RNKatrinaK

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  1. Nurses and Network Marketing

    RNKatrinaK replied to Kijana's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Hi everyone, I have an idea for a business and I have searched the web and have been unable to locate anyone doing it. After witnessing all of the problems in long term care I am thinking of...

  2. If you're a nursing home unit manager, what's your salary?

    RNKatrinaK replied to RubyA's topic in General Nursing

    I am in Knoxville TN - was just offered $26.50 hr. I am an

  3. Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

    RNKatrinaK replied to c3p0's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Interestingly enough, I used that very statement just the other day to describe how I felt about my c-section. I had a complete placenta previa with my 1st daughter. I understood the reasoning of the...

  4. I do not think I can make it in L&D... devastated

    RNKatrinaK posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    So here it goes.... I was a doula in a birthing center for 6 yrs, labor and delivery was my passion... my calling. I went to nursing school only because I wanted to be a L&D nurse. (I do not like...

  5. I do not think I can make it in L&D... devastated

    RNKatrinaK replied to RNKatrinaK's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Things are GREAT !!!!!!!! I found my home on the HRP unit and I could not be happier. Long term patients, lots of time to be able to spend with them providing education prior to labor, increasing my...

  6. Funny OB things people say

    RNKatrinaK replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A surrogate mother had just delivered a baby boy for the new parents. The "mother of the baby" called up to check on the surrogate's condition. Unable to release that information, she just had one...

  7. What would be reasons why someone didn't like L&D?

    RNKatrinaK replied to Sarah LnDHopes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The facility, the staff, the pace of the unit, just to name a few. I too LOVE L&D..... but I love L&D in a birthing center atmosphere NOT in an enormous metropolitan hospital where every one...

  8. The skinny on working nights

    RNKatrinaK replied to UNC_nurseL&D's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You have to train your body and YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. No one thought twice about calling me in the middle of the day, when I certainly would not pick up the phone to dial them at 2am. I have been...

  9. Situation at work...

    RNKatrinaK replied to L&DRN2008's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was shocked when a patient of mine went from 8cm to 4cm. (She had been checked by Dr, myself and another nurse - so she was certainly an 8). I was told that the cervix can swell and that is what...

  10. I do not think I can make it in L&D... devastated

    RNKatrinaK replied to RNKatrinaK's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, I made the change, I transferred up to High Risk Perinatal and can I just say I LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG !!!! I should have done that long ago. It is everything I wanted, time with the...

  11. Any HRP Nurses out there???

    RNKatrinaK posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am looking for some insight to being a high risk perinatal nurse. What do you like and dislike about your job? What is your case load? How is it different than L&D (my hospital has seperate...

  12. Any HRP Nurses out there???

    RNKatrinaK replied to RNKatrinaK's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you soooo much for your response. I have actually been out of work for 3 weeks now - had 2 unexpected surguries of my own. I spoke with my boss and she is planning for me to shadow a nurse in...

  13. venting: fetal demise

    RNKatrinaK replied to redhedgoddess's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i too had my first fetal demise.... a full term beautiful baby girl. mom had a scheduled c-section planned for the very next day - came in early due to decreased fetal movement. it was simply tragic....

  14. Any LMU students?

    RNKatrinaK replied to ~FutureNurse~'s topic in Tennessee Nursing

    LMU2009- Sorry to hear of your experience, as I have tried to explain in previous posts... it is all too common. I do not think you can possibly understand until you have experienced it first hand....

  15. Any LMU students?

    RNKatrinaK replied to ~FutureNurse~'s topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Yes, I graduated a bit ago, but I just heard this about LMU about 2 weeks ago. All I can say is do not go on the statements on their web site. You should check with the state to verify their...

  16. Where is the LMU West Knoxville campus at?

    RNKatrinaK replied to ~FutureNurse~'s topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I heard LMU lost their accredidation. All I can say is that they lied about their percentage of pass rate. It is very very low. I graduated from there (with honors - no credit to them) and would NEVER...

  17. Any LMU students?

    RNKatrinaK replied to ~FutureNurse~'s topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I graduated from LMU and would NEVER recommend it. In fact, I recently heard that LMU lost their accredidation. They are very disorganized, terribly expensive, and instruction is less than desirable....

  18. Easterners, Waterbirth?

    RNKatrinaK replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In the births I have attended, usually the dad or the partner is in the water with the mom. When the baby is born, it is then placed on the mothers chest and wrapped in warm, wet

  19. Easterners, Waterbirth?

    RNKatrinaK replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In Tennessee we have 3 birth centers and all of them practice water births. I have attended numerous ones and it has been a beautiful experience every time. Lots of moms choose to labor in the water...

  20. I do not think I can make it in L&D... devastated

    RNKatrinaK replied to RNKatrinaK's topic in Ob/Gyn

    JWK - I agree with you that the hospital has a great reputation, nor do I disagree with you about the quality of care that is provided to moms. Yes, many moms come back with subsequent pregnancies,...

  21. I do not think I can make it in L&D... devastated

    RNKatrinaK replied to RNKatrinaK's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So I have done a lot of thinking and I went to the person over my internship and told her that I was not giving up but that I needed to have options for "Plan B". I do not think PP will be it, since...

  22. I do not think I can make it in L&D... devastated

    RNKatrinaK replied to RNKatrinaK's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So you do not like the rural hospital that you are at now? I too DESPISE labor.... can not belive that even comes out of my mouth. There is only 1 birthing center in GA and that is 4 hours away. I am...

  23. I do not think I can make it in L&D... devastated

    RNKatrinaK replied to RNKatrinaK's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Janis... I wonder if your friend and I happen to be employed at the same place???? LOL !!! Sounds like it!!! Can you tell me where she was? I am considering transferring to PP - if they have an...

  24. I do not think I can make it in L&D... devastated

    RNKatrinaK replied to RNKatrinaK's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you so much for your replies. They made me feel better. It is a horrible sinking feeling when you think about all of the time, money and energy that we put into graduating as a nurse.... then to...

  25. Any private duty nurses out there?

    RNKatrinaK replied to Boston64's topic in Private Duty

    This is my first time on the forum. I think the posts I have read are great. My question is: How do you go about becoming a self employed private duty nurse and getting clients? Currently I am an RN...