schack

schack specializes in med/surg, tele, OB.

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1. Have you ever been told

   schack replied to purple10's topic in General Nursing

   I work in OB, so I constantly get "it must be so nice to rock babies all day"... Yeah right! I just smile and bite my tongue!

2. Work calling 3-4+ times a week to come in

   schack replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

   If you aren't interested... I would screen my calls.

3. Thoughts on Christmas scrubs...Yea or no way?

   schack replied to GoECU's topic in General Nursing

   I loved mine... feeling bad that I can't wear them now in OB... Maybe I need to find a scrub jacket with a holiday print! I say have fun and wear them!

4. sick, worried...

   schack replied to JeniRN's topic in General Nursing

   I would probably go in and hope they sent me home... Hope you feel better soon.

5. LPN to Labor and Delivery Nurse or OBGYN Nurse possible?

   schack replied to medical_mom's topic in Ob/Gyn

   My hospital and our sister facilities only hire RN's for L&D... I am in Ohio, don't know about the rest of the country. Here it is a very difficult specialty to enter into... Good luck! :)

6. I need to interview a nurse! HELP

   schack replied to hopefulUS's topic in General Nursing

   1. Demographic information about the nurse you interviewed. Do not include nurse's name. You may use initials or the terms "interviewee" or "the nurse": Gender Age Ethnicity How long have you been a nurse? What educational preparation for nursing do ...

7. What kind of nurse are you?

   schack replied to EricaSAFJAF's topic in General Nursing

   I work as an OB RN. Mother/baby/labor/delivery and outpt. I LOVE it and can't imagine anything better!

8. Paper License....

   schack replied to hiddencatRN's topic in General Nursing

   My experience...No one askes for your paper copy anymore... I have always been verified online. And I believe that soon, they won't even issue paper copies anymore. When I renewed my license, I didn't get an updated copy. I don't think you need to wo...

9. Nursing - no other job is quite like it.....

   schack replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the post. Just what I needed to get me back to work on my fifth day straight! I do believe in what I do, but somedays a little reminder is very much appreciated.:redbeathe

10. Teamwork with OR ??

    schack replied to schack's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the feedback. I wish we had the ability to have a dedicated OR staff, but that isn't happening anytime soon. Hmm... maybe I am just going to be disappointed but I really do hope to improve the relationship between our groups. I think I wil...

11. Teamwork with OR ??

    schack replied to schack's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't think I phrased my question appropriately. We aren't falling apart in a stat c/s... we do work well together. There is just a sense (on both sides of the table) that we function as two very seperate teams OR v OB and I would was looking for s...

12. Teamwork with OR ??

    schack posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    For those of you who work with an OR team (we don't scrub/circulate our sections) any suggestions on how to improve teamwork between the two units? I would like for both teams to come together during a section and feel supported by the other, and thi...

13. Would you lose benifits to get into OB-GYN?

    schack replied to Nire83's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't want to discourage you and maybe some OB nurses with more experience will have a different take on it... But I know my hospital and sister hospitals look for floor experience and critical care is a definate plus. I don't know if an office pos...

14. catheter info

    schack replied to rachael222's topic in General Nursing

    I would suggest that the pt. ask his doctor...

15. Bedside

    schack replied to ttpurtee's topic in General Nursing

    I would consider anyone with direct patient care a "bedside" nurse. Doesn't matter if it's in the OR, ER, Outpt, school nurse, etc.