FLOBRN

FLOBRN

NICU,MB,Lact.Consultant, L/D

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About FLOBRN

FLOBRN has 31 years experience and specializes in NICU,MB,Lact.Consultant, L/D.


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  1. IMHO there is not a job shortage. In this economy so many are looking for jobs hospitals, in many cases are filtering for experience because they can.
  2. Endorsing FL RN license to WA

    Kind of late to the party here but - I endorsed from Fl to Wa spring of 2012. No problems. Pay your money, do your fingerprints and get a license. And of course, fill out the forms.
  3. Ok let me have a stab at this.. Lakeland Regional is union (I know shocking isn't it.) They are a level 2, probably doing about 2500 deliveries a year and increasing. They have LDR, CNM's, OB's and OB Hospitalists. They are becoming a teaching hospit...
  4. How to do a cold call.

    I called HR direct. I said "I see you have an opening in LDRP" When he said yes, I said "I'd like to discuss forming a partnership". I had an offer before I filled out the application. : )
  5. I NEED HELP (i am looking for a job)

    What sort of experience do you have? Where do you want to work? I understand Highline Hospital needs help. I am out on the coast in Aberdeen and we need help desperately for LDRP. There will be a new posting coming up this week for those with no pre...
  6. L&D conferences

    The annual Mother Baby Conf put on by the Academy of Neonatal Nursing is very good and actually has a lot of L/D stuff. It's in Sept each year. This year it is in Las Vegas.
  7. Does WA not hire people from out of state??

    Yes they absolutely hire people from out of state. Here is what I did. 1. "Google" hospitals in Wa state. The site that I used is http://www.theagapecenter.com/Hospitals/Washington.htm 2.Go to each site and look for a job you might want. 3. When y...
  8. Taxes in Florida

    Ok here is what I know after having lived in central Florida. Unions - The California Nurses association/ National Nurses United organized all the HCA (hospital corporation of america) hospitals in Florida. Pretty much no other hospitals are unionize...
  9. Can i be a mother/baby nurse if I have never had kids?

    Of course you can : ) All NICU nurses didn't have a baby in NICU. All ICU nurses have not been a patient there. Agree completely with the study and evidence based practice comments. Join AWHONN and read, go to meetings, conventions etc. GO to th...
  10. Truly labor your patient at the BEDSIDE. Don't chart at the desk. Palpate contractions. Be hands ON. The monitor is a guide not the be alll and end all. If you want to try and decrease the epidural rate, then use positioning, get the patient out of ...
  11. On call requirements

    Every place I have worked has mandatory call. It is the price of being a closed unit. Usually the requirement is 24- 36 hours per schedule.
  12. Assess fetus or mother first?

    Alway the mom first. If the mom is not stable, it changes the plan. I agree with putting the monitor on while you are doing the assessment.
  13. Postpartum pit

    I was a bit surprised at the person saying you give pit IV push... please read the following article. In addition the FDA recommends it only as IM or as an infusion - not IV push. http://meds.queensu.ca/medicine/obgyn/pdf/Hemodynamics_after_oxytocin....
  14. I am 58 and until this year was doing fine as a diploma RN. Now I know I will not want to stay at the bedside for another 10 years. My decision is financially, would I make back that 25K it will likely cost. My last 2 managers have said how they don'...
  15. New job - Finding it so Weird!

    I understand perfectly what you are saying - new job small hospital: still mixing pit, using "hot packs" made of hot towel and chux being reheated in the microwave, not labeling IV tubing, not discharging pts out of the monitoring system before putti...