LDRNMOMMY BSN, RN

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    L and D Scrubs

    I have a large collection of Urbane scrubs, many solid colors, floral and geometirc prints. I have very few "labor and delivery" type scrubs. I will not be able to wear them at my new job though,...
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    Postponing inductions/sections when really busy?

    At the hospital I worked at in the states we did postpone inductions when we were busy. It was not without problems though. We had patients that thought if they caused enough of a scene they would...
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    How far does everyone commute to work?

    It will be about 10 minutes to work and less than 5 on the way home. I will be working on a military base and you can only leave out of the gate that is closest to our house. I have to drive further...
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    Am I the ONLY one??

    It's probably a blessing in disguise that your old nurse manager wouldn't take you back. Like Jenrninmi said, it may take time to find a job that suits you; but it's out there. I'm sure if you had a...
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    Would you give birth at the hospital where you work?

    I did not, but it was because I am a military spouse and have Tricare Prime. I lived in a city where there was a large Army hospital. I delivered at the Army hospital, but worked at the civilian...
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    "Tossing" fetal monitor strips

    At the hospital I worked at in the states, when we went live with OB TraceVue in 2006 we stopped running paper strips. The strips were recorded electronically. The only time we ran paper strips was...
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    Process of signing up for call

    Where I used to work in NC you were required to sign up for one 12 hr call shift per schedule period (about 4 weeks). Weekend call was assigned for you and about every 3-4 months it was your turn...
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    Bad Outcome....

    I think we have all been there before one way or another.
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    AWHONN Convention!!

    I would have loved to go too! Since I haven't started working yet the air fare is just too expensive on my dh's salary
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    Nervous!

    After a 7 month employment break, I am getting ready to go back to work. I managed to luck into a nursing position over here in Germany. It's L&D which is where I worked for 2.5 years in the...
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    New Grad Jobs in Maternity

    I went straight into L&D after I graduated nursing school. I worked in NC before I moved overseas. The manger hired 4 new grads that
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    Wish us Luck!

    Congratulations! He is
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    Question about pumping at work.

    You would think that. That was not the case where I used to work. My co-workers were the total opposite. I stopped pumping shortly after I returned to work. We were always so busy that sometimes...
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    Hospital "gift" for mom?

    We got to take home a souvenir hat that had a parachute saying "Delivered from above at (facility name)" It was an Army hospital where there is a large population of paratroopers. It was really cute....
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    Need Encouragement!

    One thing that helped me to learn the instrument names was volunteer to count trays before they needed to go down to CSS for processing. When I worked nights and we had a busy night there were...
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    Discontinuing Mag Sulfate

    That is pretty much what was done where I worked. Once Mag was d/c'd we'd hold the pt for an hr for observation then call PP for
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    Civilian jobs on military bases

    You can also check out
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    Do you circulate/recover your c section patients? More...

    I am not currently working but I'll answer for where I used to work before we moved overseas. 1. Do you circulate your c sections? Does your unit provide the scrub tech & baby nurse also? Yes we...
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    Bovie settings????

    40/40 Where I used to work. I had to turn it up to 50/50 in the middle of a C/S per M.D.
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    Just Offered an L&D Position........

    Congratulations! You can always transfer to days when a position opens up. I worked nights when I first started in L&D, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would
  21. Where I used to work a NICU team consisting of a NNP, NICU RN, and RCP attended every single c-section. Occasionally the neonatolgist would make an appearance but it wasn't typical. A NICU team...
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    man holding wife still during epidural dies!

    At the hospital I worked at before we moved no one except the RN and the CRNA/Anesthesiologist was allowed in the room during epidural placement. This was a policy made by the hospital's anesthesia...
  23. I had short term disability insurance which helped but I did not realize that you don't receive the money until your maternity leave is almost over. It only covered 60% of 6 weeks pay for an...
  24. In L&D 18 gauge is preferable. I don't like to go smaller than a 20 ga. if I can help
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    Any military wives in here??

    I am a military wife. We just moved to Germany and there aren't a lot of job opportunities over here! This is my first military move so I am not sure how to balance it. I am searching for a job and...