NPinWCH

NPinWCH

Family NP, OB Nursing

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  1. Dream Job!

    NPinWCH replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    The only advice I have is to include a cover letter that expresses your desire to work in this population and how special you feel it is. Good

  2. Fall Risk Follow Up Question

    NPinWCH replied to rickdon19's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We did them on admission. We didn't do them for patients in labor or with epidurals or those who were post op mostly because they were either not allowed up, or allowed up. There was no in between....

  3. $75 gift card for nurses - Nurse Jackie website

    NPinWCH replied to mastudent's topic in General Nursing

    I don't live close enough to any of those spas, but it's a great deal for those who

  4. Nurses w/ advanced education & patient outcomes

    NPinWCH replied to nursn4u11's topic in General Nursing

    C was a fail in my BSN program, even a C in a prereq disqualified you from the program. It wasn't easy to get into the program and it wasn't easy to stay in the program. A study in JAMA,...

  5. Are you an organ donor?

    NPinWCH replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, if I'm done using it and it still has some value PLEASE take it before I'm ashes to

  6. Unethical or just plain dumb or am I missing something???

    NPinWCH replied to L&DRN03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Had a patient in this situation walk into our level 1, but she wasn't ruptured as she had hour glassing membranes. She had been trying for YEARS to get pregnant and finally had an IVF that took. She...

  7. Question for the IV Gurus re: IV Needle and Cannula Lengths

    NPinWCH replied to thehipcrip's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about 30-35 years ago, but now the biggest I've seen is a 14G at 48mm long, which is about 1.89in. I know I've seen a 12G once upon a time, but we never stocked them in my unit. Usually,...

  8. Nursing math problem

    NPinWCH replied to kleahy7916's topic in General Nursing

    The question is poorly written. Trying to read it, it looks like the set is 52mcgtts/ml. There are some sets that don't deliver 60mcgtts/ml so she really should have included that in the question if...

  9. Nursing math problem

    NPinWCH replied to kleahy7916's topic in General Nursing

    It looks to me that they are using a drip set that delivers 52mcgtts/ml with a rate of 15gtt/min using that set. So if I read that right and you use the normal drip rate calc, which is: Volume to be...

  10. Career Change

    NPinWCH replied to Ziglar1's topic in Advanced Practice

    From what I understand WGU only has an RN to BSN program. You'd need to at least have your RN before finishing it up there. So, if you have your ADN, then I'd say sure, let them pay for your BSN. So,...

  11. Career Change

    NPinWCH replied to Ziglar1's topic in Advanced Practice

    There is a push from the various advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) organizations to make the entry level degree for clinical practice as an APRN the DNP, or Doctor of Nursing Science. The goal...

  12. Question to all MSN Midwives ..how does it help you careerwise?

    NPinWCH replied to igmirnor's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I did school part time online because I worked full time and needed to continue to do so. I did end up not having a job for my last semester only because my unit was closed due to the hospital making...

  13. Career Change

    NPinWCH replied to Ziglar1's topic in Advanced Practice

    To become a CRNA you need to become an RN. To become an RN, you need a BSN or an ADN. If you don't get the BSN and just get the BS then you will need to go back to school to get your ADN or some kind...

  14. Is volunteering at the hospital the best way to get me a job upon graduation?

    NPinWCH replied to Skylarslaughter's topic in General Nursing

    I think volunteering is helpful, but I agree with the other posters that being employed at the hospital in ANY capacity would be more helpful. So, if you can get I job at the hospital I would go that...

  15. How much are ACLS instructors paid?

    NPinWCH replied to ProfessionaltravelRN's topic in General Nursing

    We paid our instructors

  16. Cultural diversity help

    NPinWCH replied to OBnurse3's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Right now, from what I see in the post, they are required to sign a paper saying they understand they might be delivered by a male and if they don't like it they need to find another doc. BUT what it...

  17. Financial assistance

    NPinWCH replied to Soon2bFNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    I paid for school with loans and some tuition reimbursement through my work place (until they discontinued it with the recession). Now that I'm finished with school, the job I just accepted offers...

  18. Cultural diversity help

    NPinWCH replied to OBnurse3's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, you can't force a patient to sign AMA anymore than you can force them to let the male doc deliver. You can offer the AMA, or if the patient isn't too far advanced offer transfer. The patient...

  19. Giving pts. medications to take home at discharge

    NPinWCH replied to TorsadesDePointesRN's topic in General Nursing

    You must check with the BON. Each state has its own rules on dispensing meds. Just a note about the DEA. As an NP, who can work independently without an MD/DO involved, you don't need a DEA number...

  20. PTO/Sick Leave for Nurses

    NPinWCH replied to zem2002's topic in General Nursing

    The last two years I worked as a staff RN in OB they changed the policy. Even though we earned about 7 hours/pay period, no matter how much time we had saved up, when we called in we received a...

  21. Cultural diversity help

    NPinWCH replied to OBnurse3's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't have an answer, but wanted to point out that the OP states this is a small hospital. Most small hospitals don't have OB/GYNs "on staff". These providers apply for privileges to care for...

  22. Need Advice

    NPinWCH replied to katy81's topic in General Nursing

    Working three 12 hr shifts will spoil you When you start working you usually, but not always, end up on night shift, but that's not a hard rule. Since nursing is a 24/7/365 job weekends and...

  23. Giving pts. medications to take home at discharge

    NPinWCH replied to TorsadesDePointesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work as an NP, the RN can hand the samples to the patient only if the sample is in its original packing and only after the doc or NP writes out an RX label that has pt name, DOB, medication...

  24. Do you have techs?

    NPinWCH replied to KatieL&D's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I was doing OB, up until June 2010 in a rural hospital, we had no techs or secretary on nights. So it was the RNs responsibility to do everything for their patients. We didn't have a NICU or...

  25. Question to all MSN Midwives ..how does it help you careerwise?

    NPinWCH replied to igmirnor's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Okay, not an midwife, but I went from 15 years L&D experience to working on my FNP 3 years ago because in my area, Central Ohio, it was difficult to find a job as a midwife. When I started my MSN,...