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CMCRN

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  1. What is your schedule like?

    CMCRN replied to Brandy0331's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work 7 8hour shifts per 2 week period. Christmas and New Years rotate, on one off the other. Other holidays are voluntary and because of 1 1/2 times pay, popular, but if not fully staffed then...

  2. Vaginal triplets

    CMCRN replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Years ago we tried to do lady partsl triplets in a multip, (mom had had prior singleton), the first one was fine but the second one prolapsed the cord of the third

  3. Help me decide between 2 Nursing schools

    CMCRN replied to Jimmydaves's topic in General Nursing

    Go for the

  4. Everything I do is wrong!

    CMCRN replied to teensmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with the above poster, at least she was able to focus on a task that needed doing rather than freezing up completely. The baby nurse sounds like a drama queen wanting to make herself look...

  5. norcal vs socal pay & living expenses

    CMCRN replied to hatingthewaiting's topic in California Nursing

    Unions are newer in Socal and thus the pay lags behind the bayarea where most have been unionized for a

  6. So are your antepartums breaking like ours?

    CMCRN replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We call it "breaking through" , meaning whatever treatment we were using stops being

  7. OB Recommendation

    CMCRN replied to sydneysmommy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I always tell my friends moving out of state or whereever, to call L&D unit, different days/shifts and ask for recomendation. Some nurses will, and some won't. I give at least 3 when I get these...

  8. Any L&D nurses that wanted to be CNMs and decided against it?

    CMCRN replied to PinkPeony7's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with what everyone else has said. I originally started in L&D intending to go back to be a CNM and quickly realized the hours, the pay, and where I was working I got to do everything but...

  9. What's the best gift from a patient?

    CMCRN replied to Tolle_lege's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree that cards and notes are terrific. I have saved all of mine from over 20 years in nursing. I figure when I am retired and have lots of time I'll enjoy reading them over again. In terms of...

  10. Planned Parenthood before graduation?

    CMCRN replied to iheartbabymamas's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You remind me of me. Before I went to nursing school I worked at a birth control clinic and I wanted to keep any contact I could with my chosen area so I was planning to be a volunteer counselor at PP...

  11. Any help w/ station?

    CMCRN replied to mom2bnrs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    +5 in the

  12. RNC - the whats and hows?

    CMCRN replied to cherokeesummer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No unfortunately! I was allready an IBCLC and they refused to recognize that

  13. Hep B birth vaccination

    CMCRN replied to Aquadream13's topic in General Nursing

    Go to the OB forum there is currently a thread there on this

  14. Pros & Cons Newborn Hep B Vaccination

    CMCRN replied to couchdogs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I too am an "l&doldtimer", I am pro vaccine also but have never understood why we started pushing this in the immediate newborn period. AAP guidelines for vitamin K and erythromycin is within the...

  15. RNC - the whats and hows?

    CMCRN replied to cherokeesummer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My hospital only recognizes the NCC certification. I am certified in inpatient OB. They pay us an extra $100 per month if we are certified.Certification is good for 3 years until you need to renew,...

  16. Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    CMCRN replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    GlennCoCo-Are you under the impression that it is not screwed up

  17. Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    CMCRN replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    yes!!!

  18. What do you do?

    CMCRN replied to indiawhitaker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You might want to investigate being a Medical Assistant. They are usually the ones in the offices, not RNs. This is a shorter program and you could work while you continued with school if you

  19. San Francisco State Nursing Program

    CMCRN replied to SanFranGirl's topic in California Nursing

    Labor and

  20. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    CMCRN replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I know this is probably a typo but the California Nurses' Association is NOT the same thing as the California Association of Nurse

  21. San Francisco State Nursing Program

    CMCRN replied to SanFranGirl's topic in California Nursing

    Sorry enigma I have been out of school too long for and info to be current and relevant for you re uniforms and stethoscopes etc. Hopefully someone with more current info will weigh

  22. San Francisco State Nursing Program

    CMCRN replied to SanFranGirl's topic in California Nursing

    In your last semester you do a preceptorship where you partner with a working nurse for a certain number of hours, I forget how many exactly. You are a preceptee, I am a preceptor. Most students try...

  23. Anti- union, anti- staffing ratio nurses

    CMCRN replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    We had a lot of fun too that year, following him around to events and

  24. Job Offer CPMC, San Fran

    CMCRN replied to pupnurse's topic in California Nursing

    I work at CPMC but the California Campus, sounds like you will be on the Pacific Campus? It is a Sutter facility. You should get good experience. In the bay area it seems everyone has a commute, maybe...

  25. Paradise to the Bay!

    CMCRN replied to wannabeRN2's topic in California Nursing

    We don't have so much of a shortage mainly because of our unions, CNA in particular, who has made it possible to get a good salary and has attracted nurses from other places for the salary and...