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]:yelclap: Just wanting to know if there are any recovering nurses out there?? Share some of your stories c another recovering RN.

willykittyrn, i am so sorry to hear about you situation. my suggestion is if you suggest a drug test done on your hair and that is a sure fire way to prove that you have not done anything. it will require you to give a hair sample and that will gi...

student too, boy do i know l&d, i feel like being new in l&d you should get at least 6 months orientation and have a preceptor for at least one year. difficult area to work things can crash and burn so fast. where i use to work at you were...

janernbsn, i have only had a few deliveries c a doula and most of the time they are great , but then there are a few that i would like to pinch their heads off. not supportive, would sit in the chair and watch tv, and when the pt would ambulate in th...

nurseboudin, thanks for the wonderful discloser about your addiction. i am also a recovering addict and it is always a wonderful thing when someone is in recovery and realize their life is getting better c each new day. hopefully your story will h...

i have been hired to work in the high risk maternity dept but i will also go to family planning, std or adult health, and immunizations. my main area is the ob part i will be doing a lot of nst's on hr pts. lisa

i am a new phn also just started 4 weeks ago and i love it i am out of the hospital yea i agree a lot to learn but enjoying every minute. love the education part. lisa

] Starting my new job this morning and I can't wait. Wish me luck because this is all the paperwork and I start in the health dept on Wed and then the fab thing is I get off Thurs and Fri. I has been yrs since I have had a Thanksgiving off c famil...

]Knew an MD that performed an elective c-section for a lawyers wife because the lawyer didn't want any kids to come out of the vagina because that was his "play area". How selfish. He didn't care too much for his wife or family because so many thin...

]Thanks so much cmo421. Have a great day. Lisa

]I have only had a few deliveries c a doula and most of the time they are great , but then there are a few that I would like to pinch their heads off. Not supportive, would sit in the chair and watch TV, and when the pt would ambulate in the hall sh...

]Not Good. :madface: :nono:

]I found that you will find rude people in all areas of nursing. Most of the time I will tell them that I will be back when they start treating more like a nurse than a waitress or servant, that will make them think then I usually have a better expe...

]:trout: I am getting ready to start a job where we can wear any color and style even street clothes c a lab coat over top. We even get to wear denim on Fridays. How cool because I came from a hospital that got real p**** if anything out of the no...

]Gave it to help to mature fetal lung for preterm delivery babies. Lisa

]I agree with the D answer.

] Great news congrats. :biere: Lisa

]If you are able finish your school. You can always get a job as an RN if you need to. Lisa

]You did it now sit back and take a break from the worry. Good LUCK with the job hunt. Lisa:jester:

]I agree c tls RN nights can be as bad if not worse then days but we will pull together and help each other more than days nights work better together. And be good to your tech because they will bend over backwards and help you when needed or they ...

] The satisfaction of making the difference in my pt and families lives. Being able to share my knowledge and experience of medicine with the people who need it. I will be starting in public health yea a week from today 11/19 and I can't wait. I ...

] Dreamer, all I can think of is SCARY watch out for yourself because in this day and age stuff can change and get violent in a blink of an eye. Protect yourself if need arises and notify police if needed just because you are gay doesn't mean you...

]FAB NEWS doesn't it feel like the world has been lifted off you shoulders?? Great job je da.. :balloons::balloons::balloons::balloons: LISA:balloons::balloons::balloons::balloons:

] If you are planning on staying for a couple of yrs then maybe drive and trade you car in on a newer model when you get to San Fran. Good luck. Lisa

] I feel for ya I worked at a facility that had 52 LDRP and on nights we were lucky if we had 6 L&D nurses to staff this huge unit. On a typical night I could do as many as 3 vag and 1 section delivery or have anywhere from 3-5 sick antepart if...