CA CoCoRN RN

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1. Home birth vs. hospital

   CA CoCoRN replied to rnmi2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Truer words have never, ever been spoken.

2. Scrubs on LDRP

   CA CoCoRN replied to tammki5g's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We have hospital supplied scrubs. Only the RNs wear a certain color. Ancillary and technical staff wear two other colors. No one, not even student nurses can wear the color the L&D nurses wear. I've had to reasonably "jump" on a housekeeper or ...

3. LDRP preceptor DO'S and DONT'S

   CA CoCoRN replied to ads24's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I don't know where you're working, the number of deliveries per month/annum, average age of the nurses, your previous experience....nothing about you. But I will tell you this: LISTEN and SHUT UP. Ask questions to clarify, write key points down...bu...

4. LPN's in OB?

   CA CoCoRN replied to LanaBanana's topic in Ob/Gyn

   As has been said before, we only use LVNs as our scrub techs. We don't use them on the floor in any capacity (in Labor and Delivery) except to fill in as OB tech, etc. On postpartum, I believe they still use them.

5. Los Angeles Area Nursing Schools

   CA CoCoRN replied to Juni's topic in California

   Why would you have a baby when you are planning to enter a rigorous program?? Do the baby or school, separately. I was in the program as a single-mother: it was tough!!! I've been out of the program for a while now, but when I attended, classes were...

6. What is the complaint with nursing salaries?

   CA CoCoRN replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

   Right. This year, working a four day work week for most of the year, I broke the 6 figure mark. HOWEVER, in California, with housing prices the way they are, and my need for quality childcare, I haven't cleared enough to buy a house. At least a ho...

7. Pima Medical Institute

   CA CoCoRN replied to H8ERZ's topic in General Students

   However, while you are making those concessions to get where and what you want, make sure that the education you receive won't limit you in other arenas. I know nothing about their program, but I do know that if your respective educations are not f...

8. MA saying she's "the same as an RN"

   CA CoCoRN replied to RedSox33RN's topic in General Students

   I'm at St Francis. When in Nursing School, we too wore white head to toe with my college insignias attached to the shoulder of our scrub tops and jackets. It's the same way when in Medical School, interns and med students have short jackets. It's so...

9. MA saying she's "the same as an RN"

   CA CoCoRN replied to RedSox33RN's topic in General Students

   You bring up a good point about the Nurses (and Doctors) vs. the "others in scrubs". It bugs me as well. However, because we had an incident on our unit in which the pt's husband thought he was notifying a nurse, but it was really a unit secretary.....

10. Starting rate in L & D

    CA CoCoRN replied to county162's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hmmmm...well it depends. Unlike Smiling's facility, we actually DO pay specialty pay once you have completed the "residency"/training in L&D and taken an AWHONN test. Then, after so many years in L&D and obtaining one of several competencies,...

11. MA saying she's "the same as an RN"

    CA CoCoRN replied to RedSox33RN's topic in General Students

    dan made quite salient points, some of which i highlighted. just because the "length" of time that one may attend school may be in the same range in no way determines comparity of skill and education. also, many skills are being farmed out to lower s...

12. "Are you saved?" How do YOU deal with these types of questions

    CA CoCoRN replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

    I politely defer that conversation by saying that I prefer to keep my religious belief and affiliations private, out of the work setting. Funny thing though: I work in a Catholic hospital. Every morning at 8 am there is a daily prayer. We are all e...

13. Scripting: Yea or Nay?

    CA CoCoRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I guess the jist of this thread was to identify facility induced use of scripts. A couple of years ago, my facility tried to implement scripting, also with the use of the phrase, "Is there anything else I can do for you?" It didn't go well. However, ...

14. Scripting: Yea or Nay?

    CA CoCoRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't call it a script...but I do have a schpiel which I tailor to the pt as applicable. I even translate it into Spanish when necessary. I find that I don't say the same thing the same way all the time...but I hit the same points. I don't like t...

15. Differences Between LPNs/LVNs and RNs

    CA CoCoRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose it's accurate to say that I do NOT understand your argument. Any educational system is built on proving what you know...leading to grades in courses thusly to degrees granted. That's what matriculation is. That holds true not only is thi...