MS Kathy

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1. Working at River Region Medical Center

   MS Kathy replied to AmberMay's topic in Mississippi

   Hi Amber, I'll be at work Monday night so anywhere from 8p-7a would be a good time to try. :-)

2. Working at River Region Medical Center

   MS Kathy replied to AmberMay's topic in Mississippi

   Every job- unit is what you make it. Right now I hear rumblings about the 36 hour work week that we just went too. I used to commute to Jackson but that got old so I had to take a break. As with any job- decide what you need and what will make you...

3. OR -C/S QUESTIONS

   MS Kathy replied to ldcmw1's topic in Ob/Gyn

   The amount the circulator has to do in our c-sec is crazy- and you have to do more! Our nursery does receive baby from surgeon, so that is at least one thing. We do a base count (before entering or right after spinal- depends on exact circumstances)....

4. IBCLCers? Started down the road, anyone else?

   MS Kathy replied to lovingit's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Good Luck! I've been an IBCLC for 2 years and it means more to me than my RN (just bay a small margin though :-) ) Kathy

5. Cardiac to OB??

   MS Kathy replied to kmj1228's topic in Ob/Gyn

   My thougths are that the first year in nursing is really just figuring out your nursing practice. I spent 10 months on a telelmetry unit fulltime & PRN in a little county ER then I went to L&D. The experience was invaluable, I felt I was ab...

6. Vag exams with sterile gloves or regular gloves?

   MS Kathy replied to RNBelle's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We use sterile gloves. Heck I want my care providers to wear sterile gloves to do anything to me (I'm only slightly kidding). Glove boxes are yucky!

7. Titers

   MS Kathy replied to hmellish's topic in General Nursing

   Most programs have a release clause regarding Hep B vaccination. The titers come back relatively quickly. I would get the titer and then if you are not immune, get the first shot, check titer again b/f next shot is due. My experience- mine and my k...

8. CHS nurses

   MS Kathy replied to bsg rnc's topic in General Nursing

   We are new to the CHS system too. I'm not real sure what I think of it yet. I'm new to the hospital (almost a year) and that is about the same length of time CHS has been here. We have been seeing lots of changes and talk in the last month and a hal...

9. RN jobs still available in MS-central?

   MS Kathy replied to MissRN0520's topic in Mississippi

   Honestly- I don't know. How long has it been since you've done floor nursing? ACLS and EKG are definitely helpful. Masteral units- I don't know what that is, but if it is just more education to work towards your BSN or Masters- I'd really look at s...

10. RN jobs still available in MS-central?

    MS Kathy replied to MissRN0520's topic in Mississippi

    Are you here yet? If not- there are jobs. But I hear different things lately about some places in jackson having hiring freezes and freezing extra benefits, but I heard Jackson nurses go a base raise at the beginning of the year. I work in Vicksburg...

11. Life with kids and nursing school?

    MS Kathy replied to NESS2bNURSE's topic in General Students

    You can do it. :-) He is so little he won't remember lots about the hard times. I just graduated with 4 kids as a single mom. The thing to remember is that this time will pass anyway- whether you go to school or not, might as well go now. And time m...

12. Nursing school & kids

    MS Kathy replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

    I am a single mom with 4 kids ages 3-10.I just finished nursing school. It is absolutely doable- especially if you have family and friends willing to help. Good Luck! Kathy

13. Nurses: Failure rate of courses perplexing - Jackson Clarion Ledger

    MS Kathy replied to Nursing News's topic in Mississippi

    Honestly ,I don't know. I took it. My BSN class is really amazingly smart. Most of them will pass NCLEX on the first try and will make excellent nurses. I do thing the system has failed them. I personally didn't know about an exit exam before going t...

14. Hesi Power...

    MS Kathy replied to punkstar's topic in General Students

    We've used it off and on for the last semester. I did HURST review the week before HESI (just happens to be how my school scheduled it). The few days before I started reading through the HESI book concentrating on the HESI Hint boxes. I went through ...

15. Choosing The LPN track over RN

    MS Kathy replied to QueenMum's topic in Mississippi

    Hi I didn't forget about you. I just didn't run into my friend the way I normally would over the holidays. She got tired of dealing with Hinds and applied to start in the Fall at lousiana tech college??? in Tallulah. Kathy