bmcm2girls

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1. Is it a good enough offer?--- help please

   bmcm2girls replied to newarriver's topic in North Carolina

   I was offered a job at wm Cary a few months back for a dollar less per hour. This is with five yes exp in a specialty care area. The shift diff was great though. I turned it down (not for the pAy, although I was shocked at how low it was) and now hav...

2. Any LD nurses from NC, FL, AZ, ID or GA here?

   bmcm2girls replied to bmcm2girls's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thanks for all the feedback, everyone! Jules, that has been my husbands thought as well.....NC is like the medical mecca of the south east and with that many hospitals, there is bound to be SOMETHING. I talked to a friend in that area the other day ...

3. Any LD nurses from NC, FL, AZ, ID or GA here?

   bmcm2girls replied to bmcm2girls's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thank you for that very important info! Moving backwards is on my list of fears. I am coming from a "baby friendly" family centered facility. Many before me have worked hard to break some of those barriers and continue to fight so that we aren't d...

4. Nursing in Tucson.....

   bmcm2girls posted a topic in Arizona

   I will be relocating soon and one of the options is Tucson. I am already in love with the city itself but need to know more about nursing jobs in the area (specifically in labor and delivery). What is the average pay for an experienced RN? First, ...

5. Any LD nurses from NC, FL, AZ, ID or GA here?

   bmcm2girls replied to bmcm2girls's topic in Ob/Gyn

   WOW, I was expecting a pay cut but I am not sure I was expecting THAT much of a pay cut. I was keeping my fingers crossed for around $25 minimum. Which I figured with a lower cost of living, would work fine. Not making just enough to buy groceries...

6. Any LD nurses from NC, FL, AZ, ID or GA here?

   bmcm2girls posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   We are going to be moving to one of those states in the next few months b/c hubby is military. I am trying to figure out which I would prefer and a big issue is what the jobs are like. I would LOVE to hear thoughts from any LD nurses from any of th...

7. Honest opinion for a soon-to-be New Grad

   bmcm2girls replied to sunshine63's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Good for you! I went straight into LD from nursing school. I had heard rumors of med surg being necessary...but I knew from the begining that I wanted LD. I personally don't feel like I am missing out on anything. No, I probably could never float...

8. Alaska Psychiatric Institute

   bmcm2girls replied to Dignan's topic in Alaska

   Hey there! I was born and raised in Pittsburgh...and have lived in Anchorage for the last 7.5 yrs. My thoughts.....Anchorage is "cleaner" and not as crowded. Things are more spread out....but overall not too many differences. The weather itself t...

9. Relocating to anchorage

   bmcm2girls replied to Kaligirl02's topic in Alaska

   My hubby is stationed at Elmendorf and I graduated from UAA so maybe I can help some? Anyway...UAA is the only RN program in Alaska. If your prereq's are done, getting into the ADN program might not be a big deal. The ADN program uses a "ranking" ...

10. Antepartums, Term pregnancies and flu

    bmcm2girls replied to NoSocks4You's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I posted about something similar not that long ago but didn't get much response, lol. My issue wasn't so much with taking care of the women themselves, it was more a matter of visitors/support persons that are infected. CDC doesn't have any recomme...

11. Is Doula/CBE experiance an advantage or frowned upon when pursueing OB/GYN nursing?

    bmcm2girls replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have to say, I am a bit saddened by some of the things said in this thread. Here are my .02. You have to remember, majority of the time, the patient has already made up their mind wrt what their wishes are during labor before they walked in the d...

12. Best hospital for LD in Raleigh and what is the job market like?

    bmcm2girls replied to bmcm2girls's topic in North Carolina

    Thanks everyone for your responses. I am still putting Rex on my wish list. However, I keep going online and I am not really seeing any listings at any of the hospitals for LD nursing. I have a few months so I guess I will keep my fingers crossed ...

13. Birth Doulas

    bmcm2girls replied to pamela100's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have a standard of 1:1 most times. Exceptions are if it is early labor cervidil type inductions. Even then, we try to keep 1:1 if staffing allows. Of course, there are always emergencies and things come up so we aren't always 1:1...but it is a ...

14. new grad moving to AK

    bmcm2girls replied to adventure11's topic in Alaska

    The job market for new grads isn't fantastic, but it isn't horrible either. Providence has some great "intern" positions offered a few times a year. They give specific training to nurses with less then a year training. I think most of the units ha...

15. Nursing Student who needs some help!!!!

    bmcm2girls replied to hlhohs21's topic in Ob/Gyn

    YIKES they don't even see the baby for four hours? I work at a baby friendly hospital so we are big on skin to skin but we don't do it in the OR mostly b/c of the low temps. But baby stays with mom in OR until shortly before transfer to RR. Then m...