Bobbkat

Bobbkat

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  1. Homebirth safer then hospital birth????

    Bobbkat replied to RNlovesherPharmD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm back and forth about homebirth. On one hand, with a well trained, well prepared midwife an appropriate candidate should be fine at home. On the other hand, I was an 'appropriate candidate' but the...

  2. Is There Truth To This?

    Bobbkat replied to CJ2blpn2017's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    As was previously stated, Yale (it's the only hospital I can speak for) greatly prefers BSNs. Does it mean that ADN's never, ever get hired? Of course not. But if all other things are equal, a BSN...

  3. NEW GRADS:Yale is willing to give you a shot..

    Bobbkat replied to CT Pixie's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    My unit hires new grads, but I'm sure the positions are really, really competetive. It's too bad we don't hire more, because we are so short staffed right

  4. Mixing Breast Milk with Formula

    Bobbkat replied to Love_2_Learn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I mix them together all the time, and have never heard of it changing the composition of the breast milk itself. I only mix it for nipple feedings if I know the entire volume will be consumed in one...

  5. Pregnancy and job offers as a new grad

    Bobbkat replied to d2k2ross's topic in General Nursing

    It is absolutely discrimination and against the law. Title VII of the civil rights act of 1964 states that pregnancy based employment discrimination is illegal, and that pregnancy must be regarded by...

  6. Pregnancy and job offers as a new grad

    Bobbkat replied to d2k2ross's topic in General Nursing

    It is absolutely illegal to not hire someone because of their pregnancy. A number of people have admitted that they would break the law and discriminate against you if they were given the option of...

  7. Pregnancy and job offers as a new grad

    Bobbkat replied to d2k2ross's topic in General Nursing

    There is no reason to mention a pregnancy during an interview, and it is illegal for an employer to ask you about it. If you were qualifed for the position prior to the disclosure of your pregnancy,...

  8. Its not what you know, it's who you know

    Bobbkat replied to Devie06's topic in General Nursing

    May I ask why you say this? I know many people (myself included, as stated above) that have relied on networking to get into a hospital job, and I don't find them to have 'low performance' at

  9. Being a Teacher/Nurse

    Bobbkat replied to gohogs's topic in General Nursing

    I have a BS in Edu and a BSN, currently licensed and working as a nurse. I let my teacher cert lapse. I am exhausted just thinking about doing both jobs! But, theoretically, since you asked, is it...

  10. Its not what you know, it's who you know

    Bobbkat replied to Devie06's topic in General Nursing

    It's networking, and it in NO WAY means that the person is unqualified. Example? I graduated with my BSN, great GPA, great clinical recs, passed NCLEX first try with 75 questions, good to go for a...

  11. Bitter dried up nurses that need to RETIRE

    Bobbkat replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wait, aren't you the guy that started all the crap a few months ago about how it's immoral for women to seek employment when they know they are pregnant? :icon_roll Know what gets under my skin?...

  12. Current Method of Gavage Syringe Warming

    Bobbkat replied to faitdog's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We warm them in a plastic ziploc bag placed in a warm water bath in one of those pink patient water

  13. New grad nurses- what did you do to get hired?

    Bobbkat replied to bornthisway's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I applied and applied and applied, and called HR and tried every angle I could think of, getting nowhere. Then I contacted every person I knew working in a hospital back home (I had to relocate to a...

  14. Silly question about pregnancy!

    Bobbkat replied to misscherie's topic in General Nursing

    I worked until my water broke. It broke while I was walking into work. I called off that

  15. clinical placements

    Bobbkat replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    We didn't. We were told what, where, when. The only choice we were offered was our very last semester when we got to request a general area (adults, peds, women's health, etc) to do our...

  16. Will hospitals pay for graduate education?

    Bobbkat replied to jam752's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital will pay for $4000 a year towards education. They do have some pretty good scholarships available too for nurses working towards advanced practice degrees, but I'm not sure how...

  17. Grad Position Decision

    Bobbkat replied to sazsaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think it depends on what your interests and goals are. Do you aspire to become a neonatal nurse? If so, take the NICU position. Otherwise, the other position will give you experience with a...

  18. Should teachers have first aid training?

    Bobbkat replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to be a teacher. CPR and first aid was required. That being said, just because someone went through the class doesn't mean they would actually be prepared to use the training if an emergency...

  19. Nursing Student Lifetime Lifting Restriction?

    Bobbkat replied to Lynn52's topic in General Nursing

    I rarely lift over 10 pounds in the NICU. My heftiest patients have weighed around 12 pounds. Will school work with your lifting restrictions though? We couldn't have any physical restrictions...

  20. Here are the top 5 drugs administered by allnurses.com members

    Bobbkat replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    Diaper cream is probably my number one! Sweet-ease is up there

  21. to email or not to email my instructor about my grade...

    Bobbkat replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    I have mixed feelings on this. On one hand, you failed by two points. Rounding doesn't help much in that case. On the other hand, you won't know unless you try. I would however, suggest against...

  22. Limited Job Opportunities inTallahassee, Florida

    Bobbkat replied to lizzyreg's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it's everywhere. For example, where I went to school there were at least 12 schools within a 50 mile radius graduating RN classes. I don't know how many for LPN's. Not nearly enough jobs to...

  23. Discharging a baby with abnormal labs?

    Bobbkat replied to LuvofNursing's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In my hospital the first set of labs would have been enough to have the baby sent down to me in the NICU and had a 48 hour course of abx started until the initial culture results could come

  24. 8 hour days or 12 hours days?

    Bobbkat replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    I work 2 12's and 2 8's a week. There are pluses and minuses to each shift. On one hand, I like that I feel like I am either coming in late or leaving early on my 8 hour days. On the other, I do...

  25. "Students with good grades = not good clinical nurses"

    Bobbkat replied to cogath's topic in General Students

    Don't get too discouraged. I have heard the same stereotype over and over again: people with good grades have their heads stuck in a book and therefore have no real hands on skills. I can tell you,...