LLLovely BSN, RN

C-EFM, L&D/Postpartum/AP/PACU

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    Practice Exams

    LLLovely posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I am close to completing my MSN in midwifery and am looking for practice tests. I have the candidate handbook and Kelsey's Midwifery newest edition, but am unsure of what other practice resources are...
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    Is Nursing worth it? (a rant)

    LLLovely replied to JSSR108's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know your life circumstances, but there are options to get where you are going without incurring more debt. While I think the PHN certificate is great, I think many certificates are not...
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    Did I choose the wrong career? Hopeless new grad

    LLLovely replied to Calicokitty8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You are definitely being too hard on yourself. I get wanting to leave the ED if people were jerks to you, and I'm not suggesting you should have stayed and subjected yourself to such treatment. At the...
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    Are all the beads worth it?

    LLLovely replied to TinyDancer01's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've never heard of them until just now. I think they would not have been useful for me. The dilation boards are useful because you can actually put your fingers inside the holes and compare to how...
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    Sketchy Pharm

    LLLovely posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am in an MSN program for midwifery and will be taking advanced pharmacology this Spring. We will be lumped in with physical therapists and all other MSN and BSN to DNP tracks for this class. Pharm...
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    L&D Hospitals

    LLLovely posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    I'm from Columbus, but haven't lived here since I graduated from high school. My background is mostly maternal-child health and I'm considering going back to working on the floor. Currently, I work in...
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    Am I fired? CNA Checking Blood Sugar

    LLLovely replied to oldie's topic in General Nursing

    Generally, an employee is held liable for the highest licensure that they have regardless of what position they are working. For example, some registered nurses take positions that are coded for LPNs...
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    Elizabeth Warren says doctors, nurses don't treat black women same way as other women

    LLLovely replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nursing News

    I’m sorry this has happened to anyone. Did you know that even physicians are treated poorly in maternal child settings when they are women who say they feel something is wrong? Stuff happens....
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    Elizabeth Warren says doctors, nurses don't treat black women same way as other women

    LLLovely replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nursing News

    You are assuming that she is saying that all of the prejudice exists in the hospital. Statistically, black women ARE treated differently with regard to pain especially in both hospitals and medical...
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    Job market FL vs. CO

    LLLovely posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    I've just been accepted to a DNP-FNP program. At the same time, my husband has two job offers pending, one in Tampa, FL and one in Colorado Springs, CO. I am a bit hesitant about moving to Colorado...
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    Job market FL vs. CO

    LLLovely replied to LLLovely's topic in Advanced Practice

    I agree that DNP is not necessarily worth more money, but that part of it doesn't add much time. I am interested in the DNP because eventually it will be the standard, and because I would like the...
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    Job market FL vs. CO

    LLLovely replied to LLLovely's topic in Advanced Practice

    I previously lived in Colorado Springs and applied for and was offered several different positions when I retired from the military myself. All of them had astonishingly low pay rates. I ended up...
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    GRE study tips

    LLLovely posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If one is already good at vocabulary and writing, and one needs some brushing up, but was always very good at math, what is the shortest amount of time one could student and expect a decent score? I...
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    Too old for OB?

    LLLovely replied to TinyDancer01's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It can be so hard to tell from a visit/interview. I would ask about staffing ratios, like whether they follow AWHONN standards. I would ask how often they have requirements outside of your shifts like...
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    If I fail a class in my BSN program do I still have a chance to get into NP school?

    LLLovely replied to Paris2017's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think you will be fine if you pass the second time and have a good GPA overall. I do also think it is worth discussing with your instructor. Let them know that you really want to be a nurse and do...
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    DNP-FNP program full-time?

    LLLovely posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am in the process of applying to an FNP program. I work full-time as a school nurse, a job where I get to make my own schedule. I choose when I am at a school and when I am at my office, and...
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    DNP-FNP program full-time?

    LLLovely replied to LLLovely's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    That makes perfect sense. I misunderstood initially and thought you meant going to part-time with school. Good luck this spring! I'd love to hear how it goes for
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    Too old for OB?

    LLLovely replied to TinyDancer01's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would keep trying. I am an L&D nurse and just took a full time school nurse consultant job in August. I needed to have more time with my kids. I am pushing close to 50, but didn't start having...
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    Baby Nurse Responsibilities

    LLLovely replied to Grayson18's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is what I have experienced, or this with minor variations, at most of the places I have worked. However, right now I work at a large teaching hospital and we do things a bit differently. Each...
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    Calling L&D Nurses - Tips and Tricks?

    LLLovely replied to itslindahuynh's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The first bunch of cervical checks I did were not cervical checks. They were me with my fingers in a lady parts, afraid to go in further, and feeling nothing of clinical relevance. Finally, an...
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    DNP-FNP program full-time?

    LLLovely replied to LLLovely's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What was the deciding factor in going to part-time next year? I have a family and pets and all of that, so my plate is always full. I prefer full though. When I have too much time on my hands, I tend...
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    DNP-FNP program full-time?

    LLLovely replied to LLLovely's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Apparently, the comment I replied to was deleted or somehow got lost when the thread was moved. I'm unable to delete my comment and I didn't want people to wonder who in the world I was talking
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    DNP-FNP program full-time?

    LLLovely replied to LLLovely's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    So, you are going to school in a traditional brick and mortar program where you attend classes on
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    What kind of nurse takes care of the newborn babies?

    LLLovely replied to bragerc2020's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In my experience, it really depends upon the hospital's model of care. I have seen LPNs who take care of infants immediately upon delivery, even assigning APGARs. I have seen L&D RNs taking turns...
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    New grad LDRP residency or Acute Care?

    LLLovely replied to rubybee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think if it is something you feel strongly about, you should take the L&D job. However, I can also tell you that after doing L&D for a year, I was moved to working Med-Surg. I was none too...