jcol1460

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1. Labor as a spring board to acute care?

   jcol1460 replied to jcol1460's topic in General Nursing

   It's been a couple of years since I dusted off Edna St. Nappington of the Shire (the nickname I gave my OB text book). Any recommendations for review materials that aren't a text book to help me brush up on the concepts of L&D? I know the residen...

2. Labor as a spring board to acute care?

   jcol1460 replied to jcol1460's topic in General Nursing

   I accepted the position today. It was a difficult decision for many reasons, but I'm happy with the decision I made. Thank you everybody who chimed in with your thoughts. It definitely helps having a sounding board. Now I'm off to go catch some babi...

3. Labor as a spring board to acute care?

   jcol1460 replied to jcol1460's topic in General Nursing

   I never said I didn't want it.....it is a speciality I like and applied for specifically. But that doesn't mean I don't have interests in other specialties as well. Really just curious how transferable the skills a L&D Nurse are to other areas of...

4. Labor as a spring board to acute care?

   jcol1460 replied to jcol1460's topic in General Nursing

   This particular L&D unit is in a trauma based hospital with a level 3 nicu and specializes in high risk pregnancies. Not saying that the patients aren't generally healthier most of the time, but the potential for very sick moms/babies is more pr...

5. Labor as a spring board to acute care?

   jcol1460 replied to jcol1460's topic in General Nursing

   It's not that my heart isn't in it at all....and I'm not the kind of person to bail as soon as I could. L&D is one of the specialties I liked and applied for specifically. I just want to make sure I'm not doing myself a disservice in the long run...

6. Labor as a spring board to acute care?

   jcol1460 replied to jcol1460's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, should have used the term critical care.

7. Labor as a spring board to acute care?

   jcol1460 replied to jcol1460's topic in General Nursing

   Acute care in my definition is ER, ICU, Step Down units. That's my ultimate goal, but the hospitals in my area don't hire new grads directly to this units. I have an offer from L&D unit which I'm interested in, but I'm concerned about getting pig...

8. Labor as a spring board to acute care?

   jcol1460 posted a topic in General Nursing

   In the course of interviewing for new grad positions. I had one manager tell me labor and delivery was as good a spring board into acute care as any other specialty. I could see her point as this dept has to be ready to provide emergency care and OR ...

9. career change resume

   jcol1460 posted a topic in Job Hunt

   i've just finished creating a new resume in preparation for a career change. i'd love some feedback. All of this barely fits on one page, so adding all kinds of 'what i do at xx job' would literally take an entire page. and the skills section is brok...

10. so now what??

    jcol1460 posted a topic in New Nurse

    **this was posted on another board, but i figured i'd post it here too** hello all, i'm a freshly minted RN and need some wisdom from those who have traveled this path prior to me. (sorry if it's long) background: i currently work in a substance abus...

11. what do i want to be when i grow up?

    jcol1460 posted a topic in General Nursing

    hello all, i'm a freshly minted RN and need some wisdom from those who have traveled this path prior to me. (sorry if it's long) background: i currently work in a substance abuse agency. i started at this agency as a therapist, and have moved up the ...

12. PBSC Fall 2015 Nursing

    jcol1460 replied to sjc1984's topic in Florida

    the new new application won't be released until closer to the due date, so i doubt you'd be able to get your hands no that one. so if you've seen the one with the new hesi and education point structure, then you've seen the one we filled out. we were...

13. starting a case management department

    jcol1460 replied to jcol1460's topic in Case Management

    While the answer is clearly yes, non profits very often don't do what is easier or make a whole lot of sense 😋. Not to mention, I doubt my agency would pay what an experienced case management nurse could command in this field. I think the benefit ...

14. PBSC Fall 2015 Nursing

    jcol1460 replied to sjc1984's topic in Florida

    If you pm me your email address I'll send you what the spring point system was. It may change again for the fall though due to the changes for mandatory classes they're putting into play.

15. starting a case management department

    jcol1460 replied to jcol1460's topic in Case Management

    Actually, yes, I do read the nursing and physician assessments. I will say though, that the medical issues I encounter are all pretty similar as they are results of drug and alcohol use. It is rare for us to run across major medical issues as clients...