seanymph

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1. Mag patients on pp floor--help :(

   seanymph replied to babyswaddler's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Like stated previously we have ratios here and do 4:1 and if have a Mag mom then it is 3:1 and your other 2 are usually over 24hrs and may be NICU Moms. It is not save any other way for you or the patient and is not even close to AWOHNN guidelines, w...

2. stanford hospital in palo alto, ca

   seanymph replied to goins004's topic in Travel

   I will be at Oakwood. Just looking for an alternative way to work so my husband can have the car for work, since we only have one.

3. stanford hospital in palo alto, ca

   seanymph replied to goins004's topic in Travel

   Hi, I will starting there on 12/01 and will be housed in Mountain View. Is there a train system that runs from Mt. View to Lucille Packard?

4. At home medical transcription

   seanymph posted a topic in General Nursing

   Due to a number of reasons I need to find a job that I can do from home. I read a suggestion recently about doing home medical transcription. Does anyone know where I can inquire about this or getting work? Thank you

5. question re: nurses doing vaginal/cervical exams

   seanymph replied to ljb's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I just finished traveling for almost 4yrs. and had 10yrs OB eperience when I started. I could do my own SVEs, but have never done FSE or IUPCs and when asked in interviews for the travel position I just told the mgr that I was not trained to do them ...

6. Can you believe this???

   seanymph replied to rachelaleanRN2B's topic in General Nursing

   I can believe it. I was sick with pneumonia and pleurisy, was under doctor's care, told my manager that pulmonary function test showed my lungs were working at 60%. On top of that everytime I talked to her I couldn't finish a whole sentence without s...

7. Need to complete a paper -need nurses to complete a questionaire

   seanymph replied to UKPedsRN's topic in General Nursing

   I'll help out. :)

8. RN Demand?

   seanymph replied to RN00's topic in Travel

   Did an assignment with RNDemand and they treated me great. Pay was great, always on time and someone was always there to answer my questions or return calls in a timely manner. Would definitly travel with them again.

9. RN Demand?

   seanymph replied to RN00's topic in Travel

   I traveled with RNDemand and was very happy with them. My pay was always on time, correct and when I needed something I called and either talked with someone or got a call back in a timely manner. They worked very hard to get me an assignment in an a...

10. antepartum and postpartum

    seanymph replied to MidniteLaborRN's topic in Travel

    There are PP and antepartum positions out there, but few and far between. I just saw some posted on Travel Nurse Across America. Call and ask for Crystal Lovato. I have done alot of assignments with her and she is great. Here is the link: http://www...

11. L&D nurses and ACLS training

    seanymph replied to jzprple's topic in Travel

    I have traveled for 3yrs as a L&D nurse and the ACLS is something all my assignments required. I think because there was the potential for recovering C/S patients. I had taken it with my home hospital before I started traveling and found this muc...

12. career dilemma

    seanymph replied to seanymph's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the reply. I guess having been so focused on OB for so long I could not think of other options. Didn't even realize we could work for insurance companies. Any idea on how to go about it? Thank you again.

13. questions about menopause

    seanymph replied to seanymph's topic in General Nursing

    I do not want medical advice on what to do. I just want to know if this is similar to what others have gone through. If I thought there was something seriously wrong or wanted help with my hot flashes I would consult a physican. I have already read n...

14. career dilemma

    seanymph posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been really down about my nursing career lately. Not sure if I am becoming disenchanted with nursing or if its that i haven't had a vacation since 2002. I do L&D, mother/baby and newborn nursery. I knew when I went to nursing school 12 y...

15. questions about menopause

    seanymph posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, Would appreciate any insight you can give about personal experience or knowledge about menopause. I think I have started per-menopause, but not sure and have questions. In January of 2005 i started having hot flashes and night sweats...