Montessori Mommy

Montessori Mommy specializes in L & D.

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1. Advanced Pathophysiology

   Montessori Mommy replied to goodinrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Talk to others who have taken the class. Ask for their advice. Talk to the professor. You'll be amazed how often they'll share bits of test insight with students who take the initiative to talk to...

2. Magnet Hospitals

   Montessori Mommy replied to Carrie_MTC's topic in General Nursing

   I've worked for a magnet hospital and for two that are not magnet. The magnet hospital has an outstanding nurse education program, but pays much less than the non-magnet facilities and has a much...

3. How much do you make as an RN in Labor and Delivery where you work?

   Montessori Mommy replied to Janinern84's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I make $27/hour per diem in upstate NY. Other hospitals in the area pay $32 - $35/hour per diem. Believe it or not, we make LESS than the nurses on other floors because so many nurses want to work...

4. S.O.S.!!! New grad RN interview for L&D

   Montessori Mommy replied to i.am.a.nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I've never had a scenario question in an interview, although I always run through possible answers before I've interviewed. Be sure to ask about the length of orientation, what classes you will...

5. Any L&D nurses that wanted to be CNMs and decided against it?

   Montessori Mommy replied to PinkPeony7's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I was on the fast track to midwifery until recently.... I found an online program that a well-respected coworker is attending and began the one prereq I needed to apply. I got my husband and...

6. a little lost.....where to go?

   Montessori Mommy replied to honeybee2367's topic in New York Nursing

   Melissa, I highly recommend Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing in Troy. It's a small, hospital based program with amazing instructors. You receive a lot of individual attention because of the...

7. A day in the life of a CNM

   Montessori Mommy replied to Baby Catcher, CNM's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

   Thank you for your insightful post. I'm doing some soul searching now about whether I should apply to a CNM program or not. While my heart knows it is the right career for me, I'm concerned about...

8. Do New-Grads get to choose?

   Montessori Mommy replied to futurenurse1710's topic in General Nursing

   Follow your heart! Don't be afraid to go after what you really want! I knew the only two units I wanted were L & D and NICU, and had been told by instructors and nurses that I would need at...

9. First week on the job

   Montessori Mommy replied to JentheRN2007's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I just bought AWHONN's Perinatal Nursing (3rd edition) by Simpson and Creehan. The nurse educator on our unit said it covers everything we should know. The fetal assessment chapter is amazing!...

10. Who assigns APGARs?

    Montessori Mommy replied to ruralnurs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work per diem at two hospitals. At both, the RN assigns Apagar scores. Even when an RT is called to the delivery, it is the nurse's responsibility to do Apgars. The MDs and midwives always ask me...

11. Brother and Sister born on the same day

    Montessori Mommy replied to L&DRN03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had a patient one day who told me the FOB wasn't going to be with her because his new girlfriend was in labor at a local hospital. His mother was with my patient and her two year old grandson. It...

12. Kaplan vs. ATI

    Montessori Mommy replied to RB_RN_MSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I didn't like ATI at all. Honestly, I thought it was a huge waste of money. I used Saunders and Mosby's Prioritization & Delegation. They were the most helpful of all the review books I

13. Postponing inductions/sections when really busy?

    Montessori Mommy posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was wondering if any of your hospitals have a policy in place to use when your L & D unit is full. Do you have a protocol in place postpone non-emergent, scheduled inductions and/or c-sections?...

14. ATI--Virtual RN NCLEX Course

    Montessori Mommy replied to caribbeanbeauty's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I used this when I graduated, before I took NCLEX. I didn't think it helped prepare me for NCLEX. I got more out of the Saunders book and the Mosby's Prioritization & Delegation book. That...

15. Night shift: does it make you sick?

    Montessori Mommy replied to inthesky's topic in General Nursing

    I worked night shift for 6 months, and I was miserable. Although the children were at school when I got home in the AM, I couldn't sleep during the day. My depression, that had been well controlled...