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I'm just completing my 15 wk orientation on days in L&D. I love L&D. But my experience with 75% of the older nurses on days in L&D and Maternity are they are burnt out, crabby and sometimes down right *****y. Defines eating their young. T...

Any nurses out there working nights for the sake of your kids and having a hard time?. I'm a new RN (9 months out) who took a 4/5 night shift position because I wanted to be there for the sake of my school aged kids. There were no day shifts availab...

How much time would/does your manager give you for the death of a loved one?. I just lost my Dad. Everyone is telling me to take a couple of weeks. My manager is saying a week or so or whenever I'm ready to come back is OK. I'm a new grad and afraid...

Help! I'm a fairly new grad. Been out of school about 18 months. this is my second job. First was right out of ADN program to L&D. Was working nights and long story short I couldn't hack it (combined with divorce, death of a parent, single mom). ...

I'm a new nurse (a little over a year) who has a rough start out of the new nursing gates. Hired directly out of school into an L&D unit working nights, I dealt with finalizing a divorce (with 80% custody) and nursing my dying parent. I loved L&a...

Well, it's been 6 months in the job of my dreams; first nursing job out of school in L&D. Sounds great, doesn't it. The only draw back is it is night shift. I'm still not sleeping and have realized I must quit or my health (especially my mental h...

Believe me, before I started nights I researched sleep conditions (I slept in my walk in closet which is pitch black on a twin bed with a temperpedic type mattress topper, with ear plugs, fan, upplugged the phone, took ambien, valerian, benedryl, mel...

I've heard ambian is quite addictive. I am bummed, because i really thought my extreme love of my children and desire to be there for them after school would be enuf to get me to adapt. I tried ambien; one day I slept great. that was it. I even tried...

What makes us age more rapidly. I believe it's a combination of your circadian clock being off (the reality is, even if you say you can sleep anywhere, anytime, studies show daytime sleep is not as good in quality), the eating habits maybe...and who ...

Where I work there are no 12 hour shift options or baylor shifts. And Labor and Delivery is unique in that family, lab people, md's are all there whether it's day or night; well not necessarily the md's, unless they have a couple of laboring patients...

I went straight from nursing school to L&D after a 6 week senior preceptorship there, I got hired. I have often wished I had a strong med/surg foundation; even a med-surg preceptorship would of gotten my feet wet. You do need med-surg principals....

How do you night nurses recommend starting your first night shift. I've been told to take a nap from 8-1030p (I start at 11p, work until 730a) and then proceed to your new sleep schedule following this first shift (sleeping the next morning). How did...

Our facility give new grads 16 weeks of training and experienced nurses from other specialities 12. L&D is a speciality that takes time. Especially cervical checks. And then even experienced nurse can be off once in a while. There is too much at ...

I'm a new RN working night shift. I've only done a week so far after completing 4 months on days. I am a day person, but am commited to working nights for a year at least. I'm a single mom and nights fits my kids needs right now. question: will I sle...

I took my A and P at West Valley in Saratoga. They offer it in semester form, which means, unlike De Anza which offers in 3 sep. classes, you won't risk not getting into the next section. I love West Valley. I took pre reqs at Mission, Wst. Valley, D...

I agree with the others, but I think it's unusual for an experienced nurse transfering to LD from what most hospitals consider a "related area" (which NICU is according to my manager), to get 12 weeks. At my hospital, which is in a big metropolitan a...

Any pearls of wisdom? Hi guys, I am starting my first night shift on Sunday. I am a single mom and am nervous about juggling responsibilites and living w/lack of sleep. I do have some help as I have a person living w/me to help w/the kids. However, I...

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I can't imagine working, going to school and having 3 kids. I'll stop feeling sorry for myself now. School is a whole other type of stress. I hope you have a good support system. These boards are great for giving us ideas on coping. Good luck to you.

My kids are 6 and 11. I have 89% custoday. I am just started my nursing career and after 2 years of extreme stress, full time kids, taking care of elderly parents, I decided to use some of my divorce settment and order up an aupair for one year. A gi...

Regarding drugs to know for NCLEX.. It is more important to know all drug categories and their major side effects and special things (like drug action, therapeutic level, interactions, etc.) as well as regognizing major names of drugs and connec...

Public Health Nurses in CA, what kinds of jobs do you have. What exactly does a public health RN do? Where in CA do you work. Do you have to get your BSN to get your public health certificate?

This is so true. I think of NCLEX like a puzzle. you figure out what the question is asking and then start eliminating. basically, it's less about content than it is critical thinking and problem solving. I passed w/75. my strategy was to review all ...

I live blocks from this place, and work at the hospital down the street. Never heard anything bad about it. I'll ask around for you. Suzanne

Thanks to everyone and the nice response to my post. My dad had lung CA for 10 months. Last month we discovered it metas. to his lumbar vertebrae. The pain he was in was immeasurable. I'm an only child and was with him when he passed. His nurse (who ...