You prove a very good point about nurses being pulled in too many directions which leads me to my next question... What is the nurse to patient ratio on a l&d unit? I don't expect my nurse to hold...
My city doesn't have any birthing centers. My OB practice typically has the midwives do deliveries as long as everything is going fine. I'll need to look up hospital policies and find out how much...
Thanks for the input! The only components of my birth plan so far are to not get any pain meds or epidural and be able to walk around to cope with the pain. I've heard of stories where women want the...
I'm curious to know what labor and delivery nurses honestly think of natural childbirth. When I say natural I'm referring to no epidural and alternative methods of pushing other than laying in bed...
I agree! As a new grad myself, I felt nursing school wasted too much time on care plans that aren't used in hospitals anymore. Anyone making rules for nurses should be able to function at the bedside!...
I used a cheap stethoscope in nursing school because I often left them places. I waited until I started working to get a nice expensive littmann stethoscope. I did just fine with the cheap...
wecan11- I think you'll be fine! Everyone has their own opinions and experiences and it will be a great learning opportunity for you! At worst, if you don't like it you can always just find another...
SDALPN is right about a lot of that, but most agencies will not send nurses new to home health to the hardest cases. She'll more than likely be sent to an "easier" case to start out and make sure that...
I used to work as an lpn in pediatric home health and personally its not an area that I prefer. I didn't like seeing sick kids first off. It just hurt me too much. But anyway, I would suggest being...
I recently interviewed and the few tips that I can give are not to worry much about practicing interview questions because you don't want your answers to seem reheorificed, make sure that you give...