OB Night Nurse replied to kegreat's topic in School
TX - $52K/yr Oh my goodness! I came here to ask the same question and the replies have me very nervous. I took a pay cut when I left hospital nursing but it was fine since it wasn't an apples to apples comparison and the days are much shorter (8 hrs ...
OB Night Nurse replied to blackscrubs's topic in School
I also employ the "unseen vomit doesn't count" rule. I allow them to rest a bit and I always check their temp and offer a few saltine crackers. A great majority of my kids with stomach aches say they didn't eat breakfast and/or lunch (I'd have a bell...
OB Night Nurse replied to NeoPediRN's topic in School
I think you had very good responses. I bet you get offered the job. However, I wouldn't bet that you will routinely get off work at 2:30, especially if it's a very busy clinic. Every nurse I know has to stay and work at least an hour after school is ...
OB Night Nurse replied to OB Night Nurse's topic in School
Thanks for the info and ideas! I'd really like some posters for bulletin boards. I know I've seen them at county health departments and doctor's offices. Various CPR, "cover your cough", eat healthy/food pyramid kinds of posters. I'm sure they are f...
I am in charge of a brand new clinic at a new school. I need free samples to hand out, things like deodorant for students and pads for the girls. I was lucky enough to get a bunch of mouth wax from a local orthodontist but I need other things. I've a...
OB Night Nurse replied to dansmom6's topic in Ob/Gyn
Whatever you decide to do, many elderly people are happy to volunteer in making whatever you want. At our hospital, our volunteers will knit hats for the NICU babies. If your hospital doesn't have a volunteer staff, you could enlist the help of your ...
Here's the link for the Pulse magazine. http://netshopper.dallasnews.com/SS/Page.aspx?sstarg=&facing=false&secid=31006&pagenum=23 or http://www.pulse.dallasnews.com will take you to the newspage.
Here's a link to another free magazine I received called Advance for Nurses. It has plenty of ads for local job listings and upcoming job fairs. http://www.advanceweb.com/nurses
About the language - I live in TX and my hospital DOES pay an hourly differential for languages spoken other than English. Of course, Spanish is the preferred secondary language but I believe they pay extra for any second language. It's not much - I ...
OB Night Nurse replied to emmycRN's topic in General Nursing
I can't stand 12 hr shifts. They became mandatory at our facility about 2 yrs ago. A BIG problem our facility has is childcare issues. The hospital had a 24/7 daycare right next door that was open when we only did 8's. The daycare changed hrs to 6a-6...
OB Night Nurse replied to LeeTendayi's topic in Texas
I wish I had some info go share. I did a student clinical there years ago and I thought it was a fine place but peds just wasn't my thng. My neighbor's sister works there as a RN and loves it. But I have no idea about pay or ratios. Good luck!
The fundus and lochia should always be checked by evry on-coming nurse. At our hsopital, we require a full head to to check every 12 shift (but not if someone is filling in for a partial shift- like for the last 4 hrs-- hope that makes sense). I del...
OB Night Nurse replied to Thedreamer's topic in Ob/Gyn
Ian, I think you should follow your passion. Most patients shouldn't care that you are male. So many of them see male MD's and I'm fairly confident most of them got into their pregnant state by a male. Just don't be discouraged or insulted if you ...