Barkow

Barkow

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  1. HR posting day positions that don't exist...

    Barkow replied to Barkow's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the input. I guess everywhere I've worked has simply transitioned the next in line person to days, and a night position is posted. Maybe the positions were posted internally or for a token...

  2. Florida required fingerprinting is confusing

    Barkow replied to forest4's topic in Nursing Career

    Just went through this last week. I'm out of state and was waiting for hard cards, but saw a random post on here about a national livescan company called Fieldprint. If you go through the company's...

  3. Do techs deliver babies in L and D???

    Barkow replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work with a new tech who says similar things. She's just out of high school, and compared to going to college or the typical jobs that her friends are doing, she perceives that she is doing...

  4. Finished my MSN this morning - ask me anything!

    Barkow replied to meanmaryjean's topic in Western Governors University

    I want to finish my MSN in 12 months. Let's say I'm almost done by then but need an extra month to finish... 1. Do you have to pay the entire semester tuition if you only have one class left? 2. Can...

  5. Break between terms??

    Barkow posted a topic in Western Governors University

    I want to get started ASAP on my MSN, but am stuck with an unsellable house out of state that's eating up my money, so I have to rely on tuition reimbursement through my employer, which covers less...

  6. No physician in-house?

    Barkow replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am also in a situation where I used to work in a busier hospital with plenty of resources, and now work in a rural setting where the unit is only staffed with 2 RNs. I feel like my confidence level...

  7. Frontier or Stony Brook?

    Barkow replied to GraceAroundTheWorld's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Frontier is just a school. It's grown way too big, and yeah there's some history, but it's not a big deal once you're in the program. Would you be choosing your own preceptors at Stony Brook? If so,...

  8. Call Pay and Specialty Pay

    Barkow replied to untamable07's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Around 150 births/month. $8/hour to be on-call, time and a half if called in, double time if called in on a weekend. We used to have to take 2 12-hour call shifts a month, now it's usually 1/month...

  9. Working in Hail Saudi Arabia

    Barkow replied to laurenjarrod's topic in General World

    What companies are you guys using to go to the Middle

  10. Increase In Obese Mothers=Increase in Risks

    Barkow replied to LibraSunCNM's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've always wondered if obese people even know the risks in the first place, and if providers are comfortable enough with the topic to discuss

  11. SUNY Binghamton

    Barkow replied to mhoward904's topic in New York Nursing

    I graduated from the BAT program a few years ago. I stayed in the area for a couple years after graduation and didn't have any trouble getting a job, and once you have some experience future employers...

  12. staffing issues...any suggestions?

    Barkow replied to hkraus_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I used to work in an LDRP, and they are so tricky to staff. We had 3 nurses on - 2 would take couplets (usually 2-4, depending on census), and 1 person would take all labor pts that showed up. If...

  13. Will send cookies for good advice!

    Barkow replied to what2donow's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Frontier seems to want to endlessly expand. A brick and mortar school can only get so big due to physical constraints like class size, local clinical sites, and number of instructors, and through...

  14. Will send cookies for good advice!

    Barkow replied to what2donow's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Only you can make this decision, but I will tell you that I am finishing up my first semester at Frontier and it is nothing special. There are the same politics and frustrations that you will find at...

  15. Traditional postpartum care?

    Barkow replied to eifan115's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've worked in both couplet care and traditional postpartum. I find couplet care easier and more effective because you're dealing with half as many situations. You may have 6 moms on a traditional...

  16. NCC Electronic Monitoring

    Barkow replied to BabyRN1991's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I passed this exam without a specific review course or book. I worked in L&D for about 2.5 years before taking the test, and took the AWHONN intermediate fetal heart monitoring course about a year...

  17. L&D charge nurses required to have patients

    Barkow replied to NM_Nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do about 150 deliveries/month. Our charge nurses always take assignments, but they are always the last to get an assignment, or they take something like a stable antepartum

  18. RN to Midwife

    Barkow replied to Claire_Fraser's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Blueindigo-I wouldn't give up on L&D just yet. L&D in the NYC area (and perhaps other major metro areas) is a totally different ballgame than other parts of the country. I just moved back here...

  19. working momof4 aspiring mw debating bw SUNY DE or CNM Frontier

    Barkow replied to shaynalmt's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I was accepted to Downstate but had to un-enroll before classes began. I was going to go part-time and work full-time nights, but their class schedule was really random and classes weren't necessarily...

  20. Are "Baby Friendly" hospitals dishonoring cultural diversity

    Barkow replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As far as bring your own formula arguments- when people are patients in a hospital in the United States, they are entitled to not only receive food, but to receive food specific to their individual...

  21. Are "Baby Friendly" hospitals dishonoring cultural diversity

    Barkow replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My main issue with the baby friendly hospital concept is that the decision to breast or bottle feed is something that one should be formulating during their entire pregnancy, not just their time in...

  22. Need advice regarding finding a good Ob and hospital in Manhattan

    Barkow replied to Laurajnh's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How about calling Lenox Hill's L&D department in the middle of the night and asking a nurse what she thinks? The RN's who have to deal with the docs all the time would be the best source of...

  23. L&D night shifts?

    Barkow replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Many L&D units will orient new people on day shift before moving them to nights so that you would be exposed to more guaranteed inductions, c-sections,

  24. burnout possible during orientation?? or just overwhelmed?

    Barkow replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The way you're feeling is very understandable. For me, once L&D became a job, part of the magic was inherently gone. There are still some births that make me emotional, but most of the time you...

  25. BSN or training certifications? More competitive/competent in L&D?

    Barkow replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Some hospitals are moving toward only hiring nurses with a BSN. If you are considering moving, you might run into that problem and the BSN would make you more