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Banner used to have a program that you had to apply to and be accepted into before you started classes. You were under contract to work for them for 3 years upon graduation. They did away with that program about 5-6 years ago. I have worked for Di...

On my unit we have assigned holidays in order to make sure there are enough staff on those days--usually we are overstaffed due to the holiday obligations. So, unless they are understaffed all the time, it makes no sense that they would already be u...

Had this problem. The same RN always asked me to take her holidays because she had to go to church. She had already run through the other staff when I came to the unit. I did it a few times, but then told her I make my schedule based on my needs a...

I'm a former labor & delivery RN, and I am almost finished with my FNP. I can tell you from my family clinical experiences, I am not interested in taking a family position because of all the reasons you list. I thought I would be so over women'...

Our C-sections get the 1 gram of Ofirmev and 30 mg of Toradol in the pacu. They usually get Toradol every 6 hours and Percocet every 4 hours for the first 24 hours and then switch over to Norco and Motrin until discharge. The only time our mom's ge...

A patient came in through triage for her scheduled 7am c-section and could not believe we bumped her surgery because her hubby stopped at McDonalds on the way in so she could eat breakfast....her response was "they told me not to eat anything at home...

You did everything you could have to make this patient/family happy and provided excellent care. At the end of the day, that is all we can do. We cannot control other people. Thankfully, your manager knows you did your best and that the mom was ly...

I have been considering applying to do a WHNP program in the future, however, ASU-my local university, just eliminated the program. They are harder to find now and was wondering if they are in demand or if it is not worth pursuing? This is where m...

We get mag pp patients all the time.....like we are running a special on hypertension. We get them from L&D on it, and we also start mag on our unit. We do q4 vitals, reflexes, clonus, loc, i&o on our mag moms. And they do not care about ...

This is crazy. I am beginning my final rotation in my FNP program. I get nervous if my preceptor leaves earlier than scheduled because I have to figure out how to make up that time. Yet this person could care less if he is completing the required ...

I work mother-baby and we just had this exact thing happen. We were terribly short on night shift and hired a few nurses. One of the new nurses that was hired for full-time nights asked/demanded to go days, part-time, or prn as the full-time, night...

Ditto on payday. And 3 shifts per week. Only joys I get from nursing.

Labor and delivery is fast-paced and stressful, too. The 3 different units I worked in have all been crazy busy and, at times, unsafe. I left L&D for that reason. Felt my license was always on the line. We have had several tele nurses transfe...

Sending prayers your way, Esme, for a speedy recovery.

When I was labor & delivery, I always had "push it" in my head.....go figure :)

I agree with previous posters....if you do not love labor and delivery, get out. If you do love it but not the high risk, try to find another job in a lower risk unit. L&D is rough. I did it and left then went back because I wanted to give it ...

Dignity has recently hired new grads into L&D. But the market for jobs here is extremely competitive. Most Banner facilities want a BSN so that may help you with them in general. Good luck, there are many new grads looking for jobs for months ...

I feel for you. Banner is getting very picky about the BSN and even staff that has worked there for years in a different role have a hard time getting hired with an ADN, even if they are enrolled in a BSN bridge program. I can see how you would feel...

Emphasize how important educating your patients is. We do a ton of teaching in post-partum. You will be educating mom and dad on self-care and infant care. You will be there to help the new family get off to a good start and bond. It will be part...

Actually, I was hired (pp/nursery) for Noc and oriented on days. Although I was able to meet more of the docs working on days, when I went off orientation to nights, it was a completely different flow. We did things differently, had different/fewer...

Don't feel bad about not loving labor and delivery. I started in couplet care and begged to be cross-trained to labor. Guess what? Hated it. Thought maybe it was the facility so when I moved I stayed with labor and delivery. After 6 more months ...

Thank you all for these hilarious posts! Made me laugh and put me in a good mood just before I head in to help all the new Christmas babies be born tonight! Merry Christmas!

It shouldn't have to be this way....makes me sad. I tell myself it's only 3 nights a week and that it isn't forever. I tell myself I make good money and that my family counts on me. I tell myself that someday I will find a job I enjoy going to. Wh...

It's great that you are receiving a 9-month orientation. There is a lot to learn and we have been losing new orientees due to minimal orientation. I have known a few labor & delivery nurses and post-partum nurses that have gone to the NICU. T...

It is good that you are questioning your decision and weighing your options. We all have to take our lifestyles and circumstances into account before moving forward with major decisions such as school/career. Just because you question it does not m...