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  1. How to become an OB-GYN nurse?

    allthingsbright replied to khuship's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I also was hired right into OB after grad w/ an AS in nursing. I am 6 months in and am now working in labor and delivery. Good

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

    allthingsbright replied to RNKatrinaK's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Your story sounds so similiar to mine it is almost ridiculous (I was also a doula and am now in a large teaching hospital). I come off orientation soon and am scared out of my mind. I work high risk...

  3. HOPKINS: 20 minutes into the show

    allthingsbright replied to HopeItWorksDNP's topic in General Nursing

    It makes sense to me that the nurses didnt want to be filmed. My license is very important to me, and while I KNOW I practice excellent care, I dont want to be filmed at my job. Seems kind of risky....

  4. Anyone ever been on the Nutrisystem diet?

    allthingsbright replied to DolphinRN84's topic in Health, Stress Management

    The food is pretty bad-I tried it and just couldnt do it. Maybe that is why people lose weight--they dont

  5. How long before you transfuse in PP?

    allthingsbright posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    OK, so I am a new OB nurse and have noticed a trend in my unit to hold off ordering transfusion until the Pt's HGB drops really low and they become symptomatic. (Like a recent pt I had w/ a hgb of 6...

  6. Dansko Shoes are killing my feet!!!

    allthingsbright replied to Carianne's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Yes, my arches are high and no luck here!

  7. Dansko Shoes are killing my feet!!!

    allthingsbright replied to Carianne's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My Danskos are horrible--have tried to break them in for a month of 12 hr shifts and they still really hurt. The bottoms of my feet burn and my heels hurt. Plus I have turned my ankle a couple times...

  8. OB terminology

    allthingsbright replied to Cabbagehead's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Maybe the E is elective abortions and m is multiple--but yes, most places I have seen stick w/ GTPAL

  9. RN-BSN: How many hours is too many?

    allthingsbright posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hey guys-- I am starting my BSN program and also work 3 twelves a week (I'm also a new nurse so am learning a lot at work). Add that to family life, and I am going to be a busy woman. I'm taking a 6...

  10. Judging Nurses or Is It Just Me?

    allthingsbright replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    She just sounds like a very angry person-- My dad always tells me, "Hurting people hurt other people." I would just cast aside her comments and her anger and be proud of who YOU are and what you

  11. Questions? For Postpartum Nurses

    allthingsbright replied to FocusRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We also get GYN's post TAH, TVH, etc on our PP floor. So we get mixes of SVD's, c-sections and GYN post-surgical patients. And babies deliver ALL THE TIME so there really isnt a dull moment. I like...

  12. stupid question about hours

    allthingsbright replied to coltsgrl's topic in General Nursing

    I also find the hours inconvienent but realize most places of business have hours that dont coincide w/ school and children's schedules. Thats why I pay for before and after school programs and my...

  13. sooooo, I think I actually like my job...

    allthingsbright posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    This month marks my 6 month mark from graduation--I have had my job for 5 months, and while it has been hard, exhausting, and crazy, I can actually say I like it. Ok, its not LOVE, yet! Everyone says...

  14. The nurse who wasn't. Thoughts and comments.

    allthingsbright replied to lulu123's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I dont want to sound harsh either, but I dont know many people who would make it through the rigors of nursing school without the desire/motivation, etc to actually work as a nurse. I also dont...

  15. How do you break in to mother-baby

    allthingsbright replied to momzyme's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is why I went straight in after grad because I had a friend who got "stuck" in med/surg. She was told to get her year in med surg then try for OB, but found out she was in the same boat as you!...

  16. Fellow RN killed this morning

    allthingsbright replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    (((HUGS))) Prayers being said

  17. PHYSICALLY....which is harder, RN or CNA?

    allthingsbright replied to coltsgrl's topic in General Students

    I pound the pavement as an RN much more than when I was a CNA, and now I have the added responsibilities of charting, assessment, critial thinking, etc! I have to admit I did more lifting as a CNA...

  18. Is nursing a possiblity for me?

    allthingsbright replied to Can I B's topic in General Nursing

    There were a few people over 50 in my nursing class--all were great students w/ their own set of challenges (ageism in school and then in the workplace as they had a hard time getting jobs which was...

  19. Don't ever forget that you were once a new nurse!!

    allthingsbright replied to missdeevah's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm sorry you are getting pooped on!! ((((HUGS)))) Not only will I never forget being a student or new nurse, I am already actively helping the students and new nurses I encounter in my job. Let's try...

  20. Nurses that "eat your lunch" during report!

    allthingsbright replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Nursing

    "Rectal openings!" LOVE

  21. Just want to say thanks to you guys...

    allthingsbright posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    ...for sharing about your 1st year. I am in month 5 and MAN, is it hard. I have good days and then really, really bad days. I am getting ready to go back on orientation for labor/delivery and am...

  22. How many times have you cried???

    allthingsbright replied to CareBayer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am in in month 5--I'll say I've cried 4 or 5 times. I am pretty overwhelmed most of the time but have days that go ok, too. I had a particularly bad night last night, so I cried a bit over it when I...

  23. Things you'd like to say to your co-workers, but never would ....

    allthingsbright replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    "Please quit B*^%&ing about everything." :) Oh wait, I should proabbly tell myself that on some

  24. Where Do I Start??

    allthingsbright replied to princesskarabu's topic in General Nursing

    I applied to every nursing job open that interested me BEFORE I even graduated--and I got my "dream" job in OB. Apply away--you are an RN now!

  25. Keep my Brain?

    allthingsbright replied to slaterd's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I know several nurses who keep their brains in their locker at work as a CYA type back-up plan (that way they comply w/ HIPAA and dont have to remove names because the brains arent leaving...