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Like stated previously we have ratios here and do 4:1 and if have a Mag mom then it is 3:1 and your other 2 are usually over 24hrs and may be NICU Moms. It is not save any other way for you or the patient and is not even close to AWOHNN guidelines, w...

Hi, Can anyone tell me any good or bad info on Coliseum Medical Center in Macon, esp. their birthing Center? Also any info on Macon community would be appreciated. (I am considering a travel assignment to the area).

Hi, Can anyone give me any info on Modesto and Doctor's Medical Center and their L&D unit if possible? I start a travel position there on Jan. 10th and would like to know a little more about the area then what I learned from Modesto's website. ...

I will be at Oakwood. Just looking for an alternative way to work so my husband can have the car for work, since we only have one.

Hi, I will starting there on 12/01 and will be housed in Mountain View. Is there a train system that runs from Mt. View to Lucille Packard?

I am a RN registered in the USA. I am interested in overseas nursing. Does anyone know of any agencies that deal with overseas nursing? Also has anyone done this and what ddi you think? I am currently licensed in Michigan,California and Australia. Th...

Due to a number of reasons I need to find a job that I can do from home. I read a suggestion recently about doing home medical transcription. Does anyone know where I can inquire about this or getting work? Thank you

I just finished traveling for almost 4yrs. and had 10yrs OB eperience when I started. I could do my own SVEs, but have never done FSE or IUPCs and when asked in interviews for the travel position I just told the mgr that I was not trained to do them ...

I can believe it. I was sick with pneumonia and pleurisy, was under doctor's care, told my manager that pulmonary function test showed my lungs were working at 60%. On top of that everytime I talked to her I couldn't finish a whole sentence without s...

I'll help out. :)

Did an assignment with RNDemand and they treated me great. Pay was great, always on time and someone was always there to answer my questions or return calls in a timely manner. Would definitly travel with them again.

I traveled with RNDemand and was very happy with them. My pay was always on time, correct and when I needed something I called and either talked with someone or got a call back in a timely manner. They worked very hard to get me an assignment in an a...

There are PP and antepartum positions out there, but few and far between. I just saw some posted on Travel Nurse Across America. Call and ask for Crystal Lovato. I have done alot of assignments with her and she is great. Here is the link: http://www...

I have traveled for 3yrs as a L&D nurse and the ACLS is something all my assignments required. I think because there was the potential for recovering C/S patients. I had taken it with my home hospital before I started traveling and found this muc...

I have been really down about my nursing career lately. Not sure if I am becoming disenchanted with nursing or if its that i haven't had a vacation since 2002. I do L&D, mother/baby and newborn nursery. I knew when I went to nursing school 12 y...

Thank you for the reply. I guess having been so focused on OB for so long I could not think of other options. Didn't even realize we could work for insurance companies. Any idea on how to go about it? Thank you again.

Hi all, Would appreciate any insight you can give about personal experience or knowledge about menopause. I think I have started per-menopause, but not sure and have questions. In January of 2005 i started having hot flashes and night sweats...

I do not want medical advice on what to do. I just want to know if this is similar to what others have gone through. If I thought there was something seriously wrong or wanted help with my hot flashes I would consult a physican. I have already read n...

I got hurt on one of my assignments when a labor patient grabbed me and yanked me down over her and twisted my back. I couldn't move. All I could do was lay on the couch fo 4 weeks, except when I had to see the doctor or go to physical therapy. I ...

I have traveled for over 3 years and up until this assignment always drove to my assignments. I utilized a car top carrier for the things that wouldn't fit. Like the previous poster stated you really have to stop and think of what is totally necessar...

Ok, I feel totally stupid. About a week and half ago (yes, I should have known better ) I was standing on a bar stool to get a vent open. In the process of getting down, guess what...I fell. Bruised the left knee, hurt the left shoulder and elbow fr...

We had one last week that insisted at 35 weeks to be induced and the phyisician did it! Unbelievable. Then we had one come in from out of area who said she was 37 weeks and contracting and needed to have her repeat c/s done that night. Well, Doc g...

Hi, Thank you for starting this forum. It will give me a reason to to retrun to allnurses.com. i had stopped coming since they made so many things (ie: break room) for premium members only. I am not Native, but my S.O. and "sons" are and I take...

Had a patient come in last night who was contracting and is 13 yrs old and her mom is pregnant too! :uhoh21:

Hi, I will be taking my ACLS renewal class the end of this month, not my favorite thing to do. i am no good at reading heart monitor strips and get nervous about this everytime. Does anyone know of a good book or card that would help with identifyi...