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I have to agree with blondy2061h; I think I would like to be my own nurse, because I'm pretty nice and compassionate. As for being my pt... Never in a million year! I'm an awful pt, needy and always questionning everything :loveya:

Hi! I was living in an honeymoon state with my current travel nursing agency until I had to renew my current contract. At first, they wanted me to stay 8 more weeks, but I couldn't, and they offered me a 500$ extension contract. I refused. They th...

You can also try to have your pt put both her fists under her bottom. That way, the pelvis is rocked and it is easier to find the cervix, even if it is posterior! And patience! Practice makes perfect!

- Hi! How are you doing? - Hurry, I feel like I need to push! (Big smile on pt's face) - Really? - Yeah, today's my due date, I had contractions.. One at 1h30, one at 1h34, one at 1h49, one at 2h32... Duh!

Back in Quebec, VB Once after birth and then q shift or PRN, of course! C/S q15 minutes ad stable q30 minutes x 2 hours q1 hrs x4 and then q shift Here, in Minnesota VB q15 minutes x 1 hr q30 minutes x 2 hours q1 hrs x2 q4 hrs x 24hrs and then q shi...

I just arrived in Minnesota a couple of days ago, and I come from Montreal, Canada.. I was raised in French, have been working in French... And this is SO true!! I laughed myself out when I read this! I am already starting to get the accent, love it ...

Hi! I'm currently talking with an TNS recruiter and she seems very nice, but I'm wondering if anyone had good experience with them?? Thanks for the feedback!

Hi! I work in a medium-size hospital in Quebec, Canada. In here, it is routine to put babies skin-2-skin with mommy right after birth. We ALWAYS do APGAR scoring on mommy's tummy, and we put babies on warmer ONLY if they need to have neonatal ressu...

Hi! I sat for the NCLEX through Minnesota, and everything was pretty quick. A few days/weeks for my ATT, and I got my results 3 days after testing (much quicker than the 3 months wait in Quebec!!). Don't forget you'll need to apply for the Visascr...

Where I work we never put IVs upon admission, unless the pt is GBS+ and needs antibiotics, or it's a VBAC. I put hep lock to pt who say they will want an epidural, and none to the others. Whenever they ask for it (the epidural), then I put the IV o...

I'll be working for a nursing agency on a TN Visa. I bet the nurses market is rough right now, but if I don't try, I won't ever know if it would have worked!! Thanks for the advice on the TN visa, I know I need to stick to my employer once I get it...

Hi! I'll be moving from Canada to Oahu, Hawaii shortly, and I don't know if I need to bring my car with me. Is the bus system ok enough or is it better to go around the island with my own car? Thanks, Jennifer

Where I work is a LDRP ward, and we have 30 days of orientation. I'm impressed with all the time you had, girls!! It's a community hospital, but we do 3000 deliveries a year and we often have 4 or 5 pts plus their babies, whether it's one baby or tw...

I don't know yet where I'll be working... I know I would get more precise advice if I knew, but I'm currently working with different nursing agencies to find the best assignment for me. I live in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on the East coast, so I wou...

Thank you all so much for your answers! I am now thinking about leaving my car behind! It is not easy to take such a huge decision when you never ever saw the place where you're going to live, but you gave me great advice! I might meet you somewhere...

Craziest pt in labor one of my co-workers had was this pt who asked the nurse to massage her clitoris while she was pushing because it was «a relief» for her... OMG! And they say nursing isn't a vocation... (of course, the nurse did not agree to the ...

Hi! I'm a French-educated nurse in Quebec who took the NCLEX on June. I have to say it wasn't more or less difficult than the exam I did back in my province, but it was VERY different! I studied for a few weeks, starting with Kaplan's, which had ver...

I graduated from university a year ago and all I could think of was being a L & D nurse. As someone said before, I'd rather be no nurse at all than not being a L& D one. I was told it was better to go on a med/surg department before, but I ...

A more experienced nurse once told me: God is everywhere, but ... I try to be!

We do exactly the same were I work, and I'm happy to feel that the babies are not left on their own ...

I'm from Quebec, Canada, and we do our PKU at at least 24 hours of age, if the baby was well fed. The standard is between 24 and 48 hours. In my province, if the test is done before 24 hours of age, they call back the parents for another test, and,...