allthingsbright

allthingsbright specializes in LDRP.

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1. Dream job interview... What should *I* ask??

   allthingsbright replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   ASK ABOUT ORIENTATION! Seriously, as a new grad in L&D, you need AT LEAST 3-6 mos orientation to get off to a good start. I started L&D right out of school, have 6 yrs in, and love it but it...

2. The most ridiculous birth plans you've had the pleasure of reading

   allthingsbright replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   plus, i always say in my childbirth classes that birth plans are like Christmas wish lists--you may or may not get everything you want on the list. that seems to lace the idea with some reality! ok,...

3. The most ridiculous birth plans you've had the pleasure of reading

   allthingsbright replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   pt requesting "clitoral stimulation" from nurse during induction on birth plan=not gonna happen that said, most birth plans i am coming across lately have been okay--usually printed off the internet...

4. OB T-shirt slogans?

   allthingsbright replied to JoniL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   "Meconium Happens" or "Mec Happens"

5. Do you love nursing or hate it???

   allthingsbright replied to ysin's topic in General Nursing

   It's love here--and it's pretty unconditional on my part. It has to be! Nursing is

6. I was just laid off

   allthingsbright replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

   SO SORRY!

7. Greenwich Hospital Salary

   allthingsbright replied to Barkow's topic in Connecticut Nursing

   Here is the only info I found: from fheard Registered User Age: 33 Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1 Mar 26, 2009, 01:54 PM Re: Average RN Salary New Grad '09 The current starting...

8. Am I too shallow to be a nurse?

   allthingsbright replied to jonsey77's topic in General Nursing

   Well, I think that the act of "thinking about being too shallow" may just preclude you from being too shallow... That said, I don't think your reasons for wanting to go into nursing are going to keep...

9. I hate my life.....

   allthingsbright replied to MrsIndependent's topic in General Nursing

   I understand your frustration yet becoming a nurse won't solve all of life's problems, IMHO. I had many classmates that thjought getting a degree would make them happy only to find that nursing is...

10. plz answer my qestion about GED

    allthingsbright replied to WantingToBeANurse's topic in General Nursing

    I also have a GED and am now working on an RN-Masters program. It took me a long time to grow up and realize the value of education. I have had to work very hard, remediate through math and I was well...

11. Is it really possible to do L&D as a new grad with 12 weeks of orientation?

    allthingsbright replied to ejean's topic in Ob/Gyn

    6 weeks L&D orientation here in a teaching hospital w/ high risk patients--I did it and am doing it. Yup, it is hard, exciting and crazy. Plus it has been the most stressful thing ever. (I...

12. Do you raid the patient fridge?

    allthingsbright replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, when i dont get to take my break or sit down for 13 hrs i have been known to grab a diet coke or some graham crackers and pnut butter on the

13. Lees Summit Medical Center?

    allthingsbright replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi-I know some nurses who work their L&D unit--it is slow but they seem to like it! Good

14. Any nurses you dread giving report to?

    allthingsbright replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Don't ya wish these nurses would read this thread and mend their ways? Like that will ever

15. Night shifters- what do you do if you have one night off?

    allthingsbright replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I stay up all night--do laundry, read, wach movies, work on my online class, sometimes make a late trip to 24-hr Walmart for groceries, etc.