VTBabyNurse

VTBabyNurse

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  1. Is it better to pick one OB area or cross-train?

    VTBabyNurse replied to missyl670's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in a community hospital where L&D and postpartum/nursery are separated. I prefer being a baby nurse because I can go to deliveries, or take care of sick transitioning babies, or normal...

  2. Just curious...Do nurses hate Birth Plans?

    VTBabyNurse replied to chnc1024's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That makes

  3. Just curious...Do nurses hate Birth Plans?

    VTBabyNurse replied to chnc1024's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I must admit when I go to set up for a delivery and I see a birth plan lying amonst my paperwork, I inwardly groan. I work at a high-risk hospital, and natural labor and so forth are not common....

  4. first night shift

    VTBabyNurse replied to quincy24's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have been working nights for a year and so here is what I do to get myself on and off the night shift schedule. The day I have to start my first night, I wake up early, try not to go run a lot of...

  5. New Grad in the ER looking for a shoulder to cry on

    VTBabyNurse replied to citizensaver's topic in Emergency

    :balloons:First of all, give yourself credit for finishing nursing school! That is no small feat. I have been a nurse for a year now, and I remember the feeling of being lost once I got into the...

  6. HIPPA Violation?

    VTBabyNurse replied to VTBabyNurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the advice :) After the nurse was threatened she went back into the pt. room and asked the pt. if it was okay if she had told her son about the baby. The pt. said yes, but she got...

  7. Is it better to do 2 yrs of Med-Surg after graduation or go directly onto a floor

    VTBabyNurse replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the United States in Virginia so I don't know about Canada. But no one in my nursing class got a job in med-surg. Most went into ER, ICU, Peds, or NICU. Most people do not require med-surg...

  8. Is it better to do 2 yrs of Med-Surg after graduation or go directly onto a floor

    VTBabyNurse replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    I heard the same thing before I graduated, but after going through med-surg rotation in school I knew I would personally hate it, so I didn't even apply. I was hired directly onto a mother/baby floor...

  9. Advice for Handling Pt. Criticism Please

    VTBabyNurse posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everyone, I am in my first year of nursing and after 10 months of employment on a mother/baby unit and great feedback from my patients and my co-workers, I finally received my first complaint, and...

  10. Advice for Handling Pt. Criticism Please

    VTBabyNurse replied to VTBabyNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, you guys are amazing! Thank you so much for your words of encouragment, advice, and support! You've helped me to see that this isn't worth dwelling

  11. Security

    VTBabyNurse replied to magz53's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our floor is not a locked unit, although we have an ankle-bracelet system. At least our infants are secure but unfortunately we have a lot of crazy things happen because anyone can just walk up there...