melmarie23 MSN, RN

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    Newly graduated RN... and pregnant

    melmarie23 replied to mojomama's topic in General Nursing

    glad to hear that everything is going well with the pregnancy! I feel you on the 6 weeks leave. I just found out I am pregnant with my second and am due to deliver a month short of my 1 year...
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    Are 12 hour shifts going extinct?

    melmarie23 replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    not for my unit. We do 12s. I prefer it for L&D. Its good for continuity of
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    Questionable staffing in L&D vs Nursery

    melmarie23 replied to new2manage's topic in Ob/Gyn

    yeah I wouldnt be comfortable with that at all. On any given shift (day or nights), we have at least 2-3 RNs who are "core" meaning that they are trained in the special care nursery and could take a...
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    Delivery Pitocin

    melmarie23 replied to rntmo95's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ditto. We just run in the remaining bag (30u in 500ml) after
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    Potassium question...

    melmarie23 replied to Soflo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    if you work in a facility which the providers carry pagers, I would have shot them a quick page, but a phone call? Yeah, I think I'd too have waited until I sent my other pt to the cath lab. 3.4 is...
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    Is med/surg really that bad?

    melmarie23 replied to clearblue3's topic in Medical-Surgical

    its not my cup of tea. I used it as a stepping stone into my specialty of choice. And I am not afraid to admit that. I think I'd have enjoyed it more if where I do it was better
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    UNH Direct Entry Master's Program

    melmarie23 replied to JodiLynn87's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated last December from the DEMN program. I believe that when I was accepted, I found out on Halloween of 2008. Why that day stands out to me...I really dont know. Perhaps it was because...
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    any RNs have their Perkins Loan cancelled?

    melmarie23 replied to melmarie23's topic in General Nursing

    I got my form from http://www.acs-education.com Its who manages my loan. They've also mailed it to many times during my deferment period (when I went back to school for
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    any RNs have their Perkins Loan cancelled?

    melmarie23 replied to melmarie23's topic in General Nursing

    Pockunit, I have looked far and wide into this. I've also called and was told that I qualify. Here is the info I was basing my inquiry off of...
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    Who does your pt assignments?

    melmarie23 replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    the charge nurse from the previous shift makes the assignment for my med/surg job. For my L&D job, we meet at the beginning of shift and pow wow and decide who we want/request patients....
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    Giving a flu shot to patients without a signed consent?

    melmarie23 replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    on my unit (L&D) we have a global consent form for the infant when they are first admitted. It has consent for Hep B, e-mycin, Vit K, circumcision etc. If the parents are not wanting any of...
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    Giving a flu shot to patients without a signed consent?

    melmarie23 replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    I definitely signed a consent for my son's flu vaccination at the pedi. I was just there
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    Giving a flu shot to patients without a signed consent?

    melmarie23 replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, I would not be comfortable in administering the vaccine without written consent. If this is a state-wide initiative and one in which your hospital is trying to be compliant with, is it really...
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    Ob specific interview questions

    melmarie23 replied to Kilika421's topic in Ob/Gyn

    to the poster above me: I use my med/surg skills all the time in L&D/Post patrum. When our census is low, we get gyn surgical patients. Also, we recover c-section patients. We manage patients...
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    new grad... base pay/jobs?

    melmarie23 replied to Moecato's topic in General Nursing

    the market here is really tough. 10 hospitals are suing the state and are out millions of dollars in Medicare reimbursements and have been laying off. There are jobs out there, but it can be tough...
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    intrauterine pressure catheter(IUPC)

    melmarie23 replied to nurse955's topic in Ob/Gyn

    our hospital policy is that only the MDs/CNMs can place the
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    Maternity teaching project (3rd year nursing student)

    melmarie23 replied to macylynn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree. Not only that, but the choice to have a lady partsl birth after cesarean is not always up to the woman....its often dictated by her MD and hospital policy. Some are just not willing to take...
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    how many shifts in a row?

    melmarie23 replied to anotherone's topic in General Nursing

    you all are nuts!
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    Tell interviewer about nursing school??

    melmarie23 replied to Dre2416's topic in General Nursing

    well you havent officially been accepted to nursing school yet, so I wouldnt be asking for time off for it during the interview process. Your family is right. Interview and stay mum about school....
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    2 PRN jobs?

    melmarie23 replied to EDnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    I currently have two prn jobs. I schedule more with one than the other and am considering just going down to
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    New grad nights in birthing center

    melmarie23 replied to belle005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I find Med/Surg way more stressful and overwhelming than OB. And I can only speak of personal experience, but as a new grad I was totally taken advantage of by given way to complex patient loads for...
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    Uncomfortable feeling during dilitation check?

    melmarie23 replied to EMJrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Exactly. There is something psychological about being in a hospital bed that renders many disempowered, especially when providers (docs and RNs alike) stand over them, looking down at them, talking...
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    Doulas: love them or hate them.

    melmarie23 replied to Sixxer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    oh absolutely. Defensive medicine at its finest. Totally sad though IMO. perhaps. Though even the woman with analgesia during labor who has had an instrumental delivery suffers damage to her...
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    Doulas: love them or hate them.

    melmarie23 replied to Sixxer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    only if we are comparing birth and outcomes in developed countries. Then its more apples to apples, or as close as we can get. and while I'd love to pull up even more articles, football starts here...
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    Doulas: love them or hate them.

    melmarie23 replied to Sixxer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    actually, if we want to speak globally, most women birth without analgesia. Analgesia in labor is a modern technology and is seen mostly in developed countries. Even then, the US uses this at a rate...