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Thanks guys. I'll know by the end of the day if they have enough suspicion to report me to the board. If they don't I can be back to work somewhere else quickly. If they do my agency will drop me as well. I'll look into the drug test although that wont matter. According to my DON I could have been dealing....3 vicodin??? Now I can retire...

What kind of lawyer, criminal??

I completed one contract at this hospital in California and was a month into my second one with them. I was called to the directors office and told that there were 2 discrepencies with narcotics i handled. One was a vial of fentanyl that i wasted the entire thing(in front of another nurse) but it was a couple of hours after i pulled it. And the other was i accidentally pulled 2 vicodin out of the pyxis under the newborns name instead of the mom. Mom only wanted one. When i tried to return it under mom i saw what i had done. I think i tried to correct it by acting as if i were going to take one for mom so the drawer would open, put the vicodin back and then hit cancel all meds. I have never stolen narcotics but as i try to defend myself i am told that "we have heard it all". So it seems i am guilty until proven inocent. If they do their investigation and still have suspicition they will report me to the board. I don't know what to do. No one has asked me to take a drug test. And because i was familiar with the term "diverting" that seemed to add to their suspicion. My agency has informed me that if it goes to the board they will not work with me. Even without proof. I'm not new to nursing, I know that many nurses divert but I am not one of them. I need some solid advise please. I work labor and delivery and during difficult repairs the residents will often ask us to run and get fentanyl for the pt's comfort during the repair. I am sure thats what this was related to. That i pulled it per request and we didnt end up needing it.

I have worked for both of those agencies and had great experiences. I was not happy at all with Flexcare, I had to fight for everything, and they got me into a lousy hospital that didn't need another traveler and ended early. I'm currently with Nightingale, so far so good. I'm still registered with the two you mentioned. I was treated like a princess with ppr. Gift cards and care packages.

Hi Guys, When I originally posted this it was January 2006. I have long since adjusted to the "new" terminology. My real concern at the time was that these docs were willing to ignore it unless fetal distress occurred. It was a small unit and there were many issues. The facility that I work in now is a large teaching hospital and I am happy to say keeps current with the national standards. Thanks for your feedback just the same.

My first baby 28 years ago weighed in at 11-4, had a c/s and hated it, 6 years later I had my first of 3 vbac's the largest being 10-7, no rupture and 3 great births. I think it's the doctors driving it, they can schedule it and be home in time for supper. C/sections are more expensive and rupture is rare so i would think the insurance co's would be promoting vbac. The only rupture i have seen was a woman who never had uterine surgery, her uterus looked like it had received a shotgun blast.

First i have to say that i love your user name! You bring up something that in about 20 years of ob, i have never given any thought to. I have never seen any problems with atony during a c/s, not to say it doesn't happen, i just havent encountered it. But when they are suturing they have the uterus in their hands and can massage it as well. I'll have to do a search now to see what i can find. I'll be interested to see what others post in reply. Good question though.

I concur!!!

I went to a professional to revamp my resume, they said less is more and chopped it. They would have cut out all the duties that you listed for each job. You can go to your local employment office and they will do it for free. But yes, I would hire you.

Thank you, my feelings exactly!!!

Way to torture a girl!! I arrived back home in rainy upstate ny after being on the central coast of cali for 10 months...cant go back for a really long time, have fun!!

Congratulations on your first job! You received some good advice from the other posters, so i just have a question: why, with the goal of midwifery, do you choose to work in an office? Most hospitals that I have worked in over the last few years, hire GN's right into OB. I would think that is a better direction with your stated goal. In the old days you couldnt even get into a midwifery program without 2,000 hours l and d experience...pretty sure that has changed...i have been working l and d 20 years, and if you want it, it's out there..take care..

The incident I was talking about actually happened, I have been working l and d about 20 years, I have a great deal of experience and offered to share that with this brand new nurse...she declined because she had already taken care of 1 mag pt, she was chatting with some other fairly new nurses, having a good time and as many of us older nurses have noted..her confidence doesn't match her experience...it is what it is...you newer nurses can get as offended as you like, but if you're behaving like the nurse i was referring to than you need to take a good hard look at yourself...if that doesn't describe you..no worries, right? I doubt any nurse that it describes would recognize herself though...an ego that would think caring for 1 mag pt makes her an expert would be incapable of that kind of introspection...

you know something, i was freaked out when i was preparing for that exam as well, as i was sitting there taking it i remember thinking..when is it going to be killer...it was difficult yes, but if you have worked ob for any length of time you'd be surprised how much you really have stored in that brain!! We go to conferences, we read, we chat with our peers, we are in online communities like this one, listservs...if you are qualified to sit for the exam by your hours worked in the field and you study, you'll be fine! Let us know how you do!!

"Core Curriculum for Maternal child Nursing" that is what i studied inside out and scored strong on the exam. There was nothing on the test that wasnt addressed in that book. Good luck!