Siri or Smiling-- Just curious if anything new has been released in terms of research on this issue? I just changed hospitals and at my old hospital we did 250-300 births a month and therefore...
I just started at a new hospital and some of their protocols are a bit different than what I'm used to. I'm wondering if any of you can give me a little clarification. Where I was working, we did...
Hello all...I want some honest, straight forward responses here. I've been an OB nurse since November 2005--I started in postpartum and then began L&D training in January 2006. So I'm getting...
I'm thinking about taking my first assignment in Wichita with Access Nurses. Has anyone out there done a travel assignment with them there? Or with another company? I'm trying to find out if the...
How many of you L&D nurses who have been traveling for a while are ACLS certified? At my current hospital, this is not a requirement so I haven't done it but I am contemplating starting traveling...
Congrats on graduating! I just moved out here in oct. from Omaha (but I'm originally from KS and got my first degree from K-State) and didn't have much of a problem finding a place. I think it was...
I just always laugh and say..."nope. not yet! Have to find a boyfriend first!" Then I tell them that I'm content right now to just deliver babies, play with them and then be able to give them back...
Hello-- I am just finishing the L&D training program at Mills-Peninsula in Burlingame and am thinking about finding some per diem work in the next few months and would love CPMC b/c I know it gets...
seriously, I was having this same issue 2 1/2 years ago. I did prereqs at El Camino College in Torrance and then hated Mt. st. mary's program and couldn't bear to do CSULB's in the first year. So I...
I think it's great! I'm not surprised to see UCLA come up with this since Cal State Long Beach started an accelerated BSN program a year ago and the only school in this market in LA was Mt. St....
It's so nice to know I'm not alone out there on the--"hey...leave me alone for 5 seconds so I can organize my thoughts instead of focusing on you nagging me!!" Supposedly this too shall pass and...
Ok so I have a question. The other night a Doc was doing a SVE on my labor patient and said "she's 1-2, 70, 0 and very posterior. When they say this...what do they mean w/ the posterior comment?...
SpudID-- Hang in there! I'm only a few months into my orientation too but I had an idea that might help you w/ the Spanish speaking patients. I speak Spanish as does my preceptor so we get most of...
Ok so I am from LA but am now living in the midwest (moved here last year to go to an accelerated BSN program) and am moving to SF in October. I'm trying to find a position in the ED, Peds, ICU or...
I heard the fingerprinting thing was an ordeal. Now I have them done already on the paper form but I've heard it's better to go through the live scan process b/c it's quicker for verification. Do...
yea!!! I leave next Wed. so maybe I'll see ya when I'm there for my interviews. Congrats on the new job and making the move successfully. Any advice on the Sac trip for the temporary
Hello acebsn05-- did you by any chance go to Drexel's accelerated program? My friend just graduated from that program. Anyway..I have interviews set up with California Pacific Med Ctr and I know...
Thanks SherBear!! Now that moving is less than 2 weeks away I'm getting a little more love from the HR people in the area. Now it's just packing, packing,
I actually passed the NCLEX in August so now I'm just working on the paperwork part of getting the CA license. I've heard it's much easier to get the license by just going up to the BRN and dropping...
Hey...I just graduated 3 weeks ago and passed the NCLEX a week ago and now am getting ready to move to San Francisco. I'm wondering if anyone on here has any information about new grad programs in...