haunani BSN, RN

You're exactly where you need to be after only 5 weeks. It takes at least a full year to not feel completely incompetent. It takes 5 years to feel confident. Notice that those say 'years'. Not weeks or months. Your level of anxiety is ...

Has anyone applied here in the past? How long did it take before they contacted you for an interview? My application has said "Routed for further consideration" for about 6 weeks now. (not for a residency, but for a full-time position)

I remembered!! Kardex!!

I'm having a total and complete brain fart here. At some hospitals, they can print out a patient history/reason for admission type of sheet for each patient to give to the oncoming nurse. For the life of me, I can NOT remember what this...

My previous 2 hospitals, both with about 2400-2800 deliveries/year did NOT do them in-patient. They referred out to pediatric dentists for all cases, if they even agreed that it existed. My current hospital, a community hospital with about 300 deliv...

Better then the pronunciation of "uh-bee-sity" ?

Through a job change, I moved from M/B (couplet care) to an LDRP. I'm just finishing up my orientation to the L&D aspect of it in the next couple weeks. Having the familiarity with some of the aspects has helped a lot, in my opinion. Yes, it is...

Postpartum for 6 years/L&D for 2 months: Largest set of multiples: Twins Longest overdue: 42 Youngest mother: 12 years Oldest mother: 52 years Grand multipara: G17 P17 (also a G19 P2) Biggest baby: 12lb 8oz Smallest baby: 1lb 2oz Biggest EBL: ...

What is the reasoning for wasting meds AFTER administration and not before? Like, if I pull out 1mg Dilaudid, but I'm only going to give 0.5mg. It's probably something simple that's escaping me.

I'm wondering if I did the right thing... I was helping a newer nurse with a patient that had a distended bladder, on whom she had obtained an order for a straight cath. She was approximately 22 hours postpartum, vag delivery. Bladder scan showed 9...

The reason I ask is that we just got some education/training at work, and it included the following: ■ NEVER waste at the time of removal from the Pyxis machine ■ Wasting should always occur after the medication has been given (partially) to the pati...

Really... it depends. Some facilities are super strict about NO visible tattoos, some are more lenient as long as they aren't offensive. Sometimes it's left up to the individual unit managers to decide if they'll allow it. I've heard of some psyc...

This is the combo I used to study and easily pass my exam: Maternal Newborn and Low Risk Neonatal Nursing with Core Text (CCPR Study Workbook for Certification Review): The Center for Certification Preparation & Review: Amazon.com: Books

I can share how we do it here. When I first transferred in, we did it that same way you used to. Baby to nursery, admit done there, then returned to mom. Then we started down the baby-friendly path, and all care is done in-room. We had a rough sta...

I know this one's probably been mentioned, but I'm just now starting Sons of Anarchy with my husband, and noticed how the premature baby went from a tiny, scrawny little thing to a nice, pink, plump newborn in just a few days, lol.

I'd be interested to hear how you two are liking St Peter. I'm looking into moving to the area in a couple years (gotta finish that BSN first!) and would like to know how other RNs like the hospital.

I got that it would take 119 minutes, so it'd be done at 1259. (500 mL) * (10 gtt/mL) * (1/42 min/gtt) = 5000/42 = 119.05 minutes

First off, I know the best way to get an answer to this is to contact the hospital directly, but I'm impatient and want answers while I work on a list of questions to ask them. I'm looking to relocate in a few years and am in touch with a few of the ...

We've done that at my hospital for a few years now (at least 4). While, like most things, they can refuse it, usually telling them the safety risks gets them to keep it on. I have had it work for a patient, who was awake and talking to me one minu...

Another Seattle(ish) transplant here, too! We're hoping to make the move in a few years, after I finish my BSN here in IL. I just seem to keep moving west as my ADN is from NY, now in IL, then on to WA.

We are a locked unit and use SafePlace tags for infant security. Visitors have to buzz at the door, provide the patient's name, and sign in to receive a wristband (and sign out when they leave). FOBs get a wristband that they wear for the duration ...

I personally find the cardiologies too cumbersome when working with the newborns, so I did what klone mentioned above, and got a pediatric that I can use on both moms and babies.

We had 5 days, with each day being approximately 5 hours, so 25 hours. This was in a smaller community hospital, where we were lucky to see one delivery each.

Honestly? I average maybe 3-5 hrs/wk. Most of that is finding the resources I need for the discussion posts/papers, the rest is writing.

We are being told, on my unit, that we aren't 'allowed' to attend 4 hour education courses (mandatory) after working a 12-hr shift. For those of us working night shift, this is often our only option. Plus, aren't we a better judge of what our bodie...