When my baby was born last year, I started him out in the bassinet. He was a big baby, breastfed, and a constant eater. My husband took a couple of days off but then went back to work. He slept in the guest bedroom while I took care of the baby in our bedroom. Well it wasn’t long before I was cosleeping with my baby (now 1yo) because of convienence. I didn’t have any family or friends around to help (as we just moved) and I was the one up with him day and night. My husband travels a lot and could not be there to help as much as we would have liked. Ok, so then I started reading more and more about attachment parenting and cosleeping, etc. etc. And I truly thought I was doing what was best for our whole family because we were all getting decent (not perfect) sleep. Well, my baby is STILL in my bed, nursing every 2 hours out of habit, and my husband is STILL in the guest bedroom (I know a lot of ppl are going to assume I made a huge mistake and I am a bad mother, but please be kind in your answers and don’t assume judgement on me b/c everyone has a different home life and what’s best for some isn’t always best for all.) Anyway, I’ve read the No Cry Sleep Solution and tried that. The problem now is my baby nurses and gets off, but seems to be a habit every time he stirs for him to nurse.. Please help me! I would like for him to sleep a longer stretch (perhaps 5 or 6 hours) AND sleep in his own crib. When he falls asleep, I try to gently move him to the crib but he wakes and cries. I don’t object to some crying now that he is older, but he is a very light sleeper, very strong-willed, active little boy. Any advice for me? I am not looking for a lecture about why cosleeping is horribly wrong. I wouldn’t change anything I’ve done except maybe give him longer periods to sleep in his crib alone sometimes.
I am a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual who is seeking a position with opportunity for growth and learning. I am willing to do the necessary research and ask the appropriate questions in order to find the correct answer. My approach is to gain knowledge and understanding first, then to determine the most efficient and customer-service oriented way to apply my learning. I am a skilled communicator, and I place high value on team oriented solutions.
WORK EXPERIENCE
The Children’s Hospital, Aurora, CO (3/06 – Present)
Staff Assistant III Pulmonary Medicine(05/08-Present)
* Schedule Procedures and Coordinate on same day if needed
* Obtain authorizations for all procedures when needed
* Schedule Meeting, interviews and travel arrangements for Dr.’s
* Check mail and Fax machine & distribute to all staff
* Edit time sheets to make sure everyone’s hours is correct
* Times sheets- also make sure Research staff is paid from the proper grants
* Take calls daily from parents and Dr.’s
* Basic Admin Assistant Funcitons
* In charge of the Dept website’s up keep & Bulletin Board
ENT/Nuerosurgery/Plastics Check out/PSC 03/08-05/08
* Scheduled all over books and same day appointment requests
* Assisted families in whatever was needed at the end of thier appointment
* Responsible for all Documents that needed scanning
* Scheduled Same day CT, MRI’s and obtained Authorizations
* Worked Referrals and requests by outside physicians
Patient Services Coordinator (10/07 – 03/08)
• Schedule main campus and satellite appointments for the following surgical specialties: Urology, Plastic Surgery, ENT, Pediatric Surgery, and Neurosurgery.
• Verify insurance and communicate necessity of referral to families
• Overbook patients into any of the seven clinics as needed
• With guidance from nursing and surgical staff, I evaluate urgency of appointment and determine the best way to schedule the patient while adhering to the rules of the patient’s insurance
Centralized Scheduler (03/06 – 10/07)
• Scheduled appointments for 24 different medical and surgical specialties based on the guidelines required by each department.
• Designated as lead scheduler for Rheumatology and Endocrinology. As the lead scheduler, I overbooked urgent patients into the physicians’ templates and contacted families to remind them of their upcoming appointments at the main campus.
Banner Health, City, State (01/04 /01-06)
Patient Financial Representative
• Billed claims and managed follow up for one alpha section in eight facilities in WY, NE, and CO
• Ensured that all claims were accurate before sending them electronically or on paper
• Managed billing editor system to insure that there were no duplicate charges and to put certain bill types on hold
• Handled actual copies of both the physician bills and the facility bill
• Insured timely and proper payment of claims
• Determined which claim submission method was needed for each state.
• Answered patient calls during the day
• Appropriately handled confidential patient information
I am so sad. Everyday I wake up searching for my purpose here on earth. I already decided I was going to help people.. aid them.. maybe join the red cross and i will.. i am working a part time job to aid a child in a different country this summer before i start my sophomore year of college. anyway.. i am becoming a midwife nurse to aid babies and mothers… but my dream is becoming a hollywood actress.. because it is what i have wanted to do all my life.. and not only that.. my salary can help me aid a lot of people… but im discouraged because of all the competition out there and i have never done anything.. i cry because i want to travel the world.. and have the chace to help people.. individuals. i dont know why i want to help so much i just want to.. and it makes me upset im not anyone and cant help… my fav. actress is Angelina Jolie because she basically reflects what i want to do in life.. but she has a chance to help and i dont… sometimes i pretend i have the money to help.
i pretend that i will make it.. only to be put down by family members… because even though i can barely aid myself i want to help others…..
but the truth is i have enough even though i am not even middle class in the usa…. i have enough.. i am wealthy.. considering the fact that many people accross the world can feed their families with just a dollar a day. i have enough…. im not dying… or in extreme poverty.. and people need help.. and i wanna help.. i wont save the world.. but i want to help.. i feel so bad i cant.. i dont wanna sound dramatic but please… take a look at the real world… and look beyond what u are taught everyday.. this world gets harder eveyday.. people are dying!
Darren -
Thanx for the help.
I do try to do what I can.
I’m trying to aid a little girl or boy
from a needy country.. i can only afford to support one.. thats why i need more income you dig? but if i dont become an actress i will always help with whatever i have…
Thanx for all the comments! =]
My goals are to become an ED nurse, helping people and traveling the world.
I am thinking about military ED nursing, or picking up and moving to a hospital that will offer me an ED position.
Either way I want to eventually become a worldwide agency travel nurse after I feel comfortable with my experience level, or do Drs without borders or something like that.
What should I start off doing though? I am leaning towards the military since the pay and benefits seem better and I would be able to travel off the bat, and it would be pretty cool to learn how to fire a gun and such, but I don’t know about the commitment.
I am a senior and will have my BSN in May of 2010