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  1. homework help ? postpartum hemorrhage

    RNnicu42 replied to ericninetwo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Interdisciplinary care and team work is so important during emergency situations, especially PPH. Have you heard of teamSTEPPS? Do some research on this. It is a program that helps staff learn to work...

  2. Do you scrub and/or circulate c-sections?

    RNnicu42 replied to cosmicmama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've worked 2 hospitals in CA in L/D. Both hospitals required L/D nurses to prep, circulate and recover. We have our own ORs and our own dedicated OB scrub techs. Some of the nurses are trained to...

  3. Post op recovery of regional C-section

    RNnicu42 replied to planny's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in a large teaching hosital. We have our own OB OR's and our own recovery rooms. Unless there are problems with extubation, we recover our own general c-sections, and we definitely recover all...

  4. Antepartum Nurses

    RNnicu42 replied to RN_BSN09's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The EFM course will definitely help. If an antepartum patient has a bleed and needs to be rushed to OR will you be the circulator in the OR. I work high risk perinatal and we care for antepartum...

  5. Infant admission at bedside

    RNnicu42 replied to s.maire.2126's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work at a large teaching hospital and we have a dedicated baby nurse in L/D. Most of us are trained as perinatal nurses so we rotate between L/D nurse, PP nurse, and baby nurse. We are trying to be...

  6. Foley placement BEFORE anesthesia??

    RNnicu42 replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    For scheduled C/S's and non-emergent C/S's, we always put foley in after anesthesia. There is no need to put mom through that when there is no urgency. If it is an urgent case that has time for a...

  7. What do you wish you could/would have done while still orienting?

    RNnicu42 replied to mitral's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had a 6 mo orientation and after it was over I wished that I had been more aggresive about seizing opportunities to practice skills. Not just on my patients, but on other nurse's patients. There are...

  8. To those that applied to several New Grad Residency Program AND got in...

    RNnicu42 replied to NevadaFighter's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got electronic copies of my reference letters and then just attached them to all of my resumes. One of my professors felt better about giving me a hard copy, so I just scanned it into my computer...

  9. VAPA New Grad Program 2011

    RNnicu42 posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hey Everyone, VA Palo Alto opened up their new grad program for Fall 2011. The have specific requirements for the cover letter and resume so make sure you read the requirements. It says they will...

  10. Teaching hospital vs regular hospital for new grad?

    RNnicu42 replied to procrastinator911's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I got a job in a teaching hospital as my first acute care. I have been working at the hospital for about 10 months and I couldn't be happier. I really like working with the residents. I work night...

  11. Switching jobs so soon?

    RNnicu42 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got the job of my dreams about 10 months ago. I had to relocate for the job and left my husband and my family behind. I am so thankful for the opportunity the hospital has given me but it is SO hard...

  12. Switching jobs so soon?

    RNnicu42 replied to RNnicu42's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for your reply GrnTea. I am a plane ride away, so chance for him to move closer and both keep our jobs. The reason he hasnt moved to where I am is because he knows that I want to come home....

  13. how long did it take for you to get into L&D nursing?

    RNnicu42 replied to NurseJessie2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My first acute care RN job was a perinatal nurse (PP, L&D and antepartum). The only other nursing I did before this was home health flu clinics. It took my a year after graduating to land the job...

  14. UCSF NEW GRAD RN Training Program!! 2012

    RNnicu42 replied to michelichka914's topic in California Nursing

    Did anyone get hired into L&D or perinatal? I currently work at UC Irvine and I would like to transfer back to the bay area. How is the

  15. Perform Leopold's Maneuvers

    RNnicu42 replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are also ecouraged to preform leopolds at triage and when admitting a patient. It helps determine where exactly to put the doppler because you can feel the fetal back. We do not have to document...

  16. Men in OB/Peds Nursing....Any thoughts?....

    RNnicu42 replied to Wild Irish LPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was recenetly hired onto a perinatal unit (L&D, post partum, antepartum) with 4 other new grads. One is a male. During our classes he does get asked frequently why he chose OB and his answer is...

  17. First RN job & it's pay

    RNnicu42 replied to Stephen.Stevens's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am in a new grad program in southern california and my base pay is $34.86 with $4 differential for nights. The cost of living is also pretty high here

  18. L&D vs Med Surg for a first job after graduating.

    RNnicu42 replied to annoddle's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am a new grad and accepted a full time position on a perinatal unit (L&D, antepartum, MBU and newborn nursery). I am so thankful for this opportunity because I did not want to start out in...

  19. New Grad hoping to start out in Women's health field

    RNnicu42 replied to danceluver's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I did my preceptorship in the NICU and some of the other new hires worked in a birthing center during and after school. Perinatal nursing encompasses L&D, antepartum, postpartum and newborn...

  20. New Grad hoping to start out in Women's health field

    RNnicu42 replied to danceluver's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I recently got a new grad position on a perinatal unit. They hired 5 new grads to the unit. They said they picked us five because they could see and feel our passion for the population and they knew...

  21. Easier or harder to accepted into a AA or BSN Program?

    RNnicu42 replied to chollygolightly's topic in California Nursing

    I went to SJSU. Their average GPA for acceptance into the program was around 3.5. The lowest they would take was usually around a 3.2 but this varied depending the applicant pool. I would recommend a...

  22. UC Irvine Medical Center New Grad Medical Surgical 2012

    RNnicu42 replied to Mayet_RN's topic in California Nursing

    did anyone on here get hired for the perinatal department? It sounds like we are the last unit to start. I have orientation on the

  23. Need for Nurses in Northern CA?

    RNnicu42 replied to whitescrubs2012's topic in California Nursing

    I live in the south bay but have been looking for jobs in that area. I havent had any luck. I had an interview at UCSF but that is the only place that I have heard back from. I think the north bay is...

  24. Calling HR for position rejection?

    RNnicu42 replied to kustef06's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It can't hurt to call and find out why. But at the same time, get used to this. A lot of HR's have a very efficient screening system and if the application does not meet the requirements, it is not...

  25. St. Joseph's Hospital in Eureka

    RNnicu42 replied to SimplisticRnx's topic in California Nursing

    I called HR. They said they are still going through all the applications and I can try calling back in a week. Good Luck to