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My ob rotation was very limited, as it was in a small hospital. During my day in L&D, i ended up spending my whole shift observing a husband and wife who had learned that same morning that her full term infant was stillborn. It was a very emotional day, and i appreciated the fact that they allowed me to continue to stay with them as a nursing student. As a mother myself, it was a very hard day, and in all fairness, my instructor gave me the option to change to another assignment that day, but i stayed. She was induced, and labored all day, filled with emotional and physical pain. I left prior to her delivery, but learned so much that day. I think that day helped me make the decision later to become a L&D nurse.

I live in Pa, and even though AWHONN recommends a nurse ratio of 1:1 in stage 2 of labor, my nurse manager insists that we are expected to stay at a 1:2 ratio, that we should be able to "handle it". I've been in L & D for almost 1 1/2 years now, but don't understand how to allow a pt who is complete to push on her own, and yet be expected to accurately examine and assess a walk in pt who claims to have ruptured membranes, or be in labor, and since this second pt WAS in labor, I also needed to start an IV, and begin external fetal monitoring. We do not have central monitoring, so i jumped from room to room, but insisted that another nurse assist me with the second pt, my nurse manager was not very supportive, even after i showed her AWHONN recommendations, she insisted that PA, had other guidelines that were acceptable. My nurse manager is overall very supportive of us, and I get along with her very well, but don't understand her reasoning on this issue, can anyone out there give me some advice???????

definately glad to hear that it is accredited, nervous about everything right now i guess

I am about to start an online rn to bsn through Chamberlain College of Nursing on march 1st 2010. I've read lots of reviews, more good than bad, so I decided to proceed. I am wondering if anybody out there has any new information about their own experience so far this year with the program? This is not my first online program, but wonder about the amount of hours weekly each course is taking??? I see that the school is accredited, but is the online program accredited also?? Is anyone else out there starting in March?

just looking for a follow up opinion now that you are done with Chatham University, what was your overall experience? I have put in a request to speak to an advisor, i would like to continue to my bsn, as i currently have my diploma in nursing, but also have an associates degree in science. Do you know about financial aid for this online program? Any advice or insight would be helpful, I am also looking at Western Governors University........... thanks

Help!! I am a new RN grad, and work on a surg-med unit. All the nurse managers care about every shift is their staff numbers, which changes based on census at any given moment. It's common for us to have 6 patients each, and not have an aide, or a transport person. Can anyone else give me input on this situation? I feel like I am not able to get everything done, especially because I work alot of day shifts, and most of my patients are complete cares.

I'm originally from massachusetts, and we always called them "johnnies" also. I've been here in pennsylvania for two years, and nobody has ever heard that term either.