Jacki, RN

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1. What does the midwife market look like where you live?

   Jacki, RN replied to LuvsOB's topic in CNM

   When the midwives had people in labor the OB doctor on-call officially covered them, but did not have to remain in the hospital. The midwife, I believe, had the patient on Pitocin, which is unusual for a midwife. There was a bad shoulder dystocia t...

2. What does the midwife market look like where you live?

   Jacki, RN replied to LuvsOB's topic in CNM

   At my hospital, we did have midwives when I started...then experienced a sentinel event of one of their patients where the baby eventually died. They were all let go because the OBs did not want to cover them any longer. This is sort of sad because...

3. HELP!! RN burnout!!!

   Jacki, RN posted a topic in MICU

   If anyone has any advice it would be much appreciated. My husband is an ICU nurse and a level II trauma center. He has been in the ICU for about 1.5 years and seemed really excited about it in the beginning and mostly now. He loves to help people w...

4. Information needed

   Jacki, RN replied to bloodstnedrose's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi Ashley, First of all, do you know that you can get your RN in just two years at a tech school instead of wasting time on your LPN. I did not know that when I was in H.S. and so went the full 4 years and am now kind of regretting it. Associate De...

5. I want some advice on ob/gyn

   Jacki, RN replied to SarahD87's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi Sarah, I have been an OB nurse for two years now, graduating from a University with a bachelors degree. First thing I want to tell you, because noone ever told me in high school, is that you can be an RN with just an associates degree (2-year deg...