CA CoCoRN RN

Truer words have never, ever been spoken.

We have hospital supplied scrubs. Only the RNs wear a certain color. Ancillary and technical staff wear two other colors. No one, not even student nurses can wear the color the L&D nurses wear. I've had to reasonably "jump" on a housekeeper or ...

I don't know where you're working, the number of deliveries per month/annum, average age of the nurses, your previous experience....nothing about you. But I will tell you this: LISTEN and SHUT UP. Ask questions to clarify, write key points down...bu...

As has been said before, we only use LVNs as our scrub techs. We don't use them on the floor in any capacity (in Labor and Delivery) except to fill in as OB tech, etc. On postpartum, I believe they still use them.

Why would you have a baby when you are planning to enter a rigorous program?? Do the baby or school, separately. I was in the program as a single-mother: it was tough!!! I've been out of the program for a while now, but when I attended, classes were...

Right. This year, working a four day work week for most of the year, I broke the 6 figure mark. HOWEVER, in California, with housing prices the way they are, and my need for quality childcare, I haven't cleared enough to buy a house. At least a ho...

However, while you are making those concessions to get where and what you want, make sure that the education you receive won't limit you in other arenas. I know nothing about their program, but I do know that if your respective educations are not f...

I'm at St Francis. When in Nursing School, we too wore white head to toe with my college insignias attached to the shoulder of our scrub tops and jackets. It's the same way when in Medical School, interns and med students have short jackets. It's so...

You bring up a good point about the Nurses (and Doctors) vs. the "others in scrubs". It bugs me as well. However, because we had an incident on our unit in which the pt's husband thought he was notifying a nurse, but it was really a unit secretary.....

Hmmmm...well it depends. Unlike Smiling's facility, we actually DO pay specialty pay once you have completed the "residency"/training in L&D and taken an AWHONN test. Then, after so many years in L&D and obtaining one of several competencies,...

dan made quite salient points, some of which i highlighted. just because the "length" of time that one may attend school may be in the same range in no way determines comparity of skill and education. also, many skills are being farmed out to lower s...

I politely defer that conversation by saying that I prefer to keep my religious belief and affiliations private, out of the work setting. Funny thing though: I work in a Catholic hospital. Every morning at 8 am there is a daily prayer. We are all e...

I guess the jist of this thread was to identify facility induced use of scripts. A couple of years ago, my facility tried to implement scripting, also with the use of the phrase, "Is there anything else I can do for you?" It didn't go well. However, ...

I don't call it a script...but I do have a schpiel which I tailor to the pt as applicable. I even translate it into Spanish when necessary. I find that I don't say the same thing the same way all the time...but I hit the same points. I don't like t...

I suppose it's accurate to say that I do NOT understand your argument. Any educational system is built on proving what you know...leading to grades in courses thusly to degrees granted. That's what matriculation is. That holds true not only is thi...

RNs are covered and no further cert is required.

RNs WILL NOT be required to obtain this certificate as we are LICENSED by the State and that covers us for venipuncture. It's included in our LICENSURE and included in the Practice Act. (Now if your license is not active, of course you can't do it). ...

*edited for content*I work in L&D as well, and as a courtesy to the pt, I also draw my labs off the IV stick. I figure, since I'm putting such a large bore catheter in them, I might as well pre-empt any other discomfort they'd feel with further ...

As an RN or LVN, you CAN NOT take on a position as MA or phlebotomist. Once you are a licensed or Registered Nurse, you will always be expected to function in that role if you are working in a patient care arena. Therefore, if something with a pati...

No, I do not think you, as an LVN/LPN, are blind nor stupid. I say what I say as a result of speaking to a couple (read 2) LVNs who became RNs, and what they had to tell me about the CHANGE in their THINKING and FUNCTIONING in their new role. Thoug...

"RNitis"? Mmmm, okay. I was not making an argument as to invaluability at all, or functioning of roles. I will say this: if you choose to do what you do, do you to the BEST of your ability. DO NOT, however, belittle the "greater" education that I...

You grieve with the pt in a composed manner. It's a hard thing to lose or be a part of the situation when a baby is lost. Most IUFD situations I've cared for, I've shed tears with the parents. It allows me to "share" their pain...the same as I "sha...

Standing up and SHOUTING!!! Stomping my FEET AND CLAPPING MY HANDS!!!! YES!!!! That's why I became an RN (and will go on to become an advanced practice RN). I don't want to be a doctor because I don't like where healthcare is going in that respe...

I've been watching the show since it came on TV, when Chicago Hope was up against it on Thursday nites @ 10. It was THE THING to watch at my house. My mom and I used to watch it together. She's an RN (FordGrad78), too. We used to giggle and pick ...

Not to be snippy....but why become an R.N. if the info that you LEARNED to get into the role, you're "yawning" at. The whole reason behind the greater education (of becoming an RN) is that you learn WHY you are doing what you're doing, not just to D...