MistyBlue

We did foley inductions in NC. They were often placed in the office and taped to the thigh with a little bit of tension and the pt was told to come to the hospital when the balloon fell out. Where does the liter of fluid come into play? Have never se...

You should have no retained placenta after a c-section because the placenta is manually removed while the uterus is outside of the body.

My story is similar to Sicuotcrna. I went to nursing school knowing that I wanted to work in L&D and I did for over 5 years and I loved it. When I felt it was time to move on and advance my career I went to the PICU and an adult SICU and now I am...

I considered the CNM route as well. The art of midwifery is dying (at least in GA). The CNM's that I worked with were like "call me when she's crowning" and all but one wanted everyone to have an epudiral. I didn't like the MD/CNM relationship at ti...

And I forgot... Congrats on the acceptance!

I have to agree with getting your finances in order and getting familiar with the ANS.

I have gone through the switch from paper to computers twice and I can honestly say that it is horrible in the beginning, but give it a little time and you will find your days a little easier. Good luck!

Our PICU does both VA and VV ECMO ( mostly VV sine we have a CICU that does the cards cases.)

This is interesting because usually it's just the MDA and RN in the room so it seems impossible to do EFM and hold position and chart at the same time if the pt is sitting up. We remove EFM and toco because the bands would be in the sterile field. We...

You put too much time into becoming a nurse and have endured too much to throw the towel in now. There are so many things that you can do as a nurse so you shouln't have to torture yourself. I have worked in the ICU - both peds and adults. Teamwork i...

I got my packet today

I included my shadow experience in my purpose statement and I did not mention what level hospital I worked in but the various units were listed on my resume

above should read peak not trough. Sorry!

Like I said we draw our vanc trough 1 hour after complete but the generic rule still is handy

In my facility the trough is drawn 30 minutes prior to the dose being due and the peak is drawn one hour after completion of the dose. The generic rule of thumb for us is to draw the peak the same number of minutes after completion as it took to infu...

I like the learning opportunities that often present themselves and there is a fair amount of autonomy in the unit that I work in. I do not like DT's and docs who think that returning a page is optional.

BCS kids are usually the hardest for me. You get what was a perfectly normal child now on their death bed or damaged for life and it is heartbreaking. The beauty of PICU is when a kid who shouldn't be alive comes back to visit and you get to see a m...

Does it help to have PICU experience before you join to get into the unit? If so Britt you can always transfer to the PICU at Egleston. They are always hiring and a transfer should be pretty easy after your year is up. This way you could be gaining v...

What type of unit are you trying to work in? What part of the city are you in and how far do you want to drive? There are plenty of hospitals in Atlanta and most offer new grad programs so there are many options. Grady or Dekalb are great for traum...

Our Pininng ceremony was 2 or 3 hours before graduation (private school with less than 30 graduates). We wore white from head to toe. Two graduates were honored for excelling in maternal-child and adult nursing (there may have been 1 more but I can'...

I tried to edit that last post but couldn't. I just wanted to add that I am bringing the whole family along, hence the search for a house to rent.

Check the teaching hospitals nearby. They will often allow non-employees if there are spaces in the class. I have no idea what they charge though.

I have been apt hunting online but probably wont go visit until early June. I haven't lived in an apartment in a while so I am looking in to houses to rent as well. I am open to suggestions from locals about where to look.

Travel assignments is what came to mind as soon as I read this post. You can visit many places and get a feel for yourself.

There are too many options in nursing to stay in a place that makes you feel ill. When I was a new grad there were many LPN's in the PP unit who hated the job but stayed because they didn't want to go to med-surg and there weren't many "appealing" op...