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YES, YES, a thousand times YES! I am an L&D nurse as well and at my last L&D job we were required to float to all floors of the hospital to include the ICU. I was one that hated floated to any floor...

Are you referring to Hurricane (Benzocaine) spray? I work in an outpatient wound care clininc and it is used along with 4% topical tetracaine in our clinic prior to debridement.

I know you are not currently looking, OP but if you are able to work nights etc. it may be easier to land a non-OB position. Due to my personal circumstances I was looking for a 8-5ish, no weekend,...

I completely agree with Klone. I also went into OB straight out of nursing school and worked there for 5 years. Two years ago, when we had to relocate for my husband's job, I knew that I was not...

Good luck to you both!

I work 8-4:30 M-F in an outpatient wound care clinic.

Are you wanting to stay in OB? My husband is in the military so we relocate every couple of years. With this past move, daycare hours, school transportation and my husbands work hours made L&D floor...

Sorry I read your OR as OB. My advice will probably not be helpful to you.

There is also OU Edmond. They opened a gorgeous L&D unit last year. I don't work L&D at the moment so I am of no help as far as where to work or anything like that. They do have one open position,...

I worked 5 years in L&D and I currently work in an outpatient wound care clinic. I never thought I would work wound care. I don't love it, but the hours work for my family right now and I work with...

I attended a Hurst review in 2005 as well. It was excellent and I highly recommend it. I agree with one1morestep. I passed the NCLEX with 75 questions and I had an ABG analysis question I would not...

We don't use KCI that often in our clinic, as our doc prefers a different company but I am going to try using the spiral cut next time that is a great idea.

A couple of years ago when I was working at an L&D unit at a military hospital I was asked to float to the ICU. I told the charge nurse pretty much the same thing and offered to help out in any way I...

Well, daycare is still an issue, I can not find any daycare that will transport my daughter to school that opens before 6:30. It's not that I am unhappy where I am at right now, it's just not my...

When I worked in NC some anesthesia providers wrote for Demerol for shivering, works like a charm. I didn't see it too often, but I did give it a few times.

Specifically Mercy. I am thinking about applying for some PRN positions to get back into L&D but due to my child's daycare situation the earliest I can drop off the kids at daycare is 0630 and my...

Had my first maggot experience today. I work in an outpatient wound care clinic. I removed the dressing and there were maggots crawling all over the patients wound. I excused myself for a brief...

The Florence Prescription - new book by Joe Tye This was our "appreciation" gift. Gee thanks. It even had a personal intro by our CNO.

This was our nurse's appreciation gift with a personalized intro from our CNO. I am not kidding. The Florence Prescription - new book by Joe Tye

Almost a year! Never in a million years would I thought I would be working in wound care and absolutely loving it! Good luck on your new job!

YES, YES, a thousand times YES! I no longer work OB, but at the last hospital I worked at from 2008-2010 we were expected to float when our census was down. We would sometimes have to float to...

I would like to see that evidence as well. I was taught go up once then down once and then Coban for the compression. No kerlix or using the entire roll. We use Unna Flex in our clinic.

I work in an outpatient clinic staffed with RNs. The only dress code we have is that we wear solid colors M-Th. On Fridays we can wear prints or tee shirts. It was an old unofficial policy of our...

Sanitas! Similar to Dansko.

I am a BSN with almost 6 yrs experience, with one of those being in wound care. I make low $20s/hr. I work in a wound care clinic 8-4:30 M-F, no shift diff. I live and work in the OKC metro area.