RNmilwife

RNmilwife

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  1. Do you have to be 18 to become an LNA?

    RNmilwife replied to JulielovesCody's topic in General Nursing

    I think you can be 17. I worked at an SNF with a HS

  2. Nursing student CNAs passing meds in ALF

    RNmilwife replied to blessed2bfree's topic in General Nursing

    At my previous job I was working a SNF in NH. We had med techs there but they weren't allowed to give any injections. They could do finger sticks but not give insulin. They could give PRN narcotics...

  3. Anybody new gearing up for Frontier?

    RNmilwife replied to tablefor9's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    loveanurse , i got my lor from other rns 1) nurse mgr 2) fellow staff rn and 3) my maternity nursing professor from nursing school. i don't know any cnm's to write me one

  4. Anybody new gearing up for Frontier?

    RNmilwife replied to tablefor9's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I just applied for the ADN-MSN bridge program for CNM. If I get in I will be starting in August. It's exciting:D My kids are 13 and 6 right now. So they are not at (for lack of a better word)...

  5. How many of you became a CNM without L&D?

    RNmilwife replied to BabyLady's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I just applied to the Frontier program. I have no L&D experience. I would love to have some but no L&D in my area will hire without L&D experience. It's so frustrating! I have been...

  6. Reality check: new grad in SNF

    RNmilwife replied to NotFlo's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I got about a week at SNF after I graduated RN school. It was too short, in my opinion, for any new grad nurse. It takes time to get a routine

  7. May be a weird question and may not be possible but...

    RNmilwife posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I graduated nursing school in May 2009, went to work at a SNF b/c at the time none of the nearby hospitals wanted to hire new grads. So August 2010 I started working at a hospital on an medical...

  8. May be a weird question and may not be possible but...

    RNmilwife replied to RNmilwife's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Were you a doula as well as a nurse? I'm going to take NRP in March through the hospital I work

  9. Nursing Internships at Florida Hospital

    RNmilwife replied to Alyson30's topic in Florida Nursing

    They have new grad program at HealthFirst in Brevard County. I don't know if it's going right now but it's worth looking into. I work for HealthFirst and we just hired two GN's on our floor. Good...

  10. May be a weird question and may not be possible but...

    RNmilwife replied to RNmilwife's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks everybody for your advice. It's great! I am trying to network my way in there:) I do want to be a midwife. In process of applying at Frontier for next year. I just wanted to work in the...

  11. May be a weird question and may not be possible but...

    RNmilwife replied to RNmilwife's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Of course I don't want to hear that :thankya:. But I appreciate the honesty. It just frustrates me that you have to have experience to get the job but how do you get the experience? I guess I will...

  12. The inverted T incision

    RNmilwife posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi all. I'm going to start by giving a little back story. I have and incompetent cervix, and of course this wasn't known when I was pregnant for the first time. I was 26 weeks along when I woke in...

  13. Bridge program Frontier

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

    Good Luck,

  14. New Grad starting out at SNF?

    RNmilwife replied to violet_violet's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I graduated in May 09 and couldn't get a job in a hospital anywhere. I had put in more than 100 resumes/applications it was very sad. I finally went to a SNF and gave them my resume/app and was...

  15. Oncology handbook?

    RNmilwife posted a topic in Oncology

    Hello all, I am starting a new job on and oncology floor next week. I'm excited! I am wondering if any of you can recommend and hand book that would be helpful on this kind of unit. Something I can...

  16. Oncology handbook?

    RNmilwife replied to RNmilwife's topic in Oncology

    Anything??

  17. New RN hating night shift

    RNmilwife replied to lindseyjaneRN's topic in General Nursing

    I feel ya! I worked 8 months on nights and have realized I'm not a night person. I switched to days in April and feel so much better. As I worked nights, I felt like a zombie ALL THE TIME! I felt...

  18. I am so sick of these people...

    RNmilwife replied to HumptyDumpty's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i agree with "let her vent". everybody has feelings they need to get off their chest and it just make a person feel like crap when attacked for it. after all we are a "nurses for nurses" community...

  19. RN to BSN doesn't feel right.

    RNmilwife replied to Student2Registered's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you need a break! You are a RN now and you can take your time for your BSN. I graduated with my ADN last May and have been taking 1-2 classes per semester toward my BSN online. Don't...