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Recently, I have had several upper level OB residents insisting that I increase pitocin on patients who are not changing despite adequate MVUs. They're response when I say that they are more than adequate is that baby is tolerating it just fine and ...

I worked Tele for 4 years before finally getting into L&D.

I got 16 weeks of orientation in L&D, but we are a large facility and I had to orient to circulating, PACU, and our antepartum/high risk postpartum unit. Before my official L&D orientation started, I also spent some shifts in Newborn Nurser,...

I had a hard time with that too, but finally found a large county hospital that hired me. I had to leave the state I was in to find it though.

I work at a large county hospital that does over 300 deliveries a month. We all float through as circulator and a good portion of nurses are trained to scrub as well. On nights we have scrub tech until 11p M-F and then a nurse takes over as scrub a...

They do let nursing students take them, but of course it costs quite a bit of money. I am only saying about the certifications because one interview I went to suggested I get those things to make myself more marketable. However, I kind of found that...

Most L&D units require ACLS certification. Some want a STABLE certification as well. See if any of the hospitals in your area are hiring nurses aids or unit clerks in any are of the women's department. My unit has only hired 1 new grad lately th...

I went into nursing school knowing that L&D was absolutely what I wanted to do. However, after I graduate, rarely were people getting hired as new grads into L&D. I worked as a Tele Nurse for 3.5 years before I finally landed my L&D job....

I want to come work at your hospital then. I'm tired of trying to keep babies happy on pit!

L&D patients are often considered critical as well just as a side note. It's not an easy, happy place. It can be super stressful and scary.

Let me just preface this by saying that I think Pit is WAY overused. However, I work at a busy teaching facility that does 300-400 births per month and boy do they love the Pit. We start it on freaking everybody and the only explanation I get is th...

I never get to eat at the same time each night. Sometimes eating a meal just doesn't happen, so I always bring string cheese and almonds to snack on. Also, I can't work out after my shift because then I have a hard time sleeping.

Yes, I believe it says right on the info for the exam that you can have the TX BON website open to use as a resource during the test.

So not necessary to do the prep course. I passed it no problem with just using the website while taking the test.

We get postpartum maggers back into L&D even if it is several days post delivery.

I think both are high stress areas even for seasoned nurses, so especially so for a new grad. However, any area is going to be stressful for a new grad. That's just how it is. However, in critical areas like L&D and NICU, the time it will take ...

The Texas Board of Nursing website is very informative. I had no problems endorsing my RN license from CA to TX by just getting the information off of the website.

Unfortunately, there is just not enough breastfeeding education out there. Even nurses are so misinformed and it's disheartening. There is no reason a baby needs a bottle for breastfeeding difficulty in the first few hours of life. It's not even ne...

This doesn't really answer your question, but before you go paying for NRP or FHM, it is required for your position so your facility might pay for those. A lot of L&D units also require ACLS. AWHONN has a perinatal book that we use as the gold s...

AWHONN has a basic fetal monitoring class online that provides a certificate of completion at the end. This could be helpful in a portfolio to present at an interview. I am an experienced nurse so the situation isn't exactly the same, but when I ...

We use ASCOM too.

I recently moved from San Diego and left Scripps Green DOU. It's an awesome group of nurses. The preceptors are great and the night supervisors are the absolute best. I hope you will enjoy it and you can learn a TON there. Good luck!

I oriented a new grad a few years ago I can thankfully say she actually turned out to be a pretty good nurse, but boy did she scare me! She couldn't keep her patients straight and she couldn't prioritize properly. One night we had a patient going d...

Remember your drivers education class? Was it invaluable to have the class so you learned the rules of the road? Of course. But did you really understand driving or really "learn" how to drive until you actually got behind the wheel? Also, didn't...

I'm getting ready to start at JPS next week and am wondering about scrubs there. I was told all RNs wear Galaxy Blue colored scrubs. Where is a good place to go find these? Also, any other tips you might have would be appreciated.