JaneyW

JaneyW

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  1. Dominguez Hills CNS?

    JaneyW replied to Myethpio's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Good for you, goingback! My main advice is to not procrastinate. The work is doable--even in the shorter sessions--but will get a lot more difficult if you don't keep on top of it. I would always...

  2. Getting a MSN without a BSN

    JaneyW replied to tracie0305's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have a BA in psych and an ADN and am almost finished with my MSN with Cal State Dominguez Hills. It took 3 1/2 years, but I have actually enjoyed most of it. It is on-line and is a little over...

  3. career transition questions

    JaneyW replied to bebeleche's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just met an NP on the L&D floor this week. I don't know what her RN background was, but she had been a WHNP for about 5 years and was back on the floor to enjoy 2 12s a week and more time with...

  4. Faculty Shortage?

    JaneyW posted a topic in International Nursing

    Just curious. I am about to finish my MSN in preparation to teach here in the US. We have a severe shortage of faculty only to become worse as more retire. What is the market like in Aus/NZ for...

  5. Faculty Shortage?

    JaneyW replied to JaneyW's topic in International Nursing

    Thank You!!! You were all very

  6. To be or not to be......bilingual

    JaneyW replied to JettaDP's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't think you would get paid more, but being bilingual is a terrific asset for patient care, patient safety and patient advocacy. It is also fun out and about town when you can understand what...

  7. Career ending mistakes?

    JaneyW replied to emsillystudent's topic in General Nursing

    My husband is an insurance defense lawyer. He is hired by insurance companies to defend policy-holders when they are sued. The reason to have your own policy is to have your own lawyer defending...

  8. Faculty Shortage?

    JaneyW replied to JaneyW's topic in International Nursing

    Thank you both! Yes, I did mean school faculty. Thanks for the names, I will check into it. I can teach at most universities here with a masters, but won't get tenure. That's fine with me because...

  9. OB nurse/educator

    JaneyW replied to moosemadness's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked at some hospitals that do q8, but most do q12 unless there are other indications that warrant another

  10. What do you think of this comment?

    JaneyW replied to zenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Don't hide it. Hospitals do a background check and it will come up. In this day and age with computers, it is never a good idea to hide anything or lie when applying for a job--they will find out...

  11. Dominguez Hills CNS?

    JaneyW replied to Myethpio's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi guys! I am ALMOST DONE!!! I am in the educator track and will be starting role option in the fall. I'll be student teaching at a local junior college and am very excited about it. It has gone...

  12. When nurses visit loved ones who are hospitalized...

    JaneyW replied to RNcDreams's topic in General Nursing

    I have found this to be very individualistic with mostly very positive experiences. I had one postpartum pt whose mom was a retired nurse who changed her bed for me. She knew I was very busy with...

  13. Vitamin K administration legal/ethical nightmare!

    JaneyW replied to IndigoCarmine's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OK, I am in CA and maybe we are different. We can refuse vaccines because we have different beliefs (not necessarily religious) and parents can refuse Vit K just like they can refuse any medical...

  14. Don't know if I'm going to make it as an OB nurse

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

    That's exactly what I was saying in my post. Assessing a strip and documenting are two different

  15. Don't know if I'm going to make it as an OB nurse

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

    Chart FHR q5???? That's crazy! I have had policy tell me I need to be monitoring the FHR q5 but charting q15. I have been working OB for over 5 years and I still have trouble doing things as fast...

  16. "Don't get too worked up about it"

    JaneyW posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK, it happened to me today. I just started at a new MD office and was there for my first appointment. I sat in the waiting room for almost an hour so had a very good earful of the staff at the...

  17. My family can't believe nurses don't get breaks

    JaneyW replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    Don't you just love when you are in Target and the cashier who is working a 4 hour shift closes down when there are huge lines because she just can't be late for her 10 minute break? If they only...

  18. Low/moderate stress nursing jobs???

    JaneyW replied to Genista's topic in General Nursing

    I am working as a school readiness nurse and it is heaven. I come from L&D, so the pace is much slower. I am not saying it is never stressful, but the difference is big. Part of it, IMHO, is...

  19. Postpartum comfort

    JaneyW replied to JB0901's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have been at hospitals that have fancy ice packs in peri-pads and others that had nothing. My favorite is to put ice in the newborn diapers. Kind of a home-made peri pad ice

  20. What do you pay for health insurance?

    JaneyW replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    My husband is self-employed. We paid about $1,100 a month for PPO insurance with a co-pay and then switched to PPO with a high deductible ($2,400) to pay only $690 a month. This is for a family of...

  21. What would RN's do?

    JaneyW replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Varicella is required in California as well, Czyja. You are right on that it may not give lifelong immunity and boosters are being researched. It is also being seen that even some adults who had it...

  22. What would RN's do?

    JaneyW replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    I feel that you have gone to the wrong sources for your research. Please have a close look at the CDC website about the reasons to vaccinate your children and the fact that there is no longer mercury...

  23. I have a bunion!!!

    JaneyW posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK, I am just way too upset about this, I know. It's just that I am turning 39, I have an extra 15 lbs I can't shake, my skin is rebelling after years of sun, my back is betraying me, and now a...

  24. Anyone ever taken a Science class online

    JaneyW replied to jmiarn1029's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took chem on line and it was fun. They sent me a lab packet and I did the experiments at my kitchen table. Lighting the hydrogen on fire after separating water was particularly fun--my kids loved...

  25. alternatives to mother/baby care in hospital

    JaneyW replied to dml25841's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have worked at three different hospitals with different set-ups and also work registry so have seen many more. If I were to design a 'best practice' way to handle it, it would be this: Have PP be...