RN520

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1. Supplementing ?

   RN520 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm a PP nurse, and at our hospital, we weigh our babies during the night shift. If they're at 9% weight loss, we have our breastfeeding moms supplement. One of my breastfed babies this week had a 7%...

2. How is the mother-baby/postpartum experience and typical day like?

   RN520 replied to roni1990's topic in Ob/Gyn

   One week for me!!

3. Do not like L&D!!

   RN520 replied to knufflebunny's topic in Ob/Gyn

   OP, I thought I would be an L&D nurse too, and love it. I spent 1 day in the L&D dept at a hospital that does 400+ deliveries a month and realized the pace was too frenetic for me. Then I did...

4. O how I long to be a L&D nurse :(

   RN520 replied to LH...RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I agree with cheska - seems like hospitals want you to get certified through them. It's the company/method of their choice and it's FREE to you! Keep applying for L&D jobs, and get to know someone...

5. Oh my goodness....!

   RN520 replied to RN520's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Oh, yay!! I am officially IN THE CLUB!! I know we're not really a club per se, but I interviewed for a FT postpartum position last week and today I was offered the job!! I am so thrilled!! Not...

6. How do you cheer yourself after a bad day at work?

   RN520 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

   I'll email my friend from nursing school who moved out-of-state, vent here (!!), get into my jammies immediately and fall asleep watching whatever's on PBS with hubby, sometimes read to my 11-year-old...

7. I just need to vent :-(

   RN520 replied to RN520's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Thanks, guys. I made it through the rest of my week and now I'm enjoying a few days off before I go back for 4 nights in a row. After working 4 day shifts in a row, I swore I'd never do it again....

8. Oh my goodness....!

   RN520 replied to RN520's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Lanesmama, that is an awesome story and you have great ideas!! I don't have any pictures or thank you notes to share, but I like the 5 year plan idea. The unit mgr at the facility where I'm hoping to...

9. MARs, TARs and charts

   RN520 posted a topic in Long Term Acute Care

   At my facility, they are all paper. No pyxis, no computerized charting except to add progress notes and weekly pix of wounds. Since I worked the night shift last night and the night before, I was...

10. I just need to vent :-(

    RN520 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sigh. I used to like going in to work. I'm 4 months into my 1st job and the honeymoon is over. I get along well with older adults and thought LTC and med-surg would be good places to start (I'm a per...

11. New to L&D and I have completely forgotten how to be a nurse!

    RN520 replied to Little_Babycatcher's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I totally get your feelings, OP. Especially the Foley. The last time I placed one was during my maternity rotation in school and I didn't get it right, either (but I did great in skills pass-off! Go...

12. Oh my goodness....!

    RN520 replied to RN520's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks, guys. Elvish, I LOVE the teaching component of this specialty :) One of my long term goals is to become a certified lactation consultant too....my maternity professor encouraged me to go back...

13. Oh my goodness....!

    RN520 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Long story short: new-ish grad (Dec '12) and I've been working in med-surg & LTC since April '13. Potential opportunity to work in postpartum is on the horizon (things look VERY good for me to be...

14. A great 'problem', maybe

    RN520 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Short version: I'm two weeks into orientation at my first job (RN float pool, per diem, 2 units). Last night, I heard from the charge nurse where I precepted this past fall that there might be a full...

15. Bedside handoff report on mother/baby unit

    RN520 replied to OBnurseSandy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    PinkNBlue, I can relate to that! It's kinda funny how new moms expect to get a decent night's sleep in the hospital. They'll be going home with that new baby in 24-48 hours, and last time I checked,...