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  1. Post Partum

    krenee replied to Natalie00's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OK . . . well I work nights. When I clock in I spend about 30 minutes getting report on my patients - when they delivered, what meds they have had/need, anything I need to know about them. When I...

  2. Post Partum

    krenee replied to Natalie00's topic in Ob/Gyn

    LOL I don't really understand the question! Leisure as in a day off? And what do you mean what is a work day??? Can you be more specific as to what you are looking

  3. Generally, are there more R.N. shifts available for night or day shift?

    krenee replied to Elizabeth 123's topic in General Nursing

    All the new grads on my unit have to work nights! That said, I was forced to work nights but wouldn't switch now. The diff is awesome and I love my night co-workers. Overall I think nights is more...

  4. working 2 twelves and 2 eights how do you like it?

    krenee replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I work and I'd rather do 3 12s. I never get more than 2 days off at a time and some of my friends who work 3 12s get up to six even! Yeah, working 12s back to back is hard and nothing...

  5. Increase In Obese Mothers=Increase in Risks

    krenee replied to LibraSunCNM's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think it's fair to say most of our moms are overweight, but I'd have to check all their charts to say if they were overweight before getting pregnant - many women (me included!) gain too much weight...

  6. Waste of Time Complaint against me

    krenee replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I don't even understand - you looked down their hallway? Explain what exactly the problem is with that??? I'm so confused . . . But this thread is

  7. helping pts after del

    krenee replied to jctiabecerra's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in partpartum and I do hate being asked to do things that the patient is quite capable of doing herself. If she has to move a little more slowly, fine, but picking up a baby out of a crib is...

  8. Just curious...Do nurses hate Birth Plans?

    krenee replied to chnc1024's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in newborn nursery so the birth plan doesn't as much apply to us, although parts do . . . but I will say I dislike birth plans that expect us to act like a birthing center - if someone wants a...

  9. Requesting status change...good idea?!?! help!!

    krenee replied to Starfish1's topic in General Nursing

    Don't go PRN if you need the money at all - if census is low you will be cancelled every day! I know a PRN employee whose paycheck had nothing but call pay on it - didn't work at all for two

  10. NCLEX Quick Results

    krenee replied to Pmkn10RN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    All true - the Pearsonview trick works, but I finished my NCLEX at about 4-5 PM and got my results by phone by about 8-9 AM the next morning - crazy fast. So glad we don't live in the days where the...

  11. A Word of Advice for New Grads...

    krenee replied to My3GuysinVA's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I agree don't burn your bridges and don't be picky. I had a horrible preceptorship, but I gritted my teeth & smiled, and sure nuff, that's where I was hired, same unit. Partly because I did my...

  12. Northern VA/DC hospitals, which to choose??

    krenee replied to JennNJ83's topic in Virginia Nursing

    LOL Flames is a man . I second the vote for close to home! I looove not having to commute, and after I get a year under my belt it will be easier to go somewhere else if I decide to. The first job...

  13. First nightshift down

    krenee replied to gtoko's topic in General Nursing

    Try the melatonin. It's more natural and might help, can't hurt. Also how long did you stay in bed when you woke up at 12:30? Sometimes I wake up but I stay in bed until I fall back asleep and...

  14. First shift on night

    krenee replied to gtoko's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, the first night shift was TOUGH. However, I adjusted much better than I had expected and right now wouldn't switch to days if I had the option. I love my co-workers and the schedule works for...

  15. First medication error & on new graduate orientation :(

    krenee replied to gardenia09's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been a nurse almost 9 months now and just made a big mistake . . . I meant to d/c an iv and I stopped the pump, but disconnected the PCA line instead . The patient wasn't getting her morphine...

  16. Torn about breastfeeding

    krenee posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am very pro-breastfeeding, always have been. But I've been working postpartum/nursery for the past 8 months, and my feelings about supplementation have changed drastically, due to the fact that the...

  17. Mistake!

    krenee posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been working on a postpartum/newborn nursery unit for 7 months now. MOST of the time I'm feeling pretty good about how I'm doing, but of course I do make mistakes from time to time. Usually just...

  18. Mistake!

    krenee replied to krenee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Jolie - well, the baby has been discharged so I don't have the opportunity to talk to them - but it brings up a good question. My opinion was that legally that would be the dumbest thing I could do -...

  19. Mistake!

    krenee replied to krenee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    BusyMe, that is the greatest thing I have read in a long time! I certainly don't feel like there is anything to admire about me, I feel like a sloppy nurse, which is not what I want to be. But yes,...

  20. Fundus palping

    krenee replied to nurse/midwifekim's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Always! If I do nothing else, I check the fundus and the lochia! I'm surprised that it's not emphasized at all hospitals. PPH is the most common complication postpartum.

  21. Let me hear your raves

    krenee replied to Kyla.ann's topic in General Nursing

    I like my job! I graduated in May and was terrified also due to the vents posted here constantly, esp the ones by the new grads! Seemed like all nurses really hated nursing . . . but not so. My...

  22. Best way to a Bachelor's

    krenee posted a topic in Virginia Nursing

    I completed the NVCC program with an associate's in May. I'm working and want to start working towards my bachelor's but on a very minimal level - as in, one class for right now. I'm still adjusting...

  23. want to be a NICU nurse

    krenee replied to sophie<3's topic in General Nursing

    You have as good a chance to be a NICU nurse as anything else! Doesn't mean you'll get hired in the NICU immediately after graduation but go for it. Lots of hospitals do hire new grads directly into...

  24. nights

    krenee replied to Maco's topic in General Nursing

    I am working nights because that's what I was hired to do . . . . not because I'm a night person, although yes, the extra money is nice. I guess I need more specifics about what you mean? I sleep...

  25. What advice would you give me????

    krenee replied to bunnie004's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that time management should come in . . . time, and yes, breaks are important. But it is a bit early to panic. For now, I would submit that you *always* have time to shove a bite in your...