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those of you who have already become certified, what educational materials did you find essential? there are so many resources out there and it is very confusing. i am interested in a self paced study, not seminar based learning. i have found this bo...

I recently had a similar opportunity. Let me tell you about my experience. I was working a prn job at my local hospital, very happy for the most part except the pay was less than desirable and the hours were a bit undependable at times. I found out t...

I have recently changed jobs. The OB job I was working was very demanding physically, but aside from the low pay, the BON violations, and the fact that I could barely walk out to my car at the end of my shift, I liked it. I liked all of the people th...

Thank you both for responding. I was beginning to think it was just me, since I have social anxiety...especially with new people and situations. Minou, your tips give me somthing to think about. I appreciate having your perspective. Nesher, thank you...

Same thing happened here with my last 2 children. So I don't have any real good advice but wanted to let you know you're not alone. Breast babies just prefer their mommy and breast milk over a bottle and formula. That has been the general concensus w...

I'm presently leaving a job having had similar problems. I work 12 hour shifts and feel lucky to get a 20 minute lunch break in that 12 hour period. I managed to put up with it for awhile, and I put up with it because like you, I loved my job and ass...

First of all, nursing school is nothing like what it will be like in the real world of nursing. You will have to practice for a few years in order to find out if it is for you or not. When I was in school, the first clinical I decided that nursing wa...

Usually, I get too hot to wear a tee under my scrub top. I haven't had the problem with my v-neck gaping open, maybe it's the way certain tops are made?

Living in a rural area, I have driven an hour to work before. It is do-able, but it is very tiring, especially if you work nights and have to drive home after a long horrid shift...it's hard to stay awake to drive. For me it got very old after awhile...

It usually IS a staffing issue, if there is no one to replace you, then you cannot take a break. And in most hospitals, getting administration to erect a closed cupboard for food/drinks is not reality. I agree that we shouldn't have to eat or drink a...

We have a co-worker who is driving us (entire staff) nuts. She is extemely lazy, manipulative, and just plain annoying. It would take me all day to address every problem concerning this nurse, so I'll just try to hit the high spots. First of all, she...

The frequent practice of inductions is one of my greatest frustrations. I guess it wouldn't be quite so bad if they would actually wait until mom is actually due, but we have many, many inductions at 37-39 weeks. It's exhausting. And at least 50% end...

What kills me is that the majority of women do not want all of these people around during their labor/delivery. The family members are usually just overbearing and pushy and insist on being in there. Usually they are just being nice, trying not to hu...

We had the same rule where I used to work. What I don't get is the JCAHO rule is "no eating or drinking in patient care areas" so how is the desk a patient care area? You don't acutally take care of your patients at the desk do you? My present employ...

Out of curiosity, wondering how long your docs/midwives allow your moms to push before they cut, bearing no complications, reassuring fetal heart tones? Ours will rarely allow our moms (first time) to push much longer than 2-3 hours. I wanted to see ...

Oh my gosh! That was so morbid. I'm going to die at 79 of a heart attack. Very interesting, thanks for sharing the link.

Thanks for your suggestions. After reading, I'm thinking that now I need to figure out how to deal with my manager. She is VERY aware of this problem but her unique way of handling things is to turn a blind eye and avoiding any chance at confronting...

Take care of your patients, anticipate their needs and the call lights will go off less.

I love ER and have also watched from the beginning. This particular episode annoyed me for some reason. I think it was because they were treating the diagnosis and not the patient.

When I originally posted this question, I had a 18 y/o primip who had pushed for almost 3 hours. She also had a diagnosis of pre-eclampsia. This was not actually my patient, but I was helping out a co-worker because I had some time and our unit was p...

I have told my manager that I can not work more than 2 twelves per week just because of my poor feet. I would love to do more but it's not physically possible. I have really bad feet. If I work 3 twelves in a row, I can expect to spend that 4th day ...

I completely agree. How do you educate the "almighty" doctor though? Most take offense at the very suggestion of something. Their rationale is that you can convert from being GBS negative to positive during the last few weeks of pregnancy. "It's not ...

What about this...let's give everyone AMP prophylactically just in case "they might be" GBS pos??? You may think I'm kidding, but this is the way we really do it. I guess the bright side is that none of our babies get sick. :uhoh21:

Are you talking about a post partum/post gyn surgical floor? Or an actual unit that recovers these patients after delivery/surgery and then sends them to a floor? I think you would find it rewarding, especially if you like the teaching aspect of nurs...

We monitor for 20 minutes prior to surgery.