Amparo Pagan Titmus replied to jmblair1's topic in General Nursing
The one person you should be asking about limitations in your employment is your primary care provider. As mentioned above, shingles is definitely one you need to avoid. Notifying your coworkers and...
Amparo Pagan Titmus replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Ob/Gyn
you're double dipping :) Most childbirth educators are already nurses. Duration of training can vary on what program you select and how aggressively you pursue it. Most of your questions can be...
Amparo Pagan Titmus replied to heather092800's topic in Ob/Gyn
Congratulations to those new RNCs! Those aspiring should pass if they study AWHONN's Perinatal Nursing by Kathleen Rice Simpson and Patricia A. Creehan. Please be current with NICHDs new fetal...
Amparo Pagan Titmus replied to RN Marx02's topic in General Nursing
Nursing is a profession. Some of us take our work and our careers very seriously and are fully committed to providing the best care within our scope of knowledge and ability. Some of us go one step...
Amparo Pagan Titmus replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Ob/Gyn
In addition to the above, explore lamaze.org. There are different methods of childbirth preparation. A childbirth educator provides information and practice sessions to expectant couples, usually a...
Amparo Pagan Titmus replied to gorgenurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Are you asking for comparison to what you are currently doing or because you are curious as to what you might be getting yourself into? In years past, when I was a student and once as an RN, I worked...
Amparo Pagan Titmus replied to cowgurl89's topic in PACU
PACU is Post Anesthesia Care Unit. The hospital may have varying levels of post surgical care or post anesthesia. Some procedures such as endoscopy, require only conscious sedation and are not...