cubbynurse

cubbynurse specializes in OB.

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1. Do postpartum nurses assist with circumcision?

   cubbynurse replied to moodyred01's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Where I work, if the parents have consented for a circ the baby will be circ'd before discharge. The RN assigned to that mother/baby couplet is responsible for setting up the circ room, applying the emla cream or drawing up the lidocaine, and settin...

2. May 2008 grads....how are things going?

   cubbynurse replied to marilynmom's topic in New Nurse

   I passed boards June 23rd and started work on a High Risk OB floor July 28th. I had a good relaxing time off to review (yep, I took my books to the beach!) and I'm really enjoying work. I have 7 more weeks of orientation but my preceptor has really...

3. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

   cubbynurse replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am a new OB nurse (High Risk Antepartum/Postpartum) and I am about to start week 5 of 12 of orientation. I recently cared for a patient with preeclampsia who had been treated with magnesium. She is a healthcare professional but not in the OB fiel...

4. aggravated during orientation

   cubbynurse posted a topic in New Nurse

   I am having two issues currently during orientation and I don't know how to go about either of them. Issue #1: I'm not sure if my preceptor is always following proper procedure. Sometimes my preceptor will do something that she has recently told me ...

5. Has anybody felt like they know they pass

   cubbynurse replied to booski's topic in NCLEX

   I felt pretty confident when I finished the exam and walked out.....it took me several tries to type my credit card number in correctly for my results 48 hours later though because my hands were shaking and I had barely slept. That confidence defini...

6. Postpartum Nursing

   cubbynurse replied to postpartumnurse's topic in New Nurse

   I would say that it would be critical to have another nurse show you (and possibly multiple times) how to properly check for clonus. I just started on a high risk antepartum/postpartum unit and many of our moms have PIH/Pre-X, so we check for it oft...

7. Intimidated by delegation.

   cubbynurse replied to ANH_RN's topic in New Nurse

   I definitely hear what you're saying....I'm terrified at the thought of delegating. I worked as a Nursing Assistant on the same unit where I am now a nurse. Unfortunately, some of the NA's consider some RN's "lazy" when they delegate. They see the...

8. A funny thing that happened at work

   cubbynurse replied to EllenDeeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   That'll be a great story for him to tell his baby when baby gets a bit older!

9. Becoming Chemo Certified

   cubbynurse posted a topic in Oncology

   Can anyone tell me what is involved in becoming chemo certified? Thanks!

10. Methotrexate for ectopic pregnancy

    cubbynurse posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    K new grad here so I've got a few questions :) I was recently informed that I will need to become chemo-certified for work so that I can give methotrexate for ectopic pregnancies and chemo to our pregnant patients with cancer. Has anyone ever been r...

11. venting: fetal demise

    cubbynurse replied to redhedgoddess's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not a thought, but a question....what do you mean by "no cord"? Does the cord detach when the baby dies in utero? Sorry if this sounds stupid...

12. New Grad Orientation - How Long...

    cubbynurse replied to rosstat2's topic in New Nurse

    i just finished week 1 of my 12 week orientation. for the first 8 weeks i am 40 hours/week and then weeks 9-12 i drop down to 32 hours (what i got hired for)

13. Sign On Bonus in Chicago for New Grads?

    cubbynurse replied to lookin4ER's topic in Illinois

    i don't think it necessarily indicates a potential problem with the hospital....as an update, i was incorrect in calling it a signing bonus apparently. thats how it was described by the recruiter but the person who processes it in HR (who i was talk...

14. Should I work as a GN b4 u pass I pass my boards

    cubbynurse replied to PEBBLES1's topic in New Nurse

    Look into it for your state...I was told that in IL there was no opportunity to work as a "nurse" until you had passed boards (new nurse practice act as of 1/1/08), so "graduate nurse" was not an option for me.

15. Let's introduce ourselves...

    cubbynurse replied to pedi-RN's topic in New Nurse

    All I will say to that is that vents were not as scary as I expected....I did my role transition/final rotation of school in a NICU and was terrified to get a ventilated baby. I was absolutely positively shaking when I had to suction for the first t...