polly

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1. information on L&D Nursing!

   polly replied to purplevik's topic in Ob/Gyn

   AWHONN is a great nuring association. (women's health obstetrics and neonatal nursing). They have a web site. I am not sure of the URL off hand. I only belong to my state nurses association. (They are all pretty expensive to join. I am in my fo...

2. information on L&D Nursing!

   polly replied to purplevik's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am working L&D right now. I am an ADN prepared nurse, but I am almost done with a bachelor's degree. I feel that it is important to have a BSN to specialize in L&D. The ADN nurse does not have the leadership training or the crisis interv...

3. help with Med/Surg clinicals-most common meds

   polly replied to KimmyNrs2be's topic in General Nursing

   That first med/surg clinical is pretty scary. Some drugs that are common are Lasix (furosemide)- a diruetic, depletes potassium lanoxin - slows the heart down and makes the beat stronger, prednisone - a steroid used a lot in asthma patients, general...

4. Nurse Burnout

   polly replied to susnel's topic in General Nursing

   Rachael is right. A little bit of burnout in nursing school is expected. Adding work to an already full scheduel of clinicals and theory throws you into overload. I'm not saying to not work. My experience as a student nurse made the theory and cl...

5. Confused and Bewildered

   polly replied to JAMIE77's topic in Career Support

   Being a nurse is not for everyone. I am a senior nursing student in a BSN program. I have already obtained my ADN. I am also working in labor and delivery and I love it. I worked med/surg for a little while and I couldn't stand it. I think you r...