babyburperrn

babyburperrn

L&D,postpartum,acute rehab/medsurg

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babyburperrn has 10 years experience and specializes in L&D,postpartum,acute rehab/medsurg.


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  1. I could use a little advice...

    I would recommend being very cautious about your next move. It is a HUGE change to go from 5 evening shifts to 8 night shifts. I know because I work this schedule, don't have kids, but still dont feel like I don't have a life.Personally, I would rath...
  2. Experienced RN considering a change in specialty-need advice!

    Thanks everyone for your replies. It seems like you are all confirming my gut feeling not to go for it. I think if the economy were different I might, but it is just too scary right now. The right schedule will hopefully come along someday....Anyw...
  3. Experienced RN considering a change in specialty-need advice!

    To the previous poster, I agree with your advice, but unfortunately, all the per diem positions are filled right now. I work at a union hospital, and they are not creating any new positions. In fact, there is talk about layoffs. I don't think my p...
  4. So today I had an interview for a very interesting job opportunity and I feel that I have a good chance of being offered the job. Basically, I would be an assistant for a neuropsychiatrist who is overseeing a clinical study on a medical device. It ...
  5. Questions about Kaiser Santa Clara

    Can anyone tell me if this is a good place to work? Specifically L&D/Mother Baby Unit? If so, what do you like most/least about it? Do you have a good union contract? There is a job fair this weekend for experienced nurses...just curious. :)
  6. Could I like OB even if I'm an "all natural" kind of girl?

    I couldn't have said it better myself!
  7. helping pts after del

    I am a postpartum staff nurse that provides couplet care, and yes, I believe that the things you mentioned are a part of the job and should be done with a smile. Otherwise, these ladies would just go straight home after delivery. They wouldn't need...
  8. Having difficulty getting labs on newborns-need tips please!

    Thanks for your replies! I will definitely try those practical tips. That sounds like a good technique for the squeezing of the foot. I definitely feel my stress level rise when the babies start screaming and I get really anxious just to get the w...
  9. Just recently started having to draw all labs on babies (CBC/bili/PKU, etc.) and am having a difficult time getting good blood flow. I find myself having to do more than one poke to get enough blood and my CBC'c always clot before they are processe...
  10. Nurse Entrepraneur

    Sorry, I don't want to hijack this post....just curious about previous post. How did you get into this type of job? I too am considering leaving bedside nursing. I'm truly tired of working nights, weekends, and not having any flexibility with schedul...
  11. Best Workplace 2010

    Don't forget scheduling! Your job can be great but if the schedule is awful or inflexible it can be rough.
  12. M.R.S.A or mersa?

    I wonder if it's regional. When I worked in Massachusetts, I heard it pronounced as Mersa. Since I've lived in the California Bay Area, I have only heard M.R.S.A.
  13. Nurses and Coffee

    I love Starbucks peppermint mocha!! But...I had to cut it out for weight watchers. So goodbye mocha, hello green tea! Green tea is great too, no cals, keeps me awake at night!:)
  14. Can RNs really make this much?

    To add to my previous post, even though I work in the Bay Area and make around 100K/yr, I cannot afford a house here. Right now, I am the breadwinner (hubby is going to college) so this may change once he is working. I think that nurses should be p...
  15. Can RNs really make this much?

    I work in the Bay Area (San Jose) and yes, nurses are making upwards of $50/hr. I think new nurses start somewhere in the 40/hr range and quickly move up thanks to many hospitals having scheduled union pay raises. The cost of living here is still v...