for me. It made me crazy! I...

Thank you, Jerenemarie! They make such a big deal in the hospitals about pain management, documentation, relief, etc. Yet we have been dealing with Fibro for so many years that we know our bodies better than anyone, but when we say we are in pain...

Being an RN has been hard for me. I was diagnosed with FM in 1986. I was attacked by a patient in the ER and after being out for 2 and a half years with horrific pain and being sent to psychiatrists because they thought I was faking the pain and us...

Hi to all. I am new here and am finding these threads quite helpful. Here is my problem. I was attacked by a patient in 1984. I ended up with severe neck issues. I was out of work for 2 and a half years and I ended up as a Neonatal ICU nurse in ...

I have discs that bulge at C5-6 and C6-7. They were 5.1mm and 5.7mm and now, with the help of an excellent chiropractor, they are down to 4.0mm each. The neurosurgeon wanted to remove both discs and fuse from C5 to C7 and I said no. I have also do...

Thanks so much for all of the encouragement and good ideas. Sometimes I swear I can't see the forest through the trees anymore! I always welcome outside sight to help me see the whole picture. Again, thank you!!

I do mine as follows: Travel Company/ Agency 2001-2009 Medical University Hospital A - RN NICU Hospital B - RN Level II Nursery Hospital C - RN NICU If you have more than one travel company or agency, then list it the same with...

You are still a "new grad" for at least a year. You sound like me in my first year! I hated delegating because I thought the other nurses would think I was not pulling my weight or using others to do my work so that I didn't have to do the work mys...

I did a 1 1/2 hr. commute for a year and a half. When I fell asleep at the wheel, I quit that job. Too scary!!