Maladroit

Maladroit BSN, RN

Mother Baby RN

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About Maladroit

Maladroit has 11 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Mother Baby RN.


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  1. Legal consultation?

    How does a nurse start doing legal consultation work? Is it just by being asked/word of mouth? Do you apply somewhere? How does all that work? Anyone with experience care to enlighten me?
  2. At current, I am a travel nurse. My path to get here has not been easy and I am quite pleased to have “made it” finally. Every travel nurse has their own reasons for choosing travel nursing, all valid. I’ve learned that there is a stereotype of why n...
  3. Fellow nurses, we have so many options for where and how we work, right? Is your current situation meeting your needs and working towards your goals? COVID-19 has changed so many things in the medical field. Maybe you don’t get the hours you need to ...
  4. Side Gigs?

    I've been weighing my options for a side gig for awhile and I want to know your experiences - pros and cons - about taking on a side gig. I've been looking at using MedHelperNow, but it's still fairly new and not many people know about it yet. Seem...
  5. Unexpected Side Effects from the Side Gig

    This article perfectly sums up the "gig economy" and how one company/platform is addressing this need specifically for the nursing community. Anyone else excited to try it? https://medium.com/medhelpernow/adapting-the-gig-economy-to-fill-the-ga...
  6. Thoughts/advice?

    I'm a current Med/Surg Peds nurse wanting to switch to either L&D or Mother-Baby at a large teaching hospital. Part of me really wants to be on L&D, but a large part of me is extremely nervous about the nature of L&D (unpredictability an...
  7. Bad idea?

    I forgot to say, I wasn't sure what I wanted to hear, just advice. I have a great job with very few complaints, honestly. I do know that I eventually want to make the switch to Mother-Baby, when is of no real concern. It did make me think maybe so...
  8. Bad idea?

    Even within the same hospital? I only ask because there have been 2 new grad transfers into my department recently. It just seemed common to move around after a few months.
  9. Bad idea?

    Ok, so I'm a new grad and been working at my new hospital for 3 months and off orientation for one month. I really want to move to mother-baby. I think the pace would be more my style there. When is a good time to bring this up and who do I talk t...
  10. I was so excited

    Thanks, I really needed that dose of perspective! I have always been a perfectionist and the big fish in little ponds...definitely not used to being the little fish in a big pond and the novice again!
  11. I was so excited

    I was so excited to start my job as a peds nurse! It was my dream job in my top choice hospital. I have been off of orientation for 2 days and have been feeling so overwhelmed and am dreading going back this weekend. There is such a steep learning...
  12. Is this specialty flooded in your area?

    I'm a Peds nurse in Iowa and we have a shortage here! On my unit alone, we have 7 lines open for nurses...5 for New Grads. I'm a new grad, with 4 other new grads starting on my unit recently, too. Not flooded and I'd encourage you to apply! You'd...
  13. 15 month old getting 750mg Rocephin

    I'm a peds nurse (new grad) and have never given Rocephin IM, so I'm glad I came across this thread. Now I know and will be ready when I encounter this. Split into two doses, go for the VL. Thanks!
  14. Studying?

    What do you study? Nursing podcasts?
  15. Studying?

    I am a new grad RN BSN on a Peds unit at a major Magnet teaching hospital and have been on the floor precepting for about a month now. When I have days off, I feel like I want to research, read up on, and learn about stuff I encountered at work, but...