LAARN

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1. Are you satisfied with your current employment situation as a nurse?

   LAARN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I still love nursing, but not my current employment situation. The problems where I work all stem from management. I work in a Birthing center that has been open for 5 1/2 years and we have had 6 managers!! We have had no consistency! This has le...

2. Seconal

   LAARN replied to Cajun_DeBomb's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have worked in labor and delivery for 11 years and I have never seen Seconal given to anyone in active labor. I'm sure that you know that Seconal is a sleeping pill. I have seen it be given to women in early labor or those that come in and are se...

3. Where do I start???

   LAARN replied to Gina's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Gina, I'm glad that the info helped. There are different types of nursing programs, diploma- 3 years, ADN- which is 2+ and BSN- which is 4 years. For an in-depth discussion on which is better go into the general nursing discussion part of this m...

4. Where do I start???

   LAARN replied to Gina's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Gina, You can get started by choosing a college in your area. Get a copy of the required classes. If you choose a BSN- 4 yr program, then you will have 2 years of mostly general subjects, such as English, history, psychology, biology etc. The l...

5. PPH and REDHEADS?

   LAARN replied to rtadpole's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I've been a labor nurse now for 11 years and I have seen it time and time again! They bleed more. If a patient comes on to our unit and she's a redhead then someone always jokes that we'd better get the Methergine ready. Lisa

6. cytotec

   LAARN replied to bkirkland's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We have been using Cytotec at my hospital now for a couple of years, vaginally and orally. I can tell you that the general concensus from my coworkers and me is that we HATE it. Hyperstim occurs frequently and Terb does very little to alleviate it....

7. Yes, there are so many options

   LAARN replied to Brian's topic in Career Support

   I found that after reading the previous posts, that I could agree with at least one point in each one. I love the actual role of nursing, but I despise almost everything else that goes with it! This includes: administration, management, physicians ...