Goldenearring1

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1. Fetal Monitoring Software

   Goldenearring1 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hello all, I work in a Level One Birth Center. We are currently looking to get centralized monitoring. Can anyone recommend any programs, equipment, etc. Thanks, Melissa, RN OB Ohio

2. A Little Different Issue...

   Goldenearring1 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello Everyone, I am relocating to a different state, I've been a RN for two years. I am about to send in my endorsement papers to my other state (fingerprints and all). My question is when I was first licensed (2003) you did not have to do the fin...

3. Floating...vent

   Goldenearring1 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hello OB nurses, I am curious as to what your departments do when census is low. I was on-call all weekend long we had no pts but had an agency nurse who was contract so she was in the department getting paid and I the FT nurse was sitting at home o...

4. An Update........(LONG)

   Goldenearring1 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hello everyone, :uhoh21: Well everyone's last pieces of advice were great so I am hoping for more. I am nearing the end of my orientation to L/D, newborn nursery, and Post Partum. I am a NICU nurse so newborn nursery is not going to be a problem, ...

5. Iufd

   Goldenearring1 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I just wanted to thank everyone for their excellent advice. I had already accepted the job before I posted so right now I am a little stuck. This weekend was very hard for me as we had a IUFD at 35.5 weeks. I have seen alot of neonatal deaths work...

6. Competent and Risk of losing License

   Goldenearring1 replied to Goldenearring1's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I just wanted to thank everyone for their excellent advice. I had already accepted the job before I posted so right now I am a little stuck. This weekend was very hard for me as we had a IUFD at 35.5 weeks. I have seen alot of neonatal deaths work...

7. Competent and Risk of losing License

   Goldenearring1 replied to Goldenearring1's topic in Ob/Gyn

   what do you mean HCA?

8. Competent and Risk of losing License

   Goldenearring1 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hoping for some good advice, I recently resigned my position as a Level III NICU nurse to accept a position at a local community hospital as a L/D nurse. They hired a new director and she wants to implement mother/baby care to this unit which means ...

9. How to go about resigning, please help

   Goldenearring1 replied to Goldenearring1's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks so much for all of your responses, great info. Yes I am on disability and FMLA so in my policy it states that I cannot accept a job while on leave or I can expect to pay all the premiums that they (hospital) paid for me while on leave I don't...

10. How to go about resigning, please help

    Goldenearring1 replied to Goldenearring1's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much for all of your responses, great info. Yes I am on disability and FMLA so in my policy it states that I cannot accept a job while on leave or I can expect to pay all the premiums that they (hospital) paid for me while on leave I don't...

11. How to go about resigning, please help

    Goldenearring1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    A Little History.... I have been on leave from my current employer since July due to having a baby, I am currently scheduled to go back to work on the 29th (this week). During my leave I have been searching for another job, because due to the birth o...

12. Unsure of boundaries

    Goldenearring1 replied to Goldenearring1's topic in NICU

    Bear with me as I will try my best to give some more info: this infant was born at 28 weeks now 30 weeks getting HAL/IL and OG'd q3h with 12cc EPL24 with Fe and on Amino and Fe. Her labs were funky all week with Hgb/Hct going downhill everyday as we...

13. Unsure of boundaries

    Goldenearring1 posted a topic in NICU

    Hello all, Please let me intro myself. I am a new grad (July), moved from Ohio to SC in July and started in the NICU (something I have always wanted to do). So I have been on the floor for a couple of months orienting to the Intermediate side of th...

14. And now it's my turn...

    Goldenearring1 replied to Goldenearring1's topic in New Nurse

    I just wanted to take the time to drop everyone a few lines and tell you what a great bunch of people you are. There is so much support and encouragement on this board. It is so nice to have this board to come to. Not only to get advice and suppor...

15. And now it's my turn...

    Goldenearring1 posted a topic in New Nurse

    I usually don't post much, but I need encouragement. I graduated on July 11 and moved from Ohio to South Carolina. I've been here in SC for about 2 weeks. So onto the reason why I am posting-I took the NCLEX-RN today and it shut off at 75 took me ...