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Hello All!! It's been quite some time since I posted here but I was wondering if anyone could help me with a problem I am having. I am an L&D nurse who has been working in community health for approximately 7 years now. I had been working per die...

Hi AliNajaCat, Thanks so much for the advice! During a recent interview I did tell them that L&D is my true passion and it really is! That's why I'm going to be studying to become a midwife. As for the pay and benefits, I currently work for a hos...

Thanks so much Cat365 for your advice! I have been keeping an eye out for positions on my old unit (I still work for the same hospital system) but so far nothing has come up. I do know we are currently in a hiring freeze but I'll keep looking on the ...

I know, I know...most of you must be looking at this and thinking I'm living it and I feel the same way. I'm posting this because I really need some advice; I'm depressed, confused, feeling incredibly stupid and very guilty. Let me give you the sc...

So sorry to hear you are feeling so down but I can so empathize with you! When I graduated from nursing school I was offered a position in a very good hospital in my area. The only problem was it was on the night shift. I too have never been a nig...

I always knew I wanted to be an L&D nurse even before I became a nurse which just happened two years ago. I have been working on a very busy L&D unit for almost a year and a half and it's everything and nothing like what I expected. My best...

LKB82...My situation is very similar to yours. I am also a relatively new nurse (17 months) and for eighteen years knew Labor and delivery was where I wanted to be. Right out of school went into a different specialty (orthopedics) and I was absolut...

OMG!!! I thought I was the only one experiencing this! I'm a new nurse (only one year now) and I've been in L&D for seven months, one month on my own. I was just telling some of my coworkers yesterday that even when I am at home on my days off ...

OMG!!! This is exactly what I need! Just yesterday I was thinking about a career in Research nursing but wasn't sure how to go about it. Your are AWESOME for taking the time to do this. God Bless You!!!!!!

Yes, ACF's, Laminectomies, posterior spinal fusions and decompressions, etc, etc. Like I said the doctors are pretty adamant about npo until +BS and +flatus. Then and only then can we advance them. Do your patients usually tolerate the soft diet r...

Ladydame, I just wanted to say I'm going to be keeping you in my prayers!!! I'm going through a similar situation and for the next two weeks will also be looking for another job. Thank God we have such supportive people in our lives, right? GOOD L...

Hi Lyallch! On my unit (postop spines, hips and knees) the only patients who must be npo until they have bowel sounds AND are passing flatus are our spine patients, the doctors INSIST on this. Hips and knees are a little more flexible and as long as...

I too work nights (7pm to 7am) and I just came back from the doctors office after being diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety. The doctor put me on Celexa for the depression and gave me a note to stay out of work for the next two weeks until ...

Thank you all so much for your support. The saying goes "Hind sight is 20 20", so obviously I now know where I went wrong with these errors and I never plan on making them again. I've been unhappy in this job pretty much since day one and I absolut...

Hi! Sounds to me like it's definitely some type of fungal infection.

:yelclap: :yelclap: :w00t: :w00t: Jerico, You are MY HERO!!!! I hope I can develop a backbone like yours and put a certain preceptor at my hospital in her place like you!!! From one new grad to another... :kiss :balloons:

Hi Deb! Thanks so much for all of your advice :kiss , it has truly lifted my spirits! I think I'm going to try and hold on for a while longer at this hospital and continue to get my feet wet. But I am definetely going to continue looking around ...

Hi Smiling Blue Eyes!!! I know I'm coming into this discussion a little late in the game but any and all advice would be greatly accepted. I'm a new grad (6/05) and I just passed boards two weeks ago :balloons: :balloons: I have always known I wan...

AMEN to everything you said!!! As a new orientee I was required to work the first month on days!!! HATED IT!!!!!!! From the moment I walked on the floor I felt I was bombarded with every stimuli known to man kind. Since starting nights (11:30-7:1...

:kiss Thanks so much for this advice.

Thanks for posting this thread LoveRN :balloons: This is my second week on nights and I've been feeling pretty much the same way. Can't wait to read the reply's!

TOO FUNNY!!!! :rotfl: I agree though, I thought raising a husband and three kids was rough...but nursing school and now being a floor nurse is a PIP!!!!!!

Hi Lisa! I'm Lisa too! And I totally understand what you mean. I was a secretary and stay at home mom for many years before I decided to give my "Dream" of nursing a try. I've been on the job for two months now and there are times when I really w...

Hi Jeter!! I'm an ADN, just passed boards last week, but I've been working since July 11th. Here in New York City ADN's make anywhere from $55,000 to $60,000 per year. Once you have your BSN you only get $1,000 more per year. Go figure!!!

No you weren't! Trying to stimulate an intelligent debate does not involve name calling or telling someone to leave the profession. Now I know where the phrase "Nurses eat their young." comes from...old nurses like you who think they know it all.