Bessie

Hey all, I have been diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy following pregnancy. I am 33yo with 3 children. I just graduated from nursing school last May and was able to practice nursing for 6 months. I am looking for any support or info that anyon...

I have just attended the first day of M. Murray's Advanced Fetal Monitoring class and I am scared to return to work. I am nauseated and unable to sleep tonight. I am new to L&D and have been on my own since August. Practices that I thought wer...

Thanks to you all for your reply's. After day 2 of her class I am feeling scared but empowered. They ask me questions about why I am not going up on their pitocin as ordered, and I say because. Now I can say, well if I want hyperstim and a hypoxic ...

Hey all, I posted this on the cardiac board also. However, my cardiomyopathy was cause by pregnancy and if any of you l&D or pp nurses have any info I would appreciate it. I have been diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy following pregnancy. I...

Hey all, Thanks for your continued support! Mother/baby rn: I have considered office nursing but I don't think I have enough experience under my belt. :) Plus I wanted to work in the hospital setting for a while. Right now I am just being stubborn...

Hey Dianah, Thanks for getting that article! I really appreciate your support! I have found out Ton's of information as well. There is a great website ( http://www.jonsplace.org/CHFjonsplace.htm) where I have found tremendous support and informati...

mother/baby rn: transplant list has not been discussed as of yet. My cardio doc says that I am what he considers mild heart failure. So now the goal is to keep it that way! We will have to be more aggressive with my meds and increase there doses t...

Thanks to everyone for your responses! I appreciate all of your support. The day I wrote my post was after my 6 month check up post diagnosis and the chances were about 50% that I would have a full and complete recovery. I didn't expect the revers...

Hi Dennie, Thanks for your prayers! And your response. Bessie

Hi all, I have a question about patient ratios for postpartum mother/baby units that have one nurse for the mother and baby. I recently interviewed for a position that assigns 5 couplets to each nurse. 5 mothers and 5 babies. That is 10 patients t...

Fergus51 and TennRN, Thank you for all the detail you have given me. TennRN that was not too long. I soaked up that post like a sponge. I am an information fiend! :) I like to know what to expect. I now know how to direct my self study before I...

Thanks for everyone's thoughtful replies. I am sure I will be back to ask more questions when I accept the position and start work. Any suggestions for a smooth transition are appreciated. I have already committed to memory the info about the bg o...

Thanks for everyone's helpful info. I have not had experience in this area so I didn't know what the norm was. I knew I could come to the message board for honest opinions and accurate up to date info. :) I am sure the five couplets depends on cen...

Hey everyone, I haven't been around for a while...because being a new grad with a family and one on the way has proven to be quite challenging. :) Anyway, my first job on a peds, hem/onc, floor is proving to be all the challenge that I thought it w...

RN500 and SusieQ, thanks for your responses! I agree that working wknd nights so my husband can be with the kids will suck for a little while. However, we are both a bit anal and picky when it comes to picking someone to care for our children. :) ...

Hey to all you working Mom's who are pulling 12 hour shifts at night...tell me how you do it?! :) I need all the tricks you care to share. I have a 3&5 year old and one on the way! :) Do you get much sleep? Do you pick your kids up from sc...

Okay, maybe this is asking a bit much...but I want to know if anyone is having any fun doing their job? Does anyone love to go to work? I don't mean they like it more than anything else in the world. :) Just tell me what you are doing or have done t...

You all have posted such thoughtful replies and I really appreciate each and every one of them! It seems to me that I will have to find the place, team of people and position that brings me enjoyment and Fun! I think this is inevitable because I ha...

You all have posted such thoughtful replies and I really appreciate each and every one of them! It seems to me that I will have to find the place, team of people and position that brings me enjoyment and Fun! I think this is inevitable because I ha...

Molly J What a thoughtful response. That had to take you a while to type! :) I really appreciate the indepth information. You pointed out some good key points. I am young, 32 with 2 kids (5&3) and a wonderful husband. I have seen some yicky...

Molly J What a thoughtful response. That had to take you a while to type! :) I really appreciate the indepth information. You pointed out some good key points. I am young, 32 with 2 kids (5&3) and a wonderful husband. I have seen some yicky...

Thanks for all the responses! I can take the good with the bad in any job. However, the bad in nursing can be soooo bad...death, dismemberment, abuse...and on and on. I do need to develop some resistance to the bad, so I don't cry so much. Every c...

Thanks for all the responses! I can take the good with the bad in any job. However, the bad in nursing can be soooo bad...death, dismemberment, abuse...and on and on. I do need to develop some resistance to the bad, so I don't cry so much. Every c...

Okay, maybe this is asking a bit much...but I want to know if anyone is having any fun doing their job? Does anyone love to go to work? I don't mean they like it more than anything else in the world. :) Just tell me what you are doing or have done t...