tablefor9 RN

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    Critical Care to start

    tablefor9 replied to Scubascott94's topic in Critical Care

    It's do-able. I did this, same kind of scenario. I will say that it was *very* stressful. For the first 6 months, I white knuckled on the way home every morning thanking GOD I didn't kill anyone....
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    Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    tablefor9 replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Work. Get the experience. If you can continue to go to school, great. Lecture & clinicals do not an expert make, and I can absolutely see where it would be much harder to get secure a NP position...
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    Looking for a resource on natural childbirth...

    tablefor9 replied to KT17's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Love Ina May's Guide to Childbirth. A little crunchy for some, but hey...it was the
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    Have you ever had a pt have sex...

    tablefor9 replied to jarrn03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Can't count the number of times I've told a labor check pt to go home & have sex. Hey, what gets 'em in, sometimes will get 'em out. And, yes, have had couples do the deed in the pt bathroom w/...
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    Nursing Organizations?

    tablefor9 replied to RNJacky's topic in General Nursing

    I'd recommend your specialty organization as your first stop...great CEU's, specialty specific skill building (great for new grad), and hey, money is, for most of us, an object. If one has to choose...
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    Reasons why you love OB nursing?

    tablefor9 replied to RN2B73's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I actually started out as an ICU RN, and when I left, many of my friends thought I'd lost my mind. I am pleased to report that, contrary to what they may have believed, I was not body-snatched. Many...
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    A Couple questions about your LDRP facility

    tablefor9 replied to zaksmomrn84's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Delivery cart has suture, needles, supplies of all kinds in it, and is locked in an extra closet in the room. Table is set up with minimum supplies, then anything needed in addition is added to the...
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    Put down for ADN program

    tablefor9 replied to all4ofus's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If this person wasn't being nasty about this, it would be about something else. There are plenty of people in nursing, and medicine, for that matter, just like this. Look at it as boundary setting...
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    Log book for phone calls...

    tablefor9 replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do not keep a log book, because our hospital mandated response has to be, "We can not assess and provide medical advice over the phone, if you have concerns, please come in for assessment." That is...
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    Share some brillaint cost saving ideas?

    tablefor9 replied to NPs4health's topic in Nurse Management

    We recently formed a buying co-op with a dozen or so other independent hospitals, saved *millions* for our facility overall, much like the previous poster mentioned. Dept specific, we have circulated...
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    My first OB Interview

    tablefor9 replied to RaziRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    1. Dress well, in an appropriate outfit that makes you feel like a million bucks, taxfree. 2. Know your strengths, and your weaknesses. Between now & your interview, find a way to answer the...
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    A Couple questions about your LDRP facility

    tablefor9 replied to zaksmomrn84's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think moving EFM equip is the nature of the beast w/ LDRP. We just have a policy of not robbing peter to pay paul, for the most part. Our extra pieces live on the wire supply cart in the clean...
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    Strokes are rising fast among young, middle-aged

    tablefor9 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    With the crap we put in our bodies on a daily basis, is this really a shocker? Disturbing, but not shocking. If we can eat real food, instead of edible foodlike substance, perform actual work with...
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    In house on call?

    tablefor9 replied to cosmicmama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Awesome! Great job! We have recently fought a similar battle in our unit, which is combined Women & Children's Pavilion. We have a minimum of 3 nurses to maintain an open unit, even if there...
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    Lactation Consultant/Specialist

    tablefor9 replied to freesia29's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Lactation, doula program, try to get a nurse tech job in the Women's Center, all of these things may help. Keep in mind that it's a **great** idea to get bedside experience in Med-Surg prior to...
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    RN to NP

    tablefor9 replied to EDrunnerRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think I insulted a few people with my response to a similar thread, but, hey, maybe you didn't read that thread. I like 5. Here's why. In the 5-10 year mark, you are rock solid in your assessment...
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    Minimum level of experience for FNP

    tablefor9 replied to grumpygorillaface's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    So, is a new grad as good as a clinician with 5 years experience? If not, what's the difference? I'll tell you what...the 5-10 year nurse looks at a patient, knows what he/she is looking at, and can...
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    I know I have no buisness being there, but I need the Money

    tablefor9 replied to grateful2010's topic in Home Health

    Atta
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    Interested in L&D nursing.

    tablefor9 replied to Jennyy329's topic in Nursing Career

    That and/or lactation classes may help. Also, being a nurse tech or CNA while you are in school will also help. Let the manager see your face while you are on clinical, express your interest and see...
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    What do you do in a newborn nursery?

    tablefor9 replied to mell260's topic in General Students

    Well, let's see...I do baby assessments, transition baby after delivery (which includes doing apgars, vitals, footprints, banding...all on Mom's abdomen, right after delivery, while they are skin to...
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    Would you ever be a scab?

    tablefor9 replied to klone's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    See, I think it's about more than "sticking it to the man". I truly believe that for a *nurse* to strike (granted, I've never been union, so somebody may be able to school me) it has to be BIG....
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    What is this called?

    tablefor9 replied to moonjumper's topic in Home Health

    Up the food chain you go. Don't let this stand, and watch your
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    How did you escape the floor?

    tablefor9 replied to slumdogthousandaire's topic in Nursing Career

    Went to ICU straight out of school. Tension producing, but loved it. Not my long term passion, so I "escaped" to prn...and took a home health job during the week. When OASIS hit about 10-11 years...
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    I know I have no buisness being there, but I need the Money

    tablefor9 replied to grateful2010's topic in Home Health

    The whole first year after graduation, where-ever-in-the-world you are, except for maybe at your 2nd job as a bartender, you're going to feel like you have no business being there. That's standard....
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    Team Mate working out of scope or practice?

    tablefor9 replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hey, Old.Timer...nice to see someone with the same dirty, suspicious mind I have. It's what happens when you've been around the block a time or two, right? Also, to OP: If one is going to thrive in...