RaziRN

So, I have another OB interview on Friday at my old hospital and I've been brainstorming my strengths, weaknesses, etc. and was wondering if some of you could look them over and tell me which ones should be my top 3? This is my last shot guys, if I d...

Thank you! I'm not even going to try to speculate as to how it went because I'm apparently a terrible judge of that. I did get to see my old preceptor and she remembered me! Everyone was so nice and welcoming. The NM remembered me from my preceptorsh...

Thank you for the advice and understanding ladies. Interview is tomorrow, let's do this! (Trying to be positive here.) :)

I worked with several filipino nurses and two of them precepted me. They were great! And I loved trying all the filipino food they brought in! :)

Um, I don't understand how it is I seem so desperate. I can't stop doing something if I don't know what I'm doing wrong in the first place. I have no personal experience in OB. I have no children. This is the unit where I did my 120 hr preceptorship...

Hi, I just recently (this week) quit my med/surg job because it was causing me ridiculous amounts of stress and I was depressed to the point of suicidal ideation. I have 14 months med/surg experience. Very fortunately, I got a call today to interview...

I just got the dreaded rejection email...

*Sigh* Things aren't looking too bright right now. I e-mailed the NM some questions I thought of over the weekend like she asked me to if I thought of any, and I haven't received a reply. I figure if she was gonna hire me she would be willing to answ...

So, I had my interview today. The only question the NM asked me was why OB? And I told her it was my passion and how I've always had a fascination with all things OB. She then went on to explain scheduling, staffing and orientation in depth. From wha...

So, what are the differences between the levels? This hospital has a NICU so I'm assuming the support is definitely there if something goes wrong. I respect OB, I've seen first hand things that go terribly wrong. In my final semester of nursing scho...

You guys that are saying that OB is super stressful are scaring me. I've never been in an OB unit that seemed to be near the amount of stress in med/surg. There seems to actually be down time on these units. Now, the L&D nurses seem stressed but...

I plan to tell them that I quit to follow my passion in nursing which is OB. It's the truth as well as is the whole stress thing. I'm hoping I can deal with the stress in OB because I actually like OB. Thanks for the advice!

I just don't understand this association that people with tats or piercings are automatically unclean and unkempt. I have one unusual piercing and I make no effort to either show it off or hide it. I go to work in full make up etc. and work nights to...

Really? ^^^^^ I know a lawyer who is very heavily tattooed and pierced including microdermals which are implanted into the skin. They just don't happen to be visible piercings or tattoos.

13 months and counting in med-surg/tele/stepdown type unit. I really want OB.

I have a question. I have one year of experience in med/surg( woo hoo!) and the other PM I had a pt. who was s/p MI from the night before who became tachycardic. He was maintaining a HR anywhere from 130's to 150's and c/o palpitations. Now this pt. ...

Forgive me if I sound like an idiot. I just woke up. Anyway, of course the pt. was on tele. My floor is a catch all. It's a small hospital and we are the neuro unit, renal unit, step down unit and cardiac unit, etc. This was not A-fib or A-flutter. T...

Um, I agree with the OP. She/he is not talking about a kid coming on here and buying the candy in a pill bottle but a kid seeing mommy or daddy eating candy out of a pill bottle and then trying that themselves but it not being candy but actual medici...

ECU, because it requires less pre-req classes and because I hope to be a midwife one day and ECU is the only school in North Carolina where you can obtain a midwifery degree.

Oh, great post! I am currently looking into these two schools as well to obtain my BSN.

Hm, at my hospital we don't give Metformin for 48 hours after CT with contrast.

Unfortunately, I work with a lot of demented patients and only really get to learn anything about them when they die. I always read my patient's obituararies. I like to learn about who they really were. We recently had one of our frequent flyers to d...

I'm in the same boat as the above poster. Next week I will have been working for a year and I've been contemplating leaving nursing.

Bonus? What bonus? We don't even get a gift or anything...

I wipe my stethoscope down with our all purpose "kills everything" caustic surface wipes before leaving work. I also wash my hands right before clocking out. When I get home I remove my shoes and leave them on the porch (my dad who has OCD actually ...