BeccaznRN

BeccaznRN RN

NICU, High-Risk L&D, IBCLC

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  1. Deconess College of Nursing

    BeccaznRN replied to shinobuchan's topic in General Nursing

    Well first of all they spelled Deaconess wrong (it's Deaconess, not Deconess)......my first red flag. Secondly, Deaconess College of Nursing changed its name to Chamberlain College of Nursing about 2...

  2. St. John's Regional Medical Center New GRAD

    BeccaznRN replied to leon1984's topic in California Nursing

    I've known several people who have lived on Silverstrand and they loved it. I would not live along the Port Hueneme beaches - have heard of people getting mugged and beaten up while walking along the...

  3. new nurse--should i start working in med/surg first??

    BeccaznRN replied to bubba04's topic in California Nursing

    I believe each specialty affords its own challenges. I wrote my previous post back in June 2007, when I was only out of orientation for maybe a month. I never meant to imply that med/surg is not...

  4. Apartment hunting in St Louis area

    BeccaznRN replied to grapejuice01's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! Mom told me tonight that not only did it reach 75 degrees there yesterday, but today they are predicting about 1 inch of ice on top of 4-9 inches of snow. CRAZY St. Louis weather, you have to...

  5. Apartment hunting in St Louis area

    BeccaznRN replied to grapejuice01's topic in General Nursing

    Blueberry Hill is one of my favorite places!! And although I miss St. Louis, I am certainly not missing all that cold weather. I was actually supposed to come back there for a visit this past...

  6. Exhausted

    BeccaznRN replied to babiesRmylife's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I rarely work three 12's in a row, much less 4! I only do three 12's if I need extra time off for whatever reason (such as a trip out of town). I know of plenty of people that can do it, but I don't...

  7. St. John's Regional Medical Center New GRAD

    BeccaznRN replied to leon1984's topic in California Nursing

    During the new grad fair, there were only two people I knew of that received new grad positions in something other than med/surg and tele - one that got into ICU (he had been working there as an EMT)...

  8. St. John's Regional Medical Center New GRAD

    BeccaznRN replied to leon1984's topic in California Nursing

    I agree with Commuter. You will also pick up on Spanish very quickly! I actually don't know anyone that works at St. John's so I'm not sure how it is to work there (and I've never been a patient...

  9. I never imagined...

    BeccaznRN replied to CrunchyLaborRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You have plenty of company with me - have felt that way more times than I can count in my first year in L&D. When I went into L&D straight out of school, I had no idea it would be so...

  10. A& P, Micro and Stats too much in one summer?

    BeccaznRN replied to MemphisTiger's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In a word,

  11. Newbie nurse with a ? about perineal massage.

    BeccaznRN replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Completely agree. Midwives at my facility do this as well, and it works very well. Position changes also work wonders.....I recently had a primip that just wasn't bringing baby down with pushing in...

  12. Admissions to UMSL nursing school

    BeccaznRN replied to FriendlyGhostRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you have anything to worry about. I got into UMSL with around the same GPA and a slightly lower science GPA back in the winter 2005 semester. And unless they changed things, we had WAY...

  13. RN to BSN Progams in STL area

    BeccaznRN replied to WDWpixieRN's topic in General Nursing

    You know I'm going to sing my praises for UMSL! I checked out the RN-BSN curriculum on their website, and with a few exceptions here and there it looks like most of those classes are ones I took in...

  14. Nursing School Wait Lists

    BeccaznRN replied to WhiteShadows's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to allnurses! Have you considered UMSL? The first two years are all prereqs, and the last two years are all nursing courses leading up to a BSN. And the best part is you can take prereqs at...

  15. 56 hours...

    BeccaznRN replied to flightnurse2b's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Every day gets easier.

  16. Stopping smoking? What helps you

    BeccaznRN replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I could not agree with you more. I just had my 8-year anniversary of being smoke free! I smoked a pack a day, and went cold turkey after having all four impacted wisdom teeth removed. I had wanted...

  17. Apartment hunting in St Louis area

    BeccaznRN replied to grapejuice01's topic in General Nursing

    I would vote hands-down for the Central West End. You will be within walking distance to BJH, plus you will have access to St. Louis' light rail system (Metro) from the CWE as well. Very important...

  18. how much can you work?

    BeccaznRN replied to craziechiq's topic in California Nursing

    I would start out working nothing, if possible. That way, you can see for yourself how much time you will need to devote to school/study in order to obtain the grades you want/need. Everyone is...

  19. Is there a Dr present at c-sections just for baby where you work.

    BeccaznRN replied to crysobrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ditto for us - OB MD, MD assist (can be family practice MD, RNFA, or another OB), MDA, scrub tech, circulating RN, and a RN and RT from our NICU to tend to baby. If baby is under 34 weeks gestation, a...

  20. Am I the only one?

    BeccaznRN replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, my husband used to say this to me all the time when I first started this career and it drove me up the wall! If I only had a dollar for every argument that started when he uttered the words "you...

  21. Wow a bag of pretzels, your right admin, this is a good place to work

    BeccaznRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Same here - only mine was a $20 gift card to Trader Joe's. I guess someone somewhere felt bad that my grocery bill has skyrocketed this

  22. Best Hospitals for New Grads

    BeccaznRN replied to MSUnurse's topic in California Nursing

    It depends on what specialty you want. It can be difficult to break into specialty areas straight out of school in the Ventura County area (especially ICU). St. John's in Oxnard and Camarillo rarely...

  23. first RN job proving to be a disappointment, tips please...

    BeccaznRN replied to WIchica0732's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to stick out here and say that I think you should give it the additional 6.5 months and then see how you feel. Reason? The first year of nursing is hard on every single new nurse out there...

  24. Cervidil placement

    BeccaznRN replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Placing Cervidil has not been one of my stronger points either. The first few I placed promptly fell out in the toilet the first time my patient got up to the restroom.....I've gotten better at it...

  25. Does anyone else like working night shift besides me?

    BeccaznRN replied to Joyfullme's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you could pay me enough to go to days. And my co-workers feel the same way - L&D nights at my hospital are considered coveted positions! Right now, the new grads are being hired...