momababyrn

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1. How can I survive in L&D?

   momababyrn replied to Jiayou's topic in Ob/Gyn

   You are doing just fine! There was no way you could have know a G1 P0 would deliver that quickly in those circumstances. only God knows, not us (doctors and nurses alike) when babies will be born, we can only give our best most most educated guess....

2. New Grad looking for perinatal internship

   momababyrn replied to nursepeggysue's topic in Ob/Gyn

   In your last semester in Nursing school did you do a seionr preceptorship in L&D or Mother/Baby? If so start with talking with the hospital you were at. I got an L&D training position right out of nursing school at one of the hospitals I pre...

3. Advice for getting back to my career,...

   momababyrn replied to momthenRN's topic in Career Support

   I understand where you are coming from as I am in a similar situation. I have been a nurse for 7 years. The first two years in the hospital as an OB nurse and the last 5 as a case managment/utilization review nurse with OB emphasis. I recently decide...

4. Quick Question About Weekend and Night Shift Differentials! :)

   momababyrn replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

   At the first hospital I worked at there was no weekend diff (non-union facility) at the new hospital (union facility) I will be starting at there is a weekend diff and you would get both night shift and weekend diff but if you choose to work every w...

5. med surg to ob please

   momababyrn replied to studentNY's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I say just go for it. I went in to L&D straight out of nursing school. It's not necessary to have med-surg under your belt first. It helps but is not necessary.

6. med surg to ob please

   momababyrn replied to studentNY's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I don't think it's less stressful, just a different kind of stress. L&D is more intense than mother baby but I think that because with L&D you can't physically see your 2nd pt (the baby) and the fetal monitoring strip is how you have to asses...

7. Interview process at Lucile Packard

   momababyrn replied to momababyrn's topic in California

   Yes. Lucile Packard is the Children's Hospital on the Stanford Campus. I was under the impression that they are both affiliated but seperate.

8. Best Place To Transiton Back to In Nursing

   momababyrn replied to sabrina7's topic in California

   I feel your pain. I am in the same boat as you. I worked for 2 years in L&D and PP after graduation and left to work as an RN in case managment/ utilization review with an OB focus (for health insurers). I have done this type of work for the last...

9. Interview process at Lucile Packard

   momababyrn posted a topic in California

   good afternoon! i recently applied for an antepartum/post-partum position at lpch. i was called by one of the assistant managers to interview and subsequently interviewed with them and another manager and at the end of the interview i was told that t...

10. pregnant nurse at a loss-help!

    momababyrn replied to Tatsiana's topic in General Nursing

    Please remember though if you accept a new position you may not qualify for FMLA. Most employers require you to work a year full-time in order to be eligible for FMLA leave. You also have to work for a company that has 50 or greater employees. You a...

11. Paper: reproductive issues

    momababyrn replied to MB37's topic in Student Assist

    What about the number of embryos a reprductive endocrinologist can transfer for IVF and FET( frozen embryo transfer) cycles?

12. Preferred Nursing Shoe?

    momababyrn replied to Linz8's topic in Uniform/Gear

    Have you tried Dansko clogs? They make a clog with a closed back. These are the only shoes I could wear when I worked on the floor as my legs would not ache at the end of the shift when I wore these shoes.