Hi there, I'm seriously considering PH nursing and I had a question for those of you already in it. If and when you check on antepartum patients do you usually see them in their homes or in clinics? If you see them in their homes do you use one of ...
Hi there, Thank goodness for these specialty forums. I've had almost 3 weeks of orientation for a postpartum floor I am working on. Granted, I've learned a lot but since I'm a new grad I'm still learning how to deal with the fusion of obstetric and ...
Hi there, Any PP nurses who know medical spanish or who are spanish-speaking, would you be able to help me out here? Or direct me to somewhere on the web... Just started out in a PP unit and I'd like to be able to get some better Spanish skills on b...
Thanks shortstuff. The descriptions really helped me to visualize things a bit more. Question: when you say the pt trickled blood for awhile, what exactly do you mean? That is, what exactly are you seeing when you examine the pt? This is one thi...
azzurra29 replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in New Nurse
I have to say I very much concur with this. Had I known how difficult the real world of nursing is I know I might have rethought my choice for this career. I'm totally a new grad as well and dealing with one of the most difficult things I've had to...
Wow, thank you both for the helpful information/answers. Actually, I know from theory that PP hemorrhage can be insidious but I wanted to hear from more seasoned nurses. Wow, I'm still processing all that--especially what this means for new nurses ...
HI there, I'm sorta new to OB nursing but I've been reading up again in my school textbook. I'd just like to ask all of you whe practice in this clinical setting about PP hemorrhage during the hospital stay (I guess that's considered EARLY pp hemor...
azzurra29 replied to VegasNurse05's topic in Ob/Gyn
SmilingBluEyes--thanks for telling it like it is although it makes me more frightened now since I'm a new grad possibly entering a PP floor. Our nurse recruiter suggested this for me since I couldn't handle the stepdown floor of our large teaching h...
Hi there, I wish I could say I retained more from my OB classes/rotation in nursing school (just a year ago) but I'm a bit rusty. I might be getting a PP job soon so I've been trying to polish up some of my theory. I was rereading my OB textbook and...
Thank you for the great explanation. What kind of nursing does one have to do to get into such a position? Do they require other types of experience as well?
Hi there, I needed some help understanding what utilization review RNs actually do, what the job is like, what's it like on the pay scale continuum, etc. Thanks so much!
azzurra29 replied to azzurra29's topic in Career Support
I really appreciate all the comments/advice so far. rose61, I think you described a lot of what I'm feeling so far. I am indeed frightened and I think my biggest fear is not catching something when a patient starts deteriorating on me, especially wi...