MSMCnurse2004

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1. When did you take off for maternity leave?

   MSMCnurse2004 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone. I haven't posted in a while and am now pregnant with my 3rd child. I was wondering when most people take off for maternity leave. Is it 4 or 6 weeks before, or should I try to wait until I am due. I never worked during my last pregna...

2. When did you take off for maternity leave

   MSMCnurse2004 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi everyone. I haven't posted in a while and am now pregnant with my 3rd child. I was wondering when most people take off for maternity leave. Is it 4 or 6 weeks before, or should I try to wait until I am due. I never worked during my last pregna...

3. pitocin induction question

   MSMCnurse2004 replied to l&drocks's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We mix our own pitocin. We usually start off with 10 units of pitocin in 1000cc. Sometimes the doctors double strength it with 20 units. Then once the baby is born, we administer 20 or 30 units of pit.

4. Starting first job and feel like I'm leaving my kids

   MSMCnurse2004 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, Tomorrow, I start my first job (full time in L&D) and am having a difficult time with guilt leaving my kids. My son is in the 3rd grade, and probably won't have a hard time with it, but my daughter is just about to turn 4 and has ne...

5. New grad not wanting to work. Finally got job

   MSMCnurse2004 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi guys, A while ago I wrote that I was a new grad not wanting to work, and I sure did get a lot of responses. Mostly negative, but I read them all and opened my mind, that many people have their own opinions. I waited almost 8 months, and finally ...

6. How much $ do RNs start out at?

   MSMCnurse2004 replied to Doug85's topic in General Nursing

   I am a new grad (May 2004) who just accepted a position. The starting pay for me is around 25 per hour with a 15% differential for nights. So my night shifts will make close to 30 per hour. I also applied at other hospitals that range in salary from ...

7. New grad not wanting to work

   MSMCnurse2004 replied to MSMCnurse2004's topic in General Nursing

   I want to thank everyone for their positive opinions, but now I have to answer a couple of comments. First of all, I had my son when I was a senior in High School. I went to a JC to get all my pre-recs out of the way. When I applied to nursing scho...

8. New grad not wanting to work

   MSMCnurse2004 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, I am a new grad (May 04), and passed boards July 1st. I have 2 kids ages 8 and 3. My son is going into 3rd grade and we just signed a modeling contract for my daughter. I have no desire to start working. I applied at USC and got off...

9. More Strange Baby Names

   MSMCnurse2004 replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I graduated with a guy named Telef Telefson, and my family also knew a man named Harry Dick

10. nclex in cali

    MSMCnurse2004 replied to bayb3e629's topic in NCLEX

    Hi guys, I took the NCLEX on July 1st and my name was up on the BRN website within 6 days, They said it would of been up sooner, but the 5th was a holiday. Call the BRN and make sure they have everything they need from you or your school. I don't ...