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I'm a little embarrassed to wear it to work only because we have to change into the hospital scrubs in the locker room...

What's your advice on charting? How detail are you? Can charting too much ever come back and bite you??? As a student, I don't think there were ever an offical class on how to chart and save your butt, but what have you learned working as an RN??? A...

Nurses, please give me some inputs please. I am wondering for those who do 12 hours shift, do you feel like you have enough time with your children? Some say, no because they feel like they are always working such as working every other weekend and ...

I'm having a hard time telling the difference between the two.... What's the secret?

Yes any pointers please.

Where are you currently? Omg we need to hook up. Like you I'm also L&D and 3 years in and been having a burninh desire to relocate to Thailand even if it's temporary. Please let me know what you have found out.

I remember the last NRP test I had to take was a written test and it was much easier! I'm doing the online test right now and I only got to part 3 of part 12 and I failed already. Had to repay the $23 and start all over. any advice tips? I don't wan...

Baseline 120, 115, lowest 110, category 1 tracing...moderate to minimal variabilty with accelerations Then for less then a 5 minute period baseline runs 105. what are some interventions I could have done? I know it was only for a 5 minute period but ...

I don't know how long I'll be able to do nights, 8hrs shifts, 72 hrs a pay period. I just started on nights finally after being trained but looking in at long term, I honestly don't know how long I'll last and be able to stick with this life style. ...

Is $23/hr considered good pay in Texas?

I am on section 3 right now and it's my 3rd time taking it... argh! I hope it's only this section that is the killer

Please include the state you're from. CA - max dose 20 mU/min

Interesting, I've maxed at 20 mU/min and have had to turn off pit and restart at a later time.

Read somewhere that pushing with your patients and counting to ten is ancient. What's the new way?

How do I convince my unit to allow more laboring down? Where can i find the latest evidence base article?

I'm a new grad with no jobs but was told that I would be better off starting a position at a hospital rather than at a SNF. If I started at a SNF, it would be difficult for me to get my foot in the door at a hospital job since I would have no experi...

I have a difficult time seeing subtle variables and late variables. I'm talking about very subtle ones that look like varibility ..... knowing this, it makes me worry. Suggestions?

Is there just one variable on this strip? I'd say very subtle one from between the time frame 10:19 to 10:20, is that so? Other than that, I don't see any other variable. (You can scroll the strip, left to right....see scroll on the bottom of this st...

I do see the lambda pattern....Majority of the responses say variable.... hmm?

The documentary, The Business of Being Born, really inspired me and was an eye opening experience, as well as to hear other views.

I've used Centricity and Cerne before and I really like it. However at my new place we use SXA...anyone uses that as well?

Massage envy member. :) on days off, treat yourself, you deserve it.

I worked both shifts and they are different. 8 hour shifts go by so quick but I feel like I work all the time and I really miss my days off.

There are days when I walk out the door so proud of what I do, and days like today I come out completely exhausted ...I've been running like a chicken with its head cut off from the moment I got report to the very moment I gave report. I also had to ...

Interventions???