serenity729

serenity729 specializes in Labor and Delivery.

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1. Planning pregnancy while looking for job

   serenity729 replied to serenity729's topic in Career Support

   SL2014, thank you. I think I am nervous about how pregnancy early on in an employment arrangement would impact getting my job back if I had to take leave, or "quit" in good standing, for me to take 3 mos off (even if it were unpaid).

2. Planning pregnancy while looking for job

   serenity729 posted a topic in Career Support

   Hello everyone! I posted a few months ago about whether it would hurt my career to take 6-9 months off of work. We decided to go for it. I am an L&D nurse with 2 1/2 yrs FT experience at the time I left my position due to my husband's job loss. S...

3. Will taking time off harm my career?

   serenity729 posted a topic in Career Support

   I'm an L&D nurse with 2 years' experience. My husband and I want to move out of the area we're in, and are interested in taking 9-12 months off to travel around the country before we settle back down somewhere. Will this negatively affect my care...

4. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

   serenity729 replied to nirvana1's topic in Humor

   As an L&D nurse I've gotten to see a lot of naming going on. The interesting ones that I remember off the top of my head are: Royal Princess Areola Kal-El (that is Superman's original Krypton name. Her other children are named more "normal" name...

5. Frontier CNEP Class 116

   serenity729 replied to labordude's topic in CNM

   I worked with a male L&D nurse at my old hospital. He was great! There are plenty of male OBs, why not male labor nurses and Midwives? I applied to Class 118, have yet to hear.

6. L&D nurse want to be cnm (maybe??)

   serenity729 replied to orgo geek's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I feel the same way, so I don't think it's "abnormal." I too want to be the one working with the mother and participating in the decision-making. It's my plan to go back to school and become a CNM. I'm going to wait a few years before doing this beca...

7. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

   serenity729 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX

   I finished in 75 questions, got the "good" pop up. Congratulations to all my fellow nurses. We worked so hard and this is truly one of the happiest days of my life!

8. NCLEX Takers Support Thread

   serenity729 replied to mat25:40's topic in NCLEX

   Oh wow, this thread is awesome. I take my NCLEX on Sunday morning. When I wake up bright and early to study tomorrow, I'm hitting my knees for you 8am test-takers! You've learned, you've practiced, you've endured, and tomorrow you get to SHINE. That ...

9. Administering meds (like Pitocin) without medical indication

   serenity729 replied to serenity729's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Haha, no, I know the Hippocratic Oath is a doc's thing, but I figure it could apply to nurses too... You're right, there was probably more going on that I don't understand. I know I have a lot to learn...and as someone just essentially said, my best ...

10. Administering meds (like Pitocin) without medical indication

    serenity729 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Is there any other field of nursing in which medications are administered to patients without a medical indication? I'm thinking, first and foremost, about Pitocin. I know there are situations in which Pitocin should be administered. While on my OB r...

11. Dear Precepting Student:

    serenity729 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Students

    Lucky you...what if we never learn that in our nursing program? I work at a large Boston hospital and there are many limitations on what I'm allowed to do in my clinicals. Nurses working there don't even put in their own IVs or draw blood. There are ...

12. Dear Precepting Student:

    serenity729 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Students

    I had the same experience, MsPontiac. How much I learn is entirely dependent on my instructor and site. I'm about to go into my last semester. I've put in a foley once, and I've never started an IV. I think I've hung IV medication twice. I assist my ...

13. Wrong reasons for going into nursing.

    serenity729 replied to madfowl's topic in General Nursing

    Someone who goes into nursing for the "wrong reasons" or who doesn't have a "passion" for the work may end up being a better nurse than someone who feels she/he was born to do it. I've always known I wanted to work in the medical profession, either a...

14. NYU Accelerated BSN Fall 2009

    serenity729 replied to FaithD2009's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Amyjay, I agree with you about the community colleges - I have had some great professors in my classes at Citytech in Brooklyn. That's quite a dilemma you are having with picking NYU or waiting. From what I have heard, this year was incredibly compet...

15. NYU Accelerated BSN Fall 2009

    serenity729 replied to FaithD2009's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Agh, at the last minute I sent in my deposit to NYU. I hope that they accept it! There's so much going on in my life right now, and I don't want to make a bad decision. I have heard mixed reviews about NYU, but I've heard mixed reviews about ALL acce...