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I will say, considering some days I have been literally one of two nurses NOT pumping on my unit, it does get a little irritating especially in an ICU setting to look after multiple nurses patients for multiple pump breaks. One would just get back and then another would ask me to watch their patients. Then I can't get to lunch when I have a good time to go because people are already gone pumping. Now, generally speaking, I'm more than happy to watch for anyone to take any kind of break (coffee, lunch, etc.) because god knows we don't get enough of them. But I have a co-worker who while her son was breastfeeding would pump 2-3 times per shift for at least 40 minutes at a time. Her patients were seemingly never checked on beforehand and they almost ALWAYS needed something when she was gone. Her son is now 15 months old and has transitioned to baby food, etc. but she is still pumping at least once per shift because she's donating her milk. Which is awesome, but really an undue burden for the rest of us. I wholeheartedly support breastfeeding, but I do wish people would be considerate. I already had to change assignments many times when these people were pregnant for various reasons and couldn't take care of certain patients. At one point I had to take several patients down for scans for other nurses because they couldn't go. And with one pregnant nurse, it's not so bad, but our unit is FILLED with pregnant and nursing ladies and it DOES get stressful having to take on extra work all the time for your co workers when I don't get anything in return. Maybe it's time to switch jobs í ½í¸‚

Cusp or something ** sorry I was typing quickly! Haha í ½í¸‚

Thanks for the reassurance! í ½í¸Š That's true! I'm just nervous that I'm on the cusp or son and everything will ride on our discussion! I'll update you all after the call.

Hi everyone! I applied for the PNP- Primary Care for Spring 2018. I just got an email about the MSN program director wanting to speak with me- I was asked to give times that were good to speak and a good phone number to reach me at. I have a bad feeling about it. Did anyone else receive this message?

I mean you could say the same of the NCLEX...

Hi there! I took my CPN in June and passed í ½í±í ¼í¿¼ I used Nurse Builders. They have a purple book that has tons of great content, a yellow question book with hundreds of questions and flash cards that are great for studying on the go! I read a chapter in the purple book then completed the corresponding questions in the yellow book. It helped me to understand what I did and didn't pick up from reading and what I had to research further. Good luck!!