Bree124 BSN, RN

Bree124 is a BSN, RN and specializes in L&D.

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1. Interested in becoming a CNM..many questions!

   Bree124 replied to I<3PedsRN's topic in CNM

   What do folks think about jumping into a specialty like OB right away, vs doing med-surg for a year or two?( there is an opening at the hospital where I go to school and they are willing to accept new grads) Do it!! I went straight into L&D, and...

2. Do Chiropractors Hires Nurses?

   Bree124 replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

   Right, the exact same reason you are a nurse and not a physician, right? Get a clue.

3. Will I be considered for a different unit if I am turned down after an interview?

   Bree124 replied to es0718's topic in General Nursing

   Generally if you "pass" the HR interview, you are considered eligible to work at that facility or organization. If you are turned down for a position by a nurse manager after the second interview, it just means you weren't a good fit for that unit -...

4. At the end of a rainbow....

   Bree124 replied to ixchel's topic in CNM

   If you can find a midwifery/woman friendly place to work as an RN after graduation, I would definitely recommend a year of experience. I have been working as an L&D nurse since '09 in a tertiary care facility that also has a high percentage of m...

5. How much does an IBCLC make?

   Bree124 replied to cbcle's topic in Ob/Gyn

   International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. OP - I am sorry, I don't know how much they make. Can you find it on Salary.com? Our facility has three IBCLCs employed, solely in that role. They do not work as L&D or PP RNs. A few of our ...

6. Oxytocin-Life

   Bree124 replied to OBRN4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Our pharmacy used to mix the bags and stock 6-10 in our pyxis, with an expiration date around 72 hours after being mixed. Now we get them premixed from a manufacturer, and they don't expire for several weeks.

7. March of Dimes: Less than 39 weeks

   Bree124 replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Our facility does not allow elective inductions until 39 weeks, and then only with a favorable Bishop's score (no cervical ripening agents are allowed for elective inductions). If the score is not favorable, elective inductions are not allowed until...

8. Appropriate Patient for Midwife?

   Bree124 replied to ChristineMP's topic in CNM

   Thanks for the clarification. I am not yet a midwife (in my last year of school), but I would not feel comfortable attending a home birth for a woman who was only 34 weeks. However, many women walk around several cm dilated for weeks before deliveri...

9. Appropriate Patient for Midwife?

   Bree124 replied to ChristineMP's topic in CNM

   Are you asking for advice, or just wondering about the situation? From what you posted, I am not sure entirely what you are asking. Most women who deliver with a certified nurse midwife deliver in a hospital. Only a small fraction of CNM births occ...

10. Opening OR for VBAC

    Bree124 replied to rickdon19's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't open, or even pull anything. As Elvish mentioned, your likelihood of a repeat comes from failure to progress, not uterine rupture. However, we also have our own ORs and in-house attending OB coverage at all times.

11. Marquette - Direct Entry Master's??

    Bree124 replied to blueelle's topic in Wisconsin

    Tulip34- When you are searching for a job while in the MSN phase, does the college of nursing help you find work? No. You will need to search out job openings and apply on your own. Are there many people who have trouble finding work as an RN? No. ...

12. some truths about CNM salaries and benefits

    Bree124 replied to epiphany's topic in CNM

    I'm not sure what you mean by "saturated." We have a lot of midwives who deliver at our facility (maybe 25?), and two of them are men. I haven't come across any patients who didn't want them solely because they were male.

13. IV push hydralazine or labetalol - tele?

    Bree124 replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We give both hydralazine and labetalol IVP frequently, and do not have the pts on tele. We do frequent BPs and pulse rates, but I think I would be much more comfortable if they were on tele monitoring.

14. I want to become a RN/LPN but confused

    Bree124 replied to nhanu399's topic in General Nursing

    Once you are an LPN, you can do a bridge program to become an RN. I don't think it would save you any time to do LPN then RN rather than just starting from scratch and becoming an RN. One advantage of doing the LPN-RN route would be that you could...

15. Insurance physical - What can I expect?

    Bree124 replied to TnPatient's topic in General Nursing

    I had one of those a few years back for my life insurance policy, just got weighed, had my vitals done, filled out some forms, and I think that was it...