mnbrn

mnbrn has 18 years experience and specializes in Utilization Review, OB GYN, NICU.

Latest Activity

1. RN looking to do Case Management

   mnbrn replied to VerbalGrl715's topic in Case Management

   Yes, it may be different in Canada. In the US it is almost impossible for a new grad to get into case management. And you have to have at least two years experience in CM before taking the certification exam.

2. interviewing for UR position

   mnbrn replied to mnbrn's topic in Case Management

   I got the job! I am so excited. I am researching by going to cmsa.org, and ceu's for UR/CM on nurse.com

3. interviewing for UR position

   mnbrn replied to mnbrn's topic in Case Management

   Thanks for the input. That's what I plan to do!

4. interviewing for UR position

   mnbrn posted a topic in Case Management

   I used to work FT days, but switched to PT nights 2 years ago. I have 14 years of NICU experience and 4 years of high risk OBGYN / Mother-Baby nursing experience. I care for high risk antepartum and postpartum women, newborns, gynecology and gyn/on...

5. FNP or WHNP

   mnbrn posted a topic in NP Students

   Trying to decide which path to take. A friend of mine said I would be more marketable with the Family NP vs the Women's Health NP. Would I be considered for a position dealing more with women's health as a FNP?

6. U of Indy Women's Health

   mnbrn posted a topic in NP Students

   Is anyone familiar with the Women's Health NP program at the Univerisity of Indianapolis? How is the supply and demand of this specialty? I have nursing experience in NICU and OBGYN. I am not very interested in the adult or family NP areas.

7. Do your Managers and Charge nurses work on the unit?

   mnbrn replied to pilotnurse's topic in Emergency

   I have never done ER. But on my OBGYN floor, the charge takes a full assignment. I wish that wasn't the case. There is so much to do when in charge, and it is really hard to do patient care with it.

8. Needle Chest Decompression?

   mnbrn replied to mwboswell's topic in Emergency

   heard of it in NICU, not sure about adults

9. Advice for New Charge Nurse

   mnbrn replied to CandyApple26's topic in General Nursing

   Doing Charge is tough. On a typical day, I have my own assignment of 3-4 adults (and sometimes a baby or two added to that), which includes hourly rounding. I round with the docs. Do staffing (deal with various depts and people on this). Assign ...

10. Discharge times

    mnbrn posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Does your unit have goals on what time your discharges should be done by? And what are they? Of course you have to work with your pt's needs and, but do you have a guide?

11. What is a Women's Health Unit?

    mnbrn replied to mnbrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's what I thought! Our unit was originally high risk antepartum, postpartum, and newborns. Now due to low census, we are forced to take hospital overflow. When a bowel obstruction or pancreatitis pt asks, we have to say we are a 'women's healt...

12. What is a Women's Health Unit?

    mnbrn replied to mnbrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's what I thought too.

13. What is a Women's Health Unit?

    mnbrn posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    When you hear Women's Health Unit, what does it mean to you? OBGYN, or all women with any health condition (medsurg, chest pain, bowel obstruction, post-op, etc).

14. What is a Women's Health Unit?

    mnbrn posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    When you hear Women's Health Unit, what does it mean to you? OBGYN, or all women with any health condition (medsurg, chest pain, bowel obstruction, post-op, etc).

15. charge nurse tried to make me go to work with allergic reaction

    mnbrn replied to thanx2mj's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to healhcare. We really don't get sick days, at my work they are called 'occurances'. All of us go to work when we don't feel our best (unless you are contagious- fever, diarhea, vomiting, etc). We have to staff the unit. When a sick cal...