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tigkaskit BSN

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  1. From critical care to Mother/Baby Unit?

    tigkaskit replied to MissM_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    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...

  2. job working with numbers/spreadsheets?

    tigkaskit posted a topic in Nursing Career

    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...

  3. withdrawing from job offer

    tigkaskit replied to zbm's topic in Nursing Career

    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...

  4. New Grad, New Baby, per diem?

    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...

  5. If you could redo it....would you choose nursing?

    tigkaskit replied to ICURNPA92's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  6. 2017 Nursing Salaries by State, Degree, and License - Highest & Lowest

    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...

  7. 42 Years Old - Is it too late to become a nurse?

    tigkaskit replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    When you consider that retirement age is 20+ years away, 42 is certainly NOT too old to try something

  8. New Process Admitting Couplets... HELP!!!

    tigkaskit replied to puddles11's topic in Ob/Gyn

    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...

  9. Switching from ICU to Maternity nursing?

    tigkaskit replied to vzcookie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I transferred from PICU to OB roughly 7 years ago and have never looked

  10. Switching to LD????

    tigkaskit replied to ssrn13's topic in Ob/Gyn

    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...

  11. RNC-OB or C-EFM?

    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...

  12. Mandated colors

    tigkaskit replied to KRSLPN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    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...

  13. Bedside handoff report on mother/baby unit

    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...

  14. Where do your postpartum Mag patients go?

    tigkaskit replied to lovemyjoblandd's topic in Ob/Gyn

    L&D. And as with a previous poster, baby could board as long as another adult takes

  15. leaving job when pregnant?

    tigkaskit posted a topic in Nursing Career

    So here's my dilemma. I've worked in a stressful PICU for 2-3yrs. For the past 6 months or more I've thought about leaving. I just don't think I'm cut out for this type of nursing. I kept thinking it...

  16. I can't take it anymore!

    tigkaskit replied to shortsuzy87's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  17. Do you usually stay in the specialty you start out in?

    tigkaskit replied to tigerlily345's topic in General Nursing

    I started in PICU and recently moved to perinatal (crosstrained in L&D, antepartum, and postpartum). I'm not enjoying it as much as I thought I would and will probably transfer again although I'm...

  18. To those who have been pregnant and working

    tigkaskit replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    I worked rotating 12hr shifts in an ICU up till 2weeks before I delivered. Dr pulled me out of work at that point due to medical concerns (all turned out to be fine though). I'm glad I didn't get...

  19. Carpuject!?

    tigkaskit replied to hendersonar's topic in Patient Medications

    No

  20. Questions on having closed Peds/PICU and stop floating

    tigkaskit replied to loisrn1's topic in General Nursing

    hmmm. I don't have any research to offer you, just personal experience. As a former PICU nurse who just transferred to mother/baby (and other OBGYN units), I can tell you that the knowledge base is...

  21. Sleep/work schedule for working 12 hour nights

    tigkaskit replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That's almost how I did it also...except that I would generally go to bed as soon as I got home and sleep 8a-4p. On my last night, I'd sleep from 8a-12 or 1p, then go to bed at 10ish for the night. 3...

  22. Pregnancy question

    tigkaskit replied to dylansmama's topic in Nursing Career

    Either way, being pregnant during school and being pregnant while working are both hard! But I'm sure I dont' have to tell you that since this isn't your

  23. Help- Switching jobs after maternity leave

    tigkaskit replied to telly32487's topic in Nursing Career

    I totally agree with the previous post. If you work till 5, get home at say 5:30, and your baby goes to bed around 7:30 or 8 (basing this on my own 9 week old), you barely have any time with your...

  24. clogs that don't press on top of foot

    tigkaskit replied to tigkaskit's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Thanks guys. The Earth shoes look kinda like Birkenstocks. They might be nice. I did try on some more Merrells at REI. Surprisingly I had to wear a 7 1/2 in the one model. I usually wear 7, and...

  25. clogs that don't press on top of foot

    tigkaskit posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    This winter I bought a pair of Merrell slides with the fleecy insides (like the "Chill Stitch" model but these were "Primo" something, maybe last year's model). I LOVE LOVE LOVE them. They are super...