FLAlleycat

FLAlleycat

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  1. Emory Accepting Patients With The Ebola Virus.

    I would LOVE to hear from ID nurses . . .
  2. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    One of the news stations showed the isolation rooms and discussed some of these safety factors with the doctor at Emory. They showed areas where lab specimens would be processed in the isolation area...
  3. Liberia: Nurses Abandoned Redemption Hospital

    This reminds me of the questions nurses asked when AIDS patients were being admitted into hospitals in the '80s. Yes, it was the responsibility of the RN to care for the patient; however, only nurses...
  4. "Which job" advice from exp. nurses

    I assume you're recently graduated. I'm not going to presume to address which to select but only offer my experience in working at both teaching and community hospital. I feel I learned a lot more...
  5. What is your degree in other than nursing?

    Chemistry
  6. Nursing Salary Survey 2014

    Geographic location Central FL Pay rate $22/hr as RN; $35 as NP In which area / specialty do you work? L&D as RN; Women's Health as NP What type of license do you have (RN or LPN)?...
  7. 33 and wanting to leap...

    I was a single mom of two (2 years and 4 years with no child support) when I returned to college. I didn't have a good job (worked in greenhouses) and no savings. I did have an AA degree and wanted...
  8. Leaving bedside

    You don't indicate how much longer you have to complete the NP degree. I work as RN in L&D and as ARNP in public health. There is a BIG difference in the way you deliver care not only in these...
  9. POLL: nurse-to-patient ratio

    L&D--2 patients, with a triage pt here and there (1 pt with pushing) Postpartum--10 patients (5 moms/5 babies) Nursery--Any babies needing constant monitoring and any babies brought in at night so...
  10. How to become a labor and delivery nurse??

    Keep in mind, too, that it will be several years before you are actually IN the job market. Many of the baby boomer L&D nurses are nearing retirement. (Probably 25% of the nurses in my unit will...
  11. "Public Health" is the new nursing?

    Agree with above . . . public health nurses receive about 2/3 of the pay a hospital nurse does. Although in my state, you do not need to have a bachelor's to work in public health, getting a BSN and...
  12. NCC WHNP Certification

    I seriously doubt you'll have any problem if you recently graduated. Although I didn't take the exam recently, I did take it right after graduation. I'm not one for cramming as that just makes me...
  13. Best way to give report

    Hi, You may get some really detailed responses to this but don't worry that you "forgot" something. As the RN coming on in such a situation, if you haven't told me what I really need to know, I'll...
  14. Question for LNCs

    I went right into L&D after graduating with BSN and have done nothing but L&D/LDRP for 14 years. Recently, hospital administration is making noises about L&D nurses floating other areas....
  15. Question for LNCs

    I can understand a supervisor probably would not sign such a form. I think, however, that I will go ahead and have one prepared. After all, our scope of practice states that RNs will work in areas...
  16. Cesarean Sections staffed by L&D nurses and techs

    How large is your hospital? I work in a community hospital that does about 125 deliveries/month. We have two OR rooms on our Women's Unit where we perform scheduled and emergency sections. The...
  17. OMG I hate my job! Vent

    I've worked in a large hospital system for ten years now. This last year has been rough and is getting rougher. The financial officer appears to be in charge of everything! Our charge nurses are...
  18. Which job would you take? LDR or Postpartum/GYN

    Good for you! I've worked both areas but absolutely LOVE L&D! I can be a bit stressful at first as you may tend to think everything is the worst case scenario; however, if you have a good...
  19. Discouraged L&D RN

    We also have a significant number of inductions at our hospital. Quite often, the woman requests it, comes in with unfavorable cervix that takes 3 days to get favorable, then another day to get to...
  20. One Wish Granted

    If you were granted one wish from hospital administration, what would that wish be?
  21. L&D traveller panic-stricken about the economy

    I'm really hoping the economy will have a positive effect on positions for L&D. People staying at home more, devising their own home entertainment, maybe even some make-up sex after tempers...
  22. Negotiating Wages

  23. One Wish Granted

    Seems to be a consensus . . . nursing administrator needs to carry a full assignment for a full shift, perhaps at least twice a year. At first, I thought I'd really, really love to have a glass of...
  24. Patient family issues

    Where do they hire these CEOs from? Obviously not off the floor! I work L&D. It drives me nuts when 15+ visitors staying the night (when the patient is even days away from delivery) all want...
  25. want to transfer to L&D from orthopedics

    I've never done anything but women's health and absolutely love it! Nurses transferring to labor and delivery usually work a year in postpartum first at our small community hospital. There are,...