southernbelle08

Oh yes. Sometimes when I see a 40 weeker come through for a specific OB we call them a unicorn. It is about as rare!

We have one OB that is notorious for doing this. Everyone else uses some form of cervical ripening. We have one that always uses the balloon. We have one that likes Cytotec. Everyone else likes Cervidil.

Depends on the OB where I work and I only work on the PP side of it when pulled, so haven't memorized the orders as well as if I were there all the time. Vaginal - Most give 1-2 5-7.5mg (again, dose depends on specific OB) Loratab. A couple give Tyl...

I always wanted to be in the OB area also. More so on the baby side of it, but Mother/Baby works also. I can honestly say that I found my time on Med-Surg to be invaluable. When you know, you know....I get that. Some people aren't willing to deviate ...

We have started delaying the bath if the parents request it. We also do not separate baby & Mom at all unless parents request it - and the majority still do. Otherwise, we give them a bath at a few hours old. At our facility we are trying to beco...

Our hospital either uses Betadine or Hebiclens - OBs preference.

Cherokee

Gave too much Synthroid IVP when working Med-Surg. Had to reconstitute medication and draw it up. Drew up too much. Called the doc, who acted like he seriously didn't know WHY I was calling him, but I was scared to death my patient was going to keel ...

Working in OB - it is always feast of famine. :)

I work in Newborn Nursery and I love it. It is where I am meant to be and I will be here unless I am thrown out, LOL. I did work in Oncology and Med-Surg and wasn't happy either place. You'll know when you find your fit for sure.

I didn't really have much of a gap between. I graduated May 2008 and started orientation for my first job the very next week. I worked as an intern until I took my boards in early June and then I was brought on into RN orientation on my floor soon as...

Mom on PP Mag is welcomed to keep her baby IF she can care for him/her. I strongly discourage it if Mom is alone in the room and I have never run into a single issue where Mom refused to allow baby to come back to Nursery while on PP Mag. Usually she...

In our NBN only those with the bands can come in to see a special care baby. Typically, that is Mom and Dad, but sometimes it'll be a Grandmom/Aunt/etc that has the second ID band.

When you are working, I would keep a medication book with me. Before you go in to give your medications you can look it up. Also, you'll discover that you'll see a lot of the same medications over and over depending on what type floor you are working...

Don't give up! I see a lot of internal transfers go on at my facility simply because it is cheaper on the hospital to train a nurse that already has experience vs a nurse that has none. And I mean like experience as an RN...not clinicals, internships...

I graduated in May 2008 and had a job before graduation. I started looking around January or February 2008 and was hired in April. Seems like the classes following my graduation class had a much harder time finding a job due to the mess with the econ...

I worked with adults for almost 2 years before switching to Newborn Nursery and while you do have to change your way of thinking, it can be done!! I wouldn't let it stop me from applying for the job. There are plenty of resources to teach you and hop...

ITA with ShantheRN! I did 9 mos in Oncology/Med-Surg and then 9 mos in Med-Surg before going to a speciality area. The things I learned from my Med-Surg experience has been invaluable. I have co-workers that have only worked a speciality area and the...

It is feast or famine on our unit. Earlier in the week I was put on call because we only had a couple babies. A few weeks ago we were so full we were running low on cribs for the babies & PP rooms for the Moms! You just never know where I work!

I'm a Nursery nurse, so I can't answer your question as someone that takes care of Mom & baby. However, there is nothing in this world that can't be made better by snuggling a sweet, precious baby sometime during your 12hr shift. I just adore my ...

I left my first job after 9 months. I already had another job before I gave my two weeks notice at my first job. This was in January/February 2009. I left Oncology to go to Med-Surg. Oncology just wasn't a good fit for me emotionally. I am still at t...

IMO "real life" is nothing like what you saw on tests all through school and on your NCLEX. As you begin your career, you'll see you have learning experience after learning experience. Often times they will come in the form of a mistake you made or i...

Graduated and got my first job at 22.

I am very sorry this happened to you. I do believe your manager treated you harshly as I was in no way able to take on a full patient load by myself only 5 weeks into orientation. I was barely managing a load after my 12 weeks was up! The FB thing co...

Breastfeeding is a biggie. The process, the education that goes into it, the support new Mom's need during their hospital stay, the resources available to them after discharge, etc.