It's hard to say without getting a feel for how the unit as a whole runs but that seems like overkill to me too. Here, whoever has been laboring with the patient stays as the mom nurse. Our team lead comes as baby is crowning to transition baby. RT a...
I don't know what a STAN monitor is? Sorry,still relatively new to this specialty. :-) There always what ifs. I mean we have crashed a patient before and then had 9/9 APGARS, but obviously that's a whole lot better than "what if" we had done this sec...
Before I started in Labor and Delivery I pictured myself being the nurse who was an advocate for natural labors and not rushing to c/s. But reality is...different. Maybe my view is tainted by my work experience. I love where I work but it is a large...
I have been on nights almost 2 years. Started on 8's and changed to 12's in January. It seems so much easier on 12's - I am more tied when I come home so i get to sleep sooner and the fewer days at work seemed to help too. But since summer started my...
I definitely would not. A) I hate watches. I mean I like the way they look but I don't like the way they feel and I never remember to look at them anyway. I just use the clocks in the room - they show the seconds. B) 300 is expensive for a watch! I m...
seemerun replied to Carpediem1012's topic in Pre-Nursing
I have been a nurse for 10 years and I can say that I am proud! I mean it is definitely "just a job" many days. I get tired of the BS and tired of being tired. But I worked really hard to get here, I am glad I went down this path. My job is interesti...
Thank you all! Every birth is different and a slightly new experience. But I feel a lot better about things. Sorry L&DRegisteredNurse! That was my morning yesterday too. :-(
seemerun replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Ob/Gyn
I think you can hate med-surg and yet do really well in L&D. However, in my experience you will need recent hospital experience before being considered for any L&D position. I applied for what felt like a thousand positions but it wasn't unti...
So glad you got on! I was going to pipe in and say there's really nothing special about PP. Except for the fact that it is low turnover so not as many openings. Plus, it's a fairly "desireable" unit so when the openings do come up there's lots of com...
I had my first twins experience and I have to say I didn't like it much. Once A was born everybody immediately were all over mom. Hands up inside feeling for presentation (mind you no epidural) pushing on her tummy to make baby "descend". Then when a...
It seems they are most often planned sections. But if A) is head down they can attempt vaginally. They are required to push in the OR to expedite a c-section for baby B if they don't come head first. They are not allowed to try for vaginal for any m...