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  1. well baby nursery RNs...

    Thank you everyone for the input! I have officially submitted my transfer application. :wink2:
  2. About well baby nursery...

    Thank you both so much for the input...very informative! I think I'm going to make the change.:)
  3. About well baby nursery...

    What does a typical shift consist of? I am a telemetry/med surg RN of seven years and I have an offer to transfer to the nursery. I will be working nights. Any input would be appreciated.
  4. well baby nursery RNs...

    What does a typical shift consist of? I am a telemetry/med surg RN of seven years and I have an offer to transfer to the nursery. I will be working nights. Any input would be appreciated.
  5. Is "magnet status" a joke?

    The hospital I work for now is a magnet hospital and compared to other facilities they are more "nurse friendly". Staffing is way better and the whole system is more organized.
  6. Why are Newbies Such Whiners?

    Dwelling on the negative only gives it more power -- Chinese fortune cookie
  7. How was the transition to L&D? Was it positive or negative? How much previous nursing experience did you have and did it help you at all? I've been a nurse for six years. I have five years of telemetry/med surg experience and one year of ICU expe...
  8. Rita's coming-my hospital won't close!!

    Actually, the federal government did not move fast enough with Rita. In Port Arthur, TX they couldn't get enough buses to evacuate people. They even had to leave some patients behind in their hospitals. In Beaumont, TX hospital evacuations started af...
  9. Rita's coming-my hospital won't close!!

    Grannynurse, I'm just curious. During the blackouts and snowstorms you endured were there looters with guns and knives in your hospital? Were people getting carjacked who tried to evacuate the city? Just wondering?
  10. Rita's coming-my hospital won't close!!

    My commitment is to my family. I chose to stay only to keep my short term disability for my unpaid leave when I have my baby. I did not want to lose my job. In retrospect, I would never do that again. It gets to a point where you have to save yoursel...
  11. Rita's coming-my hospital won't close!!

    You are not crazy! I was one of the unfortunate ones who worked in a New Orleans hospital during Katrina. I am also pregnant and have never regretted a decision so much in my life! I was set to lose my job as well and evacuate, but my mom and sister ...