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"They gave me the birth control to help build my immune system because they said it was low" *blank stare...grabs chart and walks out the room*

Definitely a two week notice and leave. As one of my professors told me in undergrad "Your first job is simply just that, your first job. Don't feel obligated to stay if you find something better or are unhappy"

I truly learned how to chart once I started on the floor. In nursing school it was care plans galore, and each hospital or clinic that we rotated at had different systems for charting.

My original post was supposed to be positive but I see I am catching a lot of heat on here, so I do apologize for initiating "ownership" by stating I would not look down on "my nursing staff" due to having a higher degree. It was taken out of context. Had we been in a room/office setting having this discussion you would have seen my intentions were not to indicate ownership. So again for those of you who got upset, I do see your side of things and again no harm intended.

No flame lol see I take constructive criticism well just not criticism thanks JennyMac!

Jenny maybe it's petal stool( I am so sleepy) but it's an expression of putting yourself or someone putting you or regarding to you on a higher level than others and those were not my intentions although they were highlighted as such.

ebear try not to read into things so defensively my original comment was positive and although "YOU" read into it negatively it was by no means to put myself on a pedal stool indicating that oh now that I am an NP, these are no longer colleges but my personal staff and assistant...not at all. For future reference ask for clarification of my statement before you wave an accusing finger implying my post had an underlying tone to it.

It is funny how you took a positive post and turned it so negative...so let me correct myself...so you can sleep better tonight "I WILL NEVER BE THE FNP WHO LOOKS DOWN ON MY COLLEAGES, COWORKERS OR OTHER STAFF MEMBERS!!!!" I wont look down on someone who does not have as high a degree as me.

I am an NP student currently in my clinical rotations. The school I am getting my MSN at required 1year of experience before you could even start with a basic grad level stats course. This semester has been my first one doing hands on patient care and I now have 3 years of experience behind me, by the time I graduate I will have 5 years of experience. So I can agree with this post and it being scary not to have the experience especially someplace like in the ICU where you are playing guess that symptom. It means nothing to have all those credentials if you can't apply it to realistic situations. I will never be that FNP who looks down on my nursing staff....I work at clinic with a Nurse who has her Diploma and she is a wealth of information and gives great advice!!! There just seems to be an overall lack of disrespect in the profession and that really bothers me.

I worked as a postpartum RN for a level III in an underserved area of Chicago. And honestly I liked it. My typical shift I would have an average of 4-5 couplets (mom and baby) so essentially that is 8-10patients. I would start doing rounds and giving pain meds. Pain control is important. You are somewhat of a lactation consultant to the new moms as the unit Lac. consultant is only there during day time hours. Breastfeeding education is important. New moms are eager and very receptive to learning, so there will be a lot of education involved. But also be prepared to do blood transfusions, give mom or baby antibiotics, transfer a baby to the NICU, call the social worker, and possibly DCFS is baby test positive for any drugs etc. It can be difficult at times because you do have two different doctors to report to (Peds and OB). But overall I liked Maternal/Child nursing and I think you should go for it!!!

Another thing I noticed in this thread was some of the disrespect that MAs were giving to nurses, even though they are trying to be nurses. Please be aware of this negative energy you put out as you will soon find once you are an RN MAs who say the same thing about you. Not once being a CNA did I disrespect the nurses I worked with, because that nurse you see sitting by the phone is really playing phone tag with a doctor to get an order, or the nurse you haven't seen all shift has really been in the room of one patient due to the amount of care that is needed. As stated this forum was not to diss MAs, I work with the best MAs in all of the Chicagoland area. I like working in outpatient clinics and public health and the truth of the matter is MAs have started to become competition due to the fact they are cheaper to hire and I am not sure if that sits well with me, especially with how tight the job market is.

Yeah I am definitely starting see this as I look at jobs and even in my own clinic...I am not sure if I want to return to the hospital setting

Well I only have 3 years of nursing experience so it's new to me.....

Is it me or are more and more doctor's offices replacing RNs with MAs? Some places go as far as letting them do histories, injections, and give results. As a nurse I have worked as a patient care tech/cna but I also know the level of critical thinking it takes to be an RN so it does bother me that MAs seem to be given a lot of RN responsibilities. As fellow nurses I wanted to know your thoughts?

Do you like where you work? For the most part yes, but nursing is nursing it has it's ups and downs What are your hours? M-F 40 hrs/week, no holidays How is the pay? Not better than the hospital setting What kind of clinic do you work in? Community Health: Womens health How many holidays do you have off? All of them, including float holidays (good friday, MLK day, Presidents day) Is it stressful? When you are shortstaffed yes, because as the nurse you do all the work, not to mention the patient follow up If you worked at a hospital before, how does this compare? Hours are not as long, and not as back breaking, but you do lose out on clinical skills, you don't get paid as much.