nurse4newlife

It's certainly possible. I have delivered quite a few women in their 40s. Good luck!

In my state once you obtain a higher license you cannot practice beneath it.

Epidural- epidermal, epiderbal, epigermal. That's patients though :)

So, is it ok to deny same sex couples fertility treatment based on sexual orientation alone? Is it a personal moral issue? Is it even legal? Or discrimination? Anyone else encounter this? Opinions? Advice? ?

Poor thing! Your working south and living north???? Ummm let us know.how you like the traffic, leave 3 hours before your shift, plan for childcare 3 hours after, and GOODLUCK! Left the atx area never to look back!

7p-7a isn't too bad, try to work your scheduled shifts consecutively or else you end up loosing days off because you have to sleep from the shift the night before and don't wake until 4-5pm on your day off...pros are if you hv kids they wont miss you...

Wish I could 'like' the above comment

Also an L&D nurse, record and clear tje volumes infused hourly and it doesn't matter how frequently the dosage is increased. The ml/hr will be on your pump. Now YOU caan teach your preceptor something valuable!

Our unit allows cell phones in pockets, if your not checking them or answering them at the bedside. We have a lounge for cell phone conversation. By the time your a working RN you should have the time management skills to allow for a 5 second review ...

I love the patients (L&D) who describe their pain as 10 of 10, bit are texting on their phone the next time you slip in. Or want me to wait while they finish their conversation (as if I don't hv other tasks and patients to tend to) before I do wh...

My family and I are looking to relocate from Texas to a more LGBT friendly state, any tips on suburban areas with good schools for our kids and near to a hospital with high risk OB/GYN L&D unit? I have never been out of Texas for more than vacati...

Thank you all soooo much! I just have an RN-C for ob/gyn 2 yrs high risk ob L&D. Does a BSN make a huge difference up north? In TX we make the same pay and work in the trenches side by side. School district is a huge priority for our children, al...

Even with the BEST preceptor, its very hard to feel competent, knowledgeable, or very 'together' the first year. Hang.in there, find one or two people you work with who want to teach, and don't look at you crazy for asking questions.

Us too, hospital wide, no nail polish, acrylics, or natural nails longer than the fingertip, which is fine on my unit because Im an L&D nurse and long nails would just be mean.

I have screwed one in to my palm for demonstration purposes for parents apprehensive about allowing us to place the FSE. Completely painless, no blood, no laceration, although some times there is a small pin prick on babies head sometimes.

We use Demerol for shivering routinely. Our section pts get dilaudid and or morphine, plus iv toradol, and leave the pacu with a PCA pump...

I agree with colleen. Yup.

Its hard work, tons of family dynamics in the mix. Most days are great and the outcome is the start of a new life, but when its bad its awful. You have to learn to become in tune with very subtle changes that can mean big trouble. Also depends what k...

Severe MRSA of the scrotum. Enough said.

OB/GYN doc came running to an emergency, from an on-call room in his boxers. They were long, thankfully, and he was intercepted at the nurses desk before he went into the triage room. It was hilarious.

I am trying to start discussion you are correct!! I personally feel the same way you do. Recently I have encountered this twice once with an ob/gyn I work with, and closer to home, dear friends of mine who are already wonderful parents by ANYONE'S st...

I work L&D and some cross training would have been very useful, new nurse or not. Being able to scrub in for c-sections is intimidating but ESSENTIAL. Especially if you work nights, there may not always be a scrub tech available and even if there...

We also don't hv lppn either except as an OB tech.

I agree, don't give up. I did my final preceptorship on L & D and was hired before I even graduated. Its hard, but fulfilling work. Most days have a happy ending.