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teensmom

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  1. laid off d/t injury, what do I tell prospective employers?

    teensmom posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I was a labor and delivery nurse. I still feel like an L&D nurse but I have a lifting limit of 25 lbs. so no more L&D. I hurt my back transferring a patient from a broken, unmoving bed to the...

  2. laid off d/t injury, what do I tell prospective employers?

    teensmom replied to teensmom's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes, I got a settlement and the company tried to find another job for me but not much was available. I did not quit and I guess I wasn't fired so I said I was laid off, that's the wrong term. I have...

  3. new grad job at stake

    teensmom replied to SimplisticRnx's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This happened to me at the end of my preceptorship. I was called into HR and told if I didn't shape up in two weeks I'd be fired. Of course that made me more nervous but what happened is that one of...

  4. Down to the nitty gritty...

    teensmom replied to mrspolly's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I'd known what nursing was really like before I became a nurse. However, I'm referring to the responsibilty of patient's lives depending on you. Somehow I got thru school without realizing...

  5. Patient requests

    teensmom replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work in labor and delivery, one patient's request that when she had pain she'd like to use hospital-provided marijuana for pain relief. I told her that's not something we

  6. Best Direction for Grad School?

    teensmom replied to EarnedItTheHardWay's topic in Nursing Career

    I think to go to CRNA school you have to have a year or two experience as a nurse in an ICU. Can you shadow someone? My friend is a family nurse practitioner & it looks like a great job. Good...

  7. Any delivery room nurses out there??

    teensmom replied to marcygrace's topic in General Students

    It's called Labor and Delivery and it's really hard work. Very physical and also stressful-as are most nursing jobs. You are taking care of 2 patients, one is invisible (the unborn baby). I liked it...

  8. Top 10 tips for nursing school

    teensmom replied to ames86's topic in General Students

    I always went into clinicals telling the nurse that I was their servant and anything they needed me to do-just ask. I really tried to take some of the burden of patient care off the nurse if I could....

  9. What's up with the 8 hour shifts and 32 hours/wk?

    teensmom replied to SunDazed's topic in California Nursing

    Actually, we get overtime for anything over 8 hours daily, not 40 hours weekly so we still get good OT. San Francisco is probably the best paying, benefits and ratios in the US. Our union is pretty...

  10. What's up with the 8 hour shifts and 32 hours/wk?

    teensmom replied to SunDazed's topic in California Nursing

    I work the evening shift, my daughter is grown so I love this shift. The traffic is better and I have a lot of time in the morning to

  11. What's up with the 8 hour shifts and 32 hours/wk?

    teensmom replied to SunDazed's topic in California Nursing

    I work at a hospital in San Francisco, most of us work either 32 hours a week or 24 hours a week. The pay is quite good and I get fulltime benefits so 32 hrs a week works great for me. The people who...

  12. Do you have to be physically strong to be a nurse? Lifting...

    teensmom replied to nursingstudent3109's topic in General Nursing

    I work in L & D, there's lots of lifting and pulling. Many patients get an epidural and they become dead weight & they have to be turned or changed. We often transfer patients from beds to the...

  13. Why is it always "Fire the nurse"

    teensmom replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work l & d, it's a good possibility the woman in labor was only 3 cm's when she was checked by the nurses, patients can dilate very quickly-it's happened to me. This is the kind of patient we...

  14. Early stages of labor care plan.

    teensmom replied to kynewbie's topic in General Students

    Her abnormality is that her labor stalled. Her pitocin was not effective in getting her contractions

  15. Need advice re: Algebra req's for Chem (older student)

    teensmom replied to bonniesmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You should be fine without intermediate algebra. Look over a chemistry workbook and see if dimensional analysis is understandable. I was quite an older student and hadn't taken algebra since 8th...

  16. Teenage Pregnancy/Nursing

    teensmom replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in General Nursing

    A little off-topic, but I often think when we have a screaming, groaning natural birth patient in labor that we should bring teenage girls for a tour so they can actually understand that giving birth...

  17. What happens if you don't pass the med calculation test during orientation?

    teensmom replied to Rosett12's topic in General Nursing

    they really want you to pass, they hired you so they will do everything they can to see that you pass. I wouldn't worry about it too

  18. 2nd degree BSN vs. Nursing Master's

    teensmom replied to dsimms2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I was not aware when I got my 2nd bachelor's degree that I would not qualify for govt loans or scholarships. If I had to do it over I would go for the MSN. It was soooo stressful dealing with money...

  19. OB Nurses that are insensitive?

    teensmom replied to cieloarge's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We always tell moms if they poop during pushing that they are pushing right! Moms get so embarassed about it but we are very used to it. A lot of things can come out at the same time as the

  20. Getting All A's In Pre-Req's

    teensmom replied to Kimberly6891's topic in Michigan Nursing

    It is great to take only the good or easy professors but sometimes it doesn't work out. Luckily, I had a good teacher for chemistry but I still wasn't sure I could get an A so I asked around the...

  21. Entry Masters vs BA for RN- pay, jobs, lifestyle

    teensmom replied to jwat211's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I graduated with an accelerated BSN in 2008. I already had a bachelor's degree so I figured one year of schooling would be better than the three years it would take to get an entry level masters. The...

  22. Any OB/Nursery nurses that can help?

    teensmom replied to Kilika421's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I thought of something! It's fascinating watching the newborn hearing test--learn how it is

  23. Need to interview registered nurse for a paper

    teensmom replied to hkirk's topic in General Students

    Name: Teensmom Date:10/10/10 Indicate all educational degrees held _____ Associate degree _____ Diploma __x___ Baccalaureate _____ Master's degree _____ Doctoral degree _____ Other Additional...

  24. An interview with an ob gyn nurse

    teensmom replied to maria campos's topic in General Nursing

    How did you get this job? I was recommended by a friend. What kind of training did you have? 1 year at a high-acuity, high birthrate hospital. Where did you go to school? Samuel Merritt. How long were...

  25. Failed, I need some advice!

    teensmom replied to kindofageek's topic in General Students

    I would not recommend doing an accelerated nursing degree. I did it and it was incredibly hard, you have to study all the time, really understand things quickly and apply them. If you are struggling...