M/B-RN

We have only healthy food and diet pop for employees yet our patients have other choices. It's unfair I think they should offer a bit of both we are adults and have the right to choose to have a little junk food to make our shift more bearable!

I've never worked l/d, started as a new grad on postpartum. You have the advantage of nursing experience which means you already know how to start an IV, cath someone, etc. so your main focus is learning all about babies and changes that come with pr...

I usually do get a break. It's rarely 30 consecutive minutes because we do not have PCTs so if a patient hits their call light I must get it. We have good teamwork so if someone sees you are eating they will go get it for you if they're available. A...

How long is your orientation? Do you have a skills checklist to keep track of your progress? How many couplets per nurse? Make sure you are not being cheated out of a proper orientation. If they try to pull you early, say no I need all the time I can...

To each their own, but I would want my baby squeaky clean! I want him/her to be able to be held and kissed by grandma and grandpa, comforted by the nurses when they make it cry, and not held like he/she is a grenade. I agree that I'm happy to live i...

I wouldn't do anything to hurt him, but I would NOT be nice to him. I would answer only medical questions and ignore him otherwise. He does not deserve to be treated with kindness, nor respect, no way. Hopefully, he would request another nurse other...

If this is a job you would like to keep, given that circumstances improve for you and your coworkers then ask her for a plan, give her time to implement it, and if she either fails to respond or fails to improve, then quit. Or if you really want to ...

Everyone's body is different. I drink 2-3 coffees when I work at night. Two before for sure, and sometimes once during my shift. Caffeine is my friend. If that coffee and red bull keep you alert during your shift, then I don't see a problem with it. ...

If the call lights are an error, then they should get rid of them. I'm tired of the dinging! lol

Our c-section patients recover in the labor and delivery unit. The l&d nurses are required to have ACLS and there is 24/7 in-house anesthesia.

1. What is it like to work nightshift? I absolutely love working night shift. You could not pay me enough to switch to another shift! Yes, it can be busy because we are understaffed, but i'll take that over dealing with all the visitors, docs, manage...

The baby-friendly initiative is great and I wish I had time for it! I'm not going to lie when a mom is having a really hard time with breastfeeding and finally decides to ask for a bottle, I give it to her because we too are understaffed and I rarely...

My typical day starts with report. Then I go meet all of my patients. I then plan my day of who I will see first. If I have anyone due to void they go to the top of my list. Then any fresh post-op patients are next. I go to each room, assess mom by g...

It depends, some are difficult and super crabby but you can tell that they are mad at the world, so I just leave them alone. I assure them that I will check on them at least 2 more times during the night, but if they are sleeping I will not wake them...

While this may not be the best answer, every single patient in my hospital receives Pitocin either 20 or 40 units (depending on the doc) in 1000 ml of NS or LR after birth either 1, 2, or 3 bags depending on her bleeding. It is routine because it wil...

I also used to do a lot of sitter assignments working as a Float Pool CNA, we were the first to get pulled to be sitter. I would ask the CNA in the unit at the beginning of your shift. If there is no CNA, I would suggest asking the patient's nurse, o...

Our manager is always trying to get us to improve our scores, however it is very hard to make people happy when we do not have the means. Patients want help right away, well only two nurses each with 5 couplets each makes it very hard. Patients want ...

Yes, life is so much better now that I am done with school. Never ever do I have to wake up early anymore because I work nights and on my days off I can do whatever I want and not have to spread myself thin doing a little bit of this and then that.

To have a good life, it's important to have a sense of humor and not be uptight. What you do in your spare time is completely up to you! I don't take cops any less seriously by seeing random girls wearing sexy cop outfits nor do I think any less of p...

Man, I am working at the wrong hospital! On any given day I have 5-6 couplets, if it's really busy maybe up to 7. When we are understaffed for acuity it is possible to get 2 c-sections along with other fresh deliveries. Our unit also takes antepartum...

Make them give you what they offered. I was told 3 months and I made sure I got my 3 months. They will always try to save a buck, but I wanted my full orientation time to learn everything I could from my preceptor.

You can always leave if you don't like it, but you can't go back in time!

The thing that annoys me the most is when they write orders, tell no one, and put the chart back in the cubbie, and then come back to ask why nothing was done. I check all my charts during my shift, but in order to keep things straight in my mind and...

It's nice that they give you a choice, mine makes it mandatory or you get fired. I used to be against it, but I work with tiny babies with no immune system, and I'd hate to get one of them sick so that has changed my mind. They also make it mandatory...

You seem like an honest person, I doubt your facility would let you go. It's your job to report mistakes, and now it's just their job to do the proper paperwork, as threatening as it may feel it's only done to be thorough. Best wishes!