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    Want to be L&D rn but hate the OR?

    perfexion replied to Julcary's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have the opposite problem. I love the OR but as luck would have it I almost never end up there. I actually volunteered to circulate for a complicated 26 week preterm cesarean and tubal ligation...
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    Debrief After Traumatic Events?

    perfexion replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have huddles (which we call jokingly call cuddle time) at least once per shift and after traumatic events. Everyone (nurses, residents, laborists and attendings) is called to the nurse's station...
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    Should I get another license?

    perfexion posted a topic in Travel

    I'm a NY licensed L&D nurse living (and also licensed) in NJ, but I applied for my CA license so that I can take travel jobs out there. I don't have to tell you all the long and difficult process...
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    Quitting staff job to travel

    perfexion replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    It takes at least 4 months to train a new grad. At least one month of that orientation is spent in a classroom so the new grad is kinda useless during that time, especially if the census is high. A...
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    Fetal Monitor Risks

    perfexion replied to bear14's topic in Ob/Gyn

    CTG= cardiotocography. Does anyone work at a hospital where they use STAN? My hospital is so far behind the rest of the world. We just ordered wireless monitors. I've only read about
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    Quitting staff job to travel

    perfexion replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    It's hard to actually get into labor and delivery though raindrop. I wanted to do l&d straight out of school too but they wanted 1-2 years of med surg experience first. Plus there isn't a high...
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    Quitting staff job to travel

    perfexion replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    Thanks for your replies. I am a labor and delivery nurse. I'm not sure how the market for that specialty is. I have licenses in NY, NJ, TX and CA is pending so I'm hoping that helps to broaden my...
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    Feeling stuck at times

    perfexion replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    I kinda had the same question. I'm an L&D nurse at a teaching hospital. so the residents do lady partsl exams. As a matter of fact, in my home state nurses aren't allowed to perform lady partsl...
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    On-line advanced EFM course & test?

    perfexion replied to acaciasmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Every advanced course I found was one day and about $100 also. It's the intermediate courses, however, that ranged from $200-$450 because it's two days. It's true that most of the instructors are...
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    Do certifications matter or just experience?

    perfexion posted a topic in Travel

    I'm an L&D nurse who is desperate to start traveling. I really hate being a staff nurse and I want to see how L&D units function in other hospitals in other parts of the country (because where...
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    Lets talk about $$$

    perfexion replied to russki1313's topic in Home Health

    I'm in NY. I get paid $25 for anything telephonic, $55 for IVs, teachings, and SOC, $45 weekly visits, $75 pumps and diabetics, $150 for PICCS. I'm also per diem so I get paid per visit. No...
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    On-line advanced EFM course & test?

    perfexion replied to acaciasmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just went through this. I missed the last awhonn intermediate class that my job provided for free in March. The next class offered by my job isn't until December or January. I am looking for a new...
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    How to become a Lactation Consultant?

    perfexion replied to ndobrydnik's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There is an online pathway to IBCLC but it's really expensive. I took a lamaze educator course with some lady who had just passed her IBCLC that way. She's not a nurse. She's not a mother. She's...
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    Timeline for endorsing RN license to CA

    perfexion replied to zornzo's topic in California Nursing

    I'm joining the CA license wait group. I mailed in my application on August 14. They cashed my check on September 4th. I called the Dept of Consumer Affairs and the lady told me that if they get an...
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    L&D RN

    perfexion replied to TriniNurse1's topic in Travel

    Hey Ned! I have the same question. Im an L&D nurse and I just applied for my CA license because there seem to be more jobs out there. I want to know which hospitals are bad
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    LOA while traveling

    perfexion posted a topic in Travel

    I signed up to work for Fastaff. My first assignment starts 9/16. I have a full time staff job in New York. For some reason I'm afraid to quit. I'm afraid of losing my insurance between travel...
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    Why is Med-Surg so hated?

    perfexion replied to Nola009's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Ditto. I hated my med-surg rotation in nursing school and I vowed to never return there. I have been working in OB my entire career. I'll admit there are serious disadvantages to never having worked...
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    IV clinics for hangovers

    perfexion replied to floridaRN38's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Drunk people don't make good customers. Do they pay in advance because if I was a broke drunk college student I'd skip out on the
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    Who works in a Women's Health Office

    perfexion replied to Road2CNO's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I used to work in an OB/GYN clinic for 4 years. It got boring after a while. I transferred back to inpatient last year where all the action is. Good luck
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    LOA while traveling

    perfexion replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    I can take an educational leave of absence for one year. I have 5 classes to go until I complete my BSN. As long as I return with a degree they won't question
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    Do I still need the AWHONN course if I already have my C-EFM?

    perfexion posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've been doing high risk antepartum for 4 years so I'm familiar with fetal heart monitoring. I just started L&D about 8 months ago. My nurse manager said that after 6 months I need to demonstrate...
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    Childbirth Educator?

    perfexion replied to starshine123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That was going to be my side hustle at some point. I'm certified in Lamaze. Where I live though you have to actually register as a business and do all the tax stuff. It was a ton of paperwork so I...
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    Delayed cord clamping

    perfexion replied to RNlove17's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I haven't seen a sudden increase. I work in antepartum so I've read a lot of birth plans. It seems to be kinda standard. I don't know how often that request is actually honored in labor though. I...
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    How long is a nurse new to labor and delivery usually given for orientation?

    perfexion replied to sarahaldean's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just started labor and delivery too. I'm scheduled for 13
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    Repeated Tries x 5 to Enter L/D field--Still applying Suggestions

    perfexion replied to SINGMAGGIE-RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm in the same boat. I went to nursing school for the sole purpose of becoming an l&d nurse. I got lucky and ended up in outpatient antepartum straight out of school thinking I at least got a...