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  1. New grad in icu not ready

    Semper_Gumby replied to Lizzielizurd's topic in Critical Care

    What an awesome summary! I am saving this as I am one of those who (on my second nursing job) was told throughout orientation that I was doing well and at what should have been the end of it, I was...

  2. Hired in L&D as a New Grad!!! Any advice?

    Semper_Gumby replied to RNtoCNM's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congratulations on passing NCLEX and getting a job in L&D! I am not a labor nurse but worked two years in newborn nursery including going to deliveries--stressful but rewarding! My...

  3. New nurse needing advise!

    Semper_Gumby replied to adr60763's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I got a job several months after graduation. My hospital did compensate new grads $200 for the cost of the NCLEX, but it was not something that was offered--I found out from other new grads and had...

  4. Need advice--possibly failing orientation

    Semper_Gumby replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for responding, blackribbon. I had actually done a little mother-baby at my old hospital after going to nights but the way things were done between the two hospitals was a night and day...

  5. How am I gonna pay for this???

    Semper_Gumby replied to lebelesprit_'s topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I'm sorry you felt you weren't supported. That certainly wasn't intentional. You'll find the nurses here tend to be realists and pragmatic; they will offer support but with a healthy dose of...

  6. IV Push med– do you always have to pull back for blood return?

    Semper_Gumby replied to missjune's topic in Patient Medications

    The special care nursery where I used to work always said not to check for blood return before giving IV meds due to the risk of clotting off IVs in babies that could be difficult to stick or maintain...

  7. How am I gonna pay for this???

    Semper_Gumby replied to lebelesprit_'s topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I'm sorry you're thinking about not going back at all; I certainly didn't mean to discourage you entirely! I think, in your situation, I might recommend slowly working through the pre-reqs at...

  8. Australian Pre-registered Nurse wanting new grad role in USA

    Semper_Gumby replied to marlena.erika's topic in Nursing Career

    In South Carolina, you'll find the Board of Nursing's website on the LLR (Labor, Licensing and Regulation, I believe) website; they are headquartered in Columbia, SC. If SC is where you plan to...

  9. Will I get kicked out of nursing school?

    Semper_Gumby replied to Happymango's topic in General Students

    I used to work newborn nursery and can recall an incident where a baby was accidentally vaccinated twice for hepatitis B. I believe one or other of the nurses who gave it did not scan it before...

  10. Need advice--possibly failing orientation

    Semper_Gumby replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yeah, that sounds like what my old facility did--double nurse verification at initial banding, check bands when returning baby to mom's room, and check bands before removing a band at discharge...

  11. Need advice--possibly failing orientation

    Semper_Gumby replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks, klone. My old facility did require bands to be matched when babies were returned to mother's room after being out for any reason but did not require verifying with each shift assessment. I...

  12. Scottish Rite Residency

    Semper_Gumby replied to sjj2017's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm not familiar with the program in question, but I have done a couple of Skype interviews, and yes, they are basically like doing an in-person interview but over Skype. You still want to prepare...

  13. How am I gonna pay for this???

    Semper_Gumby replied to lebelesprit_'s topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Duke and Watts used to have that forgiveness program but I'd heard they'd taken it away. I didn't realize they had reintroduced it, that is a nice option if you can get it! And holy heck, that's...

  14. New Nurse Moving to Charlotte, NC

    Semper_Gumby replied to novistnurse77's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hi there, I went to a nursing school in Charlotte and graduated 3 years ago, so my info may be a little outdated but here ya go! Unless things have changed, CMC (Carolinas Medical Center, which LCH...

  15. How am I gonna pay for this???

    Semper_Gumby replied to lebelesprit_'s topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Anecdotally, I have heard nothing good about borrowing from Sallie Mae. If you have the choice of another vendor, I'd go for just about anybody other than Sallie Mae. My loans are mostly serviced by...

  16. ICU to OB--new grad

    Semper_Gumby replied to EastCoRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No problem. :) Hope it was

  17. Need advice--possibly failing orientation

    Semper_Gumby replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks, Calalilynurse. I think you're correct, that it was entirely a matter of unit culture. It definitely requires a mindset switch to go from thinking only of the baby, to thinking of the mother...

  18. Level 3...not good enough?

    Semper_Gumby replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What an awesome summary! Thanks, babyNP. I've been interested in NNP myself and really appreciate this comparison. I was a nursery nurse in my first nursing job at a small community hospital with...

  19. ICU to OB--new grad

    Semper_Gumby replied to EastCoRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Are you off orientation and on your own yet? For what it's worth, I went into newborn nursery as a new grad and it took months before I started to feel comfortable there. I can only imagine how long...

  20. Need advice--possibly failing orientation

    Semper_Gumby replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks, FuturePN. I was, indeed, working to correct them--that last day, I had another new (to me) medication that had to be split. I looked it up in the drug book and when it was time to...

  21. Need advice--possibly failing orientation

    Semper_Gumby replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks. I think I probably will, though now that I've been in a larger environment, hopefully it'll be an easier adjustment if I end up in one again. I think I'd definitely prefer a smaller one...

  22. Need advice--possibly failing orientation

    Semper_Gumby replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the replies. I was actually fired this afternoon. Today didn't go well at all despite my efforts to prepare and they pulled me into the office and said they would not wait until Friday...

  23. 5 Weird Questions Patients Have Asked As An OB Nurse

    Semper_Gumby replied to JanineKelbach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Re: #4, I used to work with an old-school LPN who was one of the postpartum nurses, and she would always refer (when talking to the patients) to "taking the needle out" of their arms once bloodwork...

  24. Devastated about my recent preceptorship placement in med surg

    Semper_Gumby replied to SF BSN2b's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Three years ago I had the amazing opportunity to precept in a small level III NICU. Unfortunately that unit required two years of NICU experience to work there (they were not set up to orient someone...

  25. Interview in the NICU tomorrow!!!

    Semper_Gumby replied to jenny_lynn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Congratulations! I'm glad you got the job. And yes, a lot of places have a set rate for new grads to start at. The hospital I start at in a few weeks actually has tiers of "staff nurse I, staff...