deann52

deann52

L&D, OR, postpartum, pedi, OBGYN clinic

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  1. RN/MA role in ob/gyn clinic

    deann52 replied to donnab1's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    This is an older thread but at Kaiser, I (RN) do advise calls, telephone triage, NST's, all teaching, and then fill in anywhere else. LVN's do injections and procedures. MA's do all the rooming,...

  2. New Mother/Baby Nurse ... any advice?

    deann52 replied to jjaye's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Relax! This unit is fun, most L&D nurses dread going to MB but I like it too :) Enjoy your patients, have fun teaching the men how to change diapers, pain meds should never be considered PRN,...

  3. How do you feel about male nurses in OB/GYN/NICU?

    deann52 replied to 274216's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have 2 male techs on our L&D and the patient's have no issues. They work in the labor room, OR and we have never had any issues. Go for it :) NICU is totally open as

  4. HIPAA, yet again

    deann52 replied to Larrythenurse's topic in Legal

    You are right to worry about gmail or any other public email. Everything you do is "owned" by them essentially, nothing is considered truly private there. I would look into getting your own email...

  5. Why is it okay for Doctors to yell at Nurses?

    deann52 replied to GlowBear500's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Usually we get condescension more than "yelling". I had one of my OBs tell me to go find her a real nurse since I was obviously not able to do her silly request. But she is just a b(*^^ and I feel...

  6. Charge Nurse Ignores Me

    deann52 replied to qt2168's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Haha of course she SHOULDN'T have to but when has that ever been the way of bedside nursing politics? :) OP: I used to have a nurse do that to me, ignore report, not look, annoying? Yes. So I just...

  7. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    deann52 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Original post: She did not have "dispoable income" as a CNA. She was getting handouts from the govenment. Now she has a job that gives her enough to pay her own bills so I don't have too. Sorry, but...

  8. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    deann52 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    No I was implying that her thinking that we make all this awesome money and we can flaunt it and roll in the dough is a child's ways of thinking. She got the grow up part when she realized that "wow,...

  9. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    deann52 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    She did not have "dispoable income" as a CNA. She was getting handouts from the govenment. Now she has a job that gives her enough to pay her own bills so I don't have too. Sorry, but that whole...

  10. Is it possible to do maternity nursing in a clinic?

    deann52 replied to Amber307's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There are no couplet care clinic jobs. In clinic as an OB RN I do NST's, injections and advice. This is almost always in relation to the mother while pregnant or mom problems (such as bleeding)...

  11. Fired for a medication error

    deann52 replied to stiches's topic in Nursing Career

    In L&D we used IV phenergan all the time, good patent vein, highest port over 2 min. In Kaiser it would take a whole lot more than a documented, reported, followed up medication error. We can't...

  12. what Bachelors degree can I earn besides BSN (from RN)?

    deann52 replied to janice_c67's topic in Nursing Career

    What is it you would like to do? You mentioned your current job is as far away as you can get. What is the other

  13. Average pay for office RN

    deann52 replied to WSUnurse's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    If you work for a company like Kaiser under a union the clinic nurses are paid the same as everybody else. I am at

  14. Nurse's getting younger

    deann52 replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    She wasn't saying it was an issue, she was saying that it is unfortunate that there are seemingly less people for you to learn from in the workforce and outside of school. You learn a knowledge set...

  15. Nurse's getting younger

    deann52 replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    I understand where the OP was coming from but I also understand why her comments could be taken...wrong. I have been a nurse for 4 years, that makes me young in nurse years but I come with other...

  16. I like being different.

    deann52 replied to ajeanine's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How'd ya guess Grew up in Seattle, work in the Bay

  17. Are nurses forced to assist abortions?

    deann52 replied to lookingintoRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I work in L&D and an OBGYN clinic. We do medical TABS

  18. Nursing Future?

    deann52 replied to suzie113's topic in General Nursing

    Are you unable to take the test for med school again? With doing well in med school perhaps you just need a better study and test taking strategy for your chosen career. You got into med school, a...

  19. I like being different.

    deann52 replied to ajeanine's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have friends covered in tattoos who are nurses, midwives, etc. I myself have a tongue ring and large, albiet, coverable tattoos. It all depends on your culture. Get hired first, then most people...

  20. Does working on a OB unit help you eventually obtain an L&D job?

    deann52 replied to BellasMommyOBRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I got hired directly into L&D so no a year of med/surg is not required. The OB floor will look much better than med/surg 100 times over. You may not float to L&D from Mom/baby but we float...

  21. what to do

    deann52 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Are you standing up for yourself? You don't have to sign the write up and can take the issue above her head if you truly feel the write up is unwarrented. The other thing to do is become chummy with...

  22. DEPRESSED New grad. What are we suppose to do?

    deann52 replied to Newgrad_STAT's topic in General Nursing

    Just like the Bay Area nursing jobs for new grads are almost impossible to find. It sounds like you don't have any ties holding you to Ontario besides friends etc.? Have you thought about moving?...

  23. Ever have an OB refuse to come for an emergent strip?

    deann52 replied to obprof's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My MD's are pretty good, never had them refuse for a bad baby, anesthesia was a gem most of the time. I get the most push back from clinic

  24. Interview ob/gyn clinic

    deann52 replied to promote.health's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What they said above are things you need to know but if they know you do not have experience there is no way they will expect you to have all that memorized. I did L&D for 3 years and clinic for...

  25. Need Survival tips for Night Shift!

    deann52 replied to RedDirtNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am NOT a night owl and when I worked night shift I had to do it a bit differently. I slept in 2 shift of 3-4 hours and then stayed up til bedtime on my days off. I found that if I tried to force...