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cherokeesummer

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  1. my first two days on mother/baby

    cherokeesummer replied to momma/babyrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    PS I agree about the patient load too, when I start out with 6 couplets I already know its going to be a wild day! But I do still have trhe cutsie lovey dovey talk to the babies

  2. my first two days on mother/baby

    cherokeesummer replied to momma/babyrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hey there! I'm so glad that you are liking your job! It is easy to see both sides of the picture now that I've been working in OB for a few months, 10 months now LOL! Anyway - during that time I...

  3. oh and just a suggestion if you don't want to get written up do this!

    cherokeesummer replied to gt4everpn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It seems like they need to have some talking to all shifts involved and get feedback on suggestions from the nurses. As the nurse, you guys know first hand the troubles and can offer some...

  4. Any tips on how to prevent day after shift energy drop?

    cherokeesummer replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for posting this s.o.m., I was thinking it was just me and that maybe I was just too fluffy, or something LOL but seriously I don't know what is wrong with me! Granted, I have some medical...

  5. Needing more work?!

    cherokeesummer posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm in a bind, I work in OB and I love it - Postpartum - mother/baby and well baby nursery. I love it, I mean there are days when I want to scream but I'm happy there. Problem is the staffing powers...

  6. Discharge education

    cherokeesummer replied to Obnurseamber06's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We educate as we go along. When circ is done, we educate them then and do reminders, when breastfeeding we educate, when baby comes out to mom we educate on feeding frequency, diaper changes if need...

  7. Question about CEU's?

    cherokeesummer posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all I was wondering and this may be a stupid question but, are CEU's required? I want to do some obviously for my own good and my own educational development but are they required for licensure...

  8. What nurse/patient ratios do you work with?

    cherokeesummer replied to heather1999's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ditto ditto ditto ditto oh yeah did I say ditto? I do believe from what I've seen in my short (10 month) career as a nurse, that staffing deficiences are often self created b/c management (or someone...

  9. What nurse/patient ratios do you work with?

    cherokeesummer replied to heather1999's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm an OB nurse and we have been having 5 - 7 couplets per nurse (meaning 10-14 patients considering mom and baby each a patient) with 5 being more common and then you will get one to two admissions...

  10. A year in...and trust me, it gets better

    cherokeesummer replied to MelBel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for that input! I'm about 10 months into nursing, 7 months into my current role and I do feel things get better every day. There will always be BAD days but there are good ones too and GREAT...

  11. "If I Only had a Brain......"

    cherokeesummer replied to RiverNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ditto on the

  12. Question about pumping at work.

    cherokeesummer replied to momma/babyrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well we don't have break time on our unit LOL but I imagine if I were breastfeeding I would find a way or just be behind a bit to make sure I got to do it. I think as long as you make it known that...

  13. What Associations and Journals do you subscribe to?

    cherokeesummer replied to IrishItalianRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I got my first Journal issue yesterday woot woot, now gotta make myself read it

  14. What Associations and Journals do you subscribe to?

    cherokeesummer replied to IrishItalianRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Really? Darnit! I will be claiming that next year! I wish I had known I would have claimed my NANN fee's for last year. BUt at least I know that I can claim this years AWHONN fees. How about our...

  15. Infant ID procedures

    cherokeesummer replied to QTBabyNurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the reminder, I was wrong above, we do have five bands. Two which are of the unique system of four (baby 2, mom 1 and other person 1) and then they have the medication administration band...

  16. What Associations and Journals do you subscribe to?

    cherokeesummer replied to IrishItalianRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I joined NANN last year when I first became a nurse b/c I started out as a NICU nurse but then switched to Mother/Baby and just recently joined AWHONN so I'm a member of both, but have not gotten my...

  17. hippa violation with teen mother

    cherokeesummer replied to love for nursing's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That is how we handle it in VA

  18. Starting a NICU job!!!!!!!!!

    cherokeesummer posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm so very excited and pleased to announce that today I was offered and accepted a position as an RN in a level 4 NICU. I'm so excited! I graduate in July and will take NCLEX in August. I start...

  19. OB office vs. hospital

    cherokeesummer posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm sure this is a no brainer but I'll ask anyway - is the pay really super different from hospital nurse to office nurse? I ask b/c a local office is advertising an RN position and its an office I...

  20. C-Sections on the rise.

    cherokeesummer replied to Halinja's topic in Ob/Gyn

    even though this is a serious topic, i really had to lol at that one

  21. Infant ID procedures

    cherokeesummer replied to QTBabyNurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our procedure is the same I

  22. Lost my Confidence :(

    cherokeesummer replied to nurturing_angel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with the above, we all make mistakes and the baby and mom are fine and were able to deliver lady partslly.

  23. Please help me with my new Customer-er...I mean Pt

    cherokeesummer replied to KellNY's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i know you've already had your baby as this is an older post but trust me i don't think you will or would have been put in a bad category, i don't judge moms based on age, from young to older, i just...

  24. Please help me with my new Customer-er...I mean Pt

    cherokeesummer replied to KellNY's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i'm not partial either way but i'm thinking others think it selfish b/c of the hardships that sometimes accompany older parents. my hubby's parents were mid to late 40's when he was born in the 70's....

  25. Im very sad, I made my patient fall

    cherokeesummer replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

    This may be a stupid question but can you get fired for a fall? If its the first time and nobody was hurt they wouldn't try to fire someone for a fall would they? What if the patient came back and...