Many years ago, I transferred from Peds ICU to L&D/MotherBaby/Nursery and have been there ever since. For the most part, the patients are fairly healthy, but having experience in other areas will...
I did this as a new grad. The hospital I was working at as a nursing student offered me an RN position. I told them I still had interviews lined up that I was committed to. They gave me a deadline so...
I have 15yrs experience at the bedside (mostly OB and PICU) and, like a lot of nurses nowadays, would like to get away from the bedside. I'm interested in statistics, numbers, spreadsheets, things...
tigkaskit replied to Mamameema's topic in Nursing Career
Even if you can find a job like that, I wouldn't recommend it. Even just starting a new unit as an experienced nurse is difficult in a part-time status. I was a nurse for almost 4 years when I...
Ehhh. Probably. Because I have no idea what else I would do. I make really good money in a (mostly) cake job. I use limited childcare due to working nights. Working weekends and holidays suck but our...
tigkaskit replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing
I'm assuming these are based on 40hrs/wk? I seem to remember taking this survey and being unsure how to answer as a part-time employee. If you ask me my annual salary, I'd say one thing but it's a far...
I'll agree with the others that said that 6 couplets is WAYYYYY too many. I'll admit though, that I've worked on a small PP floor where we routinely had 5 or 6 couplets, and we survived. I'm not sure...
I think a PRN L&D position for someone who has never done L&D is a recipe for disaster and setting you up for failure. To me, PRN means a couple of shifts (maybe 2 or 3) per month. I believe...
tigkaskit replied to OBwonKnewbie's topic in Ob/Gyn
My unit requires C-EFM for all nurses. We had to take and pass it within the first 18months of working. Some RNs do have their RNC-OB as well, but it's not something that's pushed on us, and to be...
When we opened our new hospital 18 months ago, we went to color coded scrubs for each job. Nurses are navy, techs are olive, pharmacy is black, etc etc. Our OR/L&D scrubs changed from that...
tigkaskit replied to OBnurseSandy's topic in Ob/Gyn
This is totally us as well. I think the switching back and forth between couplet and nursery is a bit odd. Do you force your moms to send the baby to the nursery? If mom IS keeping her baby in the...
Healthcare is a really tight-knit field. Managers talk between hospitals all the time, and you never know when you're going to cross paths with someone down the road. Burning bridges is NEVER a good...