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  1. interview in a few hours! yikes!

    sunneeRN replied to sunneeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The interview went well. She said that she is going to offer me the position. She was trying to tell me how busy it is, and how I have to be able to do all this teaching, which is exactly what I...

  2. interview in a few hours! yikes!

    sunneeRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    OK so I have my post partum interview today. Why is it that I all of a sudden feel like a new grad? I'm all nervous and driving myself crazy! I feel like I did when I was brand new to med/surg....I...

  3. questions before my postpartum interview

    sunneeRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi, I have posted before about possibly moving from my women's health/oncology position to antepartum, however, a few post partum positions have opened up and that is what I have ALWAYS wanted to do....

  4. nursing morale going down the tubes

    sunneeRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK things are progessively getting much worse on my unit as far as staffing and staff morale. The attitude is "if my patients are still breathing, than it's ok." That is not OK with me. Last night, I...

  5. nursing morale going down the tubes

    sunneeRN replied to sunneeRN's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the posts so far! my manager's response to our staffing concerns were " i guess it's time to be creative." i wanted to ring her neck. Hard to be "creative" when I am trying to assess,...

  6. Best shoes ever?

    sunneeRN replied to redraccoon's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I feel like a clumsy fool in my dansko's. (great description by the other poster about walking on wooden blocks!) At the end of the shift, my arches and the top of my feet hurt so bad, i want to...

  7. med surg to ob nursing

    sunneeRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi everyone! OK I've been a women's health/oncology nurse for 2 years now. I love the people I work with, and I love most of the patients, but I've always, ALWAYS wanted to be an OB nurse. I work in a...

  8. Do yuo review the intra-operative notes?

    sunneeRN replied to CIRQL8's topic in General Nursing

    i take care of A LOT of post ops and to be truthful, the only time I really look at the intraoperative notes is if I have concerns about something. If they get to the floor and have a sky high blood...

  9. Applying for Job and Being Pregnant

    sunneeRN replied to Lynn07's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say that we hired a nurse that was 7 months pregnant and while I don't know the details, I do know that our manager had to let her go after she had the baby. The manager said, though, that...

  10. GN starting rate?

    sunneeRN replied to RNismycalling's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Pittsburgh, PA I started at 19.03 an hour. Now, it is 20.03/hr. 21.03/hr if you work night

  11. what to do on days off

    sunneeRN replied to sunneeRN's topic in General Nursing

    You know what?! Those are wonderful suggestions. Thats what I needed, a kick in the behind to start LIVING my LIFE! Thank you!!! You are all

  12. what to do on days off

    sunneeRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a young nurse (24 years old) and I work steady night shift. I was just wondering, if you are my age (or when you were my age), what do or did you do on your days off? Sometimes I feel like the...

  13. Moving to Pittsburgh

    sunneeRN replied to coles2's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Glad you are considering Pittsburgh! There is the West Penn/Allegheny Health System, and West Penn has just become magnet, but I work for UPMC. So really, I can only tell you about what I know...UPMC...

  14. Scripting Nurses?

    sunneeRN replied to Cindylufus's topic in General Nursing

    at my hospital, they want us to say upon discharge "thank you for choosing (our hospital), we know you have a choice as to where you want to receive your healthcare and we are glad that you chose...

  15. Uniforms.. color scrubs vs whites

    sunneeRN replied to staceylee67's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with above poster. At our hospital, RN's wear all white. On weekends when my boss isn't around, I wear printed jackets and my onc patients love them. They always make a comment on...

  16. voluntary overtime

    sunneeRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our unit, like every other, is understaffed...leaving many of the nurses working voluntary overtime. I am one of a few nurses, though, that does not like to work overtime. I like spending that time...

  17. PRN ducolax suppositories, okay to give right before shift change?

    sunneeRN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I have to be honest, as a newer nurse, none of this ever occured to me until I read this thread. in my assessment, i ask the patient if they've moved their bowels and if they have, i dont worry about...

  18. questions of a newbie

    sunneeRN replied to miguelj's topic in International Nursing

    I went to a bigger university and in nursing school, during our foundations of nursing labs, we did have to remove our shirts but it was only with one other person (the person doing the assessment)...

  19. Advice For The New Nurse Entering Med-Surg

    sunneeRN replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've been an RN for almost 2 years now. I was the most insecure nurse you'd ever meet at first (sometimes still am!), so here is my advice. 1. Trust your assessment. If family is in the room, ask...

  20. What is your nurse to pt ratio....and how many is too many?

    sunneeRN replied to crb613's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work onc and med/surg night shift. we have 4 nurses on the floor total (thats usually 3 RN's and 1 LPN) for 28 patients, so we each get 7. For 28 patients we have 2 patient care techs at most. We...

  21. still overwhelmed

    sunneeRN replied to sunneeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone, thank you so much for making me feel normal! Yes, it definately has gotten progressively better, but like I said, I do make it hard on myself. The other day, I found a mistake a doctor...

  22. still overwhelmed

    sunneeRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am new to the board but have been a nurse for a year and a half. i work as an RN for inpatient gyne onc. Looking for some answers to the questions that always burn in my mind! the first is...

  23. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    sunneeRN replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    i wish i had time to read all of these, they are funny!..here is my experience. had a pt who had a lumpectomy. her husband pressed the call light and said "i just called 5 minutes ago and no one's...

  24. Do you trust automatic "vitals" machines??

    sunneeRN replied to Fairlythere's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    The other night, my patient was an avid runner and the bp machine said that her heart rate was 200..when i rechecked myself, it was 48. Also (and this is funny) my friend at Children's hospital said...

  25. gyne nurses...i need your help

    sunneeRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is probably going to sound odd being that i'm a nurse, but here goes. I am recently married, and was a virgin. My husband and I are having a very hard time having intercourse. it seems very...