LuvofNursing BSN, MSN, RN

I have a sheet that I absolutely LOVE, only for 5 patients, though... Send me your email address, and I will send it to you.

adventurehunter, i would be more than happy to send you my "brain" if you'd like to get me your email. i am on a m/s unit right now. the sheet i use is a legal size sheet that accommodates 5 patients.

thank you janeyw! so, do you visit those who had problems with labor first (ftp, epis, etc) or a mom who had pregnancy issues first or the mom most at risk for complications?? and babies, how do you generally prioritize them? sorry so many quest...

Have any of you went through the Versant residency program for obstetrics? If so, what training did you get? Classroom training, Clinical training (how long, what did you do), looping (where did you loop). Did you feel that there were things that ...

Purple and lily, private message me with your email and I will send it to you!

Here is what i use. on the back, i write down all the times, hour by hour. I write down EVERYTHING that I need to do, regardless how miniscule it seems (recheck pain 1 hour after giving pain med, etc). the two documents are the same, not sure if they...

private message... i will send it now.

I will send it as a pm.

Here is what I use to get and give report.... during the day, I use a timeline, making sure to write down EVERYTHING i need to do, including things like recheck pain after pain meds are given, turn pt at every 2 hr timeslot, zero IV pump, etc. Good l...

I whole-heartedly agree with MickyB. The Charge nurse should set an example. What a horrible leader she is being. I would hate to see how that floor runs.

It is based on Patricia Benner's novice to expert research. the preceptors are selected competent to expert as you move from novice to advanced beginner. The information provided is a great review of the systems, and it is a great introduction to be...

I am currently in a Versant program... did you have any specific questions?

i have always been interested in women's health... every aspect of it. i feel like it is a relatable field for me since i am a healthy mother of 2. i have felt what many of these women are feeling and it comes natural to help them through this time...

prickly pear made some very good points. You have to know what will work best for you. Since I am an ADN nurse, i will tell you what I found to be the benefit of ADN first. - Cost - community college is much cheaper - time - i was able to complete m...

thank you candygyrl for this great post. I am beginning a career in postpartum/well baby nursery on september 8th, and I would like to get some perspective from OB nurses. and thank you jxnRN for sharing. any and all advice is greatly appreciated a...

A few questions from a newbie postpartum nurse.... What is PPOC? And how often do you encounter complications? What types of complications do you see most often? Do you get much experience with IV's? Do you in and out cath very often? I was hired...

littleneoRN, Thank you for your response. With most jobs you may encounter times that you wish something was going on. We all go through that. My point was that a unit where the nurses describe themselves as "bored" should either look at their cho...

As a nurse, regardless of the floor, you should never describe your day as "boring." There is ALWAYS something to do. If you are bored.... you haven't thought about all the things that you can be doing for your patient or with charting or keeping t...

Do any of your hospitals have a battery of questions used on every postpartum patient to determine risk of developing a postpartum mood disorder? If so, what are the questions and what is looked at? thank you.

http://www.dameronhospital.org they are 188 beds, 2181 births/year, not for profit, privately owned, non-sectarian. you can go to us news and world report and find some information. just like with any hospital, you have to commit to where you work. ...

good luck, where are you interviewing? i live in northern/central california.

I found that 85% of US trained nursing students pass the first time. Good luck with the wait. The number of questions didn't matter.

2nd career, 2nd shift i will let her know...thanks.

I've sent the link this thread to my mom, bc she is thinking about going back to become an LVN, and her hesitation is....."I'm too old!" I always tell her, you are never too old to do something you love. If you're going to love it, what does it mat...

I had hoped that "pre-NCLEXers" would find their way to this article. I wrote it for my classmates, bc I wanted them to know how horrible i felt, so that they could see it is normal. I was the 2nd one to take it after graduation, I had very good gr...