TarheelRN

TarheelRN specializes in Labor & Delivery, Peds Cardiology.

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1. OB nurse and childcare - help!

   TarheelRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi all, When I started in nursing 3 years ago as a L&D nurse, I was initially lured by the perks that nurses have - such as not working 5 days a week. Working 3 twelve hour shifts was enticing...and yes, I do like it. But now I am pregnant (yeay!...

2. Child Care and RN Hours - help!

   TarheelRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all, When I started in nursing 3 years ago, I was initially lured by the perks that nurses have - such as not working 5 days a week. Working 3 twelve hour shifts was enticing...and yes, I do like it. But now I am pregnant (yeay!) and I am having d...

3. Precipitous Second Stage Question

   TarheelRN replied to TarheelRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   PS...they both were AROM'd and GBS pos, so I didn't want to check every 5 min....:)

4. Precipitous Second Stage Question

   TarheelRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi everyone, So 2 nights in a row I had multip women w/ epidurals that couldn't feel a thing...no pressure, pain, nothing. I checked them after the epi and foley...1 was 6cm, one was 5cm. Both gave no inkling of pain, discomfort, change, etc. The d...

5. Doula turned RN....L&d or Mother/infant the right place for me?

   TarheelRN replied to heartlover07's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi there, Congrats on joining the RN field...we need more nurses! I am a L&D RN and was a birth doula for 2 years before going to nursing school. I did peds cardiology before joining L&D...so like you, I did a telemetry sort of unit before ...

6. Moving to NJ this summer...where to work?

   TarheelRN replied to TarheelRN's topic in New Jersey

   Hi, thanks - we will be living in one of the 4 cities I listed: Livingston, Long Branch, Paterson or Newark. Those are our choices in order for his medical roations, so we hope to live near the respective hospital in that city. I don't necessarily ...

7. Moving to NJ this summer...where to work?

   TarheelRN posted a topic in New Jersey

   Hi, I am a Peds Cardiac nurse in Chapel Hill, NC and new to the board. The reason I write is because my husband is starting his clinical rotations for med school in NJ this summer, so we are moving your way soon. We have a list of hospitals to choo...