AishaRN

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1. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

   AishaRN replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Detra, So, I am on of those people who list to check things off as I complete them. And when I was in residency, I made out a check list ... broke it all down. You might not need this much detail or...

2. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

   AishaRN replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Here are some of my suggestions on what to do to prepare for residency in L&D: - show up 10 to 15 minutes early! - leave your jewelry at home (except wedding ring perhaps) - Get and read a copy...

3. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

   AishaRN replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi Detra - First, let me tell that it definitely gets easier to do SVE's (sterile lady partsl exams) for dilation/effacement/station. My first suggestion is to take a tape measure and measure out...

4. I'm moving to the Dupont area

   AishaRN replied to tavalon's topic in Washington Nursing

   Welcome to Washington! For NICU, Madigan has a level III and is the closest to Dupont. St. Pete's in Olympia has a NICU. Tacoma General has a level III and is a short drive from Dupont; just down...

5. I never imagined...

   AishaRN replied to CrunchyLaborRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Purpsurfer ~ you can not believe how relieved I am to read your post, just to know that I am not alone. The whole reason I went into nursing was to do L&D and eventually midwifery. But after a...

6. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

   AishaRN replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

   "Aisha, I would be interested in and appreciate of both of those resources!!! :)" Hi ... if you send me your email address I can email you the worksheet in MS Excel or MS Word :) I tried to cut and...

7. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

   AishaRN replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Shannon - are you still looking for a "worksheet" ... I have one that helps with making sure things get done during a lady partsl delivery and would be happy to develop one for c/s as well. When I...

8. Agency Nurse doesn't know how to start IVs?

   AishaRN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

   I just graduated from nursing school December 2006. I started a residency program for L&D/special care nursery in January and starting IVs is a skill that is needed fairly regularly. We were not...

9. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

   AishaRN replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   This thread has been so wonderful to read!!! Thank you to everyone for your stories I am a new RN having just graduated in December and actually just finished working my first week as a RN on a...