kathmerkin

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1. Why did you choose psych nursing?

   kathmerkin replied to Keely-FutureRN's topic in Psychiatric

   I have always thought about going into psche nursing. I scored the HIGHEST on my boards on the psych section, and in nursing school, when we rotated at the mental hospital, I was strongly encouraged to go into psyche. My parents are both Pychiactric ...

2. Rooming-in Vs. Nursery Care

   kathmerkin replied to isemalo's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We have rooming in and Do encourage that, but I am always very supportive of ANY Mom who feels a need for a nap or rest any time, night or day, and I welcome Baby to nursery during those times, and yes, you will have a much happier, more well rested ...

3. Would YOU ever have a homebirth?

   kathmerkin replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

   There was a time when i thought about becoming a "midwife" but i went on to have 5 children of my own, and due to Motherhood, I never did persue that, but now that I have worked OB, i would personally NOT have home birth. I think that if a woman rea...

4. What computer charting system do you use?

   kathmerkin replied to SuzieQ_Scrapper's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I started this hospital job 14 months ago, and it is Meditech, which was like GREEK to me when I started. I am profficient at using it now, but have never liked it and I feel it is very outdated and user unfriendly. It is a dos based program, and see...