taz5869, RNC-OB

Hi, I am looking to compile a list of hospitals/systems that follow AWHONN's Perinatal Staffing Guidelines. I recently had an interview with a manager who reported they had "good staffing", but as I was asking about their core staffing numbers it d...

Oh, I am currently working at a Level III hospital. Prefer Level II or III with hospitalists.

Hi, I am looking to compile a list of hospitals/systems that follow AWHONN's Perinatal Staffing Guidelines. I recently had an interview with a manager who reported they had "good staffing", but as I was asking about their core staffing numbers it d...

This is a course I attended in person, prior to getting my RNC. I thought it was fantastic. It's available as a webinar, now. https://rnnces.com/product/iob-webinar-series-2021/

7 couplets +.... (((Shudders))). Totally unsafe... that's why AWHONN came out with their guidelines! Dont you you have any other options? Working at a hospital like that is putting your license on the line... not to mention putting the patients at ...

From my experience, the vast majority of women have some support people in the room… especially when they're still on a PCA. But, yes, the AWHONN guidelines and Baby Friendly initiative do not always gel… the beginning of that same paragraph states, ...

I just took it in October. There aren't a ton of strips, but there are other questions that pertain to fetal monitoring, too, so you will need to brush up on your strips and fetal monitoring as well as general L&D stuff. I am certified in EFM an...

I wouldn't work for a hospital that had that kind of response to the AWHONN Staffing Guidelines and obviously doesn't care about pt. safety. AWHONN's staffing guidelines are evidenced-based... there's a huge bibliography at the end to support the up...

AWHONN Guidelines for Professional Registered Nurse Staffing for Perinatal Units (2010 - current) states, (Section Mother-Baby Care, p.31)

Dear Bronze, I have been an OB nurse for a couple of years now and there is a huge learning curve - especially for new grads. It's really a tough transition for new grads when you're really just getting the basics down and I can't imagine starting ri...

Heya pnlu007.... a little OT, but please clear out your private messages... I tried to respond to your message but couldn't because your box is full! ;-)

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Linfield has changed their curriculum and increased their clinical hours. I graduated in December 2011 and all of the students starting Fall 2011 and afterwards are using the new curriculum and increased clinical hours, though I don't know what they ...

Wow, really? That's pretty incredible to me. What hospital is this? I graduated in December 2011 and the majority of my cohort members have not been able to find jobs. We're all second degree students and have our BSN's. The market is practically ...

Here is an interesting thread re: new grads today vs. years ago. https://allnurses.com/first-year-after/new-grads-today-527890.html

I agree. The only reason I can imagine why all of the new grads have fewer clinical skills/experience than in the past is because there must be some supporting evidence that indicates that this current method of teaching creates safer practices and r...

I'm surprised that the Hurst Review hasn't been mentioned yet. I paid the money for the online Hurst Review and think it was definitely the best decision I made. I was so overwhelmed by the different study materials out there (Saunders, Kaplan, Prio...

I will also say that nurses have far more responsibility and accountability than I realized when I first went into nursing school. For example, we are the patient's last defense when it comes to medication administration and are expected to know abou...

Yes, I think we all have the romantic notion that we're going to be proficient nurses when we graduate. But that's not the case... and hospitals know it and don't expect us to be. Every nurse knows that new grads are novice/beginning nurses and have...

Agreed. New grads are expensive to train and the hospitals want to make sure that we're not going to jump ship once the going gets tough or a "better offer" comes along.

Oh, we didn't start giving meds until Spring term (Mother-Baby/Chronic care), either. We'd been in school for almost 8 months when we were finally allowed to start giving some shots and medications (besides immunizations) under the supervision of ou...

pnlu, The clinical hours for my classes were listed as: Fundamentals - 84 hours Mental Health - 126 hours Community Health - 84 hours Clinical Nursing Skills - 84 hours Maternal-Child Health - 84 hours Chronic Care - 126 hours Acute Care - 126 hours...

There are jobs for experienced nurses who are looking for work, but not for new grads. Many of my cohort members and I are absolutely perplexed because we can't even get interviews in the hospitals, letalone jobs.

busymommy, there is no doubt that your BSN is an advantage over an ADRN!!! :D

The job market will probably be looking up next year... remember, there's a new Kaiser hospital opening on the westside... that's bound to open it up a little bit.