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  1. Do postpartum nurses assist with circumcision?

    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?

    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. 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. 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

    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

    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.

    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

    Can anyone tell me what is involved in becoming chemo certified?
  9. Methotrexate for ectopic pregnancy

    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

    That'll be a great story for him to tell his baby when baby gets a bit
  11. venting: fetal demise

    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...

    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?

    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. 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...

    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?

    Congrats!
  17. Let's introduce ourselves...

    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?

    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

    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!!!!

    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

    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!!!!!!

    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?

    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

    congrats!!!!!
  25. 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...