notactuallyblonde

I was 5 months pregnant when I started orientation at the hospital, now I'm 8 months. I'd say it has been wonderful the last couple of months, I didn't really "feel" pregnant, but now it's becoming really tough and painful to move around, especially bending over. I haven't really felt overwhelmingly tired at work. Though, after I get home, an hour later I hit the sack. The only drawback I can see, is if you get the morning sickness bad. I can't imagine working the first four months of my pregnancy.

I also graduated in August, and applied for months before being called for an interview, and was hired -- but I was only applying at one *very nice* hospital. From what I got from HR, they like it when new grads already have a license, and from what I gathered from the manager, having experience is a plus, especially in customer service (so try to mention something to that effect in your resume). Otherwise keep applying, make finding a job your job for now, and I'm sure eventually someone will call.

Hi everybody! I took the job. If she noticed my bump, she didn't let on & I didn't tell. I was worried if I let on, the entire interview would be focused on it and I know I'll try my best to not make the pregnancy affect my job performance. So hopefully in the next few months I come across as hard working, and maternity leave won't be a problem. Thank you so much for the much needed encouragement! Nancy

I graduated nursing school in September 2007, only to find out a week later that I was pregnant. After about 10 months of applying to my favorite non-profit hospital in town, they finally call me out of the blue and I set up an interview for a med-surg position (believe it or not this is my dream job, I couldn't refuse). Keeping in mind that I'm now 5 months pregnant and I haven't worked on any nursing floor yet, what should I do?

The specific article was done in vitro on 30 catheters to see if any clot material passed through the line. A prior study was done on 50 patients over 4 years by a single provider. I personally think there needs to be a lot more research on it, due to the lack of any standardized method for performing it. To me, it looks like a very simple solution to an expensive problem. The article, itself, made it seem like nurses were actually doing this in day to day practice. I just sort of wondered what you all's opinions were.

I have to do a presentation on a research article. The researchers are trying to prove that taking a 10cc syringe with 1mL of saline, pulling back and releasing causing a "pop" sound and then aspirating the clots will unclog a PICC line safely. I don't know how common place this is. I'm trying to figure out if anyone on here has actually done this? Or what are your opinions on this?