LLLovely BSN, RN

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 the cervix felt. For me, this is better than a chart...

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 is challenging for me, so I asked a friend who is a...

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 a private OB office and at OSU doing biometric sc...

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 or even CNAs because that is all that is available...

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. However, we aren’t really talking about either of those th...

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 office settings. That is not to say that every singl...

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 option to be able to teach without having to go throu...

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 Springs. We previously lived there and I found that ...

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 applying to jobs in the Denver area and got offered on...

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 realize that sounds shitty, but I realized that the...

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 meetings, classes, online work, annual trainings,...

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 well in this class and ask what you can do to impr...

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 occasionally, I work at home. I also have a PRN job at a ...

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 you.

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 kids until later than most, so mine are still in mi...

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 day a mom-baby nurse is assigned to be the "baby nur...

The first bunch of cervical checks I did were not cervical checks. They were me with my fingers in a vagina, afraid to go in further, and feeling nothing of clinical relevance. Finally, an experienced nurse told me to slide along the bottom of the va...

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 to get bored and just ignore everything. I need ti...

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 to.

So, you are going to school in a traditional brick and mortar program where you attend classes on campus?

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 "catching" other nurses' babies for them and carin...

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 pleased, but I learned a lot of things that I feel ...

Actually, there are quite a few other medical indications including glaucoma and PTSD, but none of that matters. If your state, state BON, or facility prohibits it, then that's it. It can be legal all day long and still not allowed. Opiates are legal...

Is there anyone familiar with University Hospital and what the difference between Staff Nurse A and Staff Nurse B job listings are, other than minimum pay? I am considering moving back to Ohio and putting in some apps there, but am unsure what the di...

Not trying to sharp shoot, but is that a guess? I ask because if A was just for ADNs, then wouldn't it specify that in the job description and the same with B having a BSN as a requirement?