lalagrace

lalagrace specializes in OB.

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1. How to deal with postpartum patients?

   lalagrace replied to MsFlo1982's topic in General Nursing

   it kind of depends what kind of unit your on. In some hospitals once the mom has had the baby she recovers for a few hours on L&D then is transfered to a postpartum floor. Some hospitals have Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum all in the same room. ...

2. Capping Ceremony

   lalagrace replied to WhoNeedsaShot?'s topic in General Nursing

   So is this your begining of senior year capping? we had a black banding ceremony, which was lovely. It was very moving, and my school had a long history with this ceremony. We all chose a nurse who was special to us to be the person who place the bla...

3. About how long is an L&D orientation?

   lalagrace replied to shorty24's topic in Ob/Gyn

   About six months is typical for an L&D orientation. It can be hard finding a job in L&D right out of school, a lot of places like to see a year of Med surg or even post partum prior to getting into L&D. If you don't want to do that try to...

4. How much do you make as an RN in Labor and Delivery where you work?

   lalagrace replied to Janinern84's topic in Ob/Gyn

   In Burlington VT they offered me 24.80 per hour with 1 yr exp. on a postparum floor and no previous L&D experience. (plus 3-4 more per hour for shift dif.)

5. Hospital vs. Office nursing?

   lalagrace replied to MerdalRN's topic in General Nursing

   I just switched a few weeks ago from the hospital to a MD office. For me the slighter smaller per hour is more than ok vs the hours. No nights, no holidays no weekends is SWEET! As far as the work goes... I have not found myself to be too bored. I a...

6. wanting to quit

   lalagrace replied to Lucky21's topic in New Nurse

   I think that you should look for another post partum job! 8 mother baby couplets is not the norm! 4-5 couplets sure, or maybe as much as 8 moms alone, but 8 couplets is too many. Don't discount hospital nursing, or post partum nursing all together ...

7. brain sheet for postpartum/antepartum please post

   lalagrace posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   hi, newbie here wanting ideas for a brain sheet. please post what you use. thanks! laura

8. new grad given only 3 wks orientation

   lalagrace posted a topic in New Nurse

   I am kind of freaking out. I went to a great nursing school, and actually did clinicals where I now work, but its a whole new world actually being an RN. The floor, newborn nursery, is in a real state of chaos right now. A new nurse manager, lots of ...

9. NC Diploma Programs

   lalagrace replied to Cherish's topic in North Carolina

   Hi, I am currently enrolled at Watts school of Nursing in Durham. It has been a dipoloma program for 110 years. Now they are affiliated with mt olive college so that you get an associates degree as well as the diploma. It is an awesome program, with ...