PostpartumNurse'07

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1. "1 Year" Anniversary in Two Days: My Experiences

   PostpartumNurse'07 replied to EnigmaticParadigm's topic in New Nurse

   how did you make $109,000 your first year out?? Please do tell! I work in Vancouver, BC, where cost of living is terribly high...like California...and I have started my first year @ $27.17/hour. I am a community health nurse so I don't get any shift ...

2. New grad offered a job in psych community nursing

   PostpartumNurse'07 replied to Daughtermom's topic in General Nursing

   dang girl, this is my dream job!!! Take it!

3. Are nurses unsupportive spouse magnets??

   PostpartumNurse'07 replied to sticknurse's topic in General Nursing

   caroladybelle, oh, girl, I know exactly how you feel. I definitely run aways from the 'fatherly' type that wants a maid to take care of them in their old age. I'd rather be single than in that kind of relationship.

4. Are nurses unsupportive spouse magnets??

   PostpartumNurse'07 replied to sticknurse's topic in General Nursing

   I have to admit that "I love to be needed", which is probably a large reason why I went into nursing. I'm fairly young (just turned 26) and not married --single, no boyfriend --and I have found that men who seem to be attracted to me are often the ne...

5. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

   PostpartumNurse'07 replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Career Support

   Hey fortman, what kind of psych nursing are you in? Sounds like a residential facility of some kind?

6. How do I get my job back after resigning?

   PostpartumNurse'07 replied to PostpartumNurse'07's topic in Canada

   Thanks you guys, for all the replies. I appreciate the advice. I don't think I'll be calling my old manager about trying to get rehired. I thought long and hard about it, talked it over with a few people, and read these posts...and yeah, I don't thi...

7. How do I get my job back after resigning?

   PostpartumNurse'07 replied to PostpartumNurse'07's topic in Canada

   Hi there, why don't you think they will rehire me? I have no absenteeism or tardiness on the record. I do struggle with psychomotor skills at first, but once I get some practice, I am fine. It was because this IV pump is brand new to the facility and...

8. How do I get my job back after resigning?

   PostpartumNurse'07 posted a topic in Canada

   Hi there, I am in desperate need of some advice. I am a new grad as of June '07, got hired 3 months ago on a very busy, large, maternal-child teaching hospital in Canada. I did my senior practicum on postpartum in a different province than I am in no...

9. community mental health

   PostpartumNurse'07 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey all, I'm a new grad and have worked for 3 months in postpartum. I find I am more interested in the psychological, counselling, coping skills etc side of nursing. I have a B.A. in psychology along with my BSN & RN. There is an opportunity for ...

10. community mental health

    PostpartumNurse'07 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hey all, I'm a new grad and have worked for 3 months in postpartum. I find I am more interested in the psychological, counselling, coping skills etc side of nursing. I have a B.A. in psychology along with my BSN & RN. There is an opportunity for ...

11. preventing back/shoulder injuries

    PostpartumNurse'07 replied to PostpartumNurse'07's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks rn/writer. Just wondering: so do you hold their hands at all while you walk with them to the bathroom?

12. preventing back/shoulder injuries

    PostpartumNurse'07 replied to PostpartumNurse'07's topic in Ob/Gyn

    anyone?

13. preventing back/shoulder injuries

    PostpartumNurse'07 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hey there, First post :-). I am a brand new grad nurse in Canada and I have started working on postpartum at a tertiary care women's hospital in Vancouver. Anyway, here is my question: how do you help women up from bed (e.g. to go to the BR for the...