LDR-RN

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Let me know how it works at your hospital. I am scheduled 36 hours weekly. If I have a call day and come in, I get paid time and a half. My question is, lets say I come in on Monday "on call" and then I work three days in a row. On that 4th day, ...

when you are hanging a bag of mag sulfate, when giving the bolus, do you have pre mixed bags of 4 grams, 6 granms, etc.? or do you have a larger bag that contains 20g or 30g and then set the pump to deliver the correct bolus amount? or do you mix y...

Thanks everybody! We have got a new director that is great. We have pointed this out to her on our paychecks. She is speaking with our finance dept. right now. Even if they make it right from here on out, we are wanting our back pay. After resea...

Bluegrass, I think the labor laws state that anything over 40 hrs, is considered OT. It's not a different job, so I think coming in on call should count toward those 40 hours. You are getting paid how I am getting paid. I don't think it's right. ...

Okay, let me see if I am understanding you correctly. If you have the premium shift at beginning of week you get 2x for 12 hours then regular pay for 28 hours and then 1.5 x for 8 hours. However, if you're premium shift falls on the 4th day of the we...

What state do you work in and hospital? We're all highfiving and can't wait to get out back checks! We do NOT get paid OT on that 4th day when we are over 40 hrs. Our HR dept. tries to act like this is seperate from coming in "on call". Thanks f...

We give it PR or PV usually for PP hemorrhage.

So, even if you come in on call on Monday, and then you work three in a row, on the 4th day after 40 hrs, you get time and a half? We are sitting here getting ready to pursue this further. A hospital across town has gotten back pay checks on this....

Does anyone have any catheter placement tips? I know sometimes the meatus is easy to see, and it just slips right in, and then other times it's like "are we sure there is one"? I didn't know if anyone had any tips that really seem to work for th...

Our hospital USUALLY begins pit inductions with us starting at 2mu/min and increasing by 2mu every 30 min. One of our docs has started a new routine for her pt's starting at 6mu and increasing by 6mu every 30 min. Just wondering how everyone else o...

I work in LDR, there is no way I could see our unit hiring a PRN LDR nurse with no experience. What I did after I got out of school, was to get a job on OB/Gyn which is postpartum and gyn. This way I got experience and met people in the department....

I had a pt. not to long ago name her baby: first name: a'starry middle name: sky a'starry sky weird!

What about pt's that have had a cone biopsy? Does this leave the same scar tissue as a cryo? I am new to L&D, and the other day at work we had a patient (antepartum) that had a previous cone biopsy. We were discussing the risks of preterm labo...

Hello to all, Just asking everyone's opinion that works OB out there. Right now I work postpartum and GYN. I am a newer nurse, and somehow I landed a days position. I love my co-workers and my job. I have always wanted to work in labor and delive...

UPDATE: I took the job. I can't wait to get started. Now I need to start looking for threads on here for tips as a new nurse in LDR. Be a sponge (that's what I always think) ha ha! Thanks everyone for replying

Hello to all! I am a new RN, one year now. I am considering going back to school to become a FNP. I have been looking at the online programs for Frontier and the University of Southern Indiana. Has anyone out there gone to either of these schools?...

Thanks alot for the reply. What other factors are considered on the points system for applicants?

We have preprinted forms that we use at our hospital. Some of the nurses have created their own. Try how each nurse does theirs, and this will help you pick what way is best for you.

I started right off in OB/GYN. It's great! No way would I have worked Med/Surge first. Number one, it's not what I enjoy. As far as experience goes, you learn what you need to in orientation and the learning continues. Now, after orientation, if...

Oh, one thing I forgot, teaching, teaching, teaching. Alot of new moms today are very young, and they don't have a clue. Sometimes it's quite sad. Oh yes, and discharges which involves more teaching.

Let's put it like this, I am never bored. I work on the OB-Gyn unit. We have postpartum, GYN surgeries, and antepartum. My day typically starts in report we can have anywhere between 3-6 patients (6 on a busy day) I start out with assessments. Postp...

Thanks alot for the great advice! I've heard of that winking tip, but for me, I've just never seen it.

Vag: 30 min assessment, then a one hour assessment, then a two hour assessment, and then a four hour assessment, then just once per shift C/S and other GYN surgeries: same as above, but then instead of just once per shift they stay on the four hour ...

Ok guys, I took my test yesterday, and I am going INSANE waiting for the results. How many people passed with 75 questions? Also, I had no math questions, which I see as a plus. My test was all priority, infection control, and drugs, with probably...