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  1. Dealing with doctors.....

    wsiab replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Gotta love those "macrosomic" 6-7

  2. triage

    wsiab replied to acuteobrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have an 8 bed triage unit staffed with 2 nurses. It works great, the goal is to get an NST and assessment in 20-30 minutes. Women that get sent home are usually there from under 1 hour to 3...

  3. Holiday schedule....

    wsiab replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    Holidays off....That's funny. We are required to get christmas or new years off, based on seniority. If your holiday off does not fall on one of your regularly scheduled days off, then you get signed...

  4. Is Physics the most difficult class?

    wsiab replied to RENAISSANCE RN's topic in General Students

    Definitely not. I took physics as an elective because I loved it in highschool, very fun class, challenging and stimulating but definitely not the most difficult course I took... It just requires...

  5. Dropout rates?

    wsiab replied to dianacs's topic in General Students

    We started with 36, lost 5 over three years (only one actually left the program, the others did not pass a class and wound up a semester or two behind us), we gained two from the semester ahead of us...

  6. letters of recommendation samples?

    wsiab replied to kats's topic in General Students

    Our registrar's office had a form for requesting letters of recommendation that I found useful. On the form you put the reason you were requesting the letter, your GPA, organizations you belong to,...

  7. ob superstitions

    wsiab replied to moz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You have a patient that wants everything natural...Charge Nurse calls you and asks if you are going to need the anesthesiologis soon because a)he or she is going to bed or b) "we are looking at...

  8. Help with SVE's

    wsiab replied to ShannonB25's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi Shannon, I don't know if you finished your program yet, but you could talk to the person handling your training program and see what the unit has to train with. We have those plastic dilation...

  9. BUN/Crt Ratio??

    wsiab replied to trishfish's topic in General Students

    Try looking at the patient's diet (specifically protien intake), BUN can be increased by a high protien (meats)

  10. Needle phobia

    wsiab replied to KristaB's topic in General Students

    When it comes down to poking eachother, you are usually at a point where you know your classmates very well. There is the expectation that if you are going to learn on someone else that you will...

  11. bricklayer's accident report - very funny!

    wsiab replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

    Bricklayer's Lament by the Cory

  12. Orientation time in Labor and Delivery

    wsiab replied to ShannonB25's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with Heather and Caroleann. I am just finishing up a three month L&D training program (including circulation for sections, and mom/baby recovery)and that seems to be the norm. We had a...

  13. New Grad Rates for RN's

    wsiab replied to JMP's topic in General Nursing

    San Francisco Bay Area, California. $24-$28 plus

  14. Are summer classes worth it?

    wsiab replied to teresab_2000's topic in General Nursing

    A&P can be difficult, but I do agree that if you are doing well in A&PI you could probably handle A&PII over the summer. We seperated A&P, I took anatomy over the summer (5 units in 6...

  15. OB drug book???

    wsiab replied to brooklynn's topic in General Nursing

    We had to do the same thing for our rotation, our instructor provided us with a list of common OB meds to make cards for (it wasn't very long, maybe 20-30 meds). The meds can be found in you standard...

  16. How old are you?

    wsiab replied to Rhona's topic in General Students

    23 - graduated 12/2000 My class ranged from 22-45, most were in the 25-30

  17. You've been asked this before but.......

    wsiab replied to Beth1977's topic in General Nursing

    Looking at your original post, it appears to me that one of the programs you may be considering would be Samuel Merritt's ELMS program. I recently graduated from their BSN program. One thing to be...

  18. money for school

    wsiab replied to pprlss's topic in General Nursing

    sorry about the typos, I broke my finger the other

  19. money for school

    wsiab replied to pprlss's topic in General Nursing

    A good place to start is with the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) to see what type of federal sid you qualify for. Also check out what programs the state offers, they are usualy...

  20. ADN to BSN

    wsiab replied to mililani's topic in General Nursing

    The school I graduated from offered a RN to BSN program. I think that takes about 14 months to complete (4 semesters full time including summers). The classes for the program were scheduled to allow...

  21. narcotic control in nursing home

    wsiab replied to devilsnymph's topic in General Nursing

    My experience has been that the nurse is responsible for counting and verifying the current count for narcotics prior to removing the med to pass it. The count can be signed off on a controlled...

  22. NCLEX review classes?????

    wsiab replied to Rileycat's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi, I graduated in December, took my boards in January, and passed. Personally, I like the advice that our instructors gave us: that review classes can be helpful, but they are expensive and you can...

  23. Suggestions??

    wsiab replied to ShannonB25's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree that it would be a good idea to look for other classes. If the hospital is not offering lamaze, there are usually other instructors that do. Sometimes planned parenthood has referrals and...

  24. using doulas

    wsiab replied to earthangel30's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have a friend that just became a doula, and she's very excited about having her first patient. She asks a lot of questions, and I try to steer her in the direction of reliable information and put...

  25. Student nurse question r/t OB

    wsiab replied to ShannonB25's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am a new grad startingin L&D. I think that it is great to try and seek out learning experiences outside of class to explore areas you are interested in. As part of our OB rotation, we attended...