rnElaine

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1. Lone RN in L&D

   rnElaine replied to RNBelle's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Sounds like the hospital I used to work at - emphasis on used to!After complaining up the chain of command with no results and after a very bad day in this situation, I left. Take my unasked for advice and leave before you are caught yourself with ...

2. amount of time alotted from recovery to pp unit

   rnElaine posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Just wondering what the "norm" is for units which have a separate pp unit from labor/delivery. Our nurse mgr's have really been pushing the rn's to get our patient moved from l/d to pp within an hour. I realize in many situations this is very "do-a...

3. 7 years in obstetrics

   rnElaine posted a topic in Legal

   I've just started looking into LNC. Just have a few questions maybe some of you may help me with. My experience is in ob only - 7 years. Are there any of you out there with ob only experience and if so have you found yourself limited because of t...

4. L & D prn requirements

   rnElaine replied to rnElaine's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Totally agree with having full-timers and part-timers have either set or first choice for days/nights to work - then prn's to fill in. Also agree with prns getting first "cut" (after agency). That was not my gripe at all - just thought the requirem...

5. L & D prn requirements

   rnElaine posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hey all!! I am an L&D nurse with 12 years experience. I work at 2 different hospitals prn. One of the hospitals has now revised their requirements for prn employees and I thought they were pretty hefty. The new requirements are: 24 h...

6. Tyler area - Trinity Mother Frances Hospital

   rnElaine replied to rnElaine's topic in Texas

   SamHell - thank you for answering the original question. I didn't mean to start a feud - just trying to respond to the comment I received back from my original question. Just for the record, I do not think gangs are necessarily of lower funded scho...

7. Tyler area - Trinity Mother Frances Hospital

   rnElaine replied to rnElaine's topic in Texas

   Yeah, I heard the schools are not the best environment right now - rather there is an unresolved "issue" of some sort. I know there seems to be alot of gang activity there also. However, I will not be living there - just in a neighboring town. Th...

8. Tyler area - Trinity Mother Frances Hospital

   rnElaine posted a topic in Texas

   Looking for anyone who has worked at Trinity Mother Frances hospital and how they liked it - or not. Thanks

9. How to CYA

   rnElaine replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

   Excellent tips from daytonite!! I would only add, as another poster said, to keep a copy of all incident reports you write, as well as memo's, brief journal entries of concerns you have for each day in your own journal/notebook. Keep a copy of your ...

10. Nurse's Aid acting as a Nurse

    rnElaine replied to jalvino1's topic in General Nursing

    Who's responsible for the patient? Who's license is it? It just kinda bothers me for some things to continue because "they've been here a long time - it's always been that way" type attitude. Sometimes we all need to be reminded of what is rig...

11. "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda"

    rnElaine replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds from your message that maybe there was a less than desireable outcome in some area and you are somehow feeling responsible. I do know what you mean. I feel the same curse and have wondered the same things. I've been in l/d for 6 years -...

12. Weird L&D story..

    rnElaine replied to anita2812's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Had one of these recently also. It was the second time for this poor girl. 21 wks both times. Ended up being induced due to increased WBC's over a 2 day period of time - no fever though. Baby didn't live but for an hour. Sad, sad case indeed. N...