Mumto4

Mumto4 specializes in L&D, mother/baby.

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1. New grad, interview on postpartum unit next week. Help!

   Mumto4 replied to RNinCali15's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Good luck with your interview! Don't fret about a new grad position. I start next week to mother/baby and I haven't worked on that unit is over 12 years. They are giving me 6 weeks of orientation which can go up or down depending on what I need. Most...

2. Mother-Baby to L&D

   Mumto4 replied to RN-BSNheather's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Congrats! There's a lot to learn, but I loved L&D when I worked it. :)

3. who hard is L&D

   Mumto4 replied to RNmia2mi's topic in Ob/Gyn

   If you're looking to ease up in the lifting and moving patients, then L&D doesn't sound like the best move. There is lots of bending, lifting, and twisting...and yes, you still end up lifting of patients in L&D. It most definitely isn't an ea...

4. Pros & Con's of baby making while in nursing school.

   Mumto4 replied to 1naturalhealer2016's topic in General Students

   Baby #3 was a surprise (birth control and I didn't see eye-to-eye, that one was an IUD baby)....anyhow, I found out I was pregnant with her the same week I was accepted into my school's nursing program. I ran into pregnancy complications with her and...

5. Is it okay to have snacks in my pockets for clinical?

   Mumto4 replied to NotAllThoseWhoWander's topic in General Students

   Yep OSHA doesn't allow due to potential contamination. Also some states have laws against it. Plus it's usually against hospital policy--do you really want to potentially risk biting the hand that feeds you? Sneaking snacks just doesn't seem like a ...

6. Looking for job after 4 years of break, need advice.

   Mumto4 replied to sweetlady10's topic in Job Hunt

   The course was self-study via modules and recommended reading. Then I had a written test. They sent a copy to me and the original to my BON. Then my BON approved me for a temp license. The number of hours I had to do for my preceptorship was determin...

7. New RN

   Mumto4 replied to britthohenbrink's topic in General Nursing

   Congrats on the job! Don't fret over how things go right out of the gate. You are working med-surg in a hospital setting. They know you are a new nurse and they don't expect perfection from you. You will spend time orienting to the hospital, then to...

8. So I thought I would ask if you guys can share...

   Mumto4 replied to Postpartum RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I was hired into an L&D/mother-baby program immediately after school, but I originally graduated right in the middle of a nursing shortage in my area....back in the time of sign-on bonuses, lots of openings, etc. some of the things that helped my...

9. Specialty interest can make school difficult

   Mumto4 replied to oliviaapNS's topic in General Students

   I can understand how you feel. However, aside from the fact that you may need to work someplace other than your desired specialty after school, you need to recognize that you need some sort of med/surg to be able to take care of any patients. For exa...

10. "Job Filled".... What?

    Mumto4 replied to kass333's topic in General Nursing

    I applied in June. Interviewed for 3 different units....one at the end of July, the other two in August. All three times the jobs were marked as closed/filled before I interviewed. That hospital closes positions once applications have been reviewed a...

11. What is your most and least favourite area/specialty of nursing and why?

    Mumto4 replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    Favorite...hands down, L&D. I love the one-on-one care, the pacing, the autonomy...everything. Least...psych. I only ever had to do psych through my clinical rotations, but I hated it. Med/surg or OB patients with psych issues? No problem, but wh...

12. LPN Refresher

    Mumto4 replied to tobanurse's topic in Florida

    Thanks! It varies by state and how long you've been non-practicing. I took the online course thru nurserefresher.org. It was a lot of reading, but because I've been working from home, I didn't have a hard time being self-motivated. I'm used to keepi...

13. LPN Refresher

    Mumto4 replied to tobanurse's topic in Florida

    I'm an RN who recently did this. I got my RN in 2001 as an ASN. I worked for 2 1/2 years until I couldn't continue. I had a 4th, very unexpected, child and a slew of medical issues and it was too much. I spent the last 11 years home with my kids, rai...

14. RN to BSN

    Mumto4 replied to Steve33's topic in Career Support

    I'm planning on starting an online ADN/ASN to BSN program in January. When I spoke to them a few weeks back they said that as long as your program is "core certified" then it's a simple process and the pre-reqs are accepted. They told me that they ha...

15. New Grab Job Applications

    Mumto4 replied to amberlee9233's topic in Career Support

    Definitely start the application process before you graduate. From what I've seen, the new graduate programs are competitive and tough to get in to. However, where I live, the new grads are conditionally hired. Meaning the offer is placed but the gra...