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  1. Do postpartum nurses assist with circumcision?

    cubbynurse replied to moodyred01's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Where I work, if the parents have consented for a circ the baby will be circ'd before discharge. The RN assigned to that mother/baby couplet is responsible for setting up the circ room, applying the...

  2. May 2008 grads....how are things going?

    cubbynurse replied to marilynmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I passed boards June 23rd and started work on a High Risk OB floor July 28th. I had a good relaxing time off to review (yep, I took my books to the beach!) and I'm really enjoying work. I have 7...

  3. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    cubbynurse replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am a new OB nurse (High Risk Antepartum/Postpartum) and I am about to start week 5 of 12 of orientation. I recently cared for a patient with preeclampsia who had been treated with magnesium. She...

  4. aggravated during orientation

    cubbynurse posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am having two issues currently during orientation and I don't know how to go about either of them. Issue #1: I'm not sure if my preceptor is always following proper procedure. Sometimes my...

  5. Has anybody felt like they know they pass

    cubbynurse replied to booski's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I felt pretty confident when I finished the exam and walked out.....it took me several tries to type my credit card number in correctly for my results 48 hours later though because my hands were...

  6. Postpartum Nursing

    cubbynurse replied to postpartumnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would say that it would be critical to have another nurse show you (and possibly multiple times) how to properly check for clonus. I just started on a high risk antepartum/postpartum unit and many...

  7. Intimidated by delegation.

    cubbynurse replied to ANH_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I definitely hear what you're saying....I'm terrified at the thought of delegating. I worked as a Nursing Assistant on the same unit where I am now a nurse. Unfortunately, some of the NA's consider...

  8. Becoming Chemo Certified

    cubbynurse posted a topic in Oncology

    Can anyone tell me what is involved in becoming chemo certified?

  9. Methotrexate for ectopic pregnancy

    cubbynurse posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    K new grad here so I've got a few questions :) I was recently informed that I will need to become chemo-certified for work so that I can give methotrexate for ectopic pregnancies and chemo to our...

  10. A funny thing that happened at work

    cubbynurse replied to EllenDeeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That'll be a great story for him to tell his baby when baby gets a bit

  11. venting: fetal demise

    cubbynurse replied to redhedgoddess's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not a thought, but a question....what do you mean by "no cord"? Does the cord detach when the baby dies in utero? Sorry if this sounds

  12. New Grad Orientation - How Long...

    cubbynurse replied to rosstat2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i just finished week 1 of my 12 week orientation. for the first 8 weeks i am 40 hours/week and then weeks 9-12 i drop down to 32 hours (what i got hired

  13. Sign On Bonus in Chicago for New Grads?

    cubbynurse replied to lookin4ER's topic in Illinois Nursing

    i don't think it necessarily indicates a potential problem with the hospital....as an update, i was incorrect in calling it a signing bonus apparently. thats how it was described by the recruiter but...

  14. Should I work as a GN b4 u pass I pass my boards

    cubbynurse replied to PEBBLES1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Look into it for your state...I was told that in IL there was no opportunity to work as a "nurse" until you had passed boards (new nurse practice act as of 1/1/08), so "graduate nurse" was not an...

  15. Let's introduce ourselves...

    cubbynurse replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    All I will say to that is that vents were not as scary as I expected....I did my role transition/final rotation of school in a NICU and was terrified to get a ventilated baby. I was absolutely...

  16. 48 hours to the DOT?

    cubbynurse replied to PAKrisRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats!

  17. Let's introduce ourselves...

    cubbynurse replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi, I'm Renee :) I graduated in May and took NCLEX in June...I'll be starting on a High Risk OB/Gyne unit at the end of this month.

  18. How easy is it to change specialties?

    cubbynurse replied to TangoLima's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Although my hospital does hire new grads into OB, this is a relatively new policy, so many of the nurses on the unit have transferred from Med-Surg units. They all say that it was a valuable...

  19. Orientation Woes

    cubbynurse replied to Andrew, RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just another tip- if you are ever on your unit and your preceptor is out, you might be able to be assigned a secondary preceptor. I start orientation in 2 weeks and my preceptor is only part...

  20. Work is making me more stressed!!!!

    cubbynurse replied to Melinurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was working as a nursing assistant while in school and studying....was not being pressured so much by my manager as by the nurses. They were always supportive but just kept asking over and over "so...

  21. Va in Illinois

    cubbynurse replied to Az_RN_BSN's topic in Illinois Nursing

    i did not work there but did my mental health clinicals at hines....obviously did not see much of the medical portion of the facility but was extremely impressed with the wide variety of mental health...

  22. Worst testing experience of my life!!!!!!

    cubbynurse replied to BananaBoat815's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    do you have to go back to schaumburg to pick up your results since you tested there? or just to be fingerprinted and give your signature? will they let you go to another testing

  23. 48 hours to the DOT?

    cubbynurse replied to PAKrisRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i did not personally but i did know of some people whose results were not posted until about 8 hours after they expected them to be there. i know its not the best thing in the world when you have been...

  24. Computer shut off at 118.. i feel like a failure

    cubbynurse replied to adknursie's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congrats!!!!!

  25. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    cubbynurse replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi everyone- I am going to be starting as a RN on a high risk antepartum/postpartum floor in 2 weeks and am reviewing common medications given on the floor. I have been a nursing assistant on the...