AvaRN22 MSN, RN

High-risk OB, Labor & Delivery

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    Cervical Exams- locating the cervix

    AvaRN22 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi everyone, I just recently transitioned into L&D from 4 years of high-risk antepartum nursing and I absolutely LOVE it on L&D! I've been doing L&D for two months now and I am still not...
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    ER nurse to L&D

    AvaRN22 replied to nickifranks's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Welcome to the amazing world of L&D! I've been an OB RN for 4 years and new to L&D as of this year. I did ER for a few months and can tell you that the pace is similar on L&D -fast-....
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    Floor-nursing-to-ED: lessons learned

    AvaRN22 posted a topic in Emergency

    I once read another poster in this forum state that the "ED can break you down, chew you up, and spit you back out." I was recently spit back out after being broken down and chewed up and I would...
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    Do Med Surg / Tele RNs still get hired into ER?

    AvaRN22 replied to PacoUSA's topic in Emergency

    I think PCU, ICU, or med-surg tele at the very least would be a good background to have when looking to transition to the ED. I recently transferred to the ED from an OB floor and that was a bad...
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    What's your go-to for stress relief?

    AvaRN22 replied to Brian's topic in Emergency

    Dance, rollerblading at the beach, yoga….anything to keep my energy flowing and body moving. Lately, I have been loving archery. It focuses my mind like nothing else. When the stress is REALLY...
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    Drink or Shake during work

    AvaRN22 replied to pm2rn's topic in Emergency

    Personally, I like Core Power. It has more natural ingredients then other ready-made shakes that I have found and it's packed with nutrients and protein. It's hard to find, but I found it at Sprouts...
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    Struggling with ED Orientation, advice appreciated

    AvaRN22 replied to AvaRN22's topic in Emergency

    Thanks everyone for your input. I actually feel more reassured that what I’m going through is a somewhat common experience with orientees. Maybe my expectations were initially too high for myself...
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    Struggling with ED Orientation, advice appreciated

    AvaRN22 posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi Everyone! I'm going into my 3rd week of ED orientation next week and I'm struggling with the floor-to-ED transition. I'm contemplating turning back to my old unit until I gain more knowledge in...
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    The Dark Side of Passion

    AvaRN22 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Emergency

    I'm a complete rookie in this field. I went in knowing that the ED was a huge strain on the mind, body, soul, and emotions. I'm a passionate person too and care very much about providing excellence...
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    variable decels...Thoughts?

    AvaRN22 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I worked on an antepartum floor where we had a number of longterm PPROM patients. If they made it past the 24 hour period of ROM, they did very well and stayed on our unit for months sometimes. The...
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    Online Training and 8 weeks of orientation?

    AvaRN22 posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi All! I just interviewed for an ER training program this morning. I found out that it's an 8 week training program with one preceptor (possibly a second preceptor if the primary preceptor is on...
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    Online Training and 8 weeks of orientation?

    AvaRN22 replied to AvaRN22's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for all your responses and encouragement. I was interested to see how this training program compares to others, and it looks like I have a lot to be thankful for with an 8-week orientation. But...
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    How will I know when I am ready?

    AvaRN22 replied to amzyRN's topic in Emergency

    Everyone’s encouragement on this thread is reassuring to me, as I have just made the big jump from floor nursing to the ED this week. Just like you, I worked tele/step down for 18 months then...
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    Curious About ER Nursing

    AvaRN22 replied to rnblack4's topic in Emergency

    I am currently a perinatal RN, but I've always been drawn to ER. I love the knowledge and skill-set that may come with ER experience; broad enough to be useful in almost every environment throughout...
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    RNs Relocating to Las Vegas

    AvaRN22 replied to team_Rnurses's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Thanks, Slinkyhead RN! Wow, that's a pretty big pay-cut for me coming from California, as I
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    RNs Relocating to Las Vegas

    AvaRN22 replied to team_Rnurses's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I'm a California RN considering relocating to Las Vegas because of the cost of living. I work in San Diego and the cost to live out here keeps increasing. Does anyone know how much per hour the...
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    USD MEPN Interview tips??

    AvaRN22 posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    The interview is in a few weeks and I was wondering if anyone could give me a few pointers. I know the current students are probably too busy to respond to this, but any help would be greatly...
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    Student Loan Forgiveness for Nurses??

    AvaRN22 replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Nursing

    Brownie3085, Thank you for your authentic and compassionate response to this thread. Happy to see nurses like you out there!
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    RN or Accupuncture?

    AvaRN22 replied to ZenStudent's topic in Holistic

    I am so glad for this post too. I went into nursing with a dream to one day weave Eastern Medicine and integrative modalities into my practice. There are pros and cons to both Western and Eastern...
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    Is this too much or am I crazy...what are your units like?

    AvaRN22 replied to emersushea's topic in Cardiac

    OH MY!!!!! And I thought MY unit was bad! We are staffed 1:4 at nights with 1-2 CNAs, a resource RN, and we have a tele techs on a different floor that monitor all our pts and call if anything...
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    Any advice for a new grad starting in cardiac?

    AvaRN22 replied to robyn226's topic in Cardiac

    Congrats and good luck!! It looks like everyone already said what I was going to say. Take your ACLS and 12-lead EKG interpretation, know your labs as Minnie2006 indicated, know where your crash cart...
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    New grad having nightmares about work!!!!!!!!!

    AvaRN22 replied to Queen2u's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The same thing happens to me about 2-3 times a week. It looks like we even had the same dream at one point too (not passing meds and the shift is almost over). This week I dreamt that I floated to...
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    Nightshift vs. Dayshift on an L&D Unit?

    AvaRN22 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello Everyone :-) Just curious how dayshift differs from nightshift on a L&D unit. How do the responsibilities differ for each shift? I work on a cardiac stepdown unit and nights are more...
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    New nurse cross-training in 6 different OB areas??

    AvaRN22 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello All :) So I finally had the honor of interviewing on an L&D unit. I have been trying to get into Perinatal nursing for the past 5 months and I have just over one year of nursing experience....
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    New Grad

    AvaRN22 replied to UDM2010's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would also be interested in knowing what city/hospital the OP was hired into. I've been running around getting certifications (NRP, ACLS), networking, talking to old professors, and looking all up...