babyrn85

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1. 7 months and I can't do this anymore.

   babyrn85 replied to nursetobe2013's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Every nurse is not a good fit for every department. It takes different personalities to mesh with each specialty. Add in that nursing care in a hospital at least is changing weekly it seems, and there's no wonder new grads, especially more seasoned ...

2. Mothers - Postpartum teaching?

   babyrn85 replied to mmeezyy's topic in Ob/Gyn

   What are realistic expectations postpartum. Especially if they had a different birth experience. Every birth and baby is different so sometimes even the multips have a tough time.

3. Med-Surg RN Looking to Join Mother Baby

   babyrn85 replied to Soliloquy's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Experience in a clinical setting is never a deterrent. OB is an area that takes a while to train to so a lot of places are going to look for the experienced OB/LD/NURSERY nurse first. But you have strengths over a new grad or someone coming in from...

4. When did u feel comfortable...

   babyrn85 replied to missyrad's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hopefully. Most of the time you do get a feel for it but even the most experienced nurse has to get a colleague to see what she thinks once in a while. Ask to check everyone you can (with the patients OK of course). We recently got a Teaching tool...

5. Advice on staying in postpartum ?

   babyrn85 replied to Registered.nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I agree. Does your hospital have a "float" pool. While you like PP you need to get your hours in. Unfortunately, this decrease in hours is not just in your hospital. Good luck and get on that phone or if you have friends in the facility ask them...

6. New grad on L&D--too much for me

   babyrn85 replied to Elisgirl's topic in Ob/Gyn

   L&D nursing is as intense a specialty as there gets. Being a new nurse is definitely a disadvantage for you. You probably have a long way to go to develop basic independent nursing skills that give you that confidence you see in the more experi...