JoniL&DRN

JoniL&DRN

L&D all the way baby!

Member

  • Content

    238

  • Visitors

    5,064

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    0

All Content by JoniL&DRN

  1. Scrubs for nursery staff suggestions please?

    JoniL&DRN replied to tammki5g's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We wear solid scrubs.. no prints allowed. We have hospital issued blue scrubs for the OR. The big discriminator is the badge. Our title is set on a background of a bright pink stripe. This is for any...

  2. OB T-shirt slogans?

    JoniL&DRN replied to JoniL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for your input all!! No word yet on what we'll go with. I'll let you

  3. Doula services for Fetal Demise, Miscarriage, Stillbirth

    JoniL&DRN replied to SuzieQ_Scrapper's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OK I haven't made it through the entire thread because I don't have time, but... our hospital provides a free doula service to all laboring mothers. This would apply to any labor, miscarriage, demise...

  4. Is Nursing School Hard?

    JoniL&DRN replied to BecomeNurse06's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Did someone say it was EASY? Gosh I hope not EASY. I would never say EASY. I said it was time consuming. The didactic piece isn't hard for me, for some it is, others it isn't, that is what it is......

  5. Huge Mistake?!?

    JoniL&DRN replied to angel5's topic in General Nursing

    I have three or four shirts that LOOK inside out.. that is the style now anyway. Let's just imagine they thought you did it on

  6. Is Nursing School Hard?

    JoniL&DRN replied to BecomeNurse06's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have three children though they aren't that small (6, 8 and 11) and I work also my husband and I are VERY active in our church (which takes up 4-5 evenings a week between kids activities and our...

  7. I love night shift!!!!!

    JoniL&DRN replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

    I too love the night shift.. people and pace. I work in L&D and NICU and the workload is very similar to days as these units don't really "sleep" so I get the benefit of being relatively busy...

  8. How do you stay awake

    JoniL&DRN replied to DoneIn08's topic in General Students

    Am I awake? I'm starting my fourth week of the semester and frankly it's a blur. I have lecture all day Monday 0700-1530 (with a couple of breaks) clinical Thurs and Fri. 0545-1440 so I work Tuesday...

  9. kids and being Nurse

    JoniL&DRN replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    I too think you may not be able to "have it all" but you can come close. Really the only thing I don't "have " is sleep! I work nights (3 - 12's now, 2 when school is in session as I am in RN school)....

  10. Overstimulation and A's & B's

    JoniL&DRN replied to justjenny's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Whoa am I glad I stumbled on this thread. I am a student nurse. I work as, what my hospital calls, a "SNA" (student nurse aide). In this position I basically function as a RN. I am allowed to do...

  11. Do you say NICK_U or N-i-c-u?

    JoniL&DRN replied to tofutti's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have two... We say NC for the step down (neonatal continum) and NI (neonatal

  12. Hooray-got my summer grades back!

    JoniL&DRN replied to AnnaN5's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm in the same boat. My pre-req's are done and I anticipate starting NS in January. I went ahead and checked into my BSN stuff. I was surprised to see how much more I need (besides NS and pre req's)...

  13. 4 years to get ADN? Is this just stupid?

    JoniL&DRN replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree with the "if you can afford it" plan. I can't though. Though it will take me 2 more years from now to get my ADN it would take 3 for my BSN and 1 more year of school = one less year of...

  14. Attempting to get in the program is frustrating me

    JoniL&DRN replied to GirlCalledJack's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm waiting too.. I should have started in August but my school decided that they were going to change the requirements. Used to be as long as you were enrolled in the pre req's you could apply, just...

  15. Women who don't know they're pregnant

    JoniL&DRN replied to StarNurse2006's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well I'm one of those who continued with her period. I was still nursing baby #2 and had my first and second period (he was just one year at the time). I was on the pill. We moved and I was feeling...

  16. Our baby was stillborn... Please help me understand

    JoniL&DRN replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Honey my heart is breaking for you. My husband and I went through a late 2nd trimester demise and never had an explanation as to why either. It's just the worst thing you will ever go through. I pray...

  17. Thinking of dropping out of grad school

    JoniL&DRN replied to nursechick182's topic in General Nursing

    Well I would advise you to follow your heart. You probably won't be happy otherwise. I left college when I was 19 (a University I worked hard all my life to get into) to get married and start a...

  18. Selecting a position/specialty unit training

    JoniL&DRN replied to saminde's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks.. It makes sense really. I'm going to go into L&D since I'm going to do midwifery school (eventually). I don't know how they do their orienting. Right now there are a couple of L&D...

  19. Selecting a position/specialty unit training

    JoniL&DRN replied to saminde's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just out if curiousity why is graduating in December a negative? I will graduate in December too (not this December though) and I also had thought it might be a plus since the schools in this area...

  20. Sudafed during pregnancy? Help, I'm miserable!

    JoniL&DRN replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sudafed was all my OB would let me take when I was pregnant the last time (the little red ones only). But be warned... for some, Sudafed has the unwanted side effect of making them jittery and unable...

  21. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    JoniL&DRN replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm so sorry for your friend. Losing a child is one of the most painful experiences one can have. To answer your question. Yes. An epidual is a way of administering medication through the epidural...

  22. Doulas?

    JoniL&DRN replied to asher315's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks BabyRN2b... We have only one hospital that does L&D and it's a pretty small one at that. They do have a birthing room type setting but a bad rep for not being too good when it comes to...

  23. Doulas?

    JoniL&DRN replied to asher315's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Babyrn2B.. I love the idea of this volunteer program! I am going to begin my clincals in January and I'm going to pursue my doula certification this fall that so that I can hopefully have some...

  24. What do patients say that irks you?

    JoniL&DRN replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This drives me crazy too and I'm not even a nurse yet! But I can't tell you how many times I have heard someone say that I needed to give one of my infants formula because they were "starving" only...

  25. When did you start working?

    JoniL&DRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    For the new grads out there.. Atwhat point did you start working after finishing school (as a nurse that is)? Did you get a job before school was over and work on an IP? Did you wait until after your...