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I'm currently taking the Univ. of Utah online statistics course. I chose this one because it was half as much as the one at Frontier $832 vs $1750. Honestly, I was deathly afraid of taking statistics again (it's been 12 years since the first one, and I hated it then and struggled with it). The UofU's course has been great so far. You get 9 months do complete the entire course and I like that I can work at my own pace. Homework assignments are not too bad. You can do them as many times as you want to improve your grade. I haven't taken the midterm yet, but the midterm and final have to be a proctored exam. I'm taking it at the local University in my city. Also you can take the midterm and final twice each if you want too. Hope this helps, good luck.

Just wondering how everyone else charts while a women is in early, active and transitional labor? Does anyone know what the correct guidelines are? At our hospital usually when a pt. is in early labor we (RN's) chart every 30-45 minutes. Active labor every 15-30 minutes (depending how many other pt.'s we are taking care of) and when in transition and during pushing every 10-15 minutes. The hospital I work at uses Centricity so the monitor strip is always stored if it's needed to look back on later. What does everyone else do? Thanks for the input.

Hi These might be dumb questions to some, but will someone please explain? I understand the purpose of an infant receiving vit k, but if a parent refuses how long does it take for an infant to make it's own bacteria in the intestines? Vag Hand-Again I understand the purpose of why this may have to be done, but I'm afraid I will be asked to do this in the OR and not quite sure how to go about it. I just don a sterile glove and simply reach under the sterile drape and place my hand in the lady partsl canal and push the infants head up. Is there anything specific I need to know about approaching the sterile drape. I'm afraid I might touch something I'm not suppose too. And lastly, when a nurse charts, 'an early with a late component,' what exactly does that mean and what will it look like on the monitor strip? Sorry if these seem silly or so obvious. Any replies would be great.

Okay, I need a little advice on what is proper. This is such a controversial topic I just don't know which way to go. I just had a great interview in L&D today and pretty much was offered a job within PP. Nurses at this hospital start out on PP and work their way towards L&D. I'm 9 weeks pregnant and did not mention this to the nurse manager interviewing me. Should I have said something in the beginning of the interview about being pregnant or just kept quiet like I did? I don't have any experience in PP so I will be doing about a three month orientation and she said It would be about a year before training in L&D. Also, I meet with the PP nurse manager next week, should I say something then about being pregnant. I guess I'm afraid to say anything for the fear of not getting hired because they will train me and then I will be gone for maternity leave. I have the option of 12weeks leave, but am thinking of only taking 8 weeks leave. I am so passionate about working on the OB unit, that I don't want to lose this position because I'm pregnant. Any thoughts would help, Thanks!