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What scale are you using to assess for fall risk in your pediatric population. Currently the rest of our hospital is using the Morres Scale but that is for adults

We are in the training process with Meditech. Our hospital was bought out by a hopital system that uses this system. We we using the Siemens system and that was very user friendly with many safety checks. I am finding it hard to believe how un user friendly meditech is and how little safety checks are in place in the EMAR system

You will defenitely need experience as an Rn in the L&D area. We just went through the same situation, RN to CNM without any L&D RN experience. None of the MDs would hire her and the nurses were having to teach her. Not Good! Good luck!

Where do your Lactation Consultants Chart? On the baby's chart or mother's

I am looking for information on how often you are completing assessments such as reflexes and vs on patients who have delivered, gone home and been readmitted with out of control BP who are then placed on Mag Sulfate? Anybody doing this?

At my hospital they stay in LDR until mag is off

Who changes your wound vac dressings? RN or LPN?

Can anybody tell me anything about working for a hospital owned by HCA? How are their staffing levels? Do they have nurse educators?

Anybody work for a Tenet owned hospital? How are they with staffing and education for staff? Do you have Nurse Educators?

Sometimes as people are beginning to learn how to insert it is very easy to go throught the veins. I find it much easier to have people make the initial puncture right beside of the vein and then go into the vein. Basically, the more you do the easier it will get. Good Luck!

As far as I know there is no test to predict the onset of labor. If there were eveybody would have it and the person who invented it would be a "saint" and VERY rich! That is too long a trip to take at this late date.

Depends on type of isolation and your hospital's policy. At our hospital the only time the door is shut is in airborne. The protective equipment for each type of islation is required. If you are going to come in contact with infectious body fluid yoou always wear a gown. Gloves are a given for this. To avoid spreading to the next paitnet you must follow the guidelines for the isolation and wash your hands.

The fact that you are an "older nurse" may be a plus. From participating on many interview panels, maturity is definitely seen as a plus. Dress professional, be natural and allow your enthusiam to shine forth. Good luck!

I have been a nurse for 23 years. Have been in many areas, mostly women and childrens. I still love it and could not think of anything that I would rather be doing. Sure there are very hard days, even weeks, but the good outweighs the bad.

I am trying to find an online BSN to Masters program. Does anybody have any information on Canyon College. The cost and courses look good, but I don't know of anybody who has gottend their degree from there. I would appreciated any help you can give me.