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1. So I thought I would ask if you guys can share...

   kitti419 replied to Postpartum RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I was pregnant when I got accepted into nursing school & knew I was very interested in L&D. Throughout the program, I was in line to be paired with a L&D preceptor prior to graduation. At the last possible moment, someone in her family pa...

2. New labor and delivery nurse!! Tips/advice/stories wanted ;)

   kitti419 replied to Jburk1985's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I was just about to post a very similar thread! Congratulations on the new job! I start mine Dec 14. I have been on med/surg/ortho for the past 5 years and have been trying once a year to get into L&D. Just a couple of weeks ago, I had 2 job offe...

3. If you work nights, what are your days off like?

   kitti419 replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

   I've been on nights now almost 5 years total. I do my best to have "normal" hours when I am off. That said, I am often cranky, easily confused, and forgetful. I am a single parent. I sleep with one eye open during the day and my phone next to my ear ...

4. Orthopedic RN Navigator?

   kitti419 posted a topic in Orthopaedic

   Hi, I'm a RN with nearly 4.5 years of experience on an orthopedic unit. I enjoy orthopedics. Recently, a nurse recruiter reached out to speak to me about a position that was created at a large, nearby hospital: RN Navigator for Ortho patients. I'm ju...

5. Career Counseling for Nurses??

   kitti419 replied to kitti419's topic in General Nursing

   I got into nursing because of the diversity in nursing...When I was working on my Psych undergrad, I fell in love with research. Don't even really know what research nursing entails, but it does interest me. I feel like critical care experience is t...

6. Career Counseling for Nurses??

   kitti419 replied to kitti419's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you. Even though I have been a nurse for almost 5 years now, I still feel painfully new to the field.

7. Career Counseling for Nurses??

   kitti419 replied to kitti419's topic in General Nursing

   I always have loved working from home. I was active in real estate prior to starting my second career as a nurse. I did not like in home care mgmt, however. I worked for a very shady company to start with and I was not a big fan of sitting in people'...

8. Career Counseling for Nurses??

   kitti419 posted a topic in General Nursing

   How in the world do you know where to go when your current job has gotten stale?! I have been a floor night nurse since Dec 2010. Over the past couple of years, there have been some major changes to my unit, resulting in a completely different patie...

9. Beware OLOL Accelerated ASN

   kitti419 replied to Marble'sMom's topic in Louisiana

   yes I bought the pharm book ahead of time and started reading!

10. Beware OLOL Accelerated ASN

    kitti419 replied to Marble'sMom's topic in Louisiana

    I took accelerated RN.. It was hell. It was short but very difficult. I've been a practicing RN now for almost 9 months on a busy med/surg/ortho/neuro unit. I have taken care of up to 7 patients now simultaneously, of various acuity. Sometimes I get ...

11. You Know You're a Nurse When...

    kitti419 replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

    I often transpose normal words on billboards into medical jargon accidentally. I do it all the time - see a word that is not there like bedpan, pneumonia, urinate. Also I use "nursing shorthand" when not applicable. I find myself assessing every situ...

12. Start nursing school with a newborn at home?

    kitti419 replied to nurse2B444's topic in General Nursing

    Ouch.. Kinda mean, but very true - and here's what else ; they don't cut you any slack in the workforce either! I work with several breastfeeding mothers and my heart goes out to them. You really do miss a lot. In this sense wanting to have a baby is...

13. OLOL accelerated nursing program EJGH

    kitti419 replied to allison504's topic in Louisiana

    Just taking a little ride down memory lane here and wondering how everyone is doing now where they are... I'm 90 days+ into my RN job and it's a mixed bag. Surprisingly, I felt prepared for the patient care aspect of things, assessments, vital signs,...

14. Nurse Salary vs. Teacher Salary?

    kitti419 replied to Angela.RN2B's topic in General Nursing

    I have never wanted to be a teacher but am burned out after only 3 months of nursing! The idea of staying on my unit for 3 years makes me dizzy.

15. What's it like working an Ortho unit?

    kitti419 replied to jbee's topic in Orthopaedic

    Glad to have found this thread. I start on an ortho floor Dec 13