Listen, Not to beat this down BUT If you have a BSN you have a bachelors in nursing, and an ADN/BS is pretty much the same, if not more, education. When I went back to school I applied to a community...
Ana1106, Don't forget you have your BACHELORS! I have a bachelors in biochemistry then decided to go back to school for nursing 7yrs after college. I contemplated the same thing you did. It...
I work in CT, we do about 4000 deliveries/year and have a high epidural rate. We, as nurses, do not prime the tubing, set the pump or give the initial bolus. The pump is programmed by the CRNA or...
CarrieRNC replied to maria campos's topic in General Nursing
hi, i hope this helps you, i am a 39yr old mother of two and married for 17yrs. i have been a ldrp/high risk ob nurse for 8yrs now and have recently passed my certification exam for high risk in...
I'm looking for some thoughts on a question I brought up on a similar forum. I'm currently working at a hospital (i have only been here 4 months) where they are re-writing a policy for pitocin...
CarrieRNC replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Ob/Gyn
I came into LDRP 6yrs ago, right out of nursing school. It was the most stressful thing I could have ever done. I would go home every night and stress, cry and say that there is no way I can do...
I have not spoken with her yet but i believe the person who wrote that original thread is the nurse on our unit who is re-writing the policy!!! What are the chances!! But at least I'm glad she is...
CarrieRNC replied to QTBabyNurse's topic in Ob/Gyn
I just left a smaller hospital where we had LDRP rooms. I spent about 6 years there. I loved it but it could get extremely crazy. There were many times when i would have 4 couplets and then an...
CarrieRNC replied to sunshinetoo's topic in Ob/Gyn
I bathe a baby in the same way..I take a couple blankets and put them under a chux, then i put 2 towels and put them over the chux. I then wrap the baby in a blanket and wash his head at a sink with...
I'm new to this site so forgive me if I'm doing this wrong....I have been an OB nurse for 6 yrs and when I was trained i was told that you always run pitocin through a pump on its own line and always...