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I work in a special care nursery where we seem to be seeing an increase in infants withdrawing from either Subutex or Methadone that was taken by mom during pregnancy (mostly Subutex). Unfortunately after delivery moms are seeming to be surprised th...

Years ago I had my favorite nurses shoes EVER...I absolutely loved them they were so comfortable. They were not expensive....they looked like knock off crocs....they had holes in the top, the holes made the shape of a flower...they were cute. I bou...

Are any of you medical transcriptionists? I do not want to sound dumb but what goes into learning to do this? And I have heard it is something you can do from home? I am currently an RN. Just wondering????

I strongly agree with this! Yes girls get pregnant young and I do support birth control education but I also support education in parenting. These girls can succeed and we as nurses can be a positive influence!

I work in a pediatrician office....nurses write the scripts and give them to the dr to sign....they review them first. We do call in scripts but only AFTER the dr tells us to. And this is in NY

she is completely out of line! 2 weeks notice is fine!

are you an LPN or RN? upstate NY

I have been a nurse 4 years. I have been a nurse in Labor and Delivery a little over a year....in that year I have gained 22 pounds. I started out at 135 and now weigh 157. I am so upset about this and am feeling really disappointed in myself for...

I think I should have said this differently. It was not just my experience that got me through the CPNE it was my preparation. Most people who failed had been LPN's for years (one for 30 years) and felt they did not need to prepare.

if you do decide to leave go to a med surg unit and you will gain so much valuable experience that could help in labor in delivery. Busy med surg floors help you learn to organize and multitask. I currently work in labor and delivery and couldn't i...

I work on a Labor & Delivery Unit, I have been there a little over a year. Orientation is FOREVER. I was told in one year I would be oriented to post partum, nursery, and labor. I am oriented to post partum, nursery, and special care nursery. ...

Wow I can not believe this thread is not full!!!! Ok so I worked in retail for 7 years. I didn;t mind my job but that is all it was....a job. I realized if I was going to spend 40 hours a week somewhere then every single day when I went home I want...

We self schedule, everyone has to do 32 hours of weekend. At least half our time has to be off shift. We do 8 hours on call nights a month.....older nurses who have worked there a long time do not have to do on call

thanks everyone for your advice and making me see things differently. I guess I am making a huge deal out of nothing. Its just hard when you feel tension with your boss every day. The last thing I want is to give her a reason to be mad or feel as ...

i come to this site to vent so that i do not do it at work. i am at work for one reason and that is to take care of my patients and that i do well. i am not going to worry about this anymore. cant make everyone happy. unfortunately some bosses on...

Does anyone know of any ways to become a lactation counselor. In my area we have a place called Little Darlings that offers a 40 hour course once a year. Just wondering about an online option?

i used to work in an ED and we used to call names. Often you have to use forst and last names. Management felt we were breeching HIPPA and we changed to pagers. They were pretty strict about not calling names.

Also lla who said I ever acted disgruntled on the job? Not me. I go to work with a smile on my face and I take excellent care of my patients. With such a bog change I would think the DON would welcome feedback for what is working and what is not.

Thank you all for your comments and advice I appreciate it. lla maybe I didnt explain the situation well as I was lied to. I was promised one thing and then told I could not do it for a reason that was not a reason. As I will not be doing labor or...

in new york state an lpn can never take a verbal order. also can not hang blood or blood products. can not initiate a medicated drip. can not hang the 1st antibiotic. also can not do the initial assessment of a patient

ok so the class is one week in November. Now at the peds office she said she would pay for the class she did not say she would pay for me to go....its 40 hours. Is it rude of me to ask her?

i agree with pagers or numbers. calling names is a hippa violation

First of all i nmy opinion an LPN should NEVER be supervising an RN or functioning in a supervisory role. And I have NOTHING against LPN's (I was one for 4 years). LPN's can NOT take a verbal order. I think you did EXACTLY the right thing!

We self schedule at my hospital and I work 3 12's. After we all sign up we then all go back and have to move one shift to help the needs of the department. I always have done more than one (I have been working here for 1 year). I really try to hel...

Absolutely you can! Some states though require an ER nurse to have 1 year of experience on a med/surg floor.