JaneyW

JaneyW

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  1. Advice: new grad programs in orange county, ca

    JaneyW replied to nrse2B2005's topic in California Nursing

    No need to get Snippy, Haunted. I have actually worked at three hospitals and have been at this for 3 1/2 years. It hasn't been that long since I was a new grad in the same position as the OP. Your...

  2. Advice: new grad programs in orange county, ca

    JaneyW replied to nrse2B2005's topic in California Nursing

    I work at UCI and would discount what the other poster said. I started out at Irvine Regional as a new grad and would say steer clear from there! St Joe's, St Jude's, Hoag and UCI will have the most...

  3. Caesarians and evolution

    JaneyW replied to futureTMA's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would however also like to see a study on early AROM and it's effect on C/S rate I'd bet a dollar that it has a much larger effect on supposed CPD then genetics. I'd bet more than a

  4. To the 1st Time Passers

    JaneyW replied to TheCommuter's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had the Saunders and the Kaplan books and felt the Kaplan was the closest to the real thing. However, I felt that the Saunders helped me to cement the knowledge. I actually walked out (after a...

  5. TC Bilirubin checks...how often?

    JaneyW replied to Mythreeangels's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We only do them if we suspect a high bili due to color and prior to discharge. It is followed by a serum if needed. There is no protocol for routine use except at

  6. skin prep for c-section

    JaneyW replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You are not alone!!! We use the gel and it comes in a bottle with a sponge attached. We don't even use sterile gloves as we aren't coming into contact with the part of the applicator that touches...

  7. MS in Nursing Education in Univ.of Phoenix

    JaneyW replied to timz's topic in California Nursing

    I just went to my information meeting for Cal State Dominguez Hills last night and will be starting their MSN Educator program in the spring. It is all on-line (except for clinicals!) and is...

  8. What was harder? Non-nursing bachelors or ADN?

    JaneyW replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and to the person who spoke about people with psych degrees not knowing what she was talking about when speaking of Maslow, etc. Nursing approaches psychology in a very different way than...

  9. What was harder? Non-nursing bachelors or ADN?

    JaneyW replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I have a BA in Psych and an ADN. I would have to say that you are comparing apples and oranges. There were easier and more difficult parts to both experiences. I found the sciences to be easier for...

  10. Should I find a new OB??

    JaneyW replied to hope3456's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think the main 2 points here are that you are uncomfortable trusting him and that he is unwilling or unable to fully explain your plan of care. You are hearing your little RN voice telling you that...

  11. Animosity between the shifts?

    JaneyW replied to bth44's topic in General Nursing

    Your post made me think of my old hospital. There were only two shifts (12 hr) and the feelings ran hot. I recently went to another hospital--big teaching hospital--and it isn't like that at all....

  12. MS in Nursing Education in Univ.of Phoenix

    JaneyW replied to timz's topic in California Nursing

    I am not in a position to pay that kind of tuition or take out loans. I am looking into Cal State Dominguez Hills. It is also fully on-line and has many MSN programs. If you are a California...

  13. Deep suctioning babies after delivery

    JaneyW replied to Mrs.S's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't have any sources to cite, but I have read in recent AWHONN publications that blow by is harmful to preemies and near term. They are saying it is more harmful than not using it--something to...

  14. Resignation Retention

    JaneyW replied to retention's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Pay is very important in this climate. Benefits are also important to me--especially good health plans. Self-scheduling. Having the right tools to do the job (supplies, equipment that works, etc)...

  15. Question of the Month: Nursing Faculty Working Part-time in Clinical Settings?

    JaneyW replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    When I was in nursing school, some of my instructors took on travel assignments or worked registry during holidays and summer. This kept them current and

  16. Real scoop on job market

    JaneyW replied to JaneyW's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Thanks for the honest answer, llg. That's kind of what I thought. I also took a stroll through the want-ads for the local community colleges. There were some tenure trac positions, but mostly for...

  17. Real scoop on job market

    JaneyW posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I live in southern California with little flexibility as far as moving somehwere else. There are several nursing programs close to me. I currently have a BA in psych and an ADN. I have always...

  18. How much Fentanyl??

    JaneyW posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    For those using Fentanyl for labor pain, what are the doses?? How much how often?? Our unit uses Demerol/phen 50/25 and I am feeling the need to update. I will be researching what to maybe switch...

  19. How much Fentanyl??

    JaneyW replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Did Michelle Murray have resources for her opinion on

  20. Effect of Mom's Pain Meds?

    JaneyW posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am an L&D nurse in a high risk unit. I am new to the high risk arena and am learning. I am a bit concerned about the use of Demerol as a pain med for laboring women. I would like to change...

  21. Epidural Drug Choice and Failure to Progress/Descend

    JaneyW replied to heartICU's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Anectdotally (sp?), I worked at a place a few years ago that used premixed ropivicaine/fentanyl and I was seeing more motor block as Peg said. These women were pretty much paralyzed from the waist...

  22. Effect of Mom's Pain Meds?

    JaneyW replied to JaneyW's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think you are definitely right with the mother-baby care model decreasing crying/irritability. I try to recover my babies skin to skin with their moms. They can nurse when they want and are kept...

  23. How much Fentanyl??

    JaneyW replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have also used Nubain in the past but was told at this place (I am new) that it has been taken off of the market a few times and they just never switched to it. I am also suprised that they still...

  24. Prolonged ROM and chorio

    JaneyW replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    She might have been on IV abx and just switched to PO. She had been PPROMed for 6 days. That would make sense where I am. We have patients that stay ruptured for weeks and are only on IV abx...

  25. Toradol for PTL?

    JaneyW replied to babynurse2001's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have used indocin, but not toradol. I will ask the docs about why the NSAID is used. I don't work again until Friday,