LoveANurse09

LoveANurse09

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  1. RN to Midwife

    LoveANurse09 replied to Claire_Fraser's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Seeing some things on this thread about L&D units like the one you mentioned scare me too! But I would really like to get into it to see if I could really be a midwife. Then again I've wanted to...

  2. Tele vs. M/S

    LoveANurse09 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Cardiac

    Tele or m/s would be a great preparation before ICU/ER/. Floor nursing will always teach you your organization skills that you need as a new grad. I know of people that have done ICU/ER right after...

  3. arterial sheath puling post cath

    LoveANurse09 replied to anurse4life's topic in Cardiac

    We do not need a Dr. order for a femstop. We pull 1 hour after angiomax and only if ACT

  4. Hello! New here....

    LoveANurse09 replied to dennysgirl84's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Welcome, you'll learn alot

  5. arterial sheath puling post cath

    LoveANurse09 replied to anurse4life's topic in Cardiac

    This sounds exactly like my unit too. Only we use femstops. The other staff nurses are off pulling their owns lines or just too busy too help out for a half hour. We let our Charge and any nearby RN...

  6. First Interview

    LoveANurse09 replied to Alli711's topic in First Year After Licensure

    very good questions! this is all you

  7. Dealing with fear

    LoveANurse09 replied to bebeleche's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Wow, thanks epiphany, that was so inspiring! That totally makes all MY fears melt

  8. Called to court?

    LoveANurse09 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    While precepting on a high risk LDR unit, many of the nurses were talking about going to court. So I was wondering, how common is it for L&D nurses to have to defend themselves in

  9. RN to Midwife

    LoveANurse09 replied to Claire_Fraser's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Just to get this thread going again,I'll post my questions here too! I'm a little confused on some things.For some schools no L&D experience is needed? I graduated in may 09 and working in...

  10. job change was a HUGE mistake... now what? Nurse Manager advice?

    LoveANurse09 replied to nursebreelee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats! I believe your nurse manager really saw how sincere you were and it sounds like they really like you too! This situation happened to a friend of mine on our unit. She had always wanted to do...

  11. Called to court?

    LoveANurse09 replied to LoveANurse09's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So having your own liabilty insurance is a good thing or no? Also where I work we chart by exception,DAR charting. I have been told not to write too much, but what if I'm not writing enough? The way...

  12. What's your ratio

    LoveANurse09 replied to jmaverick101's topic in Cardiac

    Our ration is 4:1 days and 5:1 nights. Some nights even 5 is barely doable, I couldn't imagine 7! Our pt's seem to be getting sicker and sicker everyday and more docs are sending their pts to us too....

  13. Heart unit

    LoveANurse09 replied to gradRN2007's topic in Cardiac

    Go for it! There are many girls that I work with that have started ICU after at about the 2 yr mark.If you feel confident handling your stepdown pts then you'll do fine in

  14. New grad wanting to specialize one day...

    LoveANurse09 replied to jmokeefe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think it all depends. I worked in a hospital as a CNA in OH,did a practicum on L&D, was told "yea we hire new grads", but when it came down too it, the nurse manager really did not want to hire...

  15. Secretly seeking L&D

    LoveANurse09 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    So glad to have found this forum! I'm a new RN graduated last spring. I did an clinical preceptorship on a busy high risk LDRP unit and absolutely loved it:redbeathe! I know its where I want to be....

  16. Secretly seeking L&D

    LoveANurse09 replied to LoveANurse09's topic in Ob/Gyn

    well thanks, I won't waste time on a per diem. Good to know my cardiac experience will be useful! I'll work on certifications in the

  17. Certifications

    LoveANurse09 replied to guiltysins's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Interesting the hospital I work at pays for this. I'm surprised they wouldn't provide for continuing education,we're a teaching hospital