MA Nurse

MA Nurse

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  1. Jehovah Witness RNs

    MA Nurse replied to aimeeinorbit's topic in General Nursing

    I agree we should respect other's beliefs, however, don't expect me to be really happy when JW's or Mormons are knocking on my door and trying to convince me that their church is the ONLY true church....

  2. Nrp

    MA Nurse replied to nursekatie22's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If you already work in NICU, I'm surprised NRP is not a requirement already. Most NICU's require it and teh hospital usually will provide a course. Good

  3. strep b

    MA Nurse replied to Kiwimid's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Are you saying you just delivered a baby with step b? These days, the outcomes are much better because of penicillin given to the mom during labor. Did the mom know she was pos.? Dr's will recommend...

  4. Visits vs. Shift work?

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in Home Health

    I just read a lot of the posts under the "sticky" about your typical HH day...but still wondering if the shifts are better than the

  5. Baby born without nipples?!

    MA Nurse posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    A friend of the family just recently said she had a nephew born without nipples. Has anyone ever heard of or seen this? In the 17 yrs. I've been a NICU nurse, i've never seen this. At first I thought...

  6. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    MA Nurse replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    Wow, this thread is OLD, I read most of it and it is SO NEGATIVE! I would like to point out the positive things about my job. I work in NICU and PICU, too lately. For those of you who hate BIG...

  7. Should NICU be the place

    MA Nurse replied to guest64485's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In my experience, NICU or PICU is so much better than any floor nursing. Here's why I think that: In PICU we only get 1 or 2 pts. They are really sick, of course, but you can see them at all times!...

  8. Strong Honest Opinions please, need help!

    MA Nurse replied to oceantides's topic in General Nursing

    You can always work Nicu, where we have small pts. or Peds, anything smaller than

  9. Nurses who DON'T work in a hospital, what do you do?

    MA Nurse replied to RNfaster's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to mention...at the hospital I work, my per diem position only requires one weekend a month...I work 2 pm shifts a week, and it's

  10. Can a NICU nurse do PICU? help!

    MA Nurse posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I work per diem in NICU, but we've been slow for almost 3 mos. I am worried about not getting enough hours. Our PICU is busy!! I've posted about how busy they are. They are expanding from 6 to 10 beds...

  11. Need help with decision, please!

    MA Nurse posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Our NICU has been really SLOW. I'm not sure why. It's lasted a long time...about 3 months now. A lot of us are floating. I've been to PICU and they are very busy. I am thinking about working there...

  12. Need help with decision, please!

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Even though nobody has responded, I've decided to work in

  13. New To Peds

    MA Nurse replied to canadian_girl75's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Good luck to you! I'm going to be working in PICU, too because our NICU is slow and I will have no problem asking any question...better safe than

  14. Calling all experienced NICU nurses!

    MA Nurse replied to netty78's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    NICU nursing is great. I love it, too. You'll learn something all the time, I still do after 17 years in the NICU. My only advice is don't be afraid to ask questions...in fact, it doesn't look too...

  15. New To Peds

    MA Nurse replied to canadian_girl75's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Do you take care of neuro pts.? That's the assignment I had the other night. Our hospital does a lot of neuro surgery. What are your experiences, likes and dislikes about it? I thought it was...

  16. Kaiser LVNs Anyone?

    MA Nurse replied to nursecrickett's topic in California Nursing

    What bad experience have you had? All hospitals have their issues, not just

  17. Kaiser LVNs Anyone?

    MA Nurse replied to nursecrickett's topic in California Nursing

    Why don't you trust them? A lot of times they are in the news about something "bad" because they are so BIG. They treat their nurses well, I posted about this already, but they pay well and have great...

  18. San D...Sharp's, Scripp's, UCSD, Kaiser...

    MA Nurse replied to dlaura22's topic in California Nursing

    There are a lot of different opinions about Kaiser. i work for them now. They treat their nurses better than where I used to work! Also, the pay is better than most hospitals in the Bay Area. They...

  19. Please Help

    MA Nurse replied to midmichiganRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Sounds like you and the pt.'s father should go to the supervisor and talk to that person directly, together. For some reason, the day nurse has something against you. Has she been a nurse "forever?"...

  20. Advice anyone?

    MA Nurse replied to NEWNICUNURSE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If I were you, I would wait until you've been there a year, and then make sure you have a secured new job before you

  21. Hi I am starting LPN nursing school in Oct this fall and I am overweight, My question

    MA Nurse replied to tiffany311's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think nursing school will necessarily help you lose weight. Try to walk at least 30 min. 3 times a week and eat less, and healthier foods. Good

  22. I'm not sure how I should feel about this???

    MA Nurse replied to Lisky90's topic in General Nursing

    It's fine that you charted everything to CYA! Don;t worry about what that Dr. thinks, your license was on the line, and you needed to document it all...it's ok!! Good

  23. Baby born without nipples?!

    MA Nurse replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well, I told my mom I thought he had them, they were just hard to see and he had electrodes, etc. BUT it was verified by relatives he didn't have any and they saw pictures to prove it. I haven't seen...

  24. Finding a job a New Grad, Help!!

    MA Nurse replied to pupnurse's topic in California Nursing

    Kaiser has great benefits and retirement for nurses, and they treat their nurses well,

  25. San Francisco Pay for a New Grade

    MA Nurse replied to YOUNGRN23's topic in California Nursing

    Are you joking? You will burned out, if you could actually work that much. are you talking about bedside nursing? In my 18 years as a nurse, I have only heard of one nurse who made a little over $100K...