Queen2u

Queen2u

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  1. Labor and delivery vs. Postpartum

    Queen2u replied to michellesebert's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ....Irishbrn, maybe it's difficult to respect nurses who think other nurses in their hospital look down on them for enjoying having happy healthy patients to care for. Let me tell you something,...

  2. Please help. Need help with Nurse career project!

    Queen2u replied to MelNY29's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would LOVE to help!!! I will leave you a message in your box

  3. Labor and delivery vs. Postpartum

    Queen2u replied to michellesebert's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't even know where to begin!!!!!!! I work on PP and I am crosstraining to LD....eventually I want to get experience in nursery, too......anywho, at my hospital, PP nurses aren't "real" nurses in...

  4. I'm in my first semester of my BSN, not sure if I can do it.

    Queen2u replied to brielle776's topic in General Nursing

    GUESS WHAT?! What you are feeling is absolutely NORMAL!!!!!! A majority of us went through the same thing. Not a whole bunch of nursing students feel 100% confident. It will get better with time...

  5. Don't tell me my job isn't important!!!!!!!!!

    Queen2u posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    .....sooooooo, I was working in Labor and Delivery last night.......I am a postpartum nurse.....there have been a few times when I was called by L&D nurses for report on a patient being...

  6. Reasons why you love OB nursing?

    Queen2u replied to RN2B73's topic in Ob/Gyn

    YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!! I am 31 years old and my brother is 33 years old......TIL THIS DAY, my mother still has very vivid and fond memories of her experience of having both of us!!!! She says...

  7. L&D to PP patient handoff at change of shift

    Queen2u replied to Urban Mama Nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    SOME, NOT ALL L&D nurses (and nurses in other departments as well...Med/Surg, ER....) are under the impression that postpartum is an area of nursing in which "loser/reject nurses" or the nurses...

  8. Don't tell me my job isn't important!!!!!!!!!

    Queen2u replied to Queen2u's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks, you guys, for the encouragement!!!!!!

  9. New grad rn in las vegas, nevada

    Queen2u replied to AlexisR's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I haven't read all of the posts, so I don't know if anyone mentioned relocating, but sometimes you gotta relocate to find work. I relocated from Cali to Texas in May of last year to find work, and it...

  10. The waiting is killing me.....

    Queen2u replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    WOOOOOO

  11. The waiting is killing me.....

    Queen2u replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    GOOD LUCK

  12. Do you actually like your unit?

    Queen2u replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, Little Mouse.....to answer your questions... 1. Type of unit/department: Postpartum 2. Nurse to patient ratio: 1:6, but if the acuity changes (ex, PIH, blood transfusion, recent cesarean...

  13. Nurses with a few years under the belt

    Queen2u replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    You are absolutely right!!!!!!!!!! It has been almost 8 months for me. The first 3-4 months, OH MY GOODNESS I was a nervous wreck!!!!! I feel more at ease now. I still have plenty to learn and...

  14. Who else loves their job

    Queen2u replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    :redpinkhe:nurse::redbeatheI DO, I DO, I DO!!!!!!! I am sooooo grateful to have gotten into women's services. I know the economy sucks right now and new grads are having a hard time finding...

  15. what's the most deliveries you've done in a 12 hour shift?

    Queen2u replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work postpartum; I admitted 5 in a 12 hour shift......actually, I worked a 12 hour shift, but the postpartum admissions were all admitted in an 8 hour period......L&D was busy that

  16. Working 3 12hr shifts in a room, yay or nay?

    Queen2u replied to LifesAJourney's topic in General Nursing

    3?! That would be nice!!! I currently do 4-5, and every blue moon, 6 in a row......very taxing on the body and especially the

  17. How would you interpret this order for pain medication?

    Queen2u replied to I<3H2O's topic in General Nursing

    HMMMMM.......I am used to seeing orders that specify giving one medication for pain every so many hours as needed, then the other medication for pain unrelieved by the first medication........seems...

  18. First job

    Queen2u replied to AnewRN2010's topic in General Nursing

    Don't let ANYBODY make you feel like you're stupid!!!!! You went through years of nursing school, passed many exams, and sat for and PASSED that dreaded exam, the NCLEX!!!!!! If you passed all that,...

  19. What do patients say that irks you?

    Queen2u replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ..................patient is just being wheeled back from L&D recovery after c section. You barely get her transferred to the bed in the room and she asks, "when will I be

  20. New grad having nightmares about work!!!!!!!!!

    Queen2u posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    So, I am a new grad who has moved many miles away from home to work and get experience in the area of nursing I have always dreamed of working in. I absolutely love my job, the people I work with and...

  21. Plucking a mental daisy

    Queen2u replied to Student2Registered's topic in General Nursing

    I'm there with ya!!!!!! Moved halfway across the country for a job, all alone!!!!! I have lived with family my whole life, then I moved 4 states away to live alone!!!!!! Cried like a baby the first...

  22. New grad that can't find any work

    Queen2u replied to raygun354's topic in General Nursing

    I was there, too!!!!!! My only option was to move halfway across the country!!!!! If you don't mind doing that, email

  23. New grad having nightmares about work!!!!!!!!!

    Queen2u replied to Queen2u's topic in Ob/Gyn

    THANKS EVERYONE!!!!!!!! It feels good to know that I am not alone in

  24. New grad having nightmares about work!!!!!!!!!

    Queen2u replied to Queen2u's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :heartbeatI LOVE NURSES!!!!!!!!!!!:heartbeat I didn't expect so many responses in such a short period of time!!!!!! Thanks to all of you for letting me know that I'm not alone in this and for your...

  25. Qualifications to be in Nursing school

    Queen2u replied to jenc19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello. I was in the same shoes you are in my freshman year in college. I thought I was a nursing major and everyone was telling me "no, you are pre-nursing"......pre nursing means you are taking the...