Mikeya

Thank you for the information! Really helpful to get some ideas. Turns out my doctor won't even sign me off to work as a bagger a grocery store type level due to my condition, ongoing treatments, infection risk, etc.. (NEEDED, but sucks for me.) Praying I can go back to nursing, but no idea. Disability Discharge money as a patient isn't the same as living on your own doing a job you love, and yes, the money. Makes you realize just how blessed I would be to be able to tell someone "Here's your discharge papers! SO glad you're getting better and better!" I'll figure life out. Even if nursing isn't good for my safety, maybe virtual, maybe working for Epic and making that less of a hassle that hospital documentation was for new nurses and more.

Hello, I was wondering if I could get any updates to possible job opportunites I could look forward to and work towards getting given my condition/situation. Long story short... I've been a nurse >2 years, but much of that was Med-Surg on Medical leave and eventual resignations from two nursing positions (thought I was cleared for my second job until more medical complications occurred). Over a year not working now, currently on Social Security Disability to help pay for on-going treatments and medical bills. In terms of future jobs, what can I look forward to, and how would I be able to explain that properly if I ever get an interview. I don't think I will be able to be cleared for bedside nursing, and will be on immune-suppressive medication for my condition, so I'm unsure if it would be safe for me to do general bedside nursing in general. I was wondering if a position like working on an oncology unit where my patients will be immune suppressed (been through multiple rounds of chemotherapy myself, but I rang that cancer free bell!)... Would that be a passible safe position for me given immune suppression or no? Trying to get some ideas once I get past more of my medical treatments. Any ideas would help! Thank you!

Hello, Posting this here because I'm not getting anything in the other section. I was just wondering if I could get some advice as to what sort of (hopefully) nursing positions I can work towards getting given my situation. It's hard to go into details without bringing up too much personal information. But basically, I started out as a Nurse (ICU and Med-Surg experience) for about half a year, with >1 year as a Patient Care Technician on a Med-Surg floor. My career was completely halted after fighting (and ringing that cancer free bell) two cancers. But I developed a rare condition where my body still thinks it has cancer and requires what sounds like lifelong immune suppression. I haven't been signed off yet and I I feel safe to return to bedside nursing unless there are safer options out there for me. Given that, and my wide time frame without a job (about a year now), I'm just unsure where to take and how to get back to my nursing career. I just want to know what options are out there for me, and what I need to do to get into them. (Lord only knows how long I can go without a job without going craaaaazy!) But God bless my parents and amazing doctors for being able to support me through this. Thank you so much in advanced! And advice is greatly appreciated.

Medical leave and not working, rather.*

Hello, I was just wondering if I could get some advice as to what sort of (hopefully) nursing positions I can work towards getting given my situation. It's hard to go into details without bringing up too much personal information. But basically, I started out as a nurse (ICU and Med-Surg experience) for about half a year, with >1 year as a Patient Care Technician on a Med-Surg floor. My career was completely halted after fighting (and ringing that cancer free bell) two cancers. But I developed a rare condition where my body still thinks it has cancer and requires what sounds like lifelong immune suppression. I haven't been signed off nor do I feel safe to return to bedside nursing. Given that, and my wide time frame without a job (about a year now), I'm just unsure where to take and how to get back to my nursing career. I just want to know what options are out there for me, and what I need to do to get into them. (Lord only knows how long I can go without a job without going craaaaazy!) But God bless my parents and amazing doctors for being able to support me through this. Thank you so much in advanced! And advice is greatly appreciated.

Hey Everyone, I was wondering if I could get some pointers on nursing positions I could get given my situation. Basically, I'm wondering what sort of non-direct patient contact or if there is low risk patient care positions in nursing. Long story short, I'm a new RN with about a year of nursing experience, about half in ICU and half in med-surg. I've been on medical leave and now resigned for several months now due to a condition that requires life long immune-suppression. Essentially, my question is, what sort of nursing positions can I consider that would pose a low risk to myself, and what would it take to get into that position? Would positions like a chemotherapy nurse be an option, or is that still risky? Thanks in advance, appreciate any help and guidance.

Hello! I just wanted to see what others feel about this position of mine, and whether I would have any problems. I start a BSN program tomorrow, but I have a bit of concern with my speech and what people will think about me. (And any complications that could arise.) I was born with a cleft palate and had tons of speech issues throughout my childhood mainly. From what my family has said, and from listening to my own recordings, I figure that the main problems I have now are with "S" sounds and having a somewhat nasally voice. However, I can pronounce pretty much anything (medical terms as well, just need to say it a few times to learn/perfect it.) But I'm finding more and more it makes me sound like a have some sort of lisp/gayish/not sure how to describe it voice. And sometimes if I'm not paying attention and speak to fast it can get somewhat unclear, especially if I have tons of words with s's. As for making the speech better, I don't really have money to spare (and soon probably time as well) on speech therapy, and really only relied on the public school's one when I was younger. I haven't had any real help with it since I graduated high school, and that was before my last major surgery (jaw corrective surgery). I probably won't be able to do anything to help improve it other than the at home stuff I'm doing now, not until I get a nursing job at least. And even that is not a guarantee considering the medical history involving my palate/jaw/mouth in general. I obviously got through the interview part, so I do think they felt it wasn't bad enough to where I couldn't be a nurse... But my question is what kind of complications might I have? Are there even nurses with speech issues out there? If so what do their co-workers think of them, is it looked down upon? Do you think having this speech problem would make it hard to become a nurse? How bad would it look if I have to repeat something because I said something like "Student Nurses Association" (or any combination of too many s sounds) too fast? I look forward to reading your honest opinions!

Thanks for the input. I was already planning on getting a job in the US for experience first before I moved. Plus, I'd like to have a good amount of money saved up before such a move. I just hope that with that experience I'll be able to transfer from US to Canadian nursing without too much of a wait for a job. Are the job markets more open in the other provinces? I'm a long term supporter of universal healthcare in the United States (though I have no idea how the US should go about implementing it), and I agree there should be more help for the less fortunate, as oppose to the everyone for themselves mentality. At any rate I'm more than willing to learn all the differences and things I would need to know before a move to Canada, and already know about some of the differences you gave. Some of that culture change you mentioned is actually a contributing factor to why I wish to move in the first place.

Hello everyone, I'm just about to start nursing school later this August (BSN), and have a few questions for after nursing school. Pretty much since freshman year of high school I've had a desire to move to another country, with Canada always at the top of my list. My current plan is to finish nursing school, probably get at least one year of work experience in the US, and then focus on trying to get a job in Canada. My question is related to the difficulty of this. Is it hard for a US trained nurse to get a nursing job in Canada? Will I need to get a few more years of job experience before I start applying in Canada? Can I do the training for Canada nursing license while still working in the US? I'm focused on Ontario and British Columbia right now for end destinations, but I'm willing to take a job anywhere in Canada to start off. Just interested to see what people say about this, and if they've gone through it themselves. Thanks! :)

Hey everyone! Just found this topic, definitely would've been nice if I saw it earlier. I got accepted into the Upper Division program and have a few questions. Is anyone else having trouble logging into the HIPPA Certification place with your USF health ID? Mine isn't recognized. Also, they said to have professional attire for the nursing school orientation. What exactly is everyone wearing? Would khaki pants and a good polo do well or should it be more professional? Congratulations to everyone who got in as well!