CityKat

I'm sure there will be.

Eh, I'm kind of offended by your thoughts on nursing. It IS laboring work, true. I'll give you that. But it's also a profession. I've watched many nurses do things that I've never seen doctors do in my hospital. If doctors deserve to have "profession" behind their titles, why not nurses? Most of the NP's and midwives do close to the same things MD's are doing. Surgery, no. But you see the NP's replacing MD's in many clinics these days. How can you discount this?

If you already have a Bachelors, why go backwards and make more work for yourself? Why not just get your MSN instead of taking the longer, more costly route?

Agreed.

CA is going to be on a hiring freeze, once again. The governor just rolled out his newest budget plans and healthcare is among the cuts. The competition out here is FIERCE and there are MANY new grads out here without jobs who have been searching for over a year. Nurses are NOT in high demand out here like in many other places. Before you move out to CA, have a job or you will regret it. And I've never heard of a new grad being paid $50/hr.

Personally, I find it appalling that they're requesting/recommending pregnant women and children get it first. Guinea pigs eh? I'm 9 months pregnant and both my midwife and OB told me NOT to get it b/c there hasn't been enough testing; and quite frankly, I wouldn't get it anyway. Too much media hype, too much attention being drawn to this instead of ways OTHER THAN a "shot" to protect you. How come we always think of "medicinal" ways to protect ourselves versus through other "non-medicinal" ways first? Have we ever thought about current medicines that already suppress peoples immune systems, thereby making them more susceptible to dying from the flu? Probably not. There are plenty of drugs that children are on (asthma inhalers) that already suppress their immune system, making them more susceptible to getting pneumonia b/c their own immune systems are already suppressed. I'm only throwing out one example. I smell profit over patient safety yet again. Yes, I'm a bit skeptical as I always am. Especially when we know there is such a LARGE profit to be made off of fear!

Thanks LJMoats:) It's definitely going to be an adventure! Some other friends told me it's a good idea to stay the second night, regardless. My mom will be here with me for three weeks, but she may arrive after I've already given birth. So, I do think I am going to stay that additional night. I cannot have too much help and I KNOW I will be FULL of questions!!

I just talked with my midwife today about what happens after the birth. She said it is a mandatory 24 hour stay with a normal lady partsl birth. I will meet with a lactation consultant and learn how to breast feed and if I want to stay an additional day, that is fine with them. My baby will stay in the room with me and I will have the care of a nurse to walk me through everything. That is very exciting to me since I have absolutely NO IDEA what to expect or even how to embark on this journey that is about to take place this fall.

Sue, I've never lost a parent, but I understand that the healing process takes time and no ones words can heal you right away. I hope that you and the rest of your family can find peace and tranquility during this difficult period:heartbeat

Geesh, I have actually been thinking about that lately. I only want a few people there. It seems difficult to concentrate on breathing and relaxing with all these people in the room. I've been trying to figure out who I want in the room with me in November!!

They CANNOT FORCE any kind of vaccine on ANYONE. Let them try and see what happens. It will be interesting...

Eh, I have yet to see what I want to see in regards to this vaccine. I just am having a hard time believing there isn't a motive behind this all. I find this flu quite amusing, as I was raised on a farm with pigs and never caught the flu. As a matter of fact, I've been knee deep in pig mud and for more than half my life. So... ...it's going to take a lot to convince me.

Oops..here is the other article I read from Mercola about immunity being granted to the swine flu vaccine makers. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/08/20/Legal-Immunity-Set-for-Swine-Flu-Vaccine-Makers.aspx

Frontline health and social care workers will be among the first to be vaccinated in October along with people with serious underlying health problems and pregnant women. However a survey by Nursing Times has found many frontline nurses have reservations. Only one in three said they are prepared to have the H1N1 vaccine with a third undecided and the rest saying no. Almost 1,500 nurses were polled, of whom 91 per cent said they were frontline. Rest of article here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/swine-flu/6043612/Only-a-third-of-nurses-willing-to-have-swine-flu-vaccine-poll.html Hmm... This is another article I read in regards to the vaccine about legal immunity being set for swine flu vaccine makers! No wonder...!!

I would just like to point out that just b/c someone fails the boards, does not mean they were cheating in school. Sadly, I failed the boards a few times and I was a hardworking student who graduated with honors. I'm just a bad test taker when I am timed. I actually knew a lot of students who cheated, passed the boards the first time and they work in LTC and the ICU. So..

I remember very well this one guy who was in my nursing program, one semester behind me. He would talk in med surg class and walk around trying to get answers, as though it was "ok". I used to get so annoyed when he would try and say hello to me b/c I was such a hard worker in school and he was blatantly cheating. Ahhh..I can still remember him and at one point, pointed out to a professor that people in the back were cheating. Nothing was ever done and he graduated and is working in Brooklyn, NY at a hospital where the main population are the elderly:( Grrr..it's just so wrong, on so many levels.

Elvish, you are helping me so much becoming acquainted with becoming a new mom. It's a scary thought to me and I go in and out of these fear moments. I just don't even know how to imagine it, b/c I hear so many different POV. I love the idea of FCMC, it makes the best sense to me!!

I remember very well the amount of cheating that took place in my university, through my program. Numerous people went forth to complain about the talking during exams, the getting up and walking over to another student to copy their answers, the people who didn't spread out when told to do so, the ones on their cell phones etc. We even had students STEAL our summer pediatrics exam and go run and make copies DURING the class. Obviously the entire class got in trouble for that. There was even one girl who gave birth during one major med surg exam and the professor told her she didn't have to take the test at all!! She ended up passing the course. I worked my rear end off in school and I was so upset when there was nothing done to these students; they remained in the program and graduated. A few of them were picked for the SNA. I recommended numerous times to have proctors during exams, but nothing was ever done. I will never recommend my university to anyone, nor have I become an alumni based on all of this. Nursing school was a big disappointment for me.

Unfortunately, things has changed the state of nursing right now. The economy is poor and many nurses are going back to work to support their spouses who lost jobs. There are also budget cuts all over the place. But, I also heard that within six years I think an economist said, the nursing shortage will pick right up to where it was and be even worse, b/c the baby boomers will be retiring. I've read a few articles on the shortage and they basically all say this. I wouldn't give up hope, but keep applying everywhere, including clinics or personal caregiving.

yes, how do you do this?

The oldest nurse I work with is 72 and she's retiring in a few years. She only works 2 12 hour shifts and has been with my hospital for close to 50 years. I cannot imagine working at the age of 95. I have to agree with the above poster, I think she's pulling your leg:)

This is why we need a single payer system in place over ANYTHING else!!

I had a question that was similar to this when I had a second interview too. I answered recalculate and then I wrote that if I came up with the same answer as the first calculation, I would call the MD and hold the medication. In real life, I recalculate and then I ask another nurse and if they see the same as me, I call the MD, but I always hold the medication if I think something looks funny.

Originally Posted by boopielove23 I have a similar problem. I received almost 10 job offers and interviews before taking the NCLEX. I explained to the facilities that I had not taken my NCLEX as of yet, the reply was call me after you receive a pass. I wanted to make sure I was fully prepared for the exam so, I turned the positions down. But, now that I have passed and actually have an active license, I cannot seem to get an interview. Can someone please advise me on what I am doing wrong? First of all, if you have interviews lined up and you haven't taken the NCLEX, you SHOULD STILL attend those interviews and you should still be putting yourself out there. If you don't, they will look to someone else. They don't have time to waste by waiting, as there are so many applicants for one position. I was interviewing before I even graduated and had things set up for me upon graduation. You can work on an interim permit while studying for the NCLEX. If you fail the boards the first time around, then that is a different story, they may terminate your position at that time. BUT, you should ALWAYS interview and ALWAYS set things up even if you haven't take the NCLEX, it's like a suicide note in this economy if you don't.

Hi, I'm curious about the different forms of birthing techniques and have found water birthing to be of much interest to me. I found this interesting article about it and was curious how many of you CNM's do this form and what your thoughts are about this process. And if any of you have heard of hypnobirthing and know anything about this, I'm also interested in hearing what you have to say in regards to this technique. "A technique in which a mother gives birth to her baby while seated in a pool of warm water. The pool contains water at 35–37°C to a depth of 38–40 cm, allowing the level to reach the armpits when seated, and the mother-to-be usually enters the water when her cervix is 5–7 cm dilated. The technique was pioneered in the 1960s by Dr Igor Tjarkousky, then developed by Dr Michel Odent at Pithivier Hospital in France. " http://encyclopedia.stateuniversity.com/pages/23323/water-birth.html