Montessori Mommy

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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. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    Montessori Mommy posted a topic in General Students

    If you could have an open, honest conversation with your instructors - classroom or clinical - what would you tell them? Here are some of my thoughts: (1) Please make sure that everyone follows the...

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. 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...

  6. First Med Error

    Montessori Mommy posted a topic in General Students

    With only two weeks left of my last semester of nursing school, I made my first med error. My patient was off the floor most of the day for procedures. He returned one hour before clinical ended. I...

  7. 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?...

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. ATI NCLEX Review?

    Montessori Mommy posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    First of all, I just want to say how thrilled I am to join the "graduate nurse" forum. Thank God nursing school is over!! Has anyone used the ATI NCLEX review? We used it during school, and now we...

  11. 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...

  12. 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...

  13. 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!...

  14. 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...

  15. 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...

  16. 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

  17. Any advice about Philadelphia U?

    Montessori Mommy posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I'm seriously considering the Philadelphia U CNM program. What can you tell me about it? Any insight into their admissions process, their program, the classes, etc. would be greatly appreciated!...

  18. 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...

  19. 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...

  20. nursing and vacation time

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

    Per diem is when you don't get benefits, so you make more hourly - at most hositals. I can do this because my husband has benefits. My goal is to average 20 hours a week, and to pick up a few shifts...

  21. nursing and vacation time

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

    The last hospital I worked for gave us six weeks paid leave a year. It was very clear to me early on that I was never going to get to use the time when I needed or wanted to use it, because it went...

  22. Job Change After 8 Months

    Montessori Mommy posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just wanted to share my story: I graduated in May and started working in my dream job on a busy L & D floor (2800 deliveries/year). I oriented on days and then went to nights. I received amazing...

  23. Neonatal Pneumonia

    Montessori Mommy posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm an L & D nurse in a community hospital, with a question about a delivery this weekend.... A baby is born to a mom who had a URI when she went into labor. After persistant decels, mom is...

  24. Neonatal Pneumonia

    Montessori Mommy replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Another RN mentioned this, too, and the OB said it would have presented itself before 24 hours..... I'm off to do some research so I can bring it in tomorrow. Once I start asking 'why?', I get...

  25. Neonatal Pneumonia

    Montessori Mommy replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That was my first thought, too! I'm not sure why the OB dismissed that when I mentioned