kayemmejayRN

kayemmejayRN

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  1. Starting in obstetrics, need advice

    kayemmejayRN replied to Juliasochi86's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The only advice I have is to work with your preceptor and ask questions if you have an. It takes a year to become comfortable in OB nursing. Good

  2. New Grad Nurse in L&D Orientation Needs Advice

    kayemmejayRN replied to CammieFairfax's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It does take a year to feel confident in L&D nursing. I am just a year out into it as a new grad nurse. I feel comfortable with most things. For the most part with VE I can only distinguish closed...

  3. Presentation on Pain Management in Postpartum Woman with a Vaginal Delivery

    kayemmejayRN replied to kriistaa16's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use the frozen pads on L&D. On our postpartum unit they use dermaplast spray and warm spray

  4. New Grad opportunities in L+D/OB nursing

    kayemmejayRN replied to notallwhowander's topic in Ob/Gyn

    University Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio hires new grads on L&D, postpartum and high risk

  5. interventions for bradycardia fht

    kayemmejayRN replied to violet_violet's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You could have had the mom reposition left to right or vice versa. It doesn't seem like it was a deceleration. Sometimes when that has happened to me I offer the mom something sweet like apple juice,...

  6. Precepting in L&D

    kayemmejayRN replied to DeleineHolmes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I did my practicum in postpartum because I was told that L&D would not prepare me for NCLEX. I had to fight for postpartum as well. I passed the NCLEX on the first try with 89 questions. I hope...

  7. Can you be a pp or mother baby nurse without doing l&d?

    kayemmejayRN replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The hospital I work for has an L&D unit and PP unit. We are all crossed trained and we float between the units. When a PP nurse floats to L&D they are usually assigned a post partum mag...

  8. Advice for a 2nd degree BSN student please?

    kayemmejayRN replied to RosaleiMae's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congratulations on starting an accelerated program and good luck. I finished an accelerated nursing program. Like the other poster wrote, let your instructors know first hand you have an interest in...

  9. What did you do...

    kayemmejayRN replied to SnowboardRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am a new grad as well. I used to work in health education and HIV

  10. Emetophobia

    kayemmejayRN replied to giarose2007's topic in General Nursing

    I have an irrational fear of vomit. I have had patients vomit and retch around me. Sometimes I can stand being in the room with them as long as they are only vomiting stomach contents and not food....

  11. 11 days after job shadow.. have not heard anything yet..:(

    kayemmejayRN replied to Pipersh's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I just got a job offer today from a job I interviewed and shadowed over a month ago. Sometimes the managers and HR are busy. Sometimes they may be performing background checks. I know it is nerve...

  12. New Nurses in L&D/OB

    kayemmejayRN replied to slidster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with Kayla. I landed my first nursing job on a postpartum unit. I did my senior role practicum on a postpartum unit and developed a great rapport with my preceptor. I even went as far as to...

  13. Working away from home

    kayemmejayRN replied to totoRN12's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am new to nursing and I just landed a job in PP as well. I had the same fear of not using my clinical skills but I found out you still use them on PP units. Even though it may seem like you have low...

  14. Need advice on getting into an OB unit

    kayemmejayRN replied to johnsoe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am a new grad nurse starting tomorrow on a postpartum unit. I elected to do my senior year role practicum in postpartum. Many of my nursing school instructors frowned on my decision. They said I...

  15. how can you get a job when they want experience and no one will hire you.

    kayemmejayRN replied to rmlimbRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Try shadowing