jenrninmi

I graduated WGU with my MSN in Nursing Leadership and Management in 2016. I finished it in under a year while working full-time (sometimes overtime).

I work from home doing case management/utilization review for a Women’s hospital and I love it. Actually, the case management is few and far between, it’s mostly just your. It’s the most stress-free position I’ve had in over 2 years.

I live in Oklahoma. I'm looking forward to branching out to a different form of nursing. Can't wait to get started!

I am interested in doing the same thing. I just registered for a class for Botox and dermal filler training in March. Excited to get started! Tired of hospital nursing

I work in a level II LDRP and we are baby-friendly designated. Baby never leaves room unless absolutely necessary and for circs. All of our nurses have specialty of L&D or special care nursery nurse but we all do m/b. Any of our nurses can transition the newborn as we are all NRP certified. If we're busy sometimes we have a second RN in the room just to make sure baby is stable and then the l&d RN will finish up with mom and baby. That includes all meds, assessments, footprints, measurements... No bath until at least 12 hours (I had no idea hospitals still gave baths so soon after delivery). Even nightly weights , cchd, tcb, newborn screens and hearing screens are done in mom's room.

WOW!, Klone, 3/4 of what you do , I do as a charge nurse. I need to be paid more.

I loved working for Metrohealth.

We use Centricity also, our hospital system is Epic though. Vital signs interface but nothing else. We just switched to Epic in May but had Cerner before that. Same thing, no interfacing except vitals. At least with our package. I have used OB trace vie before and I like it better than Centricity.

It may depend on the hospital, but Integris does.

I don't know about where you work, but everywhere I've been you can't get a prn position if you don't have any experience in that particular job. Such as, if you're looking to get a prn position in l&d, you have to have experience in that position first. I'd say at least a year. I would just get a part-time or full-time position and leave the job you hate.

We have on average 50 deliveries a month. So, yes there are going to be times we place a nurse on call. But those are also the times we welcome gyn surgeries. We are only a 10 bed unit. Now saying this, there are a few of us that welcome a day off work. Me included. :)

Whoohoo! Congratulations! I hope it's what you're looking for! :)

I left l&d and while earning my MSN in nursing management and leadership, tried PACU - 6 months. Hated it, I prefer my patients awake and not combative when coiming out of anesthesia, 14 months in an infusion clinic, job was fine, pay was way too low and worked with some of the worst, meanest nurses out there, then did a short time in teaching before I went back to my beloved 12-hr-shifts in labor and delivery. I now know what I was missing and I hope I don't ever forget what else is out there. I don't know how people can possibly enjoy working 5 days a week. No thank you! Lol

Neither place where I've worked l&d ( where we also have our own OR suite and circulate and recover our own patients) do they require ACLS. I am certified though because I worked a small 6 month stent in PACU, so just keep it up every 2 years.

My two cents? A lot of the times our hysters don't even realize they are on the OB floor. They just know they are in a beautiful, brand new hospital. They never hear babies cry and they are being much better taken care of (if I do say so myself) then an understaffed med/surg floor. We are a baby friendly designated hospital, so babies stay in their mom's rooms all the time. So if a hysterectomy patient is up walking the hall, there will be no big nursery window where people can view sleeping/crying babies. (So old school). I hope it all works out for you!

I'm sorry to hear that. Maybe try going back to a smaller hospital?

Give it some time, especially if L&D is your passion. Stick with your preceptor, do what she does. You'll get more comfortable. Are you in a teaching hospital where there's at least residents and interns there on your floor all the time? I think that's what helped me feel "safe" knowing they were there to help in emergencies until the attending arrived for a crash section. I no longer work in a teaching hospital so I feel the stress more, especially when I'm lead nurse not knowing what's going to walk in that door. But OB is still my passion and I still look forward to going to work (most days) í ½í¸œ

What makes you want to come to Oklahoma? Just curious. I'd love to move back to the Midwest.

For a new RN in OKC area it's about $20/hr.

That's funny, Klone. I did too. Started back in August.

OMG! No! Not normal! You aren't safe there (at least your license isn't) and neither are your patients. Protect yourself, find another position in another hospital.

Where did you end up going? I hope you've had good luck.

OA is done and passed, it's the PA I'm having problems with. I've spoken to my coworkers, I have an idea of the possible subject that I've sent to the course mentors to see if it is a good topic. I don't really have a supervisor. Well we have a business Manager, but she has been no help and has no medical background. We don't have a QI team and I've also sent an email to the course mentors I am so stuck. I haven't heard anything from the course mentor yet.

I'm having a hard time with this because I don't work in a hospital, I work in an infusion clinic, and I've only worked here for 5 months...

I was able accelerate 4 classes so far. Hopefully another 2 classes as well.