ErinDel
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Labor and delivery is a very physical and stressful job. It may be a bit hard to learn the role and care for patients while entering your third trimester. Is there a postpartum unit you could work on first, then transfer to labor after your baby is born? Learning PP first can help with the role of an labor nurse. I think you really need to tell your manager now though so she does not feel surprised when orientation starts in January and sees that you are 6 months pregnant. Good luck and congrats on your pregnancy!
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To start off the shift, review labs on your patients, look at the MAR, look at last MD note. Get your brain sheet organized, know who your PCT will be for the day. Make a game plan with them. Try and stay on top of things from the beginning of your shift, if you need help always reach out to the charge or other coworkers. Stay hydrated if you can, do your best to get through the day. You can do this! Congrats and good luck.. Also, your med surg educator is always someone to reach out to for extra help with skills/procedures. Be aware of your hospitals policies.
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Since you have psych experience, I would continue with the PMHNP option. After graduating, you could possibly find a remote psych NP job and try and work from home while you care for your new baby. It may not be exactly what you want, but its a start, and its in a field you are familiar with. Being a psych NP will be a different role and feel from working as a psych RN on a unit. Good luck to you!
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I would take the ICU job as a new grad. you will learn so much and that experience can take you anywhere. It will be easier in the future to move from an inpatient position to an outpatient onc clinic rather than vice versa. Onc is good experience too, but if your goal is to get any type of inpatient experience first, I would take the ICU job. Good luck!
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You are welcome. I don't think you will have to pay the fee twice, but I would maybe email them and ask them. My birthday is in October as well and if I remember correctly I think I only paid the fee once when I got my nursing license in July 2014. Not sure if the rules have changed but yes they do make u pay every two years on the even years on your birthday. Good luck!
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hello, I think with your years experience as an ICU nurse, and if you have your BSN, then you should have no problem finding a job in Boston or the surrounding towns. The pay in Boston hospitals is good, whether you choose a union facility or not. MGH pays well, BMC, CHA, The Brigham. I would go on their websites and browse jobs, maybe contact a nurse recruiter in HR in the coming months to show interest and let them know what qualifications and experience you have. Good luck!
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I actually left the office position because it was very boring. It was different than working in a clinic it was more sitting in front of a computer and taking messages off of Epic and responding back to them which was not what I thought I would be doing. I wanted to do more nursing type skills and Hands-On work and that was not what this role ended up being. So I went back to my inpatient psych job at the hospital. Of course I do not want to stay in Psych either because I am totally burnt out but it is what I am doing for now.. The Specialty Clinic sounds like a good role hopefully you will learn a lot and enjoy it!
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Think about driving in bad weather for more than 2 hours when you have to work.. you may need to stay over at work and how would that pan out around your family life with your children? I would take the med surg job closer to home, then after 1 year I would apply or try to shadow in the ICU at your local hospital. You can always move to the bigger hospital when your kids get older and you have more experience under your belt. Good luck!
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Hey great! Now u will have good experience doing two diff types of nursing jobs. Glad it all worked out for u! Congrats!
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I actually prefer to still wear the masks so we don't have to smell each others breath! Is that weird????♀️