LandD_RN_chica

I swear by 4wd. I'm in PA. Needed it a lot last winter. Also you can use it as a tax write off as something needed for employment. Get an suv with 4wd. With the way people drive and the accidents I see and have been in myself. I would never buy a car...

I worked in a hospital as a patient care tech aka cna while I was in nursing school. I was in NJ and it was $14.50 an hour.

I work with pregnant women from basically conception until their child is older. I educate about breastfeeding from day one. Until the point they make an informed decision based on all the education material that has been provided for them. So that's...

I wasn't referring to your comment. I am all about educating. That's a major part of my job. I was referring to the post prior to yours. :) sorry for the confusion.

You should never judge a person. You don't know their story or what they've been through in their life that led them to that decision, unless they chose to share it with you. I get to become very close with my clients and their reasons are shared wit...

I counsel all of my clients with the correct. Evidenced based information. At that point they are allowed to make an informed decision as it is their baby and their body. I obtain my clients early in pregnancy and have a lot of time to talk to them a...

I did not breast feed either of my children. It was my choice. I worked in a baby friendly hospital and used to get so mad at some of the nurses who would judge the formula feeding moms and force breastfeeding on them. It was annoying. If you want to...

3 years in the OR. Loved it. Went per diem. Went to L&D. Hated nurses. Moved on to home visits with moms and babies and love it. I do miss the OR terribly! Wish I could go back, but injuries prevent that!

I'm a bit of a clean freak. So I loved working in the OR with provided scrubs that I threw in the laundry everyday after the work day and kept my danskos in the locker. Now that I do home visiting (no scrubs) I still strip as soon as I walk in the do...

So if you want to do trauma bay go for the ER not the OR.

Sorry forgot to answer other questions I was a Surg tech before coming to the OR. Orientation was 6 months but I was taken off way before that and put on call. They know when you are ready you are paired with someone while on orientation and do both ...

I was hired as a new grad in the OR. No certifications. Except CPR. Once orientation is over. (Sometimes up to 6 months) you start taking call which includes trauma. My suggestion is if you want trauma. Shoot for a job at a level one trauma hospital....

My first death was a baby. L&D nurse. Baby died inside. So sad. Parents were trying and trying and finally got pregnant and the baby died inside in the days leading up to due date. They were aware babe had some abnormality the entire pregnancy, b...

3 and a half years. 1.) OR for 3 years. Full time then per diem. Level 1 trauma hospital. 2.) L&D for 4 months...wish it was longer but the unit was toxic...nurses were terrible and extremely caddy and did not like me and I didn't like them. In...

Surgical tech. I had my first daughter young and always wanted to be a nurse but never wanted to put the schooling in to do it. So I did a night time Surg tech school while my daughter was young and then never got a job doing it because they wanted e...

I have no experience in Philadelphia, just jersey. I would not recommend my previous place of employment. but for a cool different experience and since you have so much experience... children's hospital of Philadelphia has a special delivery L&D ...

Very relatable. Especially now with my dad just having surgery and then being in icu with everything possible happening (including rectal tube) and now on telemetry. Praying that we are on the road to recovery now. It's been a long road with lots of ...

Thank you and I did tell them because I kind of needed that experience for my current job, even though it wasn't a lot of time. I told them that the environment was not conducive to learning and that I learned what kind of nurse I did not want to be....

So I started on a L&D unit a few months ago. My dream job. I was never given a fair chance because all the nurses hated me. Instead of telling me things and teaching me things while on orientation, they would go to management anytime I did anythi...

Thanks :) hope all is well with you as well.

That is very true! Scrubbing does give you a break and I've been in situations where people do that to me too. (Throw 500 sponges and tap their foot waiting for a count) lol I usually comment some smart a*% thing and get on with it. Haha but for the ...

Has anyone heard of this? I just saw it on 20/20 and it's basically a live in nanny that is CPR certified. I just googled it thinking, hey that's a sweet job! But they are not actual nurses. They are not medical professionals at all. Just a babysitte...

If you read what I said I clearly said I used to be a scrub. I'm a nurse that has to scrub too. So I do scrub and see what it's like. However I will be the first to tell you that I loathe scrubbing. I hate standing in one place for too long, but it's...

I know it's been a long time but just wanted to update all my well wishers and prayers and let you know I love my new job. Started in September. Still working with moms and babies. Love my coworkers. Still per diem at my original job. It's great! Tha...

Well I found a job that I love and somehow I believe it started right here on this thread. I found a program called nurse family partnership and I LOVE my job! I work with moms and babies all day long. No nights. No weekends. No call. No holidays. To...