natusia84

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1. Why is nursing like this?

   natusia84 replied to shine123's topic in New Nurse

   I used to feel that same way when I started my first job after graduation. I felt intiminated by my coworkers, afraid I was going to make a mistake and utterly disappointed. But the more I learned, the more comfortable I felt. Now, I can happily say ...

2. Mommy Will Be There

   natusia84 replied to canchaser's topic in General Nursing

   When I was a volunteer at my local hospital, hoping to be a pharmacist, it was a nurse who was so kind and encouraged me to go into nursing instead. She treated her patients which such kindess and gentleness, that they were usually still smiling when...

3. Real Nursing

   natusia84 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   Such a great article...educating patients brings healthcare to their level, in a way they understand. Better informed patients usually make happier patients!

4. What is your schedule like?

   natusia84 replied to Brandy0331's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I work 3 -12h shifts and its the best thing ever! I'm off 4 days a week, so thats plenty of time to go to school, run errands or simply sleep in. At this point in my life, I don't think I could ever work every day of the week!!

5. who catches your babies?

   natusia84 replied to iluvob's topic in Ob/Gyn

   At our hospital, level 2, 1200 births/year the same LDR nurse catches babies and once mom is stables assesses baby. If something goes wrong, nursery gets called in and they take over caring for the newborn. Nursery is present at all section and they ...

6. Fetal Demise less than 20 weeks

   natusia84 replied to SC RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I agree that these patients should be on an OB floor, where staff, RNs and CNAs (at least at our hospital) who have experienced a similar loss, care for or just visit these women who are going through a difficult time. The hospital staff also sends ...

7. Anyone here who went to L&D as a new grad?

   natusia84 replied to twoangels's topic in Ob/Gyn

   congrats!!!! I was a new grad starting out in the Special Care Nursery and its been two years and I have never regretted my decision! I love my job, and have a passion for nursing that I may have never uncovered if I went to med-surg first. Good luck...

8. The Circumcision Discussion

   natusia84 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We have circs done A LOT in our hospital. I think, personally, I would want my son to be circumcised only if I knew the OB had a good reputation for making the procedure as quick and painless as possible, because I have seen way to many Residents doi...

9. Women who don't know they're pregnant

   natusia84 replied to StarNurse2006's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I heard that happens, but working in a community hosptial that serves a lot of teenagers who come in with their mothers -shocked- that they are pregnant always makes me a skeptic.

10. 75 Questions on NCLEX, pass or fail?

    natusia84 replied to Lurksalot's topic in NCLEX

    This post brings back so many bad memories of all-nighters studying!!! But 75 questions was all it took to pass!:)

11. PRE-NURSING CNA - beneficial or harmful

    natusia84 replied to dwilhelm's topic in General Nursing

    I have never been a CNA, but I went to nursing school with girls that were. They were much more confident with patients and much more familiar with the hospital setting then the rest of us newbies.

12. Very Confused about first job-cont. of very nervous first job. HELP!

    natusia84 replied to beat2beat's topic in General Nursing

    WOW! Only 2-3 days of orientation!?! As a new grad I had 12 weeks, with the oppurtunity to lengthen that if I needed. That seems frightening to be on your only after such a short "orientation". By orienation they do mean shadowing a nurse, right?

13. I cant start IV's!

    natusia84 replied to Creamsoda's topic in Emergency

    It was a challange when I started working in the NICU and my very first IV was on an infant!! It takes time and patience be be able to feel not just see the vein. But once you know what a vein feels like and slowly advance the catheter, with practice...

14. I need help from an RN from another country!! (I'm in the US)

    natusia84 replied to tanyaRN09's topic in International

    Hi Redima! My name is Natalia and I am doing a project similar to the one in this thread for class. I am a Master's student starting my second semester and I need to befriend an RN from another country. Because I'm new to allnurses.com, I'm still lea...